The Vista Botanical Forest has been renamed and reborn Our new name is Alta Vista Gardens reflecting the wonderful view that our site offers it’s visitors.

  In conjunction with the City of Vista, we are creating a garden for our community and for all of San Diego County. Alta Vista Botanical Gardens shall harmoniously incorporate education, nature and art.

   As we set out to create this garden, we welcome community input and participation on all levels. This garden is being built for you and we need your help! If you have time or talent, come visit us and help us build our dream!

  Alta Vista Gardens is in the early stages of developing a new standard for botanical gardens. While holding true to traditional scientific approach to botanical gardens, and providing an interactive, living classroom for North San Diego County students, the gardens will take a new approach to create a completely new interpretation of what a botanical garden can become. As the gardens continue to be developed, plant enthusiasts will be thrilled at the wide variety of rare, beautiful and remarkable plants which will be showcased in the gardens. For everyone else in the community, there will be equally compelling reasons to come to the gardens.

  Rather than taking the conventional approach of creating just another living plant museum, this garden will become a gathering place for the community. One key attraction of the garden will be the integration of art throughout the project, giving artists a magnificent showcase to display their talents. From garden art to sculptures, to walkways and walls created by some of the areas most talented artisans will be on display. However, art in the garden does not end with just visual art, one of the next garden area under development is the Ceremonial Garden, which will be host to several types of activities including, music and vocal recitals, lectures, poetry readings, wedding ceremonies and more. Along the trail systems, throughout the garden, will be multipurpose platforms, which will act as way stations for the visitors. These platforms eventually will play host to a multitude of events in the garden, such as fine art shows, culinary events, the performing arts, as well as Tai Chi and Yoga. The goal of the garden is to go as far as possible to "Bring together People, Nature and Art".