Zoo

Silver Springs

Q: Where is Silver Springs?

United States. Silver Springs is a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, at 5656 East Silver Springs Boulevard. Its coordinates are 29.218° N, 82.055° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, about 145 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at Silver Springs?

28 species. Citizen-science photos record 28 species at Silver Springs, including Greater Flamingo, Grey Crowned Crane, Blue-and-yellow Macaw, Barred Owl and Greater Rhea. 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 Silver Springs in the wild?

Greater Flamingo: Camargue. Some of the animals photographed at Silver Springs also live in the parks and cities we cover: Greater Flamingo (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Camargue), Grey Crowned Crane (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Amboseli National Park) and Blue-and-yellow Macaw (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Emas National Park).

Q: When did Silver Springs open and how big is it?

Opened 1878, 1,619 ha. Silver Springs, a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, opened in 1878 and covers about 1,619 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 28 species are photographed there.

🇺🇸 United States

🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, United States 28 spp. present

Silver Springs is a group of artesian springs that feed into the Silver River in Marion County, Florida. It is the largest artesian spring in the world and the site of the oldest commercial tourist attraction in Florida, and was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1971. Its main features are the glass-bottom boat tours on the river, which have operated there, in various forms, since 1878. Long privately owned and operated, the springs area was formerly the site of a small amusement park, Silver Springs Nature Theme Park. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

29.218° N 82.055° W

🎟️ Visit

Essentials

Entrance

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Tourism

High

Species present

species

Opened

1878

Size

Large

Visit

Getting there

Address: 5656 East Silver Springs Boulevard

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What visitors say

🦒 Animals in captivity

Phoenicopterus roseus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Camargue+ 22 more parks

Balearica regulorum

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Amboseli National Park+ 25 more parks

Ara ararauna

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Emas National Park+ 12 more parks

Strix varia

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

in Congaree National Park+ 16 more parks

Rhea americana

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

in Emas National Park+ 5 more parks

LC Endemic

Alligator mississippiensis

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

in Big Cypress National Preserve+ 3 more parks

Trachemys scripta

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

in Congaree National Park+ 14 more parks

Ursus arctos

Daily sighting probability >90% · Very likely

in Katmai National Park+ 14 more parks

Before you go

Where is Silver Springs?

United States

Silver Springs is a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, at 5656 East Silver Springs Boulevard. Its coordinates are 29.218° N, 82.055° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, about 145 km away.

What animals can you see at Silver Springs?

28 species

Citizen-science photos record 28 species at Silver Springs, including Greater Flamingo, Grey Crowned Crane, Blue-and-yellow Macaw, Barred Owl and Greater Rhea. 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 Silver Springs in the wild?

Greater Flamingo: Camargue

Some of the animals photographed at Silver Springs also live in the parks and cities we cover: Greater Flamingo (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Camargue), Grey Crowned Crane (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Amboseli National Park) and Blue-and-yellow Macaw (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Emas National Park).

When did Silver Springs open and how big is it?

Opened 1878, 1,619 ha

Silver Springs, a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, opened in 1878 and covers about 1,619 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 28 species are photographed there.