Betty Ford Alpine Gardens

Zoos and Botanical GardensColorado, United States11-50 Employees

Betty Ford Alpine Gardens is a botanical garden in Vail, Colorado, dedicated to preserving alpine environments through education, conservation, and living plant collections. Located at the highest elevation in North America for a botanical garden, it emphasizes unique alpine flora and offers education programs and exhibits aimed at informing visitors about the science and conservation efforts surrounding fragile alpine species. The gardens maintain an exclusive collection of Colorado’s alpine flora and engage in conservation work that includes rare and endangered species endemic to the state, highlighting plants such as Parachute penstemon and Hoosier Pass ipomopsis. The outdoor gardens welcome visitors year-round from dawn to dusk, with seasonal snow cover, complemented by an Education Center that hosts exhibits and programs, including an Alpine House, to support ongoing learning about alpine science and conservation. The organization operates from Vail and serves visitors and the broader conservation community through its educational initiatives and living plant collections.

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