White House Garden Tours

Marine One, with President Donald Trump aboard, lifts off from the South Lawn of the White House (2025).

The White House / Joyce Boghosian

When are tours?

White House Garden Tours are generally available one weekend in the spring and one weekend in the fall, typically in April and October. Please note the garden tour is separate from the White House tour.

2026 Spring Garden Tours

The 2026 Spring Garden Tours will take place Saturday, April 18, 2026, from 10:00 AM to 4:30 PM, and Sunday, April 19, 2026, from 10:00 AM to 2:30 PM on the White House Grounds.

This event is free and open to the public. A ticket is required for all attendees, including small children. The National Park Service will distribute free, timed tickets at a tent outside the White House Visitor Center each day of the tours beginning at 8:30 AM. Tickets will be distributed—one ticket per person—on a first-come, first-served basis. The White House Visitor Center is located at 1450 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 20004, near the intersection of 15th Street and E Street Northwest.

In the event of inclement weather, the event may be canceled. Please call the 24-hour information line at [phone] to check on the status of the event. For more information, including what visitors will need to access the White House campus, please visit www.WhiteHouse.gov/Visit.

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE NOT ALLOWED ON THE WHITE HOUSE GROUNDS:

• Aerosols
• Ammunition
• Animals other than service/guide animals
• Backpacks and bags exceeding size restrictions (18” x 13” x 7”)
• Bicycles and scooters
• Drones and other unmanned aircraft systems
• E-cigarettes
• Electronic tablets
• Explosives
• Firearms
• Glass, thermal, or metal containers
• Laser pointers
• Lighters
• Mace/pepper spray
• Metal water bottles
• Packages
• Rangefinders
• Selfie sticks
• Signs and flags of any kind
• Structures
• Supports for signs and placards
• Toy guns
• Umbrellas with metal tips
• Weapons of any kind
• Wearable technology capable of photo or video
• Any other items determined to be potential safety hazard

The Secret Service reserves the right to prohibit any other personal items. However, strollers, wheelchairs, umbrellas (no metal tips), and cameras are permitted. All items needed for medical purposes will be permitted on the tour (such as wheelchairs, electric scooters, glucose tablets, and EpiPens). Please identify and explain all items needed for medical purposes to Secret Service personnel upon arrival.

What will I see?

The White House Grounds are the oldest continually maintained landscape in the United States. One weekend during the spring and fall the White House South Grounds are open to the public. Visitors have the opportunity to see the Rose Garden near the West Wing, as well as the White House Kitchen Garden, which was established in 2009. Along with the gardens, visitors can view many of the trees planted by former presidents.

 

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