Such a magical place with a massive variety of flowers and a plants indigenous to the tropical Florida climate. Takes about 2-3 hours to tour the entire place if you like taking pictures like I do. Highly recommended if visiting the Gainesville area.

Loved that this site is handicap accessible! Clear walkways and walkers/wheelchairs available for use. Probably much more colorful in the spring, but still lots to see. Even has a playground for the kids.

So fun and picturesque! The gardens are huge! Definitely take a stroll through their bamboo forest and prepare to be there for a while if you want to see it all.

More of a park setting rather than a strong focus on botany. Beautiful to take a walk on the well maintained paths that lead through interesting areas such as a hummingbird garden, an herb garden and a children’s garden. A good place to slow down and unwind. Five stars because it offers a lot to see for only $10 admission.

Beautiful peaceful place for socially distant walks in nature. Were in our 3rd year living in gainesville, and have had a membership for over 2. Wonderful place!

Was a nice peaceful place to take the kids. They do have a little area for them to play. We fed the fish and had a nice walk. Only 4 stars cause they could do a little fixin up and it would be nice to have some picnic areas and restrooms out on the walk.

One of my favorite places in Gainesville after todays visit. The bamboo is amazing along with so many other trees, plants, and flowers. I highly recommend a visit here.

A very huge and clean botanical garden. Admission fee is $10. It has a nice gift shop as well. Except to spend around 2 hours there. It’s a really lovely walk, you get to see different plants. I wish they had more flowers tho. Overall a nice experience.

Beautiful botanical garden with a huge variety of flora, while still retaining the feel of North Central Florida. Well maintained and well laid out, the Garden has one of the largest Bamboo gardens in the South East. We will be returning now that we have discovered the Kanapaha Botanical Gardens so close to UF in Gainesville. Plenty of parking available, and very reasonable entrance fee. Proper social distancing observed and very courteous staff and visitors. This is a must visit attraction in the area.

Absolutely beautiful place. It is so worth it coming here to just get away from the crazy college town and to just relax with nature

Awesome place to come and get away! Beautiful trails, lots of shade. The bamboo is huge

First visit, few people today. Even though its late October there are lots of things to see! Many benches throughout to take a break if you need to. Wide variety of flowering plants, bamboo and palms and a couple of small waterfalls. Great way to spend the morning and well worth the admission price. Bring your quarters to feed the fish.

Lots to see. Many interesting plants and trees. Gift shop has reasonable prices.

Beautiful gardens. I cant wait to go back and see it in other seasons.

Lovely gardens. Would have been much more enjoyable if it hadnt rained. Once it let up we continued exploring. Beautiful gift shop also.

Beautiful place to visit! We unfortunately went on a rainy day so we didnt get to see all the beauty this place has to offer but it was still worth the trip! Definitely recommended if you are in the area!

The staff was wonderful. Very helpful and cheerful. The grounds are amazing! I love the individual little gardens. The weather was perfect the day we went, Mothers Day. I look forward to returning and plan on getting season passes. I hope the bridge that was flooded out is accessible next time. It looked enchanting. There is even a childrens area.

This is a very relaxing place. Also great that you can bring dogs. You can also bring your own food and have a picnic. They are also encouraging proper covid 19 mitigation techniques. This is a good social distance activity.

Even with it lightly raining it was a great experience. Beautiful plants and nice way to walk around in nature.

Beautiful, natural gardens. Nice walkways for those that need it. Bring your bug spray - its a must.

Take a stroll through this beautiful place where you can see so many different kinds of plants its overwhelming. Ive never seen a banana plant before so I was pleasantly surprised. My favorite was the bamboo area by the herb garden. I loved standing in the middle, while the breeze blew through, hearing the clanking of the branches hitting each other! It was so healing. The baby gator and the coy fish were a special treat. What a beautiful place. I will definitely be back.

Surprised my wife with a trip here from Jacksonville since we had never been anywhere like it and it was well worth the drive! Beautiful plants, scenery was gorgeous, and the gift shop had some really cool stuff! Highly recommend!

