Zoo

Happy Hollow Park & Zoo

Q: Where is Happy Hollow Park & Zoo?

San Francisco, United States. Happy Hollow Park & Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in San Francisco, United States, at 1300 Senter Road, San Jose 95112. Its coordinates are 37.326° N, 121.862° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Yosemite National Park, about 212 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at Happy Hollow Park & Zoo?

38 species. Citizen-science photos record 38 species at Happy Hollow Park & Zoo, including Capybara, Slender-tailed Meerkat, Wild Turkey, American Alligator and Black-necked Stilt. 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 Happy Hollow Park & Zoo in the wild?

Capybara: El Palmar National Park. Some of the animals photographed at Happy Hollow Park & 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), Slender-tailed Meerkat (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park) and Wild Turkey (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Point Pelee National Park).

Q: When did Happy Hollow Park & Zoo open and how big is it?

Opened 1961, 7.0 ha. Happy Hollow Park & Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in San Francisco, United States, opened in 1961 and covers about 7.0 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 38 species are photographed there.

🇺🇸 United States

🏙️ In San Francisco

🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, United States 38 spp. present

Happy Hollow Park & Zoo is a 16-acre (6.5 ha) zoo and amusement park in San Jose, California, which originally opened in 1961. The facility was closed in 2008 for major renovations, and opened its gates again on March 20, 2010. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

37.326° N 121.862° W

🎟️ Visit

Essentials

Entrance

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Tourism

High

Species present

species

Opened

1961

Size

Medium

Visit

Getting there

Address: 1300 Senter Road, San Jose 95112

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Who runs it

Run by: San José Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services

What visitors say

🦒 Animals in captivity

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

in El Palmar National Park+ 10 more parks

Suricata suricatta

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park+ 2 more parks

Meleagris gallopavo

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

in Point Pelee National Park+ 21 more parks

LC Endemic

Alligator mississippiensis

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

in Big Cypress National Preserve+ 3 more parks

Himantopus mexicanus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

in Celestún Biosphere Reserve+ 49 more parks

Ara ararauna

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Emas National Park+ 12 more parks

Centrochelys sulcata

Daily sighting probability —

Not in our parks or cities

Columba guinea

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

in Niokolo-Koba National Park+ 43 more parks

Before you go

Where is Happy Hollow Park & Zoo?

San Francisco, United States

Happy Hollow Park & Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in San Francisco, United States, at 1300 Senter Road, San Jose 95112. Its coordinates are 37.326° N, 121.862° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Yosemite National Park, about 212 km away.

What animals can you see at Happy Hollow Park & Zoo?

38 species

Citizen-science photos record 38 species at Happy Hollow Park & Zoo, including Capybara, Slender-tailed Meerkat, Wild Turkey, American Alligator and Black-necked Stilt. 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 Happy Hollow Park & Zoo in the wild?

Capybara: El Palmar National Park

Some of the animals photographed at Happy Hollow Park & 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), Slender-tailed Meerkat (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park) and Wild Turkey (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Point Pelee National Park).

When did Happy Hollow Park & Zoo open and how big is it?

Opened 1961, 7.0 ha

Happy Hollow Park & Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in San Francisco, United States, opened in 1961 and covers about 7.0 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 38 species are photographed there.