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Red Butte Garden and Arboretum
Salt Lake City, Utah · run by or part of University of Utah
Hours: Open seven days a week unless otherwise noted. January-February 10am-5pm; March 9am-5pm; April 9am-7:30pm; May-August 9am-9pm (Early-Entry Saturdays May-Aug 7am-9pm); September 9am-7:30pm; October 9am-5pm (Oct 17, 18, 24, 25 9am-4pm); November-December 9am-5pm. Closed Thanksgiving Day and December 24 through January 1. Concert dates close at 5pm. Garden After Dark (Oct 15-30, tickets required) runs Mon-Thu 6-8pm and Fri-Sun 6-9pm.
Check before you go. Garden hours change with the seasons, and many gardens close for events or need timed tickets.
Hours
Open seven days a week unless otherwise noted. January-February 10am-5pm; March 9am-5pm; April 9am-7:30pm; May-August 9am-9pm (Early-Entry Saturdays May-Aug 7am-9pm); September 9am-7:30pm; October 9am-5pm (Oct 17, 18, 24, 25 9am-4pm); November-December 9am-5pm. Closed Thanksgiving Day and December 24 through January 1. Concert dates close at 5pm. Garden After Dark (Oct 15-30, tickets required) runs Mon-Thu 6-8pm and Fri-Sun 6-9pm.
Admission
General admission (ages 18-64) $18. Free for children 2 and under, Garden members, tribal citizens, and University of Utah faculty, staff and students with a valid UCard.
Before you go
Dogs: Not stated on the general info page; service animal information is on a separate Visitor Guidelines page.
Visit details from the garden's own website (redbuttegarden.org), checked Oct 29, 2026 · Source page
Map distance is approximate: we place this garden at the center of Salt Lake City.
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Garden list based on List of botanical gardens and arboretums in Utah on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. We reorganized it by city and added visit details from each garden’s own website where we could check them.