A nice garden to look at some flower beds and do a photo session with family. They also have a party area which you can rent and host outdoor gatherings. The area is big enough to maintain social distancing and small enough that you wont be able to invite too many!!

Beautiful spot for a peaceful wander and a picnic at the picnic tables. Note the tables are very long so ideal for eating with friends while social distancing. There were at least 12 photographers there when we were there a month ago in October 2020. They were taking photos of families, couples and professional shots of individuals and its because its very beautiful and free to park and enter. However usually its only 1-2 photographers. Ive seen people get wedding shots here too. Its small so likely you wont spend more than 45 mins there.

The Elizabeth Gamble gardens, donated by the Gamble family of Procter and Gamble renown, are a splendid community center piece in suburban Palo Alto. Flowering plants, vegetables and trees around.. The beauty is.in the details. My favorite part is the cool,. covered brick patio that houses this potted ferns.

There was a time that I struggled to with my focus and then I stumbled across this garden. I began to use this place as my study area after school. The Garden is a wonderful and peaceful place to be able to concentrate. Even if you just want to relax, walk around or use it as a photo shoot you can do it. Wonderful and beautiful garden. :-) Thumbs up.

Beautiful place! Still so many plants blooming in October!

This is a cute place. The only reason I didnt give it 5 stars is because they roped off all the benches and seating so you cant actually sit and enjoy the flowers. Otherwise its a nice place.

Very good variety. Not a long hard walk, more of an amble. Beautiful place!

Beautiful place!! The fall colours look great.

Stunning garden with thousands of species of plants. Beautiful area to sit, watch birds, or have a picnic. There are a couple of stunning fountains, a nice house, and lots of plants. The succulent department could use a lot of work though. 8/10 would recommend to a friend.

Really enjoyed visiting this garden in Palo Alto. Even though small, nice collection of flowers were in the garden. Good place to photograph these wide variety of flowers. I saw few folks walking around capturing videos and pictures of the garden. Nice place to take a stroll and enjoy the flowers in the garden.

Fantastic little garden with plenty of well labeled plants. Can visit the actual house and have a tour. Otherwise can stroll around the garden, visit various areas with different flowers and plants. Some plants are for sale.Parking is free.Restrooms available.Staff is very nice and helpful.

Beautiful and well maintained gardens. Usually not too busy but sometimes closed for events only.

A place with good amount of shades and parking space at weekdays.

A beautiful little garden perfect for afternoon strolls. Kid friendly and easy enough to get a stroller around in, or just let the kids walk up and down the different plant beds and explore.

This my favorite garden in south bay. The area is in a nice neighborhood and the garden is well maintained. Lots of colorful and beautiful flowers during spring and summer, attracting many people around the town. Its operated by donations and they have a donation box inside the garden for those who would like to keep it blooming.

Free beautiful garden in Palo Alto. In summer there are beautiful dhalias if different colors. There is a gazebo in the middle of the park. The beautiful house of Elizabeth Gamble is in front of the park.

Love this place. Walking around with flowers in a quiet environment will calm your mind.

It is like a small botanical garden. Always new flowers, trees in blossom, strange plants.

A lovely garden. Had a family picnic on the weekend here and it was beautiful. My daughter enjoyed seeing the scarecrow and walking around the garden.

Large gardens in residential old palo alto. Its truly a magnificent garden, beautifully cared for. There are a few sections to it. Theres kind of a meditation garden near the entrance, with not to many flowers. Then the main gardens are on the other side of the historic gamble house. I don’t have words for how beautiful it was, going in late may everything was in full bloom. Truly a special place. Some plants are available to buy as well. The historic house is worth seeing as well. Great architecture and interior design. A hidden gem of the city.

Relaxed. Not crowded, at least when we went. Picnic tables to bring your snack

This place is so peaceful and colorful, flowers and trees all around.

Every month or two I stop by this garden for a look. The nicest Palo Alto neighborhood is around the Gamble garden so if you have time, take a walk in this historic (for Palo Alto) area.

Great place to enjoy plants and flowers with the family.

Great place to relax and smell the roses

This place need more caring. People left the bushes grow all over the place.The park has majestic magnolia trees. I love that. Each flower is bigger than my hand.

This is a lovely little garden in the middle of Palo Alto. Very pleasant with nicely located benches to rest and meditate.

