Kanapaha Botanical Gardens, Gainesville

About Kanapaha Botanical Gardens

Kanapaha Botanical Gardens features Giant Victoria Water Lilies on a 1½-mile paved walkway through 24 major plant collections across 68 acres in Gainesville. Visitors walk among camellias, bamboos, magnolias, and daturas while exploring themed garden sections. The nonprofit holds seasonal events including guided walks and a spring garden festival with 100 vendor booths offering plants, landscape displays, garden accessories, and arts and crafts. An annual bamboo sale offers clumping varieties in multiple sizes for dug-to-order pickup. The gardens function as a wedding and event venue with indoor and outdoor rental spaces. Membership options provide unlimited entry and reciprocal discounts at partner botanical gardens statewide. Children under five enter free when accompanied by a parent, according to kanapaha.org. The gardens charge admission, with last entry 45 minutes before closing.