Rose Garden and Desert Garden, Balboa Park

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Rose Garden and Desert Garden, Balboa Park
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Across the street from the main parts of Balboa Park is a quieter area where you can go for a walk among roses and desert plants! It is lovely to come on a sunny day and take in the colorful atmosphere. If you come in late spring or early summer you will see the most roses. There are roses of many colors, yellow, white, pink, fuschia, purple, stripey red, orange, surrounding a blue fountain. Eucalyptus trees form the backdrop, and there are little picnic tables under willow trees. You can also see flowering magnolia trees. Kids like to climb on the roots of the trees.

Continue on and check out the Desert Garden, with its Dr. Suess-like cactus and desert trees. Quite stunning! Check out the golden barrel cactus, flowering prickly pear cactus, and the African trees. There is plenty of shade, and cute boulders scattered about. Cactus of all shapes and sizes really wow you.
After, cross the street and ride the adorable carousel! And also walk around Spanish Village, a colorful square that kids love! It has a gem museum that is fun to visit (buy a smooth rock to bring home), and a little stand where you can get delicious smoothies.

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Purple roses and pale orange roses.

Pale yellow roses along the walkway.

Purple roses. They are gorgeous!

Shady spot to look out on the view.

Orange roses.

Orange roses and blue sky.

Pink roses and magnolia tree with a shaded bench.

Pink roses in the sun.

Pink roses and willow tree in the distance.

Pale pink rose with many layers.

Winding walkway through the flowers!

Roses under a willow tree.

Color gradient on a rose.

Dark yellow and pale yellow roses.

A very bucolic scene in the city.

Red roses and yellow roses with large trees in the distance.

A couple sits on a bench under a tree, near orange roses.

Walkway through the roses. Delight!

Yellow roses and trees.

The blue fountain in the middle of the rose garden.

Yellow barrel cactus. A beauty!

Saguaro cactus.

Spiky cactus yikes!

Flowering cactus.

Wispy cactus flowers.

The Desert Garden is lovely.

Shady spot with boulders, in the Desert Garden.

Cactus with curly ends.

Three barrel cactus in a cluster.

Blue sky and cactus.

Dr. Suess-like sprig of a tree.

Closeup of cactus with a flower.

Saw Palmetto with its silvery leaves.

African tree.

Tree with a bulbous trunk

Strange African tree trunk.

Desert Garden with distant views.

Palm and prickly pear cactus.

Flowering cactus.

Coral tree.

Directions

Inez Grant Parker Rose Garden and Desert Garden are located at 2125 Park Blvd, San Diego CA. You can park in the parking lots on Space Theater Way and then walk across Park Blvd to the gardens. Parking is free.

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Last Updated: Sun, 15 Jan 2023 14:09:30 GMT

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