The Fabyan Japanese Garden is open on Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays from 12-3pm from May through September. Several Saturdays are closed for private events so please check ppfv.org/fabyan-japanese-garden for those dates. You are welcome to walk around the OUTSIDE of the one-acre garden anytime the 250-acre Fabyan Forest Preserve is open, which is typically every day, from sunrise to sunset.

Yes. There are weather conditions in which we must close the garden for the safety of our visitors and volunteers. Some of the conditions in which the garden will close are a heat index of 105 F or above, air quality index above 50, and thunderstorms. The garden is not closed if there is light rain. For more details, see our Severe Weather Protocols.

The garden is located WITHIN the Fabyan Forest Preserve West at 1925 S. Batavia Ave. (Rte. 31), Geneva, IL 60134, a suburb of Chicago. From the closest parking lot to the garden there is an approximate 1/4-mile walk on a flat paved path through the gorgeous forest preserve. For more details, visit ppfv.org/fabyan-visitor-information or call 630-377-6424.

Parking for the Fabyan Japanese Garden is in the northernmost parking lot of Fabyan Forest Preserve West by the public restrooms and shelter #1. This is approximately a 1/4-mile walk away from the entrance to the garden on a flat paved path through the gorgeous forest preserve. Visit ppfv.org/fabyan-visitor-information for a map and more details or call 630-377-6424.

No. The only public restrooms on the west side of the Fabyan Forest Preserve are located near the parking lot which is about 1/4 mile from the garden.

Entrance into the Fayban Japanese Garden is FREE.

Donations are greatly appreciated.

A visit in the Fabyan Japanese Garden is at your own pace. Most people spend between 10 and 20 minutes in the garden however, you are welcome to enjoy the tranquility of the Japanese garden for as long as we are open.

No. The Fabyan Japanese Garden is a historically designed natural landscape with a narrow path of crushed gravel and mulch that includes several steps, so wheelchairs and walkers are not recommended. A powered wheelchair, however, can traverse most of the garden.

Yes. Jogging strollers are typically the best. Umbrella strollers are not recommended. The path is crushed gravel and mulch that includes several steps.

No. While we love furry friends, the Fabyan Japanese Garden is a fragile historic landscape! Service animals are, of course, welcome.

Yes. Poison ivy is a stubborn species but none of it is near any of the paths, so stay on the path and you will be fine!

Yes! Please contact the Forest Preserve District of Kane County at 630-232-1242 or email kcfpres@kaneforest.com.

For a photo shoot or professional photography you must reserve the garden through the Forest Preserve District of Kane County at 630-232-1242 or email kcfpres@kaneforest.com.

You may take personal, non-staged photos in the Fabyan Japanese Garden on our open days.

The garden is small and some of the plantings are fragile. Limited visitation protects the garden.

Fortunately, the garden is one acre WITHIN the 250-acre Fabyan Forest Preserve, so you are always welcome to visit the OUTSIDE of the garden anytime the forest preserve is open, which is typically every day from sunrise to sunset.

Some of the plants in the Fabyan Japanese Garden are hostas, bottlebrush buckeye, mugo pine, grape-leaved anemone, Japanese maple, and pagoda dogwood. There is also an original ginko tree and several original weeping spruces. Japanese gardens typically do not include colorful flowers because they are thought to be distracting to its tranquility. For more details on the flora in the Fabyan Japanese Garden, visit on Sundays when a naturalist is usually available.

Anytime! The garden is constantly changing with different flowers blooming and plants maturing throughout the seasons.

No. You may bring food and non-alcoholic drinks to the forest preserve, but not into the garden.

Yes. Non-alcoholic drinks with a closeable lid are allowed in the garden.

No. The Fabyan Japanese Garden is a fenced-in, one-acre garden on the west side of the Fox River within the 250-acre Fabyan Forest Preserve. The one-acre Japanese garden is open Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays from 12-3pm from May through September while the 250-acre Fabyan Forest Preserve is typically open every day from sunrise to sunset.

The Fabyan Windmill, located on the east side of the Fox River, is usually open on Sundays from 12-3pm from June through September. See kaneforest.com/fabyan-windmill for more information.

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