Julia Davis Rose Garden

Julia Davis Rose Garden is the park's formal public rose garden near Capitol Boulevard, with seasonal beds, paths, benches, and the Julia Davis memorial. Navigate to the exact Julia Davis Rose Garden pin rather than the general Julia Davis Park marker. Use the exact garden pin rather than a museum or zoo entrance. Stay on paths, do not pick flowers, give reserved ceremonies and maintenance crews room, and do not assume the nearby museums or Zoo Boise share park hours.

Use a marked park lot closest to your destination and observe posted time limits. Downtown events, Boise State activity, the zoo, and museums can fill park spaces; do not use park parking as all-day campus or downtown parking. Navigate to the exact Julia Davis Rose Garden pin rather than the general Julia Davis Park marker. Use the exact garden pin rather than a museum or zoo entrance. Stay on paths, do not pick flowers, give reserved ceremonies and maintenance crews room, and do not assume the nearby museums or Zoo Boise share park hours.

The outdoor garden follows Julia Davis Park's sunrise-to-sunset hours. Blooms are seasonal, and maintenance, reservations, events, smoke, flooding, or severe weather can affect access.

Yes. Developed park and pavilion areas include restrooms; the Celebration Pavilion restrooms are listed as open year-round. Museums, zoo, and other buildings restrict their restrooms to their own operating hours and visitors.

Ordinary garden access is free; reservations, commercial photography, permitted ceremonies, and nearby ticketed attractions can cost separately.

Yes. The paved Boise River Greenbelt passes Julia Davis Park and connects the park with downtown, Boise State University, and other riverfront parks. Pedestrians have the right of way, and riders should slow down, keep right, and announce before passing.

Dogs may use the Boise River Greenbelt on a leash no longer than 8 feet, and owners must pick up waste. The zoo, museums, gardens during reserved events, and other individual attractions may apply separate animal rules, so do not assume park access includes indoor admission. Separately operated buildings, beaches, gardens, and attractions can set stricter rules.

Julia Davis Rose Garden is the park's formal public rose garden near Capitol Boulevard, with seasonal beds, paths, benches, and the Julia Davis memorial. Yes. The park includes a public playground along with picnic areas, rose garden, pond, tennis, pavilions, and Greenbelt paths. Zoo Boise is nearby but is a separately ticketed attraction.

Use the exact garden pin rather than a museum or zoo entrance. Stay on paths, do not pick flowers, give reserved ceremonies and maintenance crews room, and do not assume the nearby museums or Zoo Boise share park hours.