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Location
Parking
Parking lot available with kennel service for pets
Accessibility
Golf cart available for visitors with mobility difficulties (call ahead required); indoor educational programs available as alternative for those unable to walk steep terrain; special accommodations available upon advance notice
Best time
Book guided tours strategically: tours run all day except 2:00-2:30 pm, and the last tour departs 1 hour before closing. Plan your visit to catch a tour with an engaged guide, as guide quality significantly impacts the experience based on visitor feedback.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Zoo
- Location
- 15 miles west of King's Canyon National Park, California
- Founded
- 1993
- Highlights
- Meet 25+ rare wild cat species on guided tours
- Hours
- May-Sept: 10am-4pm; Oct-Apr: 10am-3pm (closed Tuesdays)
- Certification
- American Humane Certified for animal care
What visitors say
This place is really cool to go to if you're a cat lover. They got some beautiful wild cats! This sanctuary is tour guide only. They will not allow you to walk about on your own to see the cats. I have been here twice. Once in March…
I went as a chaperone for my daughter’s field trip. It was very fun. They started off in a class where they learned about the differences in the skulls of predators and prey. Then they got to walk around and try to identify 6 different…
Our guide was pretty knowledgable and nice and informative, but there was just something off about this place. They claimed to not be involved in any shady business to get the big cats, but when asked about where certain ones came from,…
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Did You Know?
- Project Survival Cat Haven houses close to 25 species of rare wild cats in naturalistic habitats, making it a specialized sanctuary focused on feline conservation and education
- The attraction operates on a guided tour-only model where visitors cannot walk independently through the sanctuary, with strict rules including no cat calling, no touching fences, and no dogs allowed
- Educational programs include skull identification activities where students learn about the anatomical differences between predator and prey skulls before touring the live cat exhibits
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