Zoo
Lion Country Safari
🇺🇸 United States
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, United States 61 spp. present
Lion Country Safari is a drive-through safari park and walk-through amusement park located on over 600 acres in Loxahatchee (near West Palm Beach), in Palm Beach County, Florida. In 2009, USA Travel Guide ranked Lion Country as the 3rd best zoo in the nation. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
26.714° N 80.322° W
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
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Tourism
High
Species present
61
speciesOpened
1967
Size
Large
Visit
Opening hours
Every day · 10:00–17:00
Getting there
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
Before you go
Where is Lion Country Safari?
United States
Lion Country Safari is a zoo or wildlife park in the United States. Its coordinates are 26.714° N, 80.322° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Big Cypress National Preserve, about 109 km away.
What animals can you see at Lion Country Safari?
61 species
Citizen-science photos record 61 species at Lion Country Safari, including Common Ostrich, American Flamingo, Blue-and-yellow Macaw, Plains Zebra and Waterbuck. 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 Lion Country Safari in the wild?
Common Ostrich: De Hoop Nature Reserve
Some of the animals photographed at Lion Country Safari also live in the parks and cities we cover: Common Ostrich (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in De Hoop Nature Reserve), American Flamingo (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve) and Blue-and-yellow Macaw (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Emas National Park).
When is Lion Country Safari open?
Every day · 10:00–17:00
According to its open map listing, Lion Country Safari is open Every day · 10:00–17:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
When did Lion Country Safari open and how big is it?
Opened 1967, 243 ha
Lion Country Safari, a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, opened in 1967 and covers about 243 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 61 species are photographed there.
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Sources: Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · the centre's official website