List of zoos in the United States

This is a list of zoos in the United States. For a list of aquaria, see List of aquaria in the United States, and for a list of nature centers, see List of nature centers in the United States.

Zoos are primarily dry facilities where animals are confined within enclosures and displayed to the public, and in which they may also be bred. Such facilities include zoos, safari parks, animal theme parks, aviaries, butterfly zoos, and reptile centers, as well as wildlife sanctuaries and nature reserves where visitors are allowed.

Alabama

• Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo, Gulf Shores
• Birmingham Zoo, Birmingham
• Montgomery Zoo, Montgomery

Alaska

• Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, Anchorage
• Alaska Zoo, Anchorage

Arizona

• Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson
• Cameron Zoo, Cameron
• Heritage Park Zoological Sanctuary, Prescott
• Ironwood Pig Sanctuary, Marana
• Keepers of the Wild, Valentine
• Navajo Nation Zoological and Botanical Park, Window Rock
• Out of Africa Wildlife Park, Camp Verde
• Phoenix Zoo, Phoenix
• Reid Park Zoo, Tucson
• Wildlife World Zoo, Litchfield Park

Arkansas

• Arkansas Alligator Farm and Petting Zoo, Hot Springs
• Crossland Zoo, Crossett
• Little Rock Zoo, Little Rock
• Riddle's Elephant and Wildlife Sanctuary, Greenbrier^[1]
• Wild Wilderness Drive-Through Safari, Gentry

California

• California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco
• California Living Museum, Bakersfield
• Charles Paddock Zoo, Atascadero
• CuriOdyssey, San Mateo
• Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary, Folsom
• Fresno Chaffee Zoo, Fresno
• Gay's Lion Farm, El Monte (closed 1942)
• Happy Hollow Park & Zoo, San Jose
• Jungleland USA, Thousand Oaks (closed 1969)
• Living Coast Discovery Center, Chula Vista^[2]
• Living Desert Zoo and Gardens, Palm Desert
• Los Angeles Zoo, Los Angeles
• Marine World/Africa USA, Redwood Shores (closed 1969)
• Micke Grove Zoo, Lodi
• Moonridge Animal Park, Big Bear Lake
• Oakland Zoo, Oakland
• Orange County Zoo, Orange
• Sacramento Zoo, Sacramento
• Safari West, Sonoma County
• San Diego Zoo, San Diego
• San Diego Zoo Safari Park, Escondido
• San Francisco Zoo, San Francisco
• Santa Ana Zoo, Santa Ana
• Santa Barbara Zoo, Santa Barbara
• Sequoia Park Zoo, Eureka
• Shambala Preserve, Acton
• Wildlife WayStation, Los Angeles County

Colorado

• Butterfly Pavilion, Westminster
• Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Colorado Springs
• Colorado Gators Reptile Park, Mosca
• Denver Zoo, Denver
• Mission: Wolf, Westcliffe
• Nature and Raptor Center of Pueblo, Pueblo
• Pueblo Zoo, Pueblo
• The Wild Animal Sanctuary, Keenesburg
• Wolf Sanctuary, Bellvue^[3]40°37′02″N 105°18′25″W / 40.6170848°N 105.306887°W

Connecticut

• Beardsley Zoo, Bridgeport
• LEO Zoological Conservation Center, Greenwich and Stamford

Delaware

• 3 Palms Petting Zoo, Clayton
• Brandywine Zoo, Wilmington

District of Columbia

• National Zoological Park, Washington, D.C.

Florida

• Brevard Zoo, Melbourne
• Busch Gardens Tampa, Tampa
• Butterfly World, Coconut Creek
• Center for Great Apes, Wauchula
• Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens, Sanford
• Dade City's Wild Things, Dade City^[4]
• Disney's Animal Kingdom, Lake Buena Vista
• Flamingo Gardens, Fort Lauderdale
• Gatorland, Orlando
• Gulf Breeze Zoo, Gulf Breeze
• Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens, Jacksonville
• Jungle Island, Miami
• Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservatory, Key West
• Lion Country Safari, Loxahatchee
• Lowry Park Zoo, Tampa
• Naples Zoo, Naples
• Palm Beach Zoo, West Palm Beach
• Reptile World Serpentarium, St. Cloud^[5]
• St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park, St. Augustine Beach
• Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo, Gainesville
• Suncoast Primate Sanctuary, Palm Harbor
• Tallahassee Museum, Tallahassee
• White Oak Plantation, Jacksonville^[6]
• Zoo Miami (Miami-Dade Zoological Park and Gardens), Miami
• Zoological Wildlife Foundation, Miami
• ZooWorld, Panama City Beach^[7]

