The Berkeley Rose Garden & Cragmont Rock Park Walk

This walk is very special because 2 years ago we found out that the Berkeley Rose Garden times its roses to all bloom at the same time: in the month of May. This walk is especially good for photographers!

Half of my walks are free. For this May 23rd walk I am asking for $5 cash per adult. I don't collect it until the middle of the walk and children are always free.

Sometimes there it can be exciting with crowds of people taking photos and posing with the roses for photos. Roses of every color were there.

This walk is open for RSVPs. Attendance limit is 70. One guest per attendee allowed if put on the RSVP. Bring a sack lunch and enough water. Near our starting point there are cafes and sandwich places where one can buy food.

Take a look at 48 photos taken on our May 31st, 2025, Walk.
Link below:
The Berkeley Rose Garden & Cragmont Rock Park Walk (May 31, 2025) Photos

Below are 92 photos taken on our May 18th, 2024, Walk. Link below:
https://www.meetup.com/walking-in-sf/photos/34540010/

At 11:15 AM we will meet in front of the Berkeley Main Library which is close to the Berkeley Downtown BART Station. Both buildings have restrooms. We expect to start walking at 11:25 AM.

We will eat our sack lunches at the Berkeley Rose Garden. Bringing water is essential. but it is also a good idea to bring paper towels as some restrooms lack paper.

We will walk to areas around and also North of the Rose Garden to our furthest North and highest point, Cragmont Rock Park.

Then this hard uphill walk becomes easy as we walk South, all downhill. We will walk several stairways and passageways and visit the Berkeley Art Center near Live Oak Park. I estimate the distance at 5 miles or less & we return to our starting point at 4:15 PM.

Below is a brand new ink to a site about the Berkeley Rose Garden:
https://berkeleyca.g