Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
The Santa Barbara Botanic Garden is a 78-acre botanical garden (32 ha), containing over 1,000 species of rare and indigenous plants. Its home town is Mission Canyon. It goes back to 1926.
A garden inside Mission Canyon
Santa Barbara is the nearest base
Santa Barbara is 4 miles south, with 88 places to stay. Where to stay ↓
A day trip from Los Angeles
Los Angeles is about 80 miles east (straight-line). Where to stay ↓
Best months: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov and Dec
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December are the mild months, with highs of 65–77°. When to go ↓
An airport 8 miles away
Santa Barbara Municipal (SBA) has airline service, about 8 miles from Santa Barbara Botanic Garden.
Established in 1926
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden dates from 1926. About ↓
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
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Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
The Santa Barbara Botanic Garden is a 78-acre botanical garden (32 ha), containing over 1,000 species of rare and indigenous plants. It is located in Mission Canyon, Santa Barbara County, California, United States.
The purpose of the Garden is to display California native plants in natural settings. There are approximately 9.2 km (5.7 mi) of hiking trails within the garden. Mission Creek flows through the premises, and includes a rock dam which was constructed in 1806 by Native Americans (mainly Canaliños) under the direction of the Spanish padres of the adjacent Mission Santa Barbara.
- Type
- Garden
- Area
- 78 acres
- Established
- 1926
- Wikipedia readers
- 1.8K a year
A base for Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
The closest towns with hotels, motels or campgrounds are Santa Barbara (88) and Goleta (13).
Compare 8 towns
| Town | From Santa Barbara Botanic Garden | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Canyon | in town | — | — | 2,357 | $2,000K | — |
| Santa Barbara | 4 mi south | 5 min | 88 55 hotels · 6 motels · 23 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins · 2 hostels · 1 RV park | 86,422 | $1,571K | D |
| Goleta | 9 mi west | 15 min | 13 12 hotels · 1 motel | 32,401 | $1,062K | C+ |
| Eastern Goleta Valley | 4 mi west | 5 min | 6 5 hotels · 1 campground | 28,295 | $1,362K | — |
| Carpinteria | 12 mi east | 20 min | 12 5 hotels · 4 motels · 2 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins | 12,734 | $1,043K | C+ |
| University of California-Santa Barbara | 8 mi west | 10 min | 5 3 hotels · 2 campgrounds | 12,121 | $453K | — |
| San Buenaventura (Ventura) | 29 mi southeast | 45 min | 54 23 hotels · 17 motels · 6 inns & B&Bs · 2 lodges & cabins · 3 campgrounds · 3 RV parks | 109,914 | $827K | C− |
| Montecito | 5 mi southeast | 10 min | 2 2 hotels | 9,031 | $2,000K | — |
Day trip from
Straight-line miles.
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Also near Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
These well-known sights sit within 69 miles.
Big draw63 mi Theme parkSix Flags Magic Mountain3.2M visitors a year
Big draw68 mi DamSt. Francis Dam
52 mi MuseumRonald Reagan Presidential Library
115 mi National forestLos Padres National Forest
22 mi LandmarkPresidio of Santa Barbara
33 mi GardenLotusland
55 mi LakeLake Piru
55 mi National ParkChannel Islands National Park227K visitors a yearPhoto credits
Six Flags Magic Mountain: Alton, CC BY 3.0 · St. Francis Dam: Stearns, H.T. USGS, Public domain · Ronald Reagan Presidential Library: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Los Padres National Forest: Taken by Antandrus, Public domain · Presidio of Santa Barbara: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lotusland: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Lake Piru: tomsaint11, CC BY 2.0 · Channel Islands National Park: Copernicus Sentinel-2, ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 igo
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden in questions
Is Santa Barbara Botanic Garden in Mission Canyon?
Yes. It’s inside Mission Canyon, CA.
When is the best time to visit Santa Barbara Botanic Garden?
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December, with highs of 65–77°.
How far is Santa Barbara Botanic Garden from Bakersfield and Los Angeles?
About 73 miles northeast of Bakersfield and about 80 miles east of Los Angeles, as the crow flies.
What is the closest airport to Santa Barbara Botanic Garden?
Santa Barbara Municipal (SBA), about 8 miles away. The nearest big hub is Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope (BUR), about 79 miles.
Where should I stay near Santa Barbara Botanic Garden?
Santa Barbara (4 mi, 88 places to stay), Goleta (9 mi, 13 places to stay) and Eastern Goleta Valley (4 mi, 6 places to stay).
Tips from Mission Canyon
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