The Butterfly Habitat Gardens are located at Civic Park, Civic and North Broadway, just a block from downtown Walnut Creek.

To find the habitat gardens, enter the park parking lot via Civic Drive, and then cross the orange-colored wood and metal bridge to the left. The habitat gardens are nestled between the Iron Horse Trail and the ball field.

The habitat gardens were originally designed by John Northmore Roberts and installed in 1996 by LandArt. In 1999, the City hired consultant Dann McCright and the Lindsay Wildlife Museum to oversee the habitat gardens' development. Since then, the gardens have become a virtual oasis for more than 25 species of butterfly and 130 species of California native plants.

Visitors will find a variety of interpretive signs at the habitat gardens. Park visitors can walk along the pathways or enjoy resting in the shade of Valley oak trees hundreds of years old. The Creek Walk which follows Walnut Creek also makes its way through the habitat gardens.

To learn more about the butterflies, plants and volunteers involved with the Butterfly Habitat Gardens, click on the photos or words at the top of this page