Zoo

Edmonton Valley Zoo

Q: Where is Edmonton Valley Zoo?

Edmonton, Canada. Edmonton Valley Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in Edmonton, Canada. Its coordinates are 53.511° N, 113.554° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Elk Island National Park, about 51 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at Edmonton Valley Zoo?

64 species. Citizen-science photos record 64 species at Edmonton Valley Zoo, including Green and Black Dart-poison Frog, Slender-tailed Meerkat, Red-necked Wallaby, Common Peafowl and Eurasian Eagle-Owl. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Q: Where can you see the animals of Edmonton Valley Zoo in the wild?

Green and Black Dart-poison Frog: Carara National Park. Some of the animals photographed at Edmonton Valley Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Green and Black Dart-poison Frog (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Carara National Park), Slender-tailed Meerkat (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park) and Red-necked Wallaby (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park).

Q: When did Edmonton Valley Zoo open and how big is it?

Opened 1959, 18 ha. Edmonton Valley Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in Edmonton, Canada, opened in 1959 and covers about 18 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 64 species are photographed there.

🇨🇦 Canada

🏙️ In Edmonton

🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, Canada 64 spp. present

The Edmonton Valley Zoo (sometimes known simply as the Valley Zoo) is a zoo located in Edmonton, Alberta's river valley. The Edmonton Valley Zoo is owned and operated by the City of Edmonton and is open 364 days a year, closing only on Christmas. The zoo is currently accredited by Canada's Accredited Zoos and Aquariums and is one of three accredited zoos in Alberta. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

53.511° N 113.554° W

🎟️ Visit

Essentials

Entrance

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Tourism

High

Species present

species

Opened

1959

Size

Large

Visit

Getting there

edmonton.ca/attractions_events/edmonton-valley-zoo ↗

What visitors say

🦒 Animals in captivity

Dendrobates auratus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Carara National Park+ 18 more parks

Suricata suricatta

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park+ 2 more parks

LC Endemic

Notamacropus rufogriseus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park+ 9 more parks

Pavo cristatus

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

in Udawalawe National Park+ 26 more parks

Bubo bubo

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

in Monfragüe National Park+ 4 more parks

LC Endemic

Dromaius novaehollandiae

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

in Flinders Ranges National Park+ 8 more parks

LC Endemic

Pogona vitticeps

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

in Hattah-Kulkyne National Park+ 1 more park

Python regius

Daily sighting probability —

Not in our parks or cities

Before you go

Where is Edmonton Valley Zoo?

Edmonton, Canada

Edmonton Valley Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in Edmonton, Canada. Its coordinates are 53.511° N, 113.554° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Elk Island National Park, about 51 km away.

What animals can you see at Edmonton Valley Zoo?

64 species

Citizen-science photos record 64 species at Edmonton Valley Zoo, including Green and Black Dart-poison Frog, Slender-tailed Meerkat, Red-necked Wallaby, Common Peafowl and Eurasian Eagle-Owl. 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 Edmonton Valley Zoo in the wild?

Green and Black Dart-poison Frog: Carara National Park

Some of the animals photographed at Edmonton Valley Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Green and Black Dart-poison Frog (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Carara National Park), Slender-tailed Meerkat (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park) and Red-necked Wallaby (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park).

When did Edmonton Valley Zoo open and how big is it?

Opened 1959, 18 ha

Edmonton Valley Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in Edmonton, Canada, opened in 1959 and covers about 18 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 64 species are photographed there.