Tours are approximately two hours long.

Tour participants are broken into groups of approximately ten.

Self-guided tours are available only for Lotusland members and their guests.

Self-guided tours are available only for Lotusland members.
However, you may visit the Garden Shop at the end of your tour.

The house, where Lotusland’s administrative offices are located, is not a part of the tour.

Yes, wheelchairs and walkers can be accommodated on a slightly modified tour. If you or a member of your party use a wheelchair or walker, please inform a Visitor Services staff member at the time you schedule your tour. Docents and Lotusland volunteers are not permitted to push wheelchairs.

There are no cart tours of Lotusland.

Lotusland has numerous foreign language docents, please ask the reservations person about availability on your tour date.

Members may visit during our regular tour times, 10:00 AM or 1:30 PM, Wed-Sat, Feb.15 to Nov.15. Reservations are required. There are additional educational events open to Members – Please Visit the Upcoming Events page, consult your Lotusland Newsletter or e-Bulletin or call visitor services for more information –  805.969.9990.

On Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., call 805-969-9990. On Saturday after 1 p.m., or on a legal holiday, call the entrance kiosk at 805-565-4489.

Tour Reservation Office: 805-969-9990, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Administration: 805-969-3767, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
FAX: (805) 969-4423

Our staff list can be found here.

Directions to the Visitor Entrance are mailed to you, with your tour confirmation, after you make your reservation.

Lotusland’s mailing address is for the administrative offices at 695 Ashley Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108.

The Visitor Entrance is on an entirely different street, Cold Springs Road, near the intersection of Sycamore Canyon Road. This entrance has no street address.

Do not use GPS, Mapquest or similar programs. They will direct you to the wrong gate. Directions to the Visitor Entrance, which has no street address, are included in your tour confirmation.

Lotusland is a public garden operating in a private, residential neighborhood. As a courtesy to the neighbors, advance reservations are required for all visitors. Directions are included with your tour confirmation form.

The Garden Shop is only open to guests on docent-led or self-guided tours for shopping at the end of their tours. But our online store is always open.  www.lotuslandshop.org

The Garden Shop sells a variety of plants seen in the garden, with around one hundred different species available over the year.

Lotusland has on online store! Members receive the same discount available in the Garden Shop and  our online store is always open.  www.lotuslandshop.org

Lotusland offers Enhanced Tours when visitors may enjoy a luncheon at Lotusland before or after a morning tour, or wine and hors d’oeuvres following an afternoon tour, for up to 40 people on the pavilion patio. Guests have celebrated birthdays and anniversaries, held wedding showers, or just socialized with friends. There is a use fee—contact ctentler@lotusland.org  or call 805-969-3767, extension 116

Members at the Garden Steward level may hold a private party for up to 60 guests and members at the Garden Champion level may hold a private party for up to 200 guests. Restrictions apply.

TOURS ARE AT 10 AM and 1:30 PM WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY BETWEEN FEBRUARY 15 and NOVEMBER 15. TO REQUEST A RESERVATION PLEASE CALL 805-969-9990.   RESERVATIONS ARE NOT CONFIRMED  UNTIL YOU HAVE SPOKEN WITH A VISITOR SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE, PRE-PAID FOR THE TOUR AND RECEIVED A WRITTEN CONFIRMATION.

Schedule a docent-guided tour at 10:00 a.m. or 1:30 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday by phone at 805-969-9990 Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., and Saturday between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m..

Lotusland Members may schedule either a docent-guided tour or a self-guided tour.

Lotusland is more accessible than ever—sometimes space is available the next tour day. Saturdays are the first to fill up, but you may still be able to book on your first choice of days.

Because Lotusland is a public garden operating in a private, residential neighborhood, advance reservations are required for all visits, and can be pre-paid by credit card or check. The County of Santa Barbara stipulates that we follow this rule.

Children are welcome at Lotusland. Family Tours are provided for groups with children under ten. Children ten and older may come on regular tours.

In addition, Lotusland members can bring their families, with children of any age, on self-guided tours.

Group Tours are offered for 10 or more guests arriving in one vehicle. Lotusland can accommodate vehicles up to 48 passengers.  Admission discounts are available for group tours – call Visitor Services at 805-969-9990 for details or to check availability. Group tours require a 25% non-refundable deposit at the time of reservation with final guest count and payment due 2-weeks prior to the tour.   For information about adding a luncheon or reception after a group tour click here.

Tour fees are non-refundable. However, if your cancellation is received prior to your tour dates, you may reschedule for a later date, as space permits, within the same calendar year with no additional charge.

Members may visit during our regular tour times, 10:00 AM or 1:30 PM, Wed-Sat, Feb.15 to Nov.15. Reservations are required. There are additional educational events open to Members – Please Visit the Upcoming Events page, consult your Lotusland Newsletter or e-Bulletin or call visitor services for more information –  805.969.9990.

Adults are $50, children aged three to 17 are $25, children 2 and under are free. Please visit our Membership page to find out how Members visit free!

Yes! There are Lotusland members around the world.

One for each person listed on the membership. Benefits apply only to the person named on the membership card.

Within two weeks.

Yes.

As both membership and admission fees provide crucial funding for Lotusland, this is not an option.

Your membership is valid for 12 months.

Yes. Your member card includes information to make it a useful tool for contacting Lotusland for reservations

We will ask to see identification.

Yes, your member card can also be used for discounts at participating nurseries and garden specialty retail stores. View our list of participating businesses here.

We are closed for all regular docent-led and self-guided tours, however we do schedule “member-only” events during this time.

Yes. A membership card will be issued for each.

Yes, for some levels. Please see membership chart for applicable levels.

Memberships at the Family level and above include children age 18 and under who reside in the same household.

A presentation folder, which includes a welcome letter with the name of gift donor, member card(s) and a current Lotusland Newsletter for Members.

Your Lotusland membership package will be mailed to you and/or your gift recipient within 2 weeks. Please call Member Services at 805.969.3767 ext. 115 or 120 to arrange alternative options.

Membership fees are fully tax-deductible for federal income tax purposes.

Free admission passes that have either expired or do not have a date printed on them are no longer valid.

Members may visit during our regular tour times, 10:00 AM or 1:30 PM, Wed-Sat, Feb.15 to Nov.15. Reservations are required. There are additional educational events open to Members – Please Visit the Upcoming Events page, consult your Lotusland Newsletter or e-Bulletin or call visitor services for more information –  805.969.9990.

Only Guide Dogs and Assistance Dogs are allowed. More information.

Yes, photography, including video photography, is encouraged, but for your personal use only.

The use of tripods causes tour delays, so they are not allowed on docent-led tours. Members may use tripods on self-guided tours.

Water fountains are located throughout the garden and bottled water is available for purchase in the garden shop. Food is not sold at Lotusland.

Guests on tour are not allowed to picnic at Lotusland.

However, members at the Garden Cultivator level and above may bring a picnic for ten people one time during their membership year.     Private parties (Enhanced Tours), before or after your tour, for up to 40 people are available.

Interested in volunteering? Contact Volunteer Coordinator Kitty Thomassin, at (805) 969-3767, extension 112, or kthomassin@lotusland.org You can also print out a volunteer application, complete it and mail it to the address on the form.

Contact Volunteer Coordinator Kitty Thomassin, at (805) 969-3767, extension 112, or kthomassin@lotusland.org for more information.

Volunteer positions are only available to adults aged 18 and older.

Something is in bloom in the garden every week of the year! A major feature of the garden is its dramatic design, which can be viewed at any time.

Though it varies slightly each year, lotuses are usually in bloom during July and August.