Exposition Park Rose Garden

The Exposition Park Rose Garden is a historic seven-acre sunken garden in Los Angeles, featuring over 20,000 rose bushes of more than 200 varieties, four gazebos, marble statues, and a central fountain. Admission to the Rose Garden is free for all visitors. The garden has an ADA-compliant main entrance with no steps or stairs, and pathways through the garden are paved, providing level routes for visitors using wheelchairs or mobility devices. Accessible parking is available in the nearby Exposition Park parking structures, including van-accessible spaces with striped access aisles. Drop-off is available on Exposition Park Drive in front of the adjacent museums on non-event days. The garden features benches and gazebo seating areas throughout, providing rest areas for visitors who need to take breaks.

The garden is located within a larger park campus that is served by the Metro E Line (Expo Park/USC station), directly north of the Rose Garden, with accessible transit infrastructure. Service animals are welcome throughout the park. Restroom facilities are not located inside the Rose Garden itself; public restrooms are available in the nearby Natural History Museum and California Science Center buildings.

Visitors report that the garden’s flat, paved paths make it generally comfortable for wheelchair users and those with mobility aids, though the garden is largely open and exposed, so sun protection is recommended on warm days. Some visitors note that restrooms outside the garden can require a short walk to the adjacent museum buildings, and that parking lots can fill quickly on event days at the nearby Coliseum or stadiums, making early arrival or use of public transit advisable.