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About 45 minutes from Los Angeles, the Arboretum and Botanical Garden at Cal State Fullerton is a vast, 26-acre botanical garden and green space that is home to over 4,000 kinds of plants from around the world, a network of walking trails, and a modern agricultural museum.

Located on the campus of California State University, the Arboretum is the largest botanical garden in Orange County and focuses on saving species that are at risk or near extinction.

A network of pathways wind through the four major collections in the garden, which include Woodlands, Desert, Mediterranean, and Cultivated. Highlights range from a section of native vegetation from Southern California and a rare fruit grove to an outstanding collection of Cycads and a unique Children’s Garden with brightly colored and tactile plants. The Arboretum supports learning within the community and offers a variety of nature-related classes to the public, such as water conservation and bird-watching.

Arboretum and Botanical Garden at Cal State Fullerton, 1900 Associated Rd., Fullerton, CA 92831

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