Today's Regular Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Visitor Info

Daily Activities

Below are all of the regularly scheduled activities at the Zoo. If you’re looking for special events, head over to our Events page.

If you’re looking for additional information about your visit, check out our Visitor Info page.

Regular Zoo Hours

Monday – Sunday

9:00am – 5:00pm

**Onsite Admission Tickets stop being sold one hour before Zoo closing.**

Entry into the Zoo stops fifteen minutes before closing.

Seasonal Activities: OPENING Saturday, March 23

The Splash Pads
Giraffe feedings at the Kiwanis Giraffe Encounter
Camel Rides

Protective Life Carousel Rides

9am - 4:45pm — Every Day

Cost: $3.50 plus tax

Children under two, receive a free ride on the carousel with a paid accompanying adult. Children two and older must have a ride ticket.

Weather dependent.

Full Moon BBQ Wild Slide

9am - 4:45pm — Every Day

Cost: $3.50 plus tax

Riders must be 4 years of age and 40 inches tall to ride

Weather dependent

Red Diamond Express Train Ride

9am - 4:45pm — Every Day

Cost: $3.50 plus tax

Weather dependent

Goat Walk

9:30am — Every Day

Schaeffer Eye Center Lorikeet Aviary

10am - 4pm — Every Day

Cost: $2 plus tax

Weather dependent

Children’s Zoo Contact Yard

10:00am - 12:00pm — Every Day

Sea Lion Training

10am — Every Day
2pm — Every Day

Coca-Cola UNITED Predator Zone (Lion Training)

11:30am — Saturday, Sunday
3pm — Saturday, Sunday

This exciting experience puts you face-to-face with African lions. Watch how the keepers care for the lions during this narrated presentation. Predator Zone features a training area where zookeepers and visitors are on the same level as the animals. See behind-the-scenes training that the keepers conduct on a daily basis to care for the Zoo’s lions.