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In Bloom at Golden Gate Park

Golden Gate Park is home to 1,017 acres of sprawling gardens, trails, playgrounds, lakes and more. Welcoming over 13 million visitors each year, the park is one of San Francisco’s most popular natural destinations to explore and get lost in.

While the park itself never stops blooming, the grounds especially come to life in mid-March,  during the peak of spring season,. If you have an appreciation for gorgeous flowers and beautiful, lush landscaping, consider venturing over to Golden Gate Park this month.

To help you plan your next visit, we’ve created a list of a few notable venues within the park that are worth checking out during the springtime.

Queen Wilhelmina Tulip Garden: Anyone a fan of frolicking through the flowers? Okay, while you can’t exactly frolic through them, you can enjoy the spectacular Queen Wilhelmina Tulip Garden located at the park’s west end, which will be in full bloom from March 15 through April 15. Be on the look out for the always-popular fragrant blue or white ceanothus, a California lilac.

National Memorial AIDS Grove, Rhododendron Dell and Japanese Tea Garden: From March through May, visitors can find dazzling displays of sun-kissed California Poppies, Tulips, Fuchias, Dogwoods, Azaleas and Rhododendrons at several locations including the National Memorial AIDS Grove, the Rhododendron Dell near the de Young Museum and the Japanese Tea Garden.

Japanese Tea Garden: While we’ve already mentioned this venue above, we think the Japanese Tea Garden deserves a special shout out of its own for being the oldest of its kind in the United States (the garden was created in 1894). It’s also home to harmonious landscaping, which pays homage to the traditional Japanese art of the garden. Just don’t be surprised if you’re suddenly mesmerized by the garden’s many beautiful paths, which “wind through its five acres of carefully chosen and manicured plants, including Japanese maples, towering stands of bamboo, an ancient wisteria, and cherry trees that put on a spectacular flowering display in March and April.” Should you get hungry after exploring the grounds, there’s a Japanese Tea Garden area where you can sit and relax with some traditional Japanese snacks and a pot of tea.

Stow Lake: Spring and picnics are the perfect pairing. If you’re looking for a relaxing spot to eat then look no further than Stow Lake, Golden Gate Park’s largest body of water. After your meal, you can even pedal around the lake in a rented pedal boat or row boat from the Stow Lake Boathouse.

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