UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research
Hours of operation:
Shop in the Garden:
Daily 9:30am-5pm
UBC Botanical
Garden:
Daily 9:30am-5pm
Greenheart
Canopy Walkway:
Nov. 1 - March. 31
(booked tours only)
Apr. 1 - Oct. 31
Daily 10am-4pm
Nitobe Memorial
Garden:
March 15 - Nov. 15
Daily 9:30am-5pm
Nov. 16 - March 14
Weekdays 10am-2pm
Please note these dates and times are subject to change without notice. All garden areas may be closed due to inclement weather.
Hours & Directions
Get Directions to UBC Botanical Garden
Get Directions to Nitobe Memorial Garden
Addresses:
UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research:
6804 SW Marine Drive, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6T 1Z4
(includes Greenheart Canopy Walkway and Shop in the Garden)
Nitobe Memorial Garden:
1895 Lower Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Reach us by Transit:
To get to UBC Botanical Garden or Nitobe Memorial Garden via public transit, take a bus onto campus and arrive at the main UBC bus loop. Walk south between the General Services Administration Building (GSAB) and the War Memorial Gym to the Trolly bus loop on University Blvd. Transfer to the C20 community shuttle at Bay 14. The C20 shuttle bus runs daily with 20-minute frequency during operational hours of our Gardens Monday - Saturday. Note that the bus runs every 30 minutes on Sundays.
UBC Community Shuttle route maps and schedules can be found here.
Parking
UBC Botanical Garden, Greenheart Canopy Walkway and Shop in the Garden
120 free on-site parking spots are available for visitors in our main parking lot at 6804 SW Marine Drive (NW corner of 16th Ave and SW Marine Drive intersection). Check UBC Parking's website for additional parking options and prices on campus. Additionally free parking can sometimes be found along NW Marine Drive.
Nitobe Memorial Garden
Across the street from Nitobe Memorial Garden is the Fraser River Parkade at 6440 Memorial Road. Parking in this parkade is paid. Current rates can be seen on UBC’s Parking Website linked below.
Check UBC Parking's website for additional parking options and prices on campus. Additionally free parking can sometimes be found along NW Marine Drive.