A nice public garden in Palo Alto, convenient access from Embarcadero. Many different plans on display, and labeled with names. Often used for weddings, receptions, etc. Nice to walk around, to stop and smell the flowers.

A little getaway. But there isnt much stuff to see, in my view. Its free so I dont have complaint.

The Gamble Garden is one of my very favorite places in the whole Bay Area. I go as often as possible. Its beautiful and peaceful. It takes me back to my childhood in so many ways. Its a true gem.

A beautiful garden filled with a good variety of plants, native and non-native. Well-kept and you can even purchase some inexpensive plants! Also a great venue for your next special occasion. The rose garden area is exceptional when in bloom!

This place is so beautiful. Great place for an afternoon stroll or perfect for taking photos.

Good foliage. May see girl taking pictures of plants to draw.

This garden is a great place for taking pictures; it has very beautiful blooming flowers. There is also a dome with benches inside to sit and de-stress. Very lovely volunteers keep up this place. This is a hidden gem in Palo Alto

I love this garden

Delightful tiny garden in the middle of Palo Alto. Lovely wisteria, roses, local plantings, etc. Great place to drop in for a quick walk.

Well you can still walk around the garden string covid-19 lockdown none of the benches are available for sitting on and so theyve blocked off with konshen tape every single bench so that people wont sit on them now if your person who cannot stand forever you need to sit down periodically

Sweet peas, all of the sweet peas! Such a beautiful, well maintained place :)

Very beautiful garden. Must see when in Palo Alto.

A hidden gem. Open to the public, beautifully maintained formal garden. Check the website for occasional seasonal activities like the plant sale and a Mother’s Day bouquet making event for kids. Mark you calendar for a visit in the spring when the cherry trees are blooming - it’s lovely

Beautiful gardens. Dahlias are in bloom now

Lovely garden with a variety of flowers, succulents, and even a few vegetables. Theres also a rose garden with antique varieties, although this area is sometimes closed for special events. Theres some traffic noise from Embarcadero but only along that edge of the garden.Theres no admission fee but you can leave a donation if you like. I think the house (mansion) is open sometimes but Ive never been inside.Thanks to all the volunteers who maintain the garden - clearly a labor of love.

Always lovely and like an oasis. Sit and forget the stress and traffic of Palo Alto. Wonderful volunteers here and be ready to take photos of the flowers!

Nicely maintained garden with good varieties of plants, flowers, vegetables and herb in a quiet neighborhood. Go take a stroll or sit on one of the benches to enjoy it.

Great gardens. Lots of sitting areas and a wonderful place to sit and relax

Wow. Beautiful. Colors are amazing and so vibrant and clear. Will be visiting often.

Wonderful hidden gem in San Jose. Beautiful architecture and florals to see.

Super cozy I was visiting with my husband but Id love to have it near my house

I visit your place with my family, because this place figure as botanical park on lot of guides. We arrive to the place where no one receive us, we walk between lot of flowers without specification and lot of bees. This place could be a great place with a guide or for someone that love flowers, but could not be in a tourist agenda, familiar agenda or something similar. We cannot stay more than 5 minutes in this place. We cannot find a place to sit or to go bathroom. Sorry, but was a bad experience for us... Maybe as we doesnt know the place before, we miss something, but I need to evaluate what we see. I will change my opinion, because actually I was a little bit hard... but anyway I could not recommend this place for tourists.

Cozy, lots of flowers, feel like old grannys garden

A gem of a public garden! A wonderful reason to while away 20-30 minutes between meetings at Stanford.

A lovingly maintained English-syle garden in the heart of Palo Alto. Something is always in spectacular bloom providing opportunities for photography. The garden has been separated into distinct outdoor spaces or rooms with a unique theme - rose garden, veggie garden, sundial and walkway etc. are all lovely. One of my favorite places to visit every time I am in Palo Alto.

A beautiful historic garden! I had a good time here last July! I was relaxed and inspired by the trees and lovely flowers!

Cute community garden

They had some beautiful spring flowers. Lots of magnolia and camellias still in bloom.

Lots of plants and very beautiful.

Unlike Filoli, touring this garden is free. It is small and lovingly cared for by a team of volunteers. You can also find unique plants for sale at reasonable prices. Bring a picnic or sip a cup of coffee while enjoying the beautiful garden.

Beautiful spot for taking photos, especially in the fall. I love this peaceful little corner :)

Nice kept garden with places to sit. Some plants have identification info. Kudo to the volunteers!

