At the conclusion of an epic 5 day/4 night backpacking trip hiking the Trans-Catalina Trail, we were beat.
We found ourselves standing at the Hermit Gulch Campground in Avalon trying to decide what to do next.
After reaching consensus, we concurred all we really wanted was a place to throw off our backpacks and just relax.
Visiting The Wrigley Memorial & Botanical Garden (Avalon, Catalina Island, CA)
Luckily for us, we could see just the spot a little up the road from the campground, Wrigley Monument & Botanical Garden.
Click on these posts for more on hiking the Trans-Catalina Trail (TCT):
- Day 1: Two Harbors to Parsons Landing Campground [7.6 Miles]
- Day 2: Parsons Landing Campground to Two Harbors Campground [7.2 Miles] (with the Starlight Beach spur trail [9.2 Miles])
- Day 3: Two Harbors Campground to Little Harbor Campground [5.9 Miles]
- Day 4: Little Harbor Campground to Black Jack Campground [9.7 Miles]
- Day 5: Black Jack Campground to Avalon [11.7 Miles]
About Wrigley Memorial & Botanical Garden
Here is the official description from the Catalina Island Conservancy website:
(Image courtesy of catalinaconservancy.org)
The Botanical Garden (In Pictures)
A trail through the botanical garden
The centerpiece Wrigley Memorial
The Wrigley Memorial (In Pictures)
The view toward Avalon from the Memorial
Final Thoughts On Visiting The Wrigley Memorial & Botanical Garden (Avalon, Catalina Island, CA)
Visiting the Wrigley Memorial & Botanical Garden had long been on my “to-do” list. Although we hadn’t planned it that way, the completion of the TCT was the perfect opportunity to visit.
A nice afternoon stroll through the Wrigley Memorial & Botanical Garden was just what we needed to relax, unwind and refresh.
It was the perfect ending to an epic island adventure.
Cheers!
