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Beginning Monday, June 16, the Faulkner Main Gallery at the Central Library will be closed for audiovisual upgrades. Thank you for your patience.

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Location

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Park 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
Title

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.

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Volunteer Program

Join gardeners of all experience levels in caring for this beloved park. Volunteer opportunities are available each week. Parks staff will provide volunteers with guidance in proper pruning, mulching, deadheading, and weeding techniques and assign tasks. Drop-in volunteers are always welcome. To learn more and view our upcoming opportunities visit our Volunteer Opportunities page.

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Volunteer smiling as they add mulch in Alice Keck Park Memorial Garden
Park bench overlook the Alice Keck Park Memorial Garden pond
Purple flowers at Alice Keck Park Memorial Garden
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

Within Alice Keck Park Memorial Garden