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Garden Hours: Tuesday - Friday 10 AM to 5 PM (last entry 4:30 PM), Saturday - Sunday 10AM to 4 PM (last entry 3:30 PM)
Leach Botanical Garden offers immersive, restorative, and educational experiences in a unique landscape of native plants and horticultural collections to build community, celebrate nature, and inspire environmental stewardship.
Leach Botanical Garden, founded in 1936 and located in southeast Portland, embodies the spirit of the Pacific Northwest. The 17-acre garden is spread across two levels and includes many different types of spaces for gathering, observing, learning, and relaxing. Pathways wind through stands of 80 foot tall Douglas fir trees, Oregon grape and sword ferns are mixed in with over 2,000 varieties of plants, and moss covered stones and branches glow green around every turn.
Often described as Portland’s secret garden, this historic site offers visitors a space of refuge within the city limits. Whether you take a stroll to find the 4 heritage trees, book a wedding or attend a tour, art workshop, or other community program, anyone looking for an accessible outdoor experience should visit the Garden.
Daily operations are overseen by a staff of over 20 individuals and 50+ regular volunteers working together to maintain the historic and evolving plant collections, provide visitor services to over 32,000 people per year, oversee private event rentals, and host a diverse array of over 100 public programs annually.
Leach Botanical Garden is a short drive from downtown Portland and the Portland Airport, making it a great stop along the way to the Columbia Gorge or Mount Hood. But don’t just take our word for it - with over 1,000 positive google reviews we are proud to be a must-visit destination and welcoming space to enjoy year round.
Want to learn more about the history of Leach Botanical Garden and the love story that started it all? Read on to learn about John and Lilla Leach, the founders of the GgGarden who are woven into the history and culture of Portland.