Georgia

• Chehaw Park, Albany
• Dewar Wildlife Trust, Morganton ^[8]
• North Georgia Zoo and Petting Farm, Cleveland
• Oatland Island Wildlife Center of Savannah, Savannah
• Pine Mountain Wild Animal Safari, Pine Mountain
• Wild Adventures, Valdosta
• Zoo Atlanta, Atlanta

Hawaii

• Honolulu Zoo, Honolulu
• Pana'ewa Rainforest Zoo, Hilo

Idaho

• Pocatello Zoo, Pocatello
• Tautphaus Park Zoo, Idaho Falls
• Zoo Boise, Boise

Illinois

• Brookfield Zoo, Brookfield
• Cosley Zoo, Wheaton
• Henson Robinson Zoo, Springfield
• Indian Boundary Park Zoo, Chicago (closed 2013)
• Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago
• Miller Park Zoo, Bloomington
• Niabi Zoo, Coal Valley
• Peoria Zoo, Peoria
• Phillips Park Zoo, Aurora
• Scovill Zoo, Decatur
• Serpent Safari, Gurnee

Indiana

• Black Pine Animal Sanctuary, Albion
• Columbian Park Zoo, Lafayette
• Fort Wayne Children's Zoo, Fort Wayne
• Indianapolis Zoo, Indianapolis
• Maple Lane Wildlife Farm, Topeka
• Mesker Park Zoo, Evansville
• ME's Zoo, Parker City (closed 2008)
• Potawatomi Zoo, South Bend
• Stapp's Circle S Ranch, Greensburg
• Washington Park Zoo, Michigan City
• Wolf Park, Battle Ground

Iowa

• Blank Park Zoo, Des Moines
• Storybook Hill Children's Zoo, Dubuque^[9]

Kansas

• Brit Spaugh Zoo, Great Bend^[10]
• Cedar Cove Feline Conservatory & Sanctuary, Louisburg^[11]
• Clay Center Zoo, Clay Center^[12]
• David Traylor Zoo of Emporia, Emporia
• Eagle Valley Raptor Center, Garden Plain^[13]
• Hedrick's Exotic Animal Farm, Nickerson^[14]
• Hutchinson Zoo, Hutchinson
• Insect Zoo at Kansas State, Manhattan^[15]
• Lee Richardson Zoo, Garden City
• Prairie Park Nature Center, Lawrence^[16]
• Ralph Mitchell Zoo, Independence
• Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure, Salina
• Safari Zoological Park, Caney^[17]
• Sedgwick County Zoo, Wichita
• Sunset Zoo, Manhattan
• Tanganyika Wildlife Park, Goddard^[18]
• Topeka Zoo, Topeka
• Wright Park Zoo, Dodge City

Kentucky

• Kentucky Down Under, Horse Cave
• Kentucky Reptile Zoo, Slade
• Louisville Zoo, Louisville
• Senning's Park, Louisville (closed 1939)

Louisiana

• Alexandria Zoological Park, Alexandria
• Audubon Insectarium, New Orleans
• Audubon Zoo, New Orleans
• Baton Rouge Zoo, Baton Rouge
• Global Wildlife Center, Folsom
• High Delta Safari Park, Delhi
• Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo, Monroe
• Zoo of Acadiana, Lafayette

Maine

• York's Wild Kingdom, York Beach

Maryland

• Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo, Thurmont^[19]
• The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, Baltimore
• Plumpton Park Zoo, Rising Sun
• Salisbury Zoo, Salisbury
• Tristate Zoological Park, Cumberland

Massachusetts

• Animal Adventures, Bolton
• Barnum's Aquarial Gardens, Boston
• Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield
• Boston Aquarial and Zoological Gardens, Boston
• The Butterfly Place, Westford
• Buttonwood Park Zoo, New Bedford
• Capron Park Zoo, Attleboro
• Drumlin Farm, Lincoln ^[20]
• Franklin Park Zoo, Boston
• Lupa Zoo, Ludlow
• Museum of Science, Boston
• Southwick's Zoo, Mendon
• Stone Zoo, Stoneham
• Wolf Hollow, Ipswich ^[21]
• The Zoo in Forest Park, Springfield^[22]
• ZooQuarium, West Yarmouth

Michigan

• Belle Isle Nature Zoo, Detroit
• Belle Isle Zoo, Detroit (closed 2005)
• Binder Park Zoo, Battle Creek
• Children's Zoo at Celebration Square, Saginaw
• Clinch Park Zoo, Traverse City (Closed 2006)^[23]
• Detroit Zoo, Detroit
• DeYoung Family Zoo, Wallace (Upper Peninsula)
• Garlyn Zoo, Mackinac County (Upper Peninsula)
• John Ball Zoological Garden, Grand Rapids
• Potter Park Zoo, Lansing

