Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park

Over 40 Rides & Attractions For Young & Old

Gilroy Gardens includes rides, attractions, theme gardens, food concessions, an event plaza, and more. Plus, our main attractions - some very unusual, over 50 years old, one-of-a-kind Circus Trees rescued from Scotts Valley, California.

Rides and attractions include:

• Monarch Garden - in a greenhouse so large that a train, a monorail, and a river runs through it!
• The "Quicksilver Express" mine coaster
• A boat ride through gardens of annual color
• An antique car ride where you travel through the "back roads" of South County in cars from the 1920's or 1950's

Bonfante's Splash Garden™/5 interactive water attractions

Bonfante's Splash Garden™ is a fun-filled water play area that gives kids of all ages a place to cool off in the hot summer sun. Kids can climb up a replicated Circus Tree, spin water wheels, tip over buckets of water and more! Set in the center of the water playground is the towering Tree Top Sprayground™.

• Tree Top Sprayground™
• Soakin' Fun Sea Saw™
• Super Squirter Station™
• Splashing Branches™

Bonfante Falls
Open during all park operating hours

This interactive natural water feature is a great way to stay cool without needing a bathing suit. Complete with 5 different falls it is designed so Guests can walk behind the largest of our majestic waterfalls; a view rarely possible in nature but built here at Gilroy Gardens for all to enjoy. Yes...you will get wet if you walk behind the falls!

Splash & Squirt
Open all days when the temperature is 72° or higher.

Located across from our two kiddie rides in the games area, this smaller water feature is recommended for younger guests in diapers. During October it is turned into the Kiddie Hay Maze.

One-of-a-Kind Exhibits

Gilroy Gardens is more than just rides. We have a variety of great exhibits that the entire family can enjoy. Our world famous collection of Circus Trees and the Musical Market Show on Red & White Stage are just two of the great opportunities that that families have to enhance their experience at Gilroy Gardens.

• Circus Trees
• Bonfante Falls
• Pinnacles Rock Maze
• Learning Sheds
• Musical Market Show

Unique Rides

Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park has over 40 rides, gardens and exhibits. Rides include the Quicksilver Express Mine Coaster themed after a local abandoned mine, South County Backroads and Gilroy Gardens very own railroad! Exhibits include our collection of world famous Circus Trees, a rock maze, and the Learning Sheds.

• Apple & Worm
• Artichoke Dip
• Balloon Flight
• Banana Split
• Gilroy Gardens Railroad Train Ride (Coyote Junction & Redwood Junction)
• Bulgy the Goldfish
• Claudia's Carousel
• Garlic Twirl
• Illions Supreme Carousel
• Mushroom Swing
• Paddle Boats
• Panoramic Wheel
• Quicksilver Express Mine Coaster
• Rainbow Garden Round Boat Ride
• Sky Trail Monorail
• South County Backroads
• Strawberry Sundae
• Timber Twister Coaster
• Tubs-O-Fun

Majestic Gardens

All of the Park's rides and attractions were built around a beautifully designed landscape featuring many different varieties of trees, flowers, water elements and rock formations. The Park also has six majestic gardens that are manicured to display the best in landscape architecture. Below you will find a brief description of each of our gardens along with an opportunity to read more about the creation, design and plant life located in each.

• Claudia's Garden
• Rainbow Garden
• Monarch Garden
• Camellia Garden
• Holly Garden
• South County Backroads Garden