Parks in San Diego

The San Diego Botanic Garden in Encinitas sprawls across 37 acres of rare tropical, subtropical, and Mediterranean plants. The garden features four miles of trails through 29 themed garden areas.

The Japanese Friendship Garden in Balboa Park is a serene 12-acre traditional Japanese garden built to symbolize the sister-city relationship between San Diego and Yokohama. It features a koi pond, bonsai collection, and tea pavilion.

Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve protects one of the rarest pine trees in the world — the Torrey Pine — across 2,000 acres of sandstone bluffs, ravines, and unspoiled coastline. The trails offer dramatic clifftop views of the Pacific.

Balboa Park is a 1,200-acre urban cultural park — the largest in San Diego — encompassing 17 museums, performing arts venues, gardens, trails, and the famous San Diego Zoo. Its Spanish Colonial Revival architecture creates an atmosphere unlike any other American park.