{"id":7493,"date":"2010-11-24T07:30:18","date_gmt":"2010-11-24T15:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/?p=7493"},"modified":"2015-08-26T11:47:02","modified_gmt":"2015-08-26T18:47:02","slug":"gilroy-gardens-fka-bonfante-gardens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/gilroy-gardens-fka-bonfante-gardens\/","title":{"rendered":"Gilroy Gardens fka Bonfante Gardens, Gilroy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gilroygardens.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">3050 Hecker Pass Hwy (Hwy 152), Gilroy, California 95020<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gilroygardens.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-231\" title=\"Gilroy-Gardens-Logo-Media\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Gilroy-Gardens-Logo-Media1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"125\" height=\"112\" \/><\/a>Good for: Day-trip, children 7-yr and under<br \/>\nPrice: $45\/adult, $35\/child<br \/>\nFeatures: Rides, Circus Trees, Agricultural<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gilroygardens.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Gilroy Gardens<\/a> is a theme park based on fruits and vegetables. Yes, that right. This amusement park is unique in its agricultural take on family fun. No where else can you ride in spinning garlics, swaying bananas, swinging mushrooms, and watch a talking produce show. Did I mention the unique Circus Trees?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7496\" title=\"gilroygardens1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/gilroygardens1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"162\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The park is set pretty far inland. This allows for a very quiet setting with many areas set aside as specialty gardens. The park is exceptionally clean and the staff is friendly. Everything looks old but at least they are well-maintained. There&#8217;s a large lake that you can take a paddle boat on. We decided to stay in the shade since the sun can get pretty strong here. Can you tell who was heavier, my daughter or me?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7497\" title=\"gilroygardens2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/gilroygardens2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"190\" height=\"190\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7498\" title=\"gilroygardens3\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/gilroygardens3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"190\" height=\"190\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I was surprised that they charged extra in the petting area. The tickets are regularly $44.99 so you would think everything would be included. Talk about gauging for money &#8211; $10 to hold a rope and walk in a circle with a pony?! That&#8217;s the same price they charge to have your car parked all day&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to get a show in, the produce stand comes alive every so often. We didn&#8217;t stay and listen as my daughter looked embarrassed just being in the are as the entire audience consisted of children under 3 years old. I personally think the artichokes are cute.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7499\" title=\"gilroygardens4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/gilroygardens4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"174\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There were two firsts for me. This is the first time I&#8217;ve seen a garlic hat. Also, I had NO idea that is how\u00a0avocados\u00a0grow!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7500\" title=\"gilroygardens5\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/gilroygardens5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"190\" height=\"254\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7501\" title=\"gilroygardens6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/gilroygardens6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"190\" height=\"254\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now the park was designed with the younger crowd in mind. I just didn&#8217;t know how young. My poor child was bored to death. We hoped she would enjoy the water features but that was basically a big shower.<\/p>\n<p>While there were no teenagers to contend with, I would only recommend Gilroy Gardens if you have children under 7 years old. Grandparents can also take it easy while their little ones are entertained. Since the price for one day-admission is pretty overpriced, go at the end of the season to get heavily discounted tickets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>3050 Hecker Pass Hwy (Hwy 152), Gilroy, California 95020 Good for: Day-trip, children 7-yr and under Price: $45\/adult, $35\/child Features: Rides,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[20,10],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Gilroy Gardens fka Bonfante Gardens, Gilroy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/gilroy-gardens-fka-bonfante-gardens\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Gilroy Gardens fka Bonfante Gardens, Gilroy\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"3050 Hecker Pass Hwy (Hwy 152), Gilroy, California 95020 Good for: Day-trip, children 7-yr and under Price: $45\/adult, $35\/child Features: Rides,&hellip;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/gilroy-gardens-fka-bonfante-gardens\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Family Lifestyle Mom Blog Cookies &amp; Clogs | San Francisco Bay Area California\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cookiesandclogs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tvangosliga\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2010-11-24T15:30:18+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2015-08-26T18:47:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Gilroy-Gardens-Logo-Media1.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"TerriAnn\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@https:\/\/twitter.com\/cookiesandclogs\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@cookiesandclogs\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"TerriAnn\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/gilroy-gardens-fka-bonfante-gardens\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/gilroy-gardens-fka-bonfante-gardens\/\",\"name\":\"Gilroy Gardens fka Bonfante Gardens, Gilroy\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2010-11-24T15:30:18+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2015-08-26T18:47:02+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b95c57e00d7c09d5c3b26ea509c231f1\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/gilroy-gardens-fka-bonfante-gardens\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/gilroy-gardens-fka-bonfante-gardens\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/gilroy-gardens-fka-bonfante-gardens\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Gilroy Gardens fka Bonfante Gardens, Gilroy\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.cookiesandclogs.com\/\",\"name\":\"Family Lifestyle Mom Blog Cookies &amp; Clogs | San Francisco Bay Area California\",\"description\":\"Family lifestyle parent blog with a focus on tech, travel, and cars. 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