Zoo
Frank Buck Zoo
🇺🇸 United States
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, United States 4 spp. present
Frank Buck Zoo is a small zoo founded in 1930 and located in the 30 acres (12.1 ha) Leonard Park in Gainesville, Texas, United States. The zoo started as the Gainesville Community Circus in 1930. It is home to more than 130 animals. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
33.622° N 97.154° W
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Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
Medium
Species present
4
speciesOpened
1930
Size
Medium
Visit
Getting there
- Address
- 1000 West California Street, Gainesville, TX 76240
- Phone
- +1-940-668-4539
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
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Ring-tailed Lemur
Lemur catta
Before you go
Where is Frank Buck Zoo?
United States
Frank Buck Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, at 1000 West California Street, Gainesville, TX 76240. Its coordinates are 33.622° N, 97.154° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Padre Island National Seashore, about 696 km away.
What animals can you see at Frank Buck Zoo?
4 species
Citizen-science photos record 4 species at Frank Buck Zoo, including Capybara, Ring-tailed Lemur, Fischer's Lovebird and Cheetah. 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 Frank Buck Zoo in the wild?
Capybara: El Palmar National Park
Some of the animals photographed at Frank Buck Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Capybara (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in El Palmar National Park), Fischer's Lovebird (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Serengeti National Park) and Cheetah (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Serengeti National Park).
Does Frank Buck Zoo charge an entrance fee?
Yes, it is paid
The open map data for Frank Buck 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 Frank Buck Zoo open and how big is it?
Opened 1930, 5.7 ha
Frank Buck Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, opened in 1930 and covers about 5.7 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 4 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