Due to limited space and facilities, Red Butte Garden requests that guests adhere to the following rules and policies when planning a picnic in the Garden.
All Groups
Red Butte Garden is a botanical garden, not a public park. To preserve our gardens and plant collections, sporting games and cooking of food are not allowed. We are not able to store or refrigerate any food.
Please pack up and remove all garbage and food materials you bring into the Garden. Leave no trace.
Please do not move any of the Garden's tables, chairs, or benches.
The Amphitheatre, Rose Garden, and Fragrance Garden are used as private event facilities and are open to group picnics on a space-available basis only.
Groups picnicking in these areas may have to relocate in order to accommodate previously scheduled private event rentals.
Groups of 1-10
No reservations are required.
Visitors may picnic anywhere in the Garden on a space available basis.
Table seating is limited to the Courtyard, Wayside Rests, and Creekside picnic areas.
Other areas offer bench or lawn seating.
Groups of 11-24
No reservations are required.
The Four Seasons Garden lawn or lawn areas east of the Water Pavilion are recommended.
Groups of 25 or more
Reservations are required. Depending on the details of the group, fees and damage deposit may be required.