Toledo Botanical Garden is open free to the public year-round.  Your visit to the Garden can be a brief break for fresh air or an entire day of exploration.  We welcome you to enjoy walking, birdwatching, picnicking, reading, photography, drawing, or simple relaxation amidst the beauty of nature.  

Our main visitor entrance is at 5403 Elmer Drive.  As you enter the Garden, you will see a collection of small buildings, which house our Resident Organizations and TBG staff.  You are welcome to park in any designated space in order to begin your Garden experience.  We also have a visitor entrance off of Bancroft Street, which provides closer access to the horticulture offices, Grand Allee, and Perennial Garden.  There is no public drive connecting the two entrances.

Maps of the Garden are available at our Visitor Center and in our kiosk between the circular parking lot and conference center. 

Much of the plant life in the Garden is labeled with both scientific and common names, either on a plaque set in the ground near the plant or on a tag hanging from a low branch.  If you have a horticulture question while you are at the Garden, please ask the staff members and volunteers you come across and we will do our best to assist you. Or, call the OSU Extension Master Gardener Hotline, located on our grounds, at (419) 578-6783.

There are many paved paths on the grounds, but some gardens may only be enjoyed by traveling on uneven dirt, grass, or gravel.  However, the Garden is still handicap accessible. 

Toledo Botanical Garden is a living museum with a code of etiquette that we ask our visitors to respect.  For the safety and enjoyment of all of our guests and our property, we thank you for following the guidelines below:

Pets:  Domestic animals are not allowed at the Garden, due to the threat they pose to our carefully tended botanical collections and resident wildlife.  Service animals are permitted, if kept on paths and out of garden beds.

Bicycles:  Bicycles, skates, scooters, skateboards and other similar equipment are prohibited.  You may leave these items, at your own risk, on the bike rack (located between the Garden Club Forum and Blair Museum of Lithophanes) upon entering the Garden.

Plants:  Please do not remove any plant life from the Garden.  Some species are very fragile, so take caution when touching blooms, leaves, branches, etc.  Additionally, please walk only on paths, paved surfaces and lawn areas, not through planted beds or wooded areas. Do not stand or sit in any garden bed for photos, etc.

Signage:  Please obey all signage on the grounds, such as “Do Not Enter”, “"Authorized Vehicles Only" and "“Do Not Feed the Birds"”.

Garbage:  Please take care of our planet by cleaning up after yourself and either taking your waste with you or making use of our limited trash and recycling receptacles situated throughout the grounds.

Sports:  No active sports or games, such as football, soccer, golf club swinging, kite flying, etc., are allowed at the Garden.

Water:  Please do not swim, wade, fish, or throw objects in any of the water features.

Given Toledo Botanical Garden's association with Metroparks of the Toledo Area, please be considerate of any additional guidelines as stipulated on the Metroparks'’ Web site at http://www.metroparkstoledo.com/metroparks/rules/.

Thank you for taking care of this beautiful community treasure.  Enjoy your visit!