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UC Santa Cruz Arboretum and Botanic Garden, Santa Cruz, CA
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UC Santa Cruz Arboretum and Botanic Garden

UC Santa Cruz Arboretum and Botanic Garden is an outdoor activity in Santa Cruz, CA, part of the San Francisco Bay Area guide. Cost: under $25.

1156 High St, Santa Cruz, CA 95064 · Santa Cruz, CA

Why you should go…

The Arboretum and Botanic Garden at UC Santa Cruz is a 115-acre living plant collection representing more than 300 plant families from Mediterranean-climate regions of South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and Chile. Run as an academic unit of the university, it includes an aroma garden, a succulent garden and an extensive conifer collection, and is open daily from 9am to 5pm. The garden offers free admission on the first Tuesday of each month.

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