# List of botanical gardens and arboretums in California

This list of botanical gardens and arboretums in California is intended to include all significant botanical gardens and arboretums in the U.S. state of California.
| Name | Affiliation | City | Coordinates |
| Alta Vista Botanical Gardens | | Vista | 33°12′36.63″N 117°13′9.82″W﻿ / ﻿33.2101750°N 117.2193944°W﻿ / 33.2101750; -117.2193944 |
| Arlington Garden | | Pasadena | 34°07′43″N 118°09′21″W﻿ / ﻿34.12861°N 118.15583°W﻿ / 34.12861; -118.15583 |
| Balboa Park Gardens | | San Diego | 32°43′53″N 117°08′42″W﻿ / ﻿32.73139°N 117.14500°W﻿ / 32.73139; -117.14500 |
| Ruth Bancroft Garden | | Walnut Creek | 37°55′25.61″N 122°2′14.16″W﻿ / ﻿37.9237806°N 122.0372667°W﻿ / 37.9237806; -122.0372667 |
| Blake Garden | University of California, Berkeley | Kensington | 37°54′48″N 122°17′07″W﻿ / ﻿37.91333°N 122.28528°W﻿ / 37.91333; -122.28528 |
| Luther Burbank Home and Gardens | | Santa Rosa | 38°26′10″N 122°42′42″W﻿ / ﻿38.43611°N 122.71167°W﻿ / 38.43611; -122.71167 |
| California Botanic Garden | | Claremont | 34°06′42″N 117°42′58″W﻿ / ﻿34.11167°N 117.71611°W﻿ / 34.11167; -117.71611 |
| California State University Northridge Botanic Garden | California State University | Northridge | 34°14′20.04″N 118°31′36.48″W﻿ / ﻿34.2389000°N 118.5268000°W﻿ / 34.2389000; -118.5268000 |
| Clovis Botanical Garden | Clovis Botanical Garden | Clovis | 36°50′53.6″N 119°42′05.5″W﻿ / ﻿36.848222°N 119.701528°W﻿ / 36.848222; -119.701528 |
| Chavez Ravine Arboretum | | Los Angeles | 34°4′58.8″N 118°14′16.8″W﻿ / ﻿34.083000°N 118.238000°W﻿ / 34.083000; -118.238000 |
| Chico University Arboretum | California State University | Chico | 39°43′54″N 121°50′58″W﻿ / ﻿39.73167°N 121.84944°W﻿ / 39.73167; -121.84944 |
| Conejo Valley Botanic Garden | | Thousand Oaks | 34°11′31″N 118°53′09″W﻿ / ﻿34.19194°N 118.88583°W﻿ / 34.19194; -118.88583 |
| Conservatory of Flowers | | San Francisco | 37°46′19.2″N 122°27′36″W﻿ / ﻿37.772000°N 122.46000°W﻿ / 37.772000; -122.46000 |
| Descanso Gardens | | La Cañada Flintridge | 34°12′05″N 118°12′35″W﻿ / ﻿34.20139°N 118.20972°W﻿ / 34.20139; -118.20972 |
| Dunsmuir Botanical Gardens | | Dunsmuir | 41°8′24″N 122°9′36″W﻿ / ﻿41.14000°N 122.16000°W﻿ / 41.14000; -122.16000 |
| Eddy Arboretum | United States Forest Service | Placerville | 38°43′47″N 120°47′56″W﻿ / ﻿38.72972°N 120.79889°W﻿ / 38.72972; -120.79889 |
| Edgewood Botanic Garden | | Mill Valley | 37°54′10.08″N 122°33′35.57″W﻿ / ﻿37.9028000°N 122.5598806°W﻿ / 37.9028000; -122.5598806 |
| Filoli | National Trust for Historic Preservation | Woodside | 37°28′13.44″N 122°18′38.53″W﻿ / ﻿37.4704000°N 122.3107028°W﻿ / 37.4704000; -122.3107028 |
| The Arboretum at Fresno State | California State University | Fresno | 36°48′45.9″N 119°44′42.9″W﻿ / ﻿36.812750°N 119.745250°W﻿ / 36.812750; -119.745250 |
| Fullerton Arboretum | California State University | Fullerton | 33°53′14″N 117°52′59″W﻿ / ﻿33.88722°N 117.88306°W﻿ / 33.88722; -117.88306 |
| Gardens at Heather Farm | | Walnut Creek | 37°55′08″N 122°02′34″W﻿ / ﻿37.91889°N 122.04278°W﻿ / 37.91889; -122.04278 |
| Hakone Gardens | | Saratoga | 37°15′8.58″N 122°2′27.42″W﻿ / ﻿37.2523833°N 122.0409500°W﻿ / 37.2523833; -122.0409500 |
| Harland Hand Memorial Garden | | El Cerrito | 37°54′57″N 122°18′42″W﻿ / ﻿37.91583°N 122.31167°W﻿ / 37.91583; -122.31167 |