Gorgeous in November...cant even imagine how gorgeous it would be in spring! Great place to take pictures.

Beautiful garden and venue!

Beautiful, stirring garden, lovely to walk around, very welcoming.

Boring to many bugs and bees

Love this small very well maintained free-public-access beautiful garden. There is a very good variety in a small area just by a city street. Street parking is very easy and in both times I went in the afternoon. It was not crowded at all. I took quite a few nice photographs of colorful blooming flowers there.

Loved it. I hope I can return soon

Had a 2 day conference here. Lovely setting in beautiful gardens.

Lovely garden. I saw many beautiful flowers and plants growing in early spring. Tulips were actively blooming. Found a fountain to meditate for a bit. It was a serene encounter with this garden.

Beautiful, tranquil, and a great place for family photos.

Nice little private garden. Very quiet. Fill with cheerful stuff all the way

Hosted an event here. Beauty in every square foot.

Lovely flower beds and lawn and water features. Also bathroom facilities.

An amazing garden that changes with the seasons!! Definitely one of my happy places!!

Lovely Gardens and a lovely place to have a wedding or reception.

Wonderful Palo Alto treasure. Christmas Greens sale.

Nice smallish garden in Palo Alto. Dont go way it off your way for this, but worth a stop if youre nearby.

Beautiful and serene place.Must visit.

AMAZING! I want to live here. The flowers are gorgeous and they have some that I have never seen nor heard of before. Please come visit this place immediately.

Very well kept garden

This is a beautiful garden. I only had a half hour, so I want to go back. Beds of daffodils and tulips blooming when I went, along with camellias, foxglove, freesia, and a lot of flowers I dont know. Wisteria was just starting to bud. The garden is broken up into rooms or areas, each with their own theme or purpose.The garden is free and open during daylight hours. You can book events there like weddings and parties. They can use volunteers, so if you love to garden it might be a good fit for you. They sell some plants also.There are 2 small parking lots, one off embarcadero and the 2nd on the other side of the block.

Lovely little garden. So many plants tucked into a small space.

Just what I needed

Small, but with lovely gardens and fountains. Lots of spots to sit and enjoy the flowers. There are bathrooms from 8-2pm, and a small plant nursery to buy succulents, trees, irises and a few other plant varieties.

A beautiful little getaway in Palo Alto.

Beautiful.

One of the best destination for Macro photography in bay area...

Great family-friendly place with nice holiday events.

Fruit trees in full bloom, easy parking, lots of friendly young families

Visited during the yearly Garden Tour, the Gambles fundraising event: it was a gorgeous sunny day, which showcased the well maintained and cared for Gambles own garden grounds. The event was impecably organized with a station to welcome guests, silent auction, vendors displays, quality plants sale, garden garage sale, estate sale with incredible finds, hospitality table with ice tea and homebaked cookies, with live flower vase arrangements throughout. My only disappointment was the price of the food: $18 for a boxed sandwich and handful of salad, advertised as gourmet, but far from it. The Gamble garden is open year round and I highly recommend it for a quick stop, as personal pictures background or to sit and read a book.

Beautiful green Oasis in the middle of palo.alto.

Nice quiet garden that should be great in May and June when many flowers are in bloom

Fun place for the whole family.

Lovely location

Oh my gosh I cant believe I have not had a chance to visit until last week. Special natural oasis in the middle of palo alto with an old world charm and natural beauty. Wonderful for a romantic date with your self or significant other ;-)

This garden is a gem in Palo Alto. The flowers are beautiful and there are several little nooks and crannies where you can sit and enjoy the peace. Unfortunately, Embarcadero Rd runs right next to this divine place and provides some unwanted car noise. That is the only downside. Definitely worth a visit!

A walk through their lovely grounds enriches the soul. We need more of these special places, especially now that Sunset Magazine has relocated from Menlo Park. NB: Public restrooms are generally not made available on weekends.

Love this place, peaceful and gorgeous always!

What is the bus hours? I want to visit this Sunday afternoon. Thanks

Awesome place to conduct events. They give you the entire garden for hosting private events. It contains a lawn, a house, a carriage house to serve food !!

I love it recommendations to visit

My wife and I, and our three young boys, all love to go here for mini hiking adventures. Great spot to hit when you want to be outdoors but only have an hour to spend.