Minnesota

• Como Park Zoo and Conservatory, Saint Paul
• Hemker Park & Zoo, Freeport
• Lake Superior Zoo, Duluth^[24]
• Minnesota Zoo, Apple Valley
• Pine Grove Zoo, Little Falls
• Reptile And Amphibian Discovery Zoo, Owatonna
• Zollman Zoo, near Byron (a part of Oxbow Park)^[25]

Mississippi

• Collins Zoo, Collins
• Hattiesburg Zoo, Hattiesburg
• Jackson Zoo, Jackson
• Tupelo Buffalo Park and Zoo, Tupelo

Missouri

• Dickerson Park Zoo, Springfield
• Endangered Wolf Center, Tyson Research Center
• Grant's Farm, St. Louis
• Kansas City Zoo, Kansas City
• Monsanto Insectarium, St. Louis
• Promised Land Zoo, Eagle Rock
• Saint Louis Zoo, St. Louis
• Wonders of Wildlife Museum & Aquarium, Springfield
• World Bird Sanctuary, Valley Park

Montana

• Beartooth Nature Center, near Red Lodge
• Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center, West Yellowstone
• Montana Grizzly Encounter, Bozeman
• Raptors of the Rockies, Bitterroot Mountains^[26]
• The Wolf Keep, outside of Missoula
• ZooMontana, Billings

Nebraska

• Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium, Omaha
• Lincoln Children's Zoo, Lincoln
• Pioneers Park Nature Center, Lincoln
• Riverside Park and Zoo, Scottsbluff

Nevada

• Roos-n-More Zoo, Moapa
• Sierra Safari Zoo, north of Reno
• Southern Nevada Zoological-Botanical Park (Las Vegas Zoo), Las Vegas (closed 2013)

New Hampshire

• Charmingfare Farm, Candia^[27]
• Squam Lakes Natural Science Center, Holderness

New Jersey

• Animal Kingdom Zoo, Bordentown
• Bergen County Zoological Park, Paramus
• Cape May County Park & Zoo, Cape May Court House
• Cohanzick Zoo, Bridgeton
• Popcorn Park Zoo, Forked River
• Six Flags Great Adventure, Jackson
• Space Farms Zoo and Museum, Beemerville
• Turtle Back Zoo, West Orange

New Mexico

• Alameda Park Zoo, Alamogordo
• Albuquerque Biological Park, Albuquerque
• American International Rattlesnake Museum, Albuquerque
• Hillcrest Park and Zoo, Clovis ^[28]
• Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park, Carlsbad
• Rio Grande Zoo, Albuquerque
• Spring River Zoo, Roswell^[29]
• Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary, Candy Kitchen
• Wildlife West Nature Park, Edgewood

New York

• Adirondack Animal Land, Gloversville
• Bear Mountain State Park, Stony Point
• Binghamton Zoo at Ross Park, Binghamton
• Bronx Zoo, The Bronx
• Buffalo Zoo, Buffalo
• Catskill Game Farm (closed 2006), Catskill
• Central Park Zoo, Manhattan
• Fort Rickey Discovery Zoo, Rome
• Long Island Game Farm, Manorville
• New York State Living Museum, Watertown
• Prospect Park Zoo, Brooklyn
• Queens Zoo, Queens
• Rosamond Gifford Zoo, Syracuse
• Seneca Park Zoo, Rochester
• Staten Island Zoo, Staten Island
• Trevor Zoo, Millbrook
• Utica Zoo, Utica

North Carolina

• Aloha Safari Zoo, Cameron^[30]
• Carolina Raptor Center, Huntersville^[31]
• Carolina Tiger Rescue, Pittsboro
• Cold Blooded Encounters, Troutman^[32]
• Conservators' Center, Burlington
• Duke Lemur Center, Durham
• Greensboro Science Center, Greensboro
• Museum of Life and Science, Durham
• North Carolina Zoo, Asheboro
• Tregembo Animal Park, Wilmington
• Triangle Metro Zoo, Wake Forest (closed 2006)
• Western North Carolina Nature Center, Asheville

North Dakota

• Chahinkapa Zoo, Wahpeton
• Dakota Zoo, Bismarck
• Red River Zoo, Fargo
• Roosevelt Park Zoo, Minot

