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Admissions

The guidelines listed below are TEMPORARY and will be lifted once it is safe to do so. Changes can occur at any time. 

All Zoo visits now require a timed ticket for both members and non-members that must be reserved online. Member tickets are FREE, but you are required to reserve a timed ticket online. 

  • All guests must reserve timed tickets for each member of their party ages 2 and older.  Tickets are one hour entry windows.  Once inside the Zoo you may stay as long as you like until the Zoo closes.  Beginning August 1, 2020 the Zoo will close at 4:00pm.  The last time slot will be 2:00pm.
  • Discounts on tickets are not available at this time, which includes reciprocal membership discounts
  • If you arrive before the scheduled entrance time, your party will have to wait in your vehicle. Please ensure that you have everything with you before entering the Zoo.  Re-entry won't be permitted.

Additional Information

Food and beverages can be purchased throughout the Zoo, strollers and wheelchairs will also be available for rent on a first-come, first-serve basis. Run Wild! Nature Play will be open for visitors to enjoy.  The Zoo Train is open, but masks are required to ride (ages 5+). Some amenities and exhibits will be temporarily closed, including the World of Reptiles, ZooFarm, Enrichment Playground and Water Plaza. Keeper Chats, ZooLive! Stage presentations and other animal encounters will be postponed.

To help ensure the safety of all guests, and to comply with all state and local regulations, all Zoo staff and volunteers will be required to wear masks. All visitors ages 5 and up will be required to wear a mask upon entry into the Zoo, indoors or when within 6 feet of those from a different group. Increased cleaning protocols have been mandated and hand sanitizing stations will be located throughout the Zoo.

Please note that these precautions are TEMPORARY and will be lifted once it is safe to do so. Please be patient with us as we try to best accommodate guest needs and state directives.

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Timed General Admission Tickets

This is a timed ticket and valid only for entry at that chosen time.   If you arrive early, please wait in your vehicle until your scheduled time. Zoo guidelines for entry requires that everyone in your party ages 2 and older have a timed ticket.

For the safety of our animals, staff and other guests, all adults and children over the age of five must have a mask to enter the Zoo. The Zoo asks you to practice a minimum of six feet of social distancing.
Duration 1 hour entry window

Price:

Adults (ages 12+) $17.95

Children (ages 2-11) $14.95

Seniors (ages 62+) $15.95
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Timed Member Admission Tickets

This is a timed ticket and valid only for entry at that chosen time. If you arrive early, please wait in your vehicle until your scheduled time. Zoo guidelines for entry requires that everyone in your party ages 2 and older have a timed ticket.

For the safety of our animals, staff and other guests, all adults and children over the age of ten must have a mask to enter the Zoo. The Zoo asks you to practice a minimum of six feet of social distancing.

 

Duration 1 hour entry window
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