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The State Botanical Garden will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 28, and Friday, Nov. 29, for Thanksgiving.

Location and Parking

The State Botanical Garden of Georgia at the University of Georgia is located approximately 70 miles east of Atlanta and is a short drive from downtown Athens.

Admission and parking at the garden are free. If you enjoy the garden, we ask that you please consider making a small donation at the Welcome Desk in the Visitor’s Center or learning about other ways you can support the garden.

No pets are allowed on garden property, with the exception of service animals.

Hours

Grounds (Display Gardens and Nature Trails)

Monday-Sunday
7 a.m. – 4 p.m. (except UGA holidays)

Visitor Center, Porcelain and Decorative Arts Museum, Gift Shop

Tuesday-Saturday
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Sunday
11:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Monday
Closed

Garden Guided Tours

The State Botanical Garden of Georgia has several themed gardens among its 323 acres. A Guided Garden Tour is the best way to ensure your group doesn’t miss a thing. Group tours last approximately 1½ hours and are led by experienced and enthusiastic tour guides. We aim to provide one tour guide per 10 guests to ensure a special tour experience.

Tour times: Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. and Sunday, noon-3 p.m.

Tours are $5 per person ($50 minimum per tour).

Group tours must be booked at least one week in advance.

Please contact Andrea Fischer at afischer@uga.edu or at 706-542-6195 to book your group tour.

Announcing Walk-up Wednesdays!

Joining a guided garden tour is a wonderful way to experience a botanical garden. The State Botanical Garden of Georgia has always offered guided tours for groups of 10-200 people. What if you don’t have a group of 10, but you’d still like a guided tour?

On Wednesdays, for only $5 per person, you can take a 1-hour guided tour through our tropical conservatory, the history-filled Heritage Garden and the inspiring Herb & Physic Gardens. Tours leave from the Visitor Center lobby at 11 a.m. and are finished by noon.

For more information, please contact Andrea Fischer at afischer@uga.edu or 706-542-6195.

UGA Bus Route

The garden is on the Greenhouse Shuttle’s route from UGA’s main campus. Please inform your driver that you would like to visit the garden, or if you are at the garden and wish to travel to another location on the route, please call UGA Campus Transit (706-369-6220 or 706-369-6221) to request that the next bus picks you up.

The route operates Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.
For full UGA bus information, click here.

Contact Us

State Botanical Garden of Georgia
2450 S. Milledge Avenue
Athens, GA 30605
(706) 542-1244
garden@uga.edu

Garden Maps

Group Visits

Please email the garden at garden@uga.edu in advance if your group is traveling by bus or includes more than 20 people.

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