Chicago Botanic Garden — Glencoe, Illinois

Address1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, IL 60022

HoursOpen daily; hours vary by season (on Nov 5, 2026: members 8–10 a.m., general public 10 a.m.–5 p.m.) — check the Garden's site for your date

PricesPlan-ahead priced admission, plus a per-car non-member parking fee

Price notesNo fixed admission rate is published on the visit pages fetched, so priceVal is null. Free admission for LINK/WIC cardholders, 52 Illinois-resident free days a year and other free programs: see Perks.

Age notesAll ages; the Nature Play Garden is included with admission.

BookingTickets are secured online; on free days nonmembers must secure tickets in advance until capacity is reached.

Suggested timeAbout 3 hours

ParkingPer-car parking fee for non-members (also applies on Illinois-resident free days; Museums for All cardholders, military and educators park free).

Hours in detailOpen daily; hours vary by season (on Nov 5, 2026: members 8–10 a.m., general public 10 a.m.–5 p.m.) — check the Garden's site for your date

AccessibilityNEW, PAGE-VERIFIED (Chicago Botanic Garden 'Accessibility at the Garden' page, read in full): wheelchairs are available free at the Information Desk in the Visitor Center. Accessible parking is in parking lots 1 and 2. Nearly all areas of the Garden are accessible by wheelchair, as are the tram tours. Electronic Convenience Vehicles (ECVs) are available for rent — members $15, nonmembers $20, quantities limited; the ECV is a single-person chair only and young children are not allowed to operate or ride on it; operators must be 16 or older (ages 16-18 need a valid driver's license and a parent/guardian over 21 signature), scooter training is required and a release form must be signed. ECV restrictions (verbatim in substance): ECVs cannot be used in inclement weather, on tram tours, in restrooms, on turf, in Greenhouses, on the Arched Bridge to the Malott Japanese Garden, on the Linnaeus sculpture path in the Heritage Garden, or at the Waterfall Garden, Spider Island or the Farwell Landscape Garden; users must stay on designated pathways and return the ECV before sundown. Service animals are welcome; no pets. The Buehler Enabling Garden is a teaching garden for people of all abilities (raised beds and container gardens demonstrating techniques for wheelchair users). Accessible restrooms are in the Visitor Center, the Regenstein Center and the Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden; both outdoor decks of the Garden View Café are wheelchair accessible. An Accessibility Map is linked from the page.

Verified perk: Museums for AllFree admission AND free parking for any visitor with a state-issued EBT (LINK) or WIC card and anyone in their household; present the card at the gatehouse and Visitor Center entrance. Not applicable during Night of 1,000 Jack-o'-Lanterns, Lightscape or Orchids After Hours.

Verified perk: Free Admission Days (Illinois residents)52 free days a year for Illinois residents (parking fees still apply; nonmembers must secure tickets online in advance until capacity). Published dates include Nov 2–6, 9, 11 and Dec 7–13, 2026, and Jan 4–10, 18, 31, 2027.

Verified perk: Military, Educator and Tribal Member AdmissionFree admission and free parking for active-duty military and their families; free admission and parking for U.S. military reservists and former POWs (one person); free admission for one Illinois educator per visit with free parking; free admission and parking for Native American and Indigenous tribal members with tribal ID and their families.

Verified perk: Chicago Public Library Kids' Museum PassportThe Chicago Public Library offers Kids' Museum Passports to a number of public institutions, including the Chicago Botanic Garden; the passport allows a family of four general admission to the Garden during regular public hours. The non-member parking fee applies.