At nearly 100 years old, Sacramento Zoo has been giving families just like yours amazing animal adventures and experiences. That’s what your family day out is all about, after all!
Sacramento Zoo has been open since 1927, and is home to over 500 native, endangered and rare creatures from all around the world. It’s an amazing opportunity for kids the experience wildlife, and geography, have fun, AND learn.
From mammals, to birds, amphibians and reptiles, there is plenty to get up close to at this family zoo attraction.
Have you ever looked into the bright eyes of the Mongoose Lemur, or taken a selfie with a White-Faced Saki?
You can experience the vast plains of Africa with the lions, tigers, jaguars, and zebras, to name a few. You might even come across some you haven’t heard of before, such as the Green Acouchi and Southern Tamandua!
Kids, any ideas what kind of creature a Tamandua is? Better visit to find out!
There are creepy crawlies galore, including scorpions, tarantulas, caimans and snakes, and don’t forget to check out the pretty cool creatures that reside below the water too!
You’ll be amazing at what some of them look like. Nature is pretty incredible!
Keep an eye out for all of the information sheets next to each species. It’s the best learning experience!
Have a ROAR-ing time!
This is a small but well-maintained zoo with a lot more animals than you’d image in such a petite space. There aren’t any “big” animals like rhinos and elephants, but you don’t miss those as you walk through this zoo; there are so many other animals to look at. I also like that this zoo keeps their social media (Facebook, etc.) up to date so you always know what’s going on there: when the animals have babies, when the free days are at the zoo, when special events and celebrations are taking place… It’s a very “homey”, friendly and inviting zoo. I like, too, that its small size allows me to walk through the entire zoo in just a few hours.
My gosh people its a zoo I can’t believe all the bad reviews here. I guess that’s the world we live in now days. Everyone wants the best for nothing. It’s a great zoo for a small city like Sacramento. We take our kids to the zoo all the time and they love it. Just go and have fun and stop being so negative folks.
I volunteer at the Sacramento Zoo, so I am a little biased. To those calling this a small zoo, I suppose it is small compared to the San Diego Zoo, but compared to Micki Grove Zoo in Lodi where I am from…it’s HUGE. I love the exhibits at the Sac Zoo. They are spacious and similar to the animals natural environments. For being a smaller zoo, I think their habitats are well built. They keep their animals stimulated which is great and they are very clean. They clean the exhibits daily and they are always getting fresh produce to feed the animals. They take care of the animals well and that’s the part that I really like. I also think it is unique that they have the onsite vet facility. They are huge on safety and education; that is great as well. I agree that their prices are a bit steep, but that is with every zoo. Overall, I think it is a great zoo and I feel honored to be able to volunteer there.
I’m bothered by the negative reviews about the zoo being small. That’s what makes it so special. It’s cozy and personal. It’s perfect that it doesn’t take all day to get through. Loved feeding giraffes.
It’s okay. Super small. Overpriced for the size. It took less than 2 hours to see everything with my 19 month old. And, we even stopped and played at the new playground.