Zoo
Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo
🇺🇸 United States
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, United States 30 spp. present
The Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo opened in June 1989 in Gulf Shores, Alabama, United States as Zooland Animal Park. It is operated by the Zoo Foundation, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. It relies on admissions, memberships and contributions for its funding. It was the basis of the Animal Planet show The Little Zoo That Could. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
30.262° N 87.689° W
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
High
Species present
30
speciesOpened
1989
Size
Medium
Visit
Opening hours
Every day · 9:00–16:00
Getting there
- Address
- 20499 Oak Road East, Gulf Shores, AL 36542
- Phone
- +1 251-256-7008
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
LC
Blue Flyer
Osphranter rufus
EN
African Spurred Tortoise
Centrochelys sulcata
Before you go
Where is Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo?
United States
Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, at 20499 Oak Road East, Gulf Shores, AL 36542. Its coordinates are 30.262° N, 87.689° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, about 699 km away.
What animals can you see at Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo?
30 species
Citizen-science photos record 30 species at Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo, including Common Peafowl, American Alligator, Blue Flyer, Grey Crowned Crane and American Flamingo. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.
Where can you see the animals of Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo in the wild?
Common Peafowl: Udawalawe National Park
Some of the animals photographed at Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Common Peafowl (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Udawalawe National Park), American Alligator (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Big Cypress National Preserve) and Grey Crowned Crane (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Amboseli National Park).
Does Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo charge an entrance fee?
Yes, it is paid
The open map data for Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo lists it as a paid-entry attraction. It does not include ticket prices or any change since it was last edited, so check the official website before you go.
When is Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo open?
Every day · 9:00–16:00
According to its open map listing, Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo is open Every day · 9:00–16:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
When did Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo open and how big is it?
Opened 1989, 9.0 ha
Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, opened in 1989 and covers about 9.0 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 30 species are photographed there.
Nearest Zoos & Centres
Nearest Parks
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · the centre's official website