| Humboldt Botanical Gardens | | Eureka | 40°41′49.11″N 124°12′0.81″W﻿ / ﻿40.6969750°N 124.2002250°W﻿ / 40.6969750; -124.2002250 |
| Huntington Botanical Gardens | | San Marino | 34°07′38″N 118°06′36″W﻿ / ﻿34.12722°N 118.11000°W﻿ / 34.12722; -118.11000 |
| Japanese Friendship Garden | | San Jose | 37°19′20″N 121°51′40″W﻿ / ﻿37.32222°N 121.86111°W﻿ / 37.32222; -121.86111 |
| The Japanese Garden | | Van Nuys | 34°11′1.32″N 118°28′50.88″W﻿ / ﻿34.1837000°N 118.4808000°W﻿ / 34.1837000; -118.4808000 |
| Jensen Botanical Gardens | | Carmichael | 38°38′21.84″N 121°19′15.6″W﻿ / ﻿38.6394000°N 121.321000°W﻿ / 38.6394000; -121.321000 |
| Labadie Arboretum | Merritt College | Oakland | 37°47′37.98″N 122°10′4.48″W﻿ / ﻿37.7938833°N 122.1679111°W﻿ / 37.7938833; -122.1679111 |
| Leaning Pine Arboretum | California Polytechnic State University | San Luis Obispo | 35°18′38.16″N 120°39′46.8″W﻿ / ﻿35.3106000°N 120.663000°W﻿ / 35.3106000; -120.663000 |
| Living Desert Zoo and Gardens | | Palm Desert | 33°41′45″N 116°22′13″W﻿ / ﻿33.69583°N 116.37028°W﻿ / 33.69583; -116.37028 |
| Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden | Los Angeles Arboretum Foundation County of Los Angeles | Arcadia | 34°8′29.54″N 118°3′14.62″W﻿ / ﻿34.1415389°N 118.0540611°W﻿ / 34.1415389; -118.0540611 |
| Lotusland | | Montecito | 34°26′34.8″N 119°39′25.2″W﻿ / ﻿34.443000°N 119.657000°W﻿ / 34.443000; -119.657000 |
| Manhattan Beach Botanical Garden | | Manhattan Beach | 33°53′18.6″N 118°23′13.56″W﻿ / ﻿33.888500°N 118.3871000°W﻿ / 33.888500; -118.3871000 |
| Marin-Bolinas Botanical Gardens | | Bolinas | 37°54′33.84″N 122°41′9.6″W﻿ / ﻿37.9094000°N 122.686000°W﻿ / 37.9094000; -122.686000 |
| Markham Regional Arboretum | | Concord | 37°57′43.2″N 122°0′18″W﻿ / ﻿37.962000°N 122.00500°W﻿ / 37.962000; -122.00500 |
| Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden | University of California | Los Angeles | 34°03′57″N 118°26′28″W﻿ / ﻿34.06583°N 118.44111°W﻿ / 34.06583; -118.44111 |
| McConnell Arboretum and Gardens | Turtle Bay Exploration Park | Redding | 40°35′24″N 122°22′30″W﻿ / ﻿40.59000°N 122.37500°W﻿ / 40.59000; -122.37500 |
| William Joseph McInnes Botanic Garden and Campus Arboretum | Mills College | Oakland | 37°46′50.58″N 122°10′49.32″W﻿ / ﻿37.7807167°N 122.1803667°W﻿ / 37.7807167; -122.1803667 |
| Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens | | Fort Bragg | 39°24′33.12″N 123°48′34.56″W﻿ / ﻿39.4092000°N 123.8096000°W﻿ / 39.4092000; -123.8096000 |
| Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden | California State University | Long Beach | 33°47′07″N 118°07′11″W﻿ / ﻿33.78528°N 118.11972°W﻿ / 33.78528; -118.11972 |
| Montalvo Arts Center | | Saratoga | 37°14′26″N 122°1′49″W﻿ / ﻿37.24056°N 122.03028°W﻿ / 37.24056; -122.03028 |
| Moorten Botanical Garden and Cactarium | | Palm Springs | 33°48′1.08″N 116°32′45.6″W﻿ / ﻿33.8003000°N 116.546000°W﻿ / 33.8003000; -116.546000 |
| Palomar College Arboretum | Palomar College | San Marcos | 33°08′58″N 117°10′48″W﻿ / ﻿33.14944°N 117.18000°W﻿ / 33.14944; -117.18000 |
| Pikake Botanical Gardens | | Valley Center | 33°15′26″N 116°59′44″W﻿ / ﻿33.25722°N 116.99556°W﻿ / 33.25722; -116.99556 |
| Ramirez Canyon Park | | Malibu | 34°2′19″N 118°47′39″W﻿ / ﻿34.03861°N 118.79417°W﻿ / 34.03861; -118.79417 |
