Balboa Park Horticultural Tours: Off the Beaten Path Flora

In the heart of the park, but tucked away from the main thoroughfares, are unique landscaped areas brimming with a rich variety of beautiful plants often overlooked by park visitors. These hidden nooks combine little-known park history with one-of-a-kind floral specimens.

Forever Balboa Park offers thematic park tours that focus on the park’s unique biodiversity and highlight the park’s horticultural wonders on the first Saturday of each month. Led by park volunteer and horticultural enthusiast Bill Edwards, the free tours leave from the Visitors Center at 10 a.m. unless otherwise indicated. Walks last 90 minutes and are typically less than 1 mile on level terrain. It is advised that potential attendees contact the Balboa Park Visitors Center prior to the scheduled walk to determine if there are any last-minute changes or cancellations to the tours.

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