Outdoor Classroom

A unique setting to immerse students in the natural world

The UCLA Mathias Botanical Garden serves as an outdoor classroom for courses ranging from English Literature and Art to Geography and Physics.

To help us understand how we can provide resources for your visit, please fill out the form below. If you are looking for a field trip for K-12 students, click here.

Resources available to college courses:

• Guided tour (please make sure to request at least 1 month in advance)

• Outdoor Amphitheater that seats ~40. We strongly recommend reserving this space so that it is not already in use when you visit. It is reservable for free for UCLA courses, and includes a hidden whiteboard that can be set up for you.

We highly recommend reserving the space as soon as possible to ensure availability.

We do not offer free reservations of the Outdoor Amphitheater for UCLA Extension (UNEX) courses. For more information about reserving the Outdoor Amphitheater, please visit our Venue Reservations page.

Bring your college course to the Garden

The UCLA Mathias Botanical Garden acknowledges the Gabrielino/Tongva peoples as the traditional land caretakers of Tovaangar (the Los Angeles basin and So. Channel Islands). As a promoter of nature at a California land grant institution, we pay our respects to the Honuukvetam (Ancestors), ‘Ahiihirom (Elders) and ‘Eyoohiinkem (our relatives/relations) past, present and emerging.

Contact us

(310) 825-8260

For venue reservations: (310) 467-7980

707 Tiverton Drive
Los Angeles, CA
90095

Open hours

Hours (February through October):
Weekdays: 8AM to 5PM
Weekends: 9AM to 5PM

Hours (November through January):
Weekdays: 8AM to 4PM
Weekends: 9AM to 4PM

UCLA Holidays: Open 9AM to 5PM. Closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. Closed at 2pm on Christmas Eve.