Zoo
Sacramento Zoo
🇺🇸 United States
AZA
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, United States 98 spp. present
The Sacramento Zoo is a zoo located in William Land Park in Sacramento, California, United States. It opened on June 2, 1927, with 40 animals and occupied 4.2 acres (1.7 ha). In the early 1960s, the zoo expanded to a 14.3-acre site (5.8 ha). As of December 2012, the zoo had just over 500 animals on site. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
38.540° N 121.504° W
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
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Tourism
High
Species present
98
speciesOpened
1927
Size
Medium
Accreditations
- Association of Zoos and AquariumsNorth American standards for animal welfare and conservation
Visit
Opening hours
Every day · 9:00–16:00
Getting there
- Address
- 3930 West Land Park Drive, Sacramento, CA 95822
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
LC
Blue Flyer
Osphranter rufus
Before you go
Where is Sacramento Zoo?
Sacramento, United States
Sacramento Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in Sacramento, United States, at 3930 West Land Park Drive, Sacramento, CA 95822. Its coordinates are 38.540° N, 121.504° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Yosemite National Park, about 187 km away.
What animals can you see at Sacramento Zoo?
98 species
Citizen-science photos record 98 species at Sacramento Zoo, including American Flamingo, White-faced Whistling Duck, American Alligator, Slender-tailed Meerkat and Blue Flyer. 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 Sacramento Zoo in the wild?
American Flamingo: Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve
Some of the animals photographed at Sacramento Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: American Flamingo (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve), White-faced Whistling Duck (about 50% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Amboseli National Park) and American Alligator (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Big Cypress National Preserve).
When is Sacramento Zoo open?
Every day · 9:00–16:00
According to its open map listing, Sacramento Zoo is open Every day · 9:00–16:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
Is Sacramento Zoo accredited?
AZA
Open registers list Sacramento Zoo with AZA. These marks come from Wikidata, and they are shown here as a fact, not as an endorsement.
When did Sacramento Zoo open and how big is it?
Opened 1927, 6.0 ha
Sacramento Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in Sacramento, United States, opened in 1927 and covers about 6.0 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 98 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