Beautiful grounds and gardens. The kids enjoyed the liliy pads the most in the water gardens.

Beautiful Botanical Gardens just off I-95. Easy place to socially distant. If youre visiting, bring your mosquito repellent. Its on a lake.

This is a really nice place just make sure to check your expectations and bring bug repellent! There are some really lovely areas--especially the bamboo forest and by the bigger waterfall. Some parts feel more like a less-than-established community garden. Its clear there is no overall architecture to the plant life, its chopped up in several sections with varying degrees of effectiveness. I also say this as a non-gardener. If you are more of a home gardener yourself, you may find more here to enjoy than me. It was advised to me to do the west side (to the left) first because there is more shade on the loop side to the east. The west is where youll find the large lillypads and the bigger waterfall. To the east is the bamboo forest, a big sinkhole and other habitats to walk through on a sidewalk. There are lots and lots of gazebos everywhere and in general they make great spots for a photo shoot.

So much fun. Went with my friend and we loved it. So much room for pinicking!

Beautiful and peaceful walk through a shaded garden. Just what I needed before a medical procedure tomorrow. Paved trails, childrens garden, sinkholes, butterfly garden, herb garden, azaleas, and so much more. And they allow dogs!

An amazing Garden with such gorgeous views and phenomenal plant life. I highly recommend this botanical garden for a beautiful and peaceful day.

PeacefulWell maintainedPerfect day trip

We love to go here anytime we can. Some improvements had been made even with all thats going on...great place to visit.

Such a great and well kept garden and gift shop...much to see and enjoy... expect to spend a couple hours here...alot of attention to detail here to appreciate...A must see for all and reasonably priced...Enjoy!!!

Beautiful place. Many pretty flowers and trees.

I bought an annual pass while I was in Gainesville. Loved going for walks here! Hidden gem in Gainesville. Must visit throughout the year as the gardens change with the seasons. If going into the bamboo area, I would recommend insect repellant as there were usually a lot of mosquitos in this area.

Super stands of bamboo as good as anywhere in the world. Even in height of hot Florida summer, still lots of blooming plants.

We stopped here on our road trip it was absolutely amazing, peaceful , quiet ... the kids loved it , you can bring your dog as well . Highly recommend

Enjoyed my visit very much. Spent a few hours here and could have stayed longer if they didnt close on me. I really like the large water garden.

This is an amazing place with such a variety of plants. Nicely shaded with a small playground for kids. Wish there was some was too naturally rid of the mosquitos. They we horrible this time of year.

Absolutely gorgeous! A great escape outdoors. Great for adults, children, and pets alike. A variety of trails, mostly on the shorter side. Definitely recommend it for families.

Really beautiful paths, waterfalls, bridges and ponds. Great photo op location.

Very enjoyable walk among a well taken care of garden. Big plus for allowing dogs...

What a fantastic, beautiful place to visit mother nature. So many different kinds of flowers, plants to see. Ideal for children, parents, grand parents, and family to visit and experience nature.

The staff was friendly so I must give credit there first. The gardens however is basically a bunch of poorly maintained palm trees and sink holes with a lot of bamboo around. Gift shop was very small and restrooms were not clean as well. Not sure if it is because of Covid or not, but there didnt appear to be any way to purchase and kind of refreshments either.Easy to get lost or wander off the path into maintenance areas due to lack of signage and proper pathways.The parts of the gardens that are truly well done and worth seeing is less than 10% of the property. Honestly most of the property is just empty grass areas or overgrown trees. Constantly dodging vines and spider webs that have grown into the pathways was not enjoyable.If you have $10 to spare and an empty afternoon I suggest using it elsewhere sadly.

Nice, but I wished they had more identifying signs. One big recommendation! Bring bug spray!

Very nice walk we have been there twice and eat time it was enjoyable afternoonNo need to rush

2 miles of trails through a beautiful and well maintained natural landscape.Enormous collection of bamboo and other very unique plants.Just outside of Gainesville near I-75

Beautiful relaxing and peaceful. Great paths for walking and spending time with family.

