Zoo

Plumpton Park Zoo

Q: Where is Plumpton Park Zoo?

United States. Plumpton Park Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in the United States. Its coordinates are 39.704° N, 76.001° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Shenandoah National Park, about 226 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at Plumpton Park Zoo?

14 species. Citizen-science photos record 14 species at Plumpton Park Zoo, including Common Peafowl, Barred Owl, Brown Bear, Silver Pheasant and African Spurred Tortoise. 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 Plumpton Park Zoo in the wild?

Common Peafowl: Udawalawe National Park. Some of the animals photographed at Plumpton Park Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Common Peafowl (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Udawalawe National Park), Barred Owl (about 50% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Congaree National Park) and Brown Bear (over 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Katmai National Park).

Q: When did Plumpton Park Zoo open and how big is it?

Opened 1985, 10 ha. Plumpton Park Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, opened in 1985 and covers about 10 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 14 species are photographed there.

🇺🇸 United States

🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, United States 14 spp. present

The Plumpton Park Zoo is located in Rising Sun, Maryland, United States, along Maryland Route 273, which is part of the Mason and Dixon Scenic Byway. The Jeremiah Brown House and Mill Site, which is on the National Register of Historic Places, is also on the site. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

39.704° N 76.001° W

🎟️ Visit

Essentials

Entrance

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Tourism

High

Species present

species

Opened

1985

Size

Medium

What visitors say

🦒 Animals in captivity

Pavo cristatus

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

in Udawalawe National Park+ 26 more parks

Strix varia

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

in Congaree National Park+ 16 more parks

Ursus arctos

Daily sighting probability >90% · Very likely

in Katmai National Park+ 14 more parks

Lophura nycthemera

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

in Khao Yai National Park+ 3 more parks

Centrochelys sulcata

Daily sighting probability —

Not in our parks or cities

Stigmochelys pardalis

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Awash National Park+ 26 more parks

Puma concolor

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

in Torres del Paine National Park+ 21 more parks

Muntiacus reevesi

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

in Taroko National Park

Before you go

Where is Plumpton Park Zoo?

United States

Plumpton Park Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in the United States. Its coordinates are 39.704° N, 76.001° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Shenandoah National Park, about 226 km away.

What animals can you see at Plumpton Park Zoo?

14 species

Citizen-science photos record 14 species at Plumpton Park Zoo, including Common Peafowl, Barred Owl, Brown Bear, Silver Pheasant and African Spurred Tortoise. 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 Plumpton Park Zoo in the wild?

Common Peafowl: Udawalawe National Park

Some of the animals photographed at Plumpton Park Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Common Peafowl (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Udawalawe National Park), Barred Owl (about 50% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Congaree National Park) and Brown Bear (over 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Katmai National Park).

When did Plumpton Park Zoo open and how big is it?

Opened 1985, 10 ha

Plumpton Park Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, opened in 1985 and covers about 10 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 14 species are photographed there.