Wrigley Memorial and Botanical Gardens

Address	Located one and a half miles up Avalon Canyon Road
Hours	Open daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Admission	$5, children under 12 are free
Phone	310-510-2595
Website	www.catalina.com/memorial

This 37-acre garden features many California plants that are found nowhere else in the world. Many of the plants are extremely rare and some are on the Endangered Species list. Not all of the plants here are native to California and in recent years, the temperate marine climate of Catalina has allowed horticulturists to showcase plants from every corner of the earth. Visitors can take a pleasant walk to the park, passing the area’s golf course, the Hermit Gulch campground and horse stables. On hotter summer days, visitors might want to rent a golf cart. With its commanding view of Avalon Bay, the Wrigley Memorial is the centerpiece of the Botanical Garden, which was built in 1933. Much of the concrete memorial comes from local quarries. The idea was to use as much native Catalina materials as possible. The decorative red roof tiles and colorful handmade glazed tiles used for furnishings came from the Catalina Pottery plant.The garden honors the memory of William Wrigley Jr. He was best known as the founder of the chewing gum company. But he loved the island, playing an important part in its development by building numerous public utilities, new steamships and a hotel. He also played an instrumental role in ensuring the island would always be ecologically protected.