Zoo
California Living Museum
🇺🇸 United States
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, United States 31 spp. present
The California Living Museum (commonly referred to as CALM) is a zoo in Bakersfield, California. The primary focuses are plants and animals that are native to California, specifically Kern County. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
35.432° N 118.886° W
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
High
Species present
31
speciesOpened
1983
Size
Medium
Visit
Opening hours
Tue–Sun · 9:00–16:00
Getting there
Who runs it
- Run by
- Kern County Superintendent of Schools
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
Before you go
Where is California Living Museum?
United States
California Living Museum is a zoo or wildlife park in the United States. Its coordinates are 35.432° N, 118.886° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, about 134 km away.
What animals can you see at California Living Museum?
31 species
Citizen-science photos record 31 species at California Living Museum, including American Black Bear, Mountain Lion, American Beaver, Greater Roadrunner and American White Pelican. 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 California Living Museum in the wild?
American Black Bear: Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Some of the animals photographed at California Living Museum also live in the parks and cities we cover: American Black Bear (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Great Smoky Mountains National Park), Mountain Lion (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Torres del Paine National Park) and American Beaver (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Elk Island National Park).
Does California Living Museum charge an entrance fee?
Yes, it is paid
The open map data for California Living Museum 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 California Living Museum open?
Tue–Sun · 9:00–16:00
According to its open map listing, California Living Museum is open Tue–Sun · 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 California Living Museum open and how big is it?
Opened 1983, 11 ha
California Living Museum, a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, opened in 1983 and covers about 11 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 31 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · the centre's official website