Beautiful gardens!Nice easy path all aroundSo much beautiful bamboo!

Beautiful but make sure you wear bug spray!! I was getting eaten up! It was pretty well maintained and I loved the bamboo section it was such a sight to see!

Lovely leasurely walk.

It was fun!Took a lot of pictures...

Wonderful place to spend a morning or have a little picnic

Beautiful. Not a hard walk around. Drinks and snacks cheap. Nice gift shop

Just went again. its obviously a really beautiful place! We loved it. If you havent been, you must stop by. i can see how this would be perfect for a wedding venue! its gorgeous! theres plenty to see, its bigger than we thought...so bring your comfy shoes. Some of the spots seem a little worse for wear but you can tell its a lot of work keeping up with the maintenance.Well def be back!

I love botanical gardens!!With that said, dont feel like there was much varieties of different species. Lots of the same ones over and over, lilies, calleria, etc.I think that for the price of 2 adults and 1 small child, it was a little on the expensive side, as its not really big.What was amazing were the gigantic Lili pads. Totally worth the price if not for anything else, just for those. Gorgeous!!Make sure you take your mosquito spray, youre going to need it.

60+ acres of amazing gardens, paths and waterfalls! A must checkout on a cool day to walk the paths of this well organized garden! Stop at the the main entrance where they have a great gift shop and grab a map to explore. Really peaceful area to unwind and strip off the noise...

Grounds are absolutely gorgeous. Admission is $8 per adult. If you are into photography come early, plan to stay the entire day. There is more than can please the pallet ! Beautiful bontanicals, water features, and walking trails just cannot summarize the experience. A true must see destination.

Whether you are doing what I did and just wanting to get out of the house with the wife or plan on taking the kids somewhere I just need a breath of fresh air this is definitely the place to go. There is tons of trails lots of Nature and fresh air and beautiful scenery. Very educational tons of signage all over the place

Great place in town to scape walk and relax. Personnel at front desk its great.

Pleasant and peaceful botanical garden, always some sort of plants and trees in bloom here no matter what time of year, so if youre a local resident, would highly recommend the annual pass! For photographers, its a great place to test out new macro lenses...always some sort of bird, bee, butterfly, and of course blooms to capture!

Very peaceful and well maintained. Just HOT during the summer. Mosquitoes swarm your car in parking area, lol. But other than the inevitable it was a pleasant experience. :)

Very Nice Very Large Grounds. A lot to keep up. Not a lot of flowers in bloom. I understand they put a lot of local foliage. But I wish they would add more flowers. The butterfly garden at UF should come and gave the students do things at the garden.

Very well kept garden, will definitely revisit next time near gainesville.

Very nice,but dont forget the insect repellent

Beautiful. Fed koi fish and the little ones got seeds to plant.The victorian lilly pads are a sight to see.The kids loved the bamboo forest.What an incredible sight.Will be returning.

Absolutely Beautiful! I will be returning again and again....very visually stimulating; its like an adult version of a kid in a candy store!

Beautiful place to visit if you are into nature photography. Beautiful flowers and scenery.

Absolutely beautiful botanical garden!! Its well worth the $10 and give yourself time to enjoy walking it. The botanical garden does offer a lot places you can seat.

Great place, lots of seemed places to just relax and enjoy. The dock is still out of commission, and it seems like some plants are a bit overgrown, but all things considered, its a nice place to be. Lots of places to sit and spend time. The bugs got to us though

I have an annual pass here and come all the time. My dogs love it and the area is well maintained. They are constantly doing upkeep and all the flowers/plants/trees are beautiful! So nice to just go and enjoy nature. Plenty of places to sit and just relax in gazebos/benches.Dog friendly is my favorite thing about it though! The check in people have always been super sweet.

A beautiful place. Weve gone to their spring festival every year for the last 3 years and its a great event to spend your afternoon at every time! Beautiful flowers and all sorts of vendors. The food trucks are so soooooo good! This time we were even able to get some olive wood kitchen items which was a super find! Youll even find art and jewelry vendors there. All in all, is great! And even when theres not a festival its a beautiful garden to walk through, very big.

