hours & RATES
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2020/21 WINTER GATE HOURS
November 29 - January 31 (see below for Holiday Lights event days/times) Monday ......... CLOSED Tuesday ........ CLOSED Wednesday ... 1:00pm-4:00pm Thursday ..... 1:00pm-4:00pm Friday ..... 1:00pm-4:00pm Saturday ..... 1:00pm-4:00pm Sunday ..... CLOSED Phone messages and emails will be monitored daily. The front gate will be locked outside of office hours and on closed days, except for Holiday Lights. Holiday Lights Event Hours November 29 - January 31 Each Thursday through Sunday 4:30-5:30, 5:45-6:45, 7:00-8:00 Event occurs daily during Anchorage School District Break. No event Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Years Eve, New Years Day 2021 SUMMER HOURS * Monday, May 17, 2021 through Sunday, Sept 12, 2021 Monday ......... 9am-7pm Tuesday ........ 9am-7pm Wednesday ... 9am-7pm Thursday ..... 9am-7pm Friday ..... 9am-7pm Saturday ..... 9am-7pm Sunday ..... 9am-7pm * 2021 summer hours pending COVID restrictions |
2020/21 WINTER ADMISSION RATES
Tuesday, Aug 25, 2020 through Sunday, May 16, 2021 (except special events) ENTRY BY DONATION Self Guided Camps, Daycare or Education groups ..... $5 per child 2021 SUMMER ADMISSION RATES Monday, May 17, 2021 through Sunday, Sept 12, 2021 Adults 18-64 .................. $12 Students ......................... $10 Seniors 65+ ................... $10 Military .......................... $10 Youth age 7-17 ............... $8 Children 6 and under ... FREE Self Guided Camps, Daycare or Education groups ..... $5 per child ABG does not extend free admission to members of other botanical gardens at this time. Members of other gardens are eligible for a 10% discount in the Gift Shop and Nursery |
location
The Garden is located at 4601 Campbell Airstrip Road, one block south of Tudor Rd. Parking is available in the lot shared with the Benny Benson School.
BUS INFORMATION
The Anchorage People Mover bus #25 is available from the Downtown Transit Center to a stop on Tudor Road near the Garden. For current route and fare information, visit the Anchorage People Mover website here.
DIRECTIONS FROM SEWARD HIGHWAY
From the Seward Highway take the Tudor Road exit. Drive east (toward the Chugach Mountains) about 3.5 miles. Turn right (south) on Campbell Airstrip Rd. (the intersection has a traffic light). After the fire station, turn left into the driveway for the Benny Benson School and Alaska Botanical Garden parking lot. The Garden entrance is on the right side of the driveway.
DIRECTIONS FROM THE GLENN HIGHWAY (VIA MULDOON)
From the Glenn Highway, take the Muldoon exit. Drive south about 6 miles where the road makes a right turn (west). Continue west to Campbell Airstrip Rd. (the intersection has a traffic light). After the fire station, turn left into the driveway for the Benny Benson School and Alaska Botanical Garden parking lot. The Garden entrance is on the right side of the driveway.
GUIDED TOURS
Docent-led tours are approximately one hour long and one mile in length. Please call (907) 770-3692 ext. 0 to schedule a guided tour.
All tours meet in the retail nursery area near the Gift Shop. A docent will guide you through the Lower Perennial Garden, the Anchorage Heritage Garden, the Rock Garden, the Herb Garden, Lile’s Garden, the Wildflower Trail and the Trailside Gardens. The tour follows the main paved loop ends back in the nursery.
All tours meet in the retail nursery area near the Gift Shop. A docent will guide you through the Lower Perennial Garden, the Anchorage Heritage Garden, the Rock Garden, the Herb Garden, Lile’s Garden, the Wildflower Trail and the Trailside Gardens. The tour follows the main paved loop ends back in the nursery.