Heritage Rose Garden

The free Heritage Rose Garden is a major Guadalupe Gardens destination with thousands of labeled rose varieties. Navigate to the exact Heritage Rose Garden pin rather than the general Guadalupe River Park marker. Use the Taylor Street and Seymour Street garden area rather than the downtown river pin. The closest restroom may require walking toward the Visitor Center or Rotary PlayGarden during their separate hours.

For the Visitor Center, gardens, and Rotary PlayGarden, use the parking lot at 438 Coleman Avenue. The Seymour Street lot serves the Heritage Rose Garden, Historic Orchard, and nearby trail access. Arena Green and Discovery Meadow are farther south and require their own downtown parking plan. Navigate to the exact Heritage Rose Garden pin rather than the general Guadalupe River Park marker. Use the Taylor Street and Seymour Street garden area rather than the downtown river pin. The closest restroom may require walking toward the Visitor Center or Rotary PlayGarden during their separate hours.

Open daily from sunrise to sunset, free of charge; maintenance, restoration work, events, and severe weather may affect individual paths.

The city's 438 Coleman Avenue park listing explicitly shows no public restrooms. Do not begin a long trail outing without identifying a staffed visitor facility or restroom elsewhere along your planned route.

Check the official destination page for current fees and reservation requirements.

The developed system includes about nine miles in the northern and central reach and roughly 2.4 miles in the southern reach, with a long-term goal of about 20 miles. Most core sections are paved shared-use routes, but crossings and gaps vary.

Yes, on a leash no longer than 6 feet and under the handler's control. Keep dogs to the right of the trail centerline and remove waste. Guadalupe River Park does not currently list a completed off-leash facility, so do not use open lawns as a dog park; stay out of Rotary PlayGarden, gardens or habitat marked against pets, and any closed riverbank or trail section. Separately operated buildings and attractions can set stricter rules.

The free Heritage Rose Garden is a major Guadalupe Gardens destination with thousands of labeled rose varieties. The official Coleman Avenue listing shows no tot lot or youth playground. This is primarily a linear trail, garden, river, and public-space destination; choose another nearby park when playground equipment is essential.

Use the Taylor Street and Seymour Street garden area rather than the downtown river pin. The closest restroom may require walking toward the Visitor Center or Rotary PlayGarden during their separate hours.