Zoo
Calgary Zoo
🇨🇦 Canada
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, Canada 119 spp. present
The Wilder Institute's Calgary Zoo is located in Bridgeland, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, just east of the city's downtown and adjacent to the Inglewood and East Village neighborhoods. It is accessible via Calgary's C-Train light rail system, by car via Memorial Drive, and by bicycle and footpath via the Bow River pathway. A large portion of the zoo is located on St. George's Island in the Bow River. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
51.046° N 114.033° W
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
—
Tourism
High
Species present
119
speciesOpened
1929
Size
Large
Visit
Opening hours
Every day · 9:00–17:00
Getting there
- Address
- 1300 Zoo Road NE, Calgary
Who runs it
- Run by
- Calgary Zoo
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
LC
Red River Hog
Potamochoerus porcus
Before you go
Where is Calgary Zoo?
Calgary, Canada
Calgary Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in Calgary, Canada, at 1300 Zoo Road NE, Calgary. Its coordinates are 51.046° N, 114.033° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Banff National Park, about 130 km away.
What animals can you see at Calgary Zoo?
119 species
Citizen-science photos record 119 species at Calgary Zoo, including Komodo Dragon, Common Peafowl, Red River Hog, Chilean Flamingo and Slender-tailed Meerkat. 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 Calgary Zoo in the wild?
Komodo Dragon: Komodo National Park
Some of the animals photographed at Calgary Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Komodo Dragon (over 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Komodo National Park), Common Peafowl (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Udawalawe National Park) and Chilean Flamingo (about 50% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Lauca National Park).
When is Calgary Zoo open?
Every day · 9:00–17:00
According to its open map listing, Calgary Zoo is open Every day · 9:00–17:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
When did Calgary Zoo open and how big is it?
Opened 1929, 30 ha
Calgary Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in Calgary, Canada, opened in 1929 and covers about 30 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 119 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)