Salesforce Park Garden Walk

We'll stroll through an arboretum perched four stories high atop the Salesforce Transit Center.

The garden features botanical specimens from around the world that grow in Mediterranean climates similar to California. Over six hundred trees and sixteen thousand plants await our discovery on this arboreal outing.

As we walk, we'll view the world's rarest pine tree and another tree believed to be extinct for millions of years, but recently found very much alive in an Australian forest.

This is a great opportunity to enjoy some urban nature while celebrating Transit Month, an annual tradition to highlight buses, trains, operators, and riders that make the Bay Area's transit system amazing. This September, let's hop on board and discover new transit-accessible adventures!

Photo: Domenico Convertini via Flickr

Total Distance

This is an easy walk through a 5.4-acre park.

Cost

Free; reservations required.

Where to Meet

We will meet on the ground level of the transit center, near the escalator that leads up to the park. [Directions] There are restrooms in the park.

Leader

Ken Lavin.

Notes

Dress in layers and wear good walking shoes. Dogs are not allowed in this park. If you have questions about this outing, please email Ken Lavin at [email protected].

About the Outing Leader

Ken Lavin is the Outing Coordinator for Greenbelt Alliance and has been leading our free educational outings for over a decade. Ken worked as a national park ranger in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and as an instructor for Diablo Nature Adventures, teaching environmental science to school groups in Mount Diablo State Park.