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Turn your admission into a membership today. A Senita membership pays for itself in only two visits for two adults and one child–and supports the Garden’s conservation efforts. Stop by Admissions to learn more. Offer is only valid the day of admission.
You are about to explore 50,000 desert plants from around the world.
Plan Your Next Experience
The Garden is here to help you enjoy the beauty of the desert and care about it. The Garden Blooms Year Round
Stay hydrated with touchless water refilling stations.
Please stay on the trails at all times.
Don’t be shy–anyone with a name badge is happy to help.
The Garden features five thematic trails, each color-coded on your trail map and on signs throughout the Garden.
Here are seasonal highlights you may encounter on today’s visit. For more bloom sightings, visit the “What’s in Bloom” display in Ottosen Entry Garden.
Stapelia sp. Carrion Flower
Asclepias subulata, A. angustifolia
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Russelia equisetiformis
Salvia leucantha
Mammillaria grahamii
Baileya multiradiata
Coral Fountain
Mexican Bush Sage
Patio Café | Ullman Terrace 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Garden Shop 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.
1201 N. Galvin Parkway Phoenix, AZ 85008 | 480.941.1225
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Gertrude’s Restaurant Mon. - Fri. | 10:30 a.m. - 8 p.m. Sat. - Sun. | 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.
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TRAIL MAP & VISITORS GUIDE
Arizona Pincushion Cactus
Desert Marigold
Grassland
Parking
Mountain Vista Telescopes Pratt Ramada
Apache Household Akimel O’odham Household
Restrooms SONORAN DESERT NATURE LOOP TRAIL
Hydration Stations
1/4 mile = .40 km ATM
Spanish Gardens
Ullman Terrace
Food
Native Crop Garden Patio Café
Saguaro Harvesting Ramada
Office
Steele Herb Garden
Archer House
PLANTS & PEOPLE OF THE SONORAN DESERT LOOP TRAIL
Weisz
Family Plaza
Kitchell Family Heritage Garden
1/3 mile = .53 km Closes at Sunset Cactus Clubhouse
Edible Garden
Information
CENTER FOR DESERT LIVING TRAIL
First Aid
MAP LEGEND
1/3 mile = .53 km
Marley Horticulture Learning Lab
Jan and Tom Lewis Desert Portal
Stardust Foundation Plaza
Boppart
Courtyard
Hall
LOOP TRAIL (1/3 mile = .53 km) | Closes at sunset Wildflower’s color, scent and shape attract pollinators, including hummingbirds, butterflies and bees. Stroll this trail to see what’s in bloom.
CENTER FOR DESERT LIVING TRAIL (1/10 mile = .16 km) Fragrant herbs, vegetable beds and shady spots to relax make this trail a desert gardener’s delight. Come see what’s growing and learn strategies for creating a vibrant, water-wise garden.
Sybil B. Harrington Cactus and Succulent Galleries
Nina Mason Pulliam Desert Research and Horticulture Center
Dorrance
Harriet K. Maxwell DESERT WILDFLOWER
1/10 mile = .16 km
DESERT DISCOVERY LOOP TRAIL
Berlin Agave Yucca Forest
School and Group Bus Zone
Retail
Office
Webster Center
Desert Oasis
ATM
DESERT DISCOVERY LOOP TRAIL (1/3 mile = .53 km) The Garden’s main trail features the evolution of aridadapted plants in the Sybil B. Harrington Cactus and Succulent Galleries; agave and yucca families in the Berlin Agave Yucca Forest; and the treasured, historic plant collections in the Kitchell Family Heritage Garden.
Ottosen Gallery
Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust Desert Terrace Garden
Marley
Education and Volunteer Building
Amphitheater
Harriet K. Maxwell
Butterfly Pavilion Sept. 25 – Nov. 14
DESERT WILDFLOWER LOOP TRAIL
Weisz
Learning Center
Donor Wall
1/3 mile = .53 km Closes at sunset Admissions
Ottosen Entry Garden
Butterfly Garden
Hummingbird Garden Shade Garden
Schilling ENTRY ARBOR
Gertrude’s Restaurant
Garden Shop
Ride Share Pick-Up/Drop-Off
Boulder Garden
SONORAN DESERT NATURE LOOP TRAIL (1/4 mile = .40 km) How do desert plants and animals survive with so little water? Take this trail to learn their secrets and experience the organ pipe cactus forest. Dramatic mountain views await at the top of the trail.
Bee Garden
PLANTS AND PEOPLE OF THE SONORAN DESERT LOOP TRAIL (1/3 mile = .53 km) Closes at sunset Walk through five different desert habitats to discover how Sonoran Desert people have used native plants for food, fiber, healing and housing.