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ZooTampa

Q: Where is ZooTampa?

United States. ZooTampa is a zoo or wildlife park in the United States. Its coordinates are 28.013° N, 82.469° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, about 185 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at ZooTampa?

174 species. Citizen-science photos record 174 species at ZooTampa, including Bald Eagle, American Flamingo, Komodo Dragon, Angola Colobus and American Black Bear. 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 ZooTampa in the wild?

Bald Eagle: Great Bear Rainforest. Some of the animals photographed at ZooTampa also live in the parks and cities we cover: Bald Eagle (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Great Bear Rainforest), American Flamingo (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve) and Komodo Dragon (over 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Komodo National Park).

Q: When is ZooTampa open?

Mon · 9:30–17:00. According to its open map listing, ZooTampa is open Mon · 9:30–17:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.

Q: Is ZooTampa accredited?

AZA. Open registers list ZooTampa with AZA and WAZA. These marks come from Wikidata, and they are shown here as a fact, not as an endorsement.

Q: When did ZooTampa open and how big is it?

Opened 1930, 26 ha. ZooTampa, a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, opened in 1930 and covers about 26 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 174 species are photographed there.

🇺🇸 United States

AZAWAZA

🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, United States 174 spp. present

ZooTampa at Lowry Park (originally known as Tampa Fairyland and later Tampa Fairyland Zoo, Lowry Park Zoo, and Lowry Park Zoological Garden) is a 63-acre (25 ha) nonprofit zoo located in Tampa, Florida. In 2009, Lowry Park Zoo was voted the #1 Family Friendly Zoo in the US by Parents Magazine, and is recognized by the State of Florida as the center for Florida wildlife conservation and biodiversity (HB 457). The zoo is operated by the Lowry Park Zoological Society, an independent 501(c)(3) charitable organization. The zoo also exists as a center for conservation of endangered wildlife both locally and around the globe. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

28.013° N 82.469° W

🎟️ Visit

Essentials

Entrance

—

Tourism

High

Species present

174

species

Opened

1930

Size

Large

Accreditations

World Association of Zoos and AquariumsWorldwide network of zoos, aquariums and their regional and national associations
Association of Zoos and AquariumsNorth American standards for animal welfare and conservation

Visit

Opening hours

Mon · 9:30–17:00

Getting there

zootampa.org ↗

What visitors say

🦒 Animals in captivity

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Great Bear Rainforest+ 35 more parks

Phoenicopterus ruber

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve+ 10 more parks

EN Endemic

Varanus komodoensis

Daily sighting probability >90% · Very likely

in Komodo National Park

Colobus angolensis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

in Nyungwe National Park

Ursus americanus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Great Smoky Mountains National Park+ 30 more parks

Spheniscus demersus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

in Table Mountain National Park+ 2 more parks

LC Endemic

Alligator mississippiensis

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

in Big Cypress National Preserve+ 3 more parks

Cochlearius cochlearius

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas+ 36 more parks

Before you go

Where is ZooTampa?

United States

ZooTampa is a zoo or wildlife park in the United States. Its coordinates are 28.013° N, 82.469° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, about 185 km away.

What animals can you see at ZooTampa?

174 species

Citizen-science photos record 174 species at ZooTampa, including Bald Eagle, American Flamingo, Komodo Dragon, Angola Colobus and American Black Bear. 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 ZooTampa in the wild?

Bald Eagle: Great Bear Rainforest

Some of the animals photographed at ZooTampa also live in the parks and cities we cover: Bald Eagle (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Great Bear Rainforest), American Flamingo (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve) and Komodo Dragon (over 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Komodo National Park).

When is ZooTampa open?

Mon · 9:30–17:00

According to its open map listing, ZooTampa is open Mon · 9:30–17:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.

Is ZooTampa accredited?

AZA

Open registers list ZooTampa with AZA and WAZA. These marks come from Wikidata, and they are shown here as a fact, not as an endorsement.

When did ZooTampa open and how big is it?

Opened 1930, 26 ha

ZooTampa, a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, opened in 1930 and covers about 26 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 174 species are photographed there.