Zoo
Charles Paddock Zoo
🇺🇸 United States
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, United States 23 spp. present
The Central Coast Zoo (formerly Atascadero Children's Zoo and most recently Charles Paddock Zoo) is a five-acre (2.0 ha) community zoo located in San Luis Obispo County, California, in the City of Atascadero on the Central Coast. It was home to an endangered male Malayan tiger named Menderu, who died in 2025. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
35.467° N 120.670° W
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Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
High
Species present
23
speciesOpened
1955
Size
Small
Visit
Opening hours
Apr-Oct 10:00-17:00; Nov-Mar 10:00-16:00; PH open "except Thanksgiving and Christmas Day"
Getting there
- Address
- 9100 Morro Road, Atascadero, CA 93422
- Phone
- +1-805-461-5080
- Access
- Wheelchair accessible
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
LC
Lady Amherst's Pheasant
Chrysolophus amherstiae
Before you go
Where is Charles Paddock Zoo?
United States
Charles Paddock Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, at 9100 Morro Road, Atascadero, CA 93422. Its coordinates are 35.467° N, 120.670° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Channel Islands National Park, about 182 km away.
What animals can you see at Charles Paddock Zoo?
23 species
Citizen-science photos record 23 species at Charles Paddock Zoo, including American Flamingo, Red-legged Seriema, Lady Amherst's Pheasant, Von der Decken's Hornbill and Southern Screamer. 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 Charles Paddock Zoo in the wild?
American Flamingo: Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve
Some of the animals photographed at Charles Paddock Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: American Flamingo (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve), Red-legged Seriema (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Emas National Park) and Von der Decken's Hornbill (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Tarangire National Park).
Does Charles Paddock Zoo charge an entrance fee?
Yes, it is paid
The open map data for Charles Paddock 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 did Charles Paddock Zoo open and how big is it?
Opened 1955, 1.0 ha
Charles Paddock Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, opened in 1955 and covers about 1.0 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 23 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)