The Desert Botanical Garden is located in Phoenix, Arizona, near the cities of Scottsdale and Tempe, on 145 acres in the midst of the red rock buttes of Papago Park at 1201 North Galvin Parkway, Phoenix, Arizona 85008.
Desert Botanical Garden is accessible by the bus system. The Valley Metro bus stops at the intersection of McDowell Road and 64th Street. From the bus stop it is a five-minute walk to the Garden admissions area.
For complete Valley Metro bus routes and times, visit www.valleymetro.org or call 602-253-5000.
GPS Coordinates
If using a Global Positioning System (GPS) device, the Garden's coordinates are:
Degrees, Minutes: N 33 27.589 W 111 56.959
Decimal: 33.45982,-111.94931
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Area Road Closures
Please check this page before your visit for the latest road closures and detours in and around Papago Park. We will do our best to inform you of delays you might experience in the event of construction projects or large-scale public events. Please follow the direction of safety officers or detour signs and alway maintain a safe speed.
Loop 202 Widening Project
Arizona Department of Transportation is widening the Loop 202 Freeway in the area around Papago Park. Drivers are asked to allow extra travel time. For complete Phoenix are freeway closures and restrictions visit http://www.valleyfreeways.com/
The 52nd Street/Van Buren Avenue exit on the eastbound 202 (Red Mountain) Freeway is closed until October 1, 2009 for freeway widening. To access the Garden from the 202 eastbound, use the 143 (Hohokam) Expressway exit and head toward McDowell Road. At McDowell Road, turn right (east) and continue to Galvin Parkway and turn right. Follow directional signs into the Garden.
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