Family outings · Walnut Creek

The Ruth Bancroft Garden

1552 Bancroft Road, Walnut Creek, CA 94598

This compact dry garden offers children's tour materials, Garden Bingo, intergenerational activities, sensory backpacks, and frequent seating among the plants. Paths are level, compact gravel rather than pavement, with no stairs, steep hills, or narrow passages; durable-tire wheelchairs are available. Children 4 and under and Museums for All visitors enter free, and County Connection routes 1 and 7 serve the garden.

Cost: Adults $15; seniors 65+, students, military, and teachers $12; ages 5-17 $6; ages 4 and under free; Museums for All free for up to four