Ohio

• African Safari Wildlife Park, Port Clinton
• Akron Zoo, Akron
• Bird Nerds Rescue and Sanctuary, East Canton
• Boonshoft Museum of Discovery, Dayton
• Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, Cincinnati
• Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, Cleveland
• Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, Columbus
• The Farm at Walnut Creek, Walnut Creek
• Horsefeathers Farm, Clarksville
• Kalahari Resorts, Sandusky
• Lagoon Deer Park, Sandusky
• Toledo Zoo, Toledo
• Wagon Trails Animal Park, Vienna
• The Wilds, Cumberland

Oklahoma

• G.W. Exotic Animal Foundation, Wynnewood
• Little River Zoo, Norman (closed in 2011)
• Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden, Oklahoma City
• Tulsa Zoo and Living Museum, Tulsa

Oregon

• Cascades Raptor Center, Eugene
• Great Cats World Park, Cave Junction
• Hart's Reptile World, Canby
• Oregon Zoo, Portland
• West Coast Game Park Safari, Bandon
• Wildlife Safari, Winston

Pennsylvania

• Animaland Zoological Park, Wellsboro
• Claws-n-Paws Wild Animal Park, Lake Ariel
• Clyde Peeling's Reptiland, Allenwood
• Elmwood Park Zoo, Norristown
• Erie Zoo, Erie
• Insectarium, Philadelphia
• Lake Tobias Wildlife Park, Halifax
• Lehigh Valley Zoo, Schnecksville (Allentown area)
• Living Treasures Wild Animal Park, New Castle
• National Aviary, Pittsburgh
• Philadelphia Zoo, Philadelphia
• Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium, Highland Park
• T & D's Cats of the World Wild Animal Refuge, Penns Creek
• Trexler Nature Preserve, Schnecksville (Allentown area)
• Wolf Sanctuary of Pennsylvania, Lititz
• ZooAmerica, Hershey

Rhode Island

• Roger Williams Park Zoo, Providence
• Slater Park Zoo, Pawtucket

South Carolina

• Alligator Adventure, North Myrtle Beach
• Brookgreen Gardens, Murrells Inlet
• Center for Birds of Prey, Awendaw^[33]
• Charles Towne Landing, Charleston
• Greenville Zoo, Greenville
• HollyWild Animal Park, Inman
• Reptile Lagoon, Dillon
• Riverbanks Zoo, Columbia
• Waccatee Zoo, Myrtle Beach^[34]

South Dakota

• Bramble Park Zoo, Watertown
• Great Plains Zoo and Delbridge Museum, Sioux Falls
• Reptile Gardens, Rapid City

Tennessee

• Chattanooga Zoo at Warner Park, Chattanooga
• The Elephant Sanctuary, Hohenwald
• Knoxville Zoo, Knoxville
• Memphis Zoo, Memphis
• Nashville Zoo at Grassmere, Nashville

Texas

• Abilene Zoological Gardens, Abilene
• Amarillo Zoo, Amarillo^[35]
• Austin Zoo, Austin
• Bear Creek Pioneers Park Wildlife Habitat/Aviary, Houston
• Caldwell Zoo, Tyler
• Cameron Park Zoo, Waco
• Capital of Texas Zoo, Cedar Creek^[36]
• Dallas Zoo, Dallas
• El Paso Zoo, El Paso
• Ellen Trout Zoo, Lufkin
• Fort Worth Zoo, Fort Worth
• Fossil Rim Wildlife Center, Glen Rose
• Frank Buck Zoo, Gainesville
• Gladys Porter Zoo, Brownsville
• Houston Zoo, Houston
• International Exotic Animal Sanctuary, Boyd^[37]
• Moody Gardens, Galveston
• Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch, New Braunfels
• San Antonio Zoo and Aquarium, San Antonio
• Sharkarosa Wildlife Ranch, Pilot Point^[38]
• Texas Reptile Zoo, Bastrop^[39]
• The Texas Zoo, Victoria^[40]
• Tiger Creek Wildlife Refuge, Tyler^[41]

Utah

• Hogle Zoo, Salt Lake City
• Tracy Aviary, Salt Lake City
• Wild Kingdom Train Zoo at Lagoon Amusement Park, Farmington
• Willow Park Zoo, Logan

Vermont

• ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center, Burlington
• Vermont Institute of Natural Science Raptor Center, Quechee^[42]

Virginia

• Bear Path Acres, Franklin
• Bluebird Gap Farm, Hampton
• Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Williamsburg
• Creation Kingdom Zoo, Gate City
• Hot Springs Zoo, Hot Springs (opened Summer 2014)
• Leesburg Animal Park, Leesburg
• Luray Zoo, Luray
• Metro Richmond Zoo, Richmond
• Mill Mountain Zoo, Roanoke
• Natural Bridge Zoo, Natural Bridge
• Peninsula SPCA Exotic Sanctuary and Petting Zoo, Newport News
• Reston Zoo, Reston
• Virginia Safari Park, Natural Bridge
• Virginia Zoological Park, Norfolk
• Wilson's Wild Animal Park, Winchester