| Regional Parks Botanic Garden | Tilden Regional Park | Berkeley | 37°53′35.88″N 122°14′36.96″W﻿ / ﻿37.8933000°N 122.2436000°W﻿ / 37.8933000; -122.2436000 |
| Virginia Robinson Gardens | | Beverly Hills | 34°5′11″N 118°25′0″W﻿ / ﻿34.08639°N 118.41667°W﻿ / 34.08639; -118.41667 |
| John R. Rodman Arboretum and California Botanic Garden | Pitzer College | Claremont | 34°06′41″N 117°42′53″W﻿ / ﻿34.11139°N 117.71472°W﻿ / 34.11139; -117.71472 |
| Rusch Botanical Gardens | | Citrus Heights | 38°42′30″N 121°17′58″W﻿ / ﻿38.70833°N 121.29944°W﻿ / 38.70833; -121.29944 |
| San Diego Botanic Garden | | Encinitas | 33°3′7.92″N 117°16′50.16″W﻿ / ﻿33.0522000°N 117.2806000°W﻿ / 33.0522000; -117.2806000 |
| San Francisco Botanical Garden (Strybing Arboretum) | | San Francisco | 37°46′11″N 122°28′37″W﻿ / ﻿37.76972°N 122.47694°W﻿ / 37.76972; -122.47694 |
| San Jose Municipal Rose Garden | | San Jose | 37°19′54.34″N 121°55′42.92″W﻿ / ﻿37.3317611°N 121.9285889°W﻿ / 37.3317611; -121.9285889 |
| San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden | | San Luis Obispo | 35°20′27″N 120°43′14″W﻿ / ﻿35.34083°N 120.72056°W﻿ / 35.34083; -120.72056 |
| San Mateo Arboretum | | San Mateo | 37°33′39″N 122°19′16″W﻿ / ﻿37.56083°N 122.32111°W﻿ / 37.56083; -122.32111 |
| Santa Barbara Botanic Garden | | Santa Barbara | 34°27′13.63″N 119°42′33.96″W﻿ / ﻿34.4537861°N 119.7094333°W﻿ / 34.4537861; -119.7094333 |
| Sherman Library and Gardens | | Corona Del Mar | 33°36′09″N 117°52′24″W﻿ / ﻿33.60250°N 117.87333°W﻿ / 33.60250; -117.87333 |
| Sonoma Botanical Garden | | Glen Ellen | 38°22′29″N 122°30′51″W﻿ / ﻿38.37472°N 122.51417°W﻿ / 38.37472; -122.51417 |
| South Coast Botanic Garden | | Palos Verdes | 33°46′59.56″N 118°20′39.48″W﻿ / ﻿33.7832111°N 118.3443000°W﻿ / 33.7832111; -118.3443000 |
| Stanford University Arboretum (includes Arizona Cactus Garden) | Stanford University | Palo Alto | 37°26′16″N 122°10′00″W﻿ / ﻿37.43778°N 122.16667°W﻿ / 37.43778; -122.16667 |
| University Arboretum | California State University | Sacramento | 38°33′55.4″N 121°25′42.24″W﻿ / ﻿38.565389°N 121.4284000°W﻿ / 38.565389; -121.4284000 |
| University of California Botanical Garden | University of California, Berkeley | Berkeley | 37°52′30.66″N 122°14′19″W﻿ / ﻿37.8751833°N 122.23861°W﻿ / 37.8751833; -122.23861 |
| University of California, Davis Arboretum | University of California | Davis | 38°31′59.98″N 121°45′13.04″W﻿ / ﻿38.5333278°N 121.7536222°W﻿ / 38.5333278; -121.7536222 |
| UC Irvine Arboretum | University of California | Irvine | 33°39′48.6″N 117°51′10.8″W﻿ / ﻿33.663500°N 117.853000°W﻿ / 33.663500; -117.853000 |
| University of California, Riverside Botanic Gardens | University of California | Riverside | 33°58′31.44″N 117°20′22.56″W﻿ / ﻿33.9754000°N 117.3396000°W﻿ / 33.9754000; -117.3396000 |
| Arboretum at the University of California, Santa Cruz | University of California | Santa Cruz | 36°58′57.75″N 122°3′41.11″W﻿ / ﻿36.9827083°N 122.0614194°W﻿ / 36.9827083; -122.0614194 |
| Ventura Botanical Gardens | | Ventura | 34°17′1″N 119°17′32″W﻿ / ﻿34.28361°N 119.29222°W﻿ / 34.28361; -119.29222 |
| Wrigley Botanical Gardens | | Santa Catalina Island | 33°19′44″N 118°20′26″W﻿ / ﻿33.32889°N 118.34056°W﻿ / 33.32889; -118.34056 |
| M. Young Botanic Garden | | Kerman | 36°43′41.3″N 120°02′44.7″W﻿ / ﻿36.728139°N 120.045750°W﻿ / 36.728139; -120.045750 |