Berkeley Rose Garden — Attraction in Berkeley

It was a beautiful warm summer's day to venture out to Berkeley in the late afternoon to check out the Rose Gardens. Honestly, I didn't know what to expect, I had heard parking would be a little difficult because there isn't a designated parking lot. But I didn't experience much difficulty, it just took a little bit of patience and a bit of driving slower, in search of a parking space. Parking is completely free and so is the Rose Garden.

The garden wasn't too crowded, but there were plenty of people walking, sitting and admiring the flowers. There are plenty of benches along the perimeter of the many of the flower beds and there are tennis courts off to the side of the garden, which I thought was a little random.

Currently the roses are in full bloom and they're beautiful. Besides them being in their flower beds, they are in full view and capable of being photographed at several different angles. Like the Plant Tour I took last weekend at Tilden, there are small signs near the roses telling you what roses you are viewing.

There are stone steps to the garden and another set of stairs towards more beds of roses. Be careful when going down the stairs, they are pretty steep and they are high steps.

While the rose garden is a beautiful and peaceful place to be, I don't know how soon I will be returning, like I said it's not a very large garden, i was able to see the entire garden area in about an hour.

On a warmer less windy day, it could serve as a nice peaceful place to chill, relax, read or write. It's a nice leisure place...

As of 05/2024: Disabled Person Accessibility of the Berkeley Rose Garden: -At least one Disabled Person Parking spot on the street in front of the garden. -There is a designated Disabled Person no-steps-required paved pathway route to enter the garden and then once in the garden you may walk past the roses centrally and then arrive at the large arbor/pergola area with many benches to sit at. Note: to start this alternative, accessible route is a long walk taking you into the park with the playground and open space, through the tunnel under the street, past the bathrooms and then into the garden. -The main pathways within the garden are smooth and paved or they're a little uneven, laid with stones. -yes, there are many steps within the garden in general, but also a great many benches and in several locations. The majority of the garden was easier to navigate and less steep than expected when looking at photos. -Bathroom facilities are a 1-2 min walk from entrance of garden.

I would love to come back to the garden and enjoy the beauty and...

this historique ampitheatlre is a glorious celebration of roses with thousands of rose bushes in hundreds of varieties. Built in the early 1930's, this WPA project created thousands of jobs during the great depression and used llocall stone quarried from the hills above berkely to build the terraced rose beds. The long curving pergala was rebuilt a few years ago and is beautiful in its own right with massive timbers that once supported beautiful arching climbing roses such has joseph's coat. Right now the colorful display is spectacular (Mid May) and the perfume of thousands of nlooms fills the air. Thiough the terraces are connected by radiating stone staircases the pergolo is wheel chair accessible by a long perimeter ramp. Restrooms and picnic tables are provided as well as rennis courts..Cconnected to cordonices park across the road is reachable by a short tunnel and provides a less steep access back...