Washington

• Cat Tales Zoological Park, Spokane
• Cougar Mountain Zoo, Issaquah
• Northwest Trek Wildlife Park, Eatonville
• Olympic Game Farm, Sequim
• Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, Tacoma
• Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle

West Virginia

• Good Zoo, Wheeling
• Perry Wildlife Zoo, Wardensville^[43] (closed 2013)
• West Virginia State Wildlife Center, French Creek
• West Virginia Zoo, Kingwood

Wisconsin

• Animal Haven Zoo, Weyauwega^[44]
• Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary, Green Bay^[45]
• Bear Den Zoo, Waterford^[46]
• Henry Vilas Zoo, Madison
• International Crane Foundation, Baraboo
• Irvine Park Zoo, Chippewa Falls^[47]
• Jo-Don Farms Incorporated, Franksville^[48]
• Lincoln Park Zoo, Manitowoc
• Menominee Park Zoo, Oshkosh^[49]
• Milwaukee County Zoo, Milwaukee
• Northeastern Wisconsin Zoo (NEW Zoo), Green Bay
• Ochsner Zoo, Baraboo^[50]
• Racine Zoo, Racine
• Special Memories Zoo, Greenville^[51]
• Timbavati Wildlife Park, Wisconsin Dells^[52]
• Wilderness Walk, Hayward^[53]
• Wildwood Wildlife Park, Minocqua^[54]
• Wildwood Zoo, Marshfield^[55]
• Wisconsin Deer Park, Wisconsin Dells^[56]
• Wisconsin Rapids Municipal Zoo, Wisconsin Rapids^[57]

Wyoming

• Kindness Ranch Animal Sanctuary, Hartville

See also

• List of AZA member zoos and aquaria
• List of aquaria in the United States
• List of nature centers in the United States
• List of WAZA member zoos and aquariums
• List of zoos by country

References

1. Riddle's Elephant and Wildlife Sanctuary
2. Living Coast Discovery Center
3. Wolf Sanctuary
4. Dade City's Wild Things
5. Reptile World Serpentarium
6. White Oak Plantation
7. ZooWorld Panama City Beach
8. Dewar Wildlife Trust
9. Storybook Hill Zoo
10. Brit Spaugh Zoo
11. Cedar Cove Feline Conservatory & Sanctuary
12. Clay Center Zoo
13. Eagle Valley Raptor Center
14. Hedrick's Exotic Animal Farm
15. Insect Zoo at Kansas State
16. Prairie Park Nature Center
17. Safari Zoological Park
18. Tanganyika Wildlife Park
19. Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo - Minutes from Frederick, MD
20. Drumlin Farm
21. Wolf Hollow
22. The Zoo in Forest Park
23. McCray, Vanessa (10 Sep 2006). Traverse City, MI: Traverse City Record-Eagle http://static.record-eagle.com/2006/sep/10zoo.htm. Retrieved 26 May 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
24. Lake Superior Zoo
25. Zollman Zoo
26. Montana Grizzly Encounter
27. Charmingfare Farm Archived 10 August 2011 at WebCite
28. Hillcrest Park and Zoo/default.aspx
29. Spring River Zoo
30. "Aloha Safari Zoo". alohasafarizoo.org. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
31. "Carolina Raptor Center". carolinaraptorcenter.org. Carolina Raptor Center. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
32. "Cold Blooded Encounters". colbloodedencounters.com. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
33. Center for Birds of Prey
34. Waccatee Zoo: The Best Kept Secret in Myrtle Beach
35. Amarillo Zoo
36. Capitol of Texas Zoo
37. International Exotic Animal Sanctuary
38. Sharkarosa Wildlife Ranch
39. Texas Reptile Zoo
40. The Texas Zoo
41. Tiger Creek Wildlife Refuge
42. VINS Raptor Center
43. Perry Wildlife Zoo
44. Animal Haven Zoo
45. Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary
46. Bear Den Zoo
47. Irvine Park & Zoo
48. Jo-Don Farms
49. Menominee Park Zoo
50. Ochsner Zoo
51. Special Memories Zoo
52. Timbavati Wildlife Park at Storybook Gardens
53. Wilderness Walk
54. Wildwood Wildlife Park
55. Wildwood Zoo
56. Wisconsin Deer Park
57. Wisconsin Rapids Municipal Zoo