Our Mission
The mission of Trees for Health Garden is to provide a healing space where the public can learn about the medicinal properties of plants in traditional herbal, current herbal, and pharmaceutical medicine.
Our History
The Trees for Health Garden began in 1993 as a vision of the San Diego Herb Club to connect people with the healing power of plants. What started as a project to map medicinal trees and add a few new plantings has grown into a thriving 4½-acre living collection of more than 70 species from around the world. Today, the garden serves as a place of education, restoration, and community care, maintained by a dedicated team of volunteers and supported by generous donors.
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Address
Quince Drive and Balboa Drive
San Diego, CA 92103
Contact
visitor@balboapark.org
(619) 239-0512 x8
Directions
Enter the Northwest corner of Balboa Park at the intersection of Sixth Avenue and Upas Street. (Upas becomes Balboa Drive when it enters the park.)
Follow this one way road South into the park approximately 0.25 miles. Pass the blue sign for Camp Fire San Diego (on the left) and then look for our wooden Trees for Health Information Kiosk, just before the Quince Drive intersection. Follow the trails through the Trees for Health along the sidewalk.
If heading North on 163, there is a Quince Drive exit that enters Balboa Park at the South end of the Trees for Health garden.
Parking
Street parking is available on Balboa Drive, Sixth Avenue, and throughout the park. Watch for special event parking signs to avoid towing.