Axe ’Em, Jacks!
Our beautiful gardens are part of SFA campus and are free and open to visitors daily, from dawn to dusk.
Gardens parking and information | Campus and parking maps
Need parking assistance?
Campus parking rules and regulations apply, and Parking Services can help you obtain a pass and locate designated parking areas.
- Short-term paid parking at an hourly rate is available to visitors for designated spaces in the Student Center Parking Garage and Lot 14.
- A non-SFA affiliated parking permit is available to visitors that regularly explore our gardens and trails.
Parking tips for Garden visitors
Here are some quick tips for locating visitor parking:
- Pineywoods Native Plant Center — Visitor parking lot accessed from Raguet Avenue.
- Brundrett Conservation Education Building — Use the Pineywoods Native Plant Center parking lot.
- Hinds Park — Use the Pineywoods Native Plant Center parking lot and follow the Tucker Woods trail.
- Ruby Mize Azalea Garden — Small visitor parking lot accessed from University Drive.
- Mast Arboretum — Use the Ruby Mize Azalea Garden parking lot and walk across Lanana Creek bridge. To visit the Kingham Children's Garden, follow the path North, along the creek.
- Gala Mize Garden — Visitor parking lot accessed from East Starr Avenue.