Zoo
John Ball Zoo
🇺🇸 United States
AZA
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, United States 90 spp. present
John Ball Zoo is located on the west side of the city of Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. The John Ball Zoo is situated on the ravines and bluffs along the west edge of the property. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
42.963° N 85.705° W
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
High
Species present
90
speciesOpened
1891
Size
Medium
Accreditations
- Association of Zoos and AquariumsNorth American standards for animal welfare and conservation
Visit
Getting there
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
LC
Yellow-headed Poison Frog
Dendrobates leucomelas
Before you go
Where is John Ball Zoo?
United States
John Ball Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in the United States. Its coordinates are 42.963° N, 85.705° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Point Pelee National Park, about 284 km away.
What animals can you see at John Ball Zoo?
90 species
Citizen-science photos record 90 species at John Ball Zoo, including Magellanic Penguin, Northern River Otter, Red-necked Wallaby, Chilean Flamingo and Toco Toucan. 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 John Ball Zoo in the wild?
Magellanic Penguin: Península Valdés
Some of the animals photographed at John Ball Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Magellanic Penguin (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Península Valdés), Northern River Otter (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Isle Royale National Park) and Red-necked Wallaby (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park).
Does John Ball Zoo charge an entrance fee?
Yes, it is paid
The open map data for John Ball 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.
Is John Ball Zoo accredited?
AZA
Open registers list John Ball Zoo with AZA. These marks come from Wikidata, and they are shown here as a fact, not as an endorsement.
When did John Ball Zoo open and how big is it?
Opened 1891, 12 ha
John Ball Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, opened in 1891 and covers about 12 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 90 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)