If you are nearby and love gardens then this place is for you. Exceptional bamboo collection! The bamboo forest was being set up for a wedding....Amazing venue! Love the diversity of gardens. Kids area is awesome! Exceptionally maintained. I wish I lived closer! Friendly staff. My only suggestion would be to revise the map to make it more readable. If you are debating whether or not you should visit...do yourself a favor and go!

We decided on checking this place out while we were in town and had the most pleasant experience. The gardens are beautiful, the walk was relaxing. The people who ran the place were helpful and informative.

Some very beautiful sections. Its about a 2-3 hour walk through the gardens. I would recommend bringing a water bottle as the water fountains here are few and far between.

Great place to visit. We recommend this very highly. The grounds are so kept up and beautiful. Please support them.

Great place for kids and adults. Come early in the summer to avoid the heat. The gift shop has a lot of cool merchandise and proceeds support the park. Lots of beautiful plants and water features.

Stunning botanical garden. Loved all the informative plaques everywhere.

Its just a beautiful place to be. The park is dog friendly and there are many walking paths lined with a variety of flowers, plants and trees.

Very nice garden definitely worth the entrance fee of 10 buck

Good clean Botanical fun! The mosquitoes are like pterodactyls get the mosquito spray or bring your own. Lot of walking you got to enjoy walking you can bring your pooch too!

Absolutely beautiful! It feels like youre in a completely different country! We had our wedding photos done there and I cant wait to go back!

We need more trash bins, i kept holding my paper cup around looking for one, but i love the place tho very neat.

Best Botanical garden weve been to ever. The scenery is unreal, and the bamboo garden is amazing.....definitely worth the $8 admission. And love all the hand crafted merchandise they sell. Not to mention your money goes to help keep the gardens up and running.

I love this place! So beautiful and peaceful, totally worth the drive.

Beautiful place. Perfect for photos and events

I enjoy coming here and it gets better every time. Absolutely beautiful. ..thank you all for offering a peaceful get away....

Beautiful, tropical oasis hidden inside the City of Gainesville.Quite sitting areas along concrete walkway/paths throughout the Gardens. Waterfalls, creeks and ponds. A nice little wedding gazebo.Worth the $10 adult admission.

I always adore coming to this botanical garden. It is peaceful and has a generous amount of benches for resting/meditation.

Really cool. So much to see, and whats there alternates blooming periods so always something beautiful or unique to see. Love all the water features but my favorite was the bamboo forest. Incredible.

Very nice but trails should have numbers on them so you see everything

Had my wedding here back in October. If you’re hesitant to consider this place because of the lack of photos, do yourself a favor and make the trip. This place is amazing and has options to fit the tastes of many different brides. The coordinator is nice and friendly and the most important thing? This place is affordable. Give them a look, I know you won’t regret it.

Great adventure! Definitely going to visit again.

Neat place to take a walk and see incredible lillypads... Watch out for the Gators!!!

Kanapaha Botanical Gardens is my absolute favorite place to be and to photograph in Gainesville. It is beautiful any time of year, the staff is extremely kind and helpful, and it is a gorgeous wedding venue! I also love to attend their seasonal festivals. If I could give more stars I would!

Absolutely beautiful and pet friendly to boot! Just make sure to bring your bug spray.

So beautiful! Very peaceful. Incredible gift shop. Will revisit.

A very nice place to relax and enjoy nature. Also learn something new.

I had the opportunity to see one of the worlds largest giant water lily pads [Victoria cruziana lily pad] that measured 85 inches in diameter. Yah wow! There are plenty of things to explore such as the bonsai nursery, bamboo garden, herb trail, some wildlife, butterfly gardens and more. They also have a small give shop if you want to grab a souvenir or two.

The trails were easy to walk with a beautiful and diverse gardenscape.

Absolutely amazing I loved the bamboo zones..my favorite!

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