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Alice Keck Park Memorial Garden

Once the site of the elegant El Mirasol Hotel, this downtown block is often called the "crown jewel" of City parks. Alice Keck Park Memorial Garden features a large botanical collection of 75 different tree and plant species, pond, sensory garden with audio posts and interpretive Braille signs, low water use demonstration garden, benches, walking paths, picnic areas, and gazebo. There is no admission fee for this garden.

Space Details
Address

Address

1500 Santa Barbara St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Amenities

Amenities

  • Dogs On-Leash
  • Pond
  • Audio Tour Route
Acres
Acres
4.63
Year
Year
1977
Watershed
Watershed
Laguna Creek
Associated Spaces
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Volunteer smiling as they add mulch in Alice Keck Park Memorial Garden
Alice Keck Park Memorial Garden pond and grassy area at sunset
Park bench overlook the Alice Keck Park Memorial Garden pond
Alice Keck Park Memorial Garden pond with gazebo
Park bench underneath green vines and foliage
Three volunteers rake mulch at Alice Keck Park Memorial Garden
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Interested in Volunteering?

Join gardeners of all experience levels in caring for this beloved park. Every Monday through Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Parks staff will provide volunteers with guidance in proper pruning, mulching, deadheading, and weeding techniques and assign tasks. Drop-in volunteers are always welcome. Meet at the big shed on the Santa Barbara Street side of the park. Please bring your own hand tools and gloves if you have them, a limited supply is available.

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