Twenty-three acres and 45 distinct gardens tucked into Cheesman Park's flank: a Japanese garden, an alpine rock garden that mirrors the peaks you came for, and a top-ten conservatory. This is the 300-days-of-sun through-line made literal. Come high summer it hosts the beloved outdoor concert series
Try: The Rock Alpine Garden and the Japanese Garden (Shofu-en)
SCFD Free Days open the gates at both York Street and Chatfield Farms a handful of times a year — 2026 hits Jan 19 (MLK Day), Feb 12, Aug 25, and Nov 27 (day after Thanksgiving). Free admission covers the gardens during regular hours, not extra ticketed events. Reserve in advance; these always sell out. And year-round, the first floor of the Freyer–Newman Center — library and Copper Door coffee — is free to walk into, no reservation.Reveal and redeem inside the LocalTour app view.