Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park

Programs: The operation of an educational and recreational park. Visitation of 480,500 with operating days of 162. The objective is to serve as a learning center where families, especially those with pre-teen children, can experience the natural surroundings. The park was built with: six gardens (conifer, flower, tropical, camellia, holly and historical), four learning sheds (geology, weather & environment, pacific redwood and circus trees), two seasonal exhibits (monarch butterflies and honey bees), educational tour programs (self, audio and docent led), educational signs and an educational show product.

the school promotional educational tickets program. The objective is to allow bay area educator's, both public and private, use of the facilities during the regular operating season. Students can come and learn at their own leisure.

overnight camping program. The objective is to use excess land and ball fields as a location for educational organizations (girl scouts, boy scouts, ymca) and families to experience a safe overnight camping experience combined with the educational and entertainment opportunities listed under general operations. Students and children continue their learning and experiences with nature.

nature science days and educational discovery tours. The objective is to use gilroy gardens as a living laboratory for students k-5 to enhance learning in the life sciences. Specific educational days have been created to target grades 3-5 and k-2 based on california department of education standards to enhance learning in the life scienses. The natural science program ran for 8 specific non-operating days and the educational discovery tours were available on all 155 operating days.