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Visitor tip
Don't miss the giraffe feeding experience - visitors consistently rate it as a once-in-a-lifetime highlight. Book this paid add-on in advance as it's extremely popular. The experience is reasonably priced and worth every penny.
Best time
Plan to arrive early or mid-week to avoid heavy traffic to the entrance (can take 30+ minutes). Purchase tickets in advance online to save on gate prices. Parking is free, which helps offset the per-person admission cost.
Visitor tip
Catch the multiple daily animal demonstrations (9:30am, 11am, 1:30pm, 2pm, 2:30pm, 4:15pm) for interactive education. These are animal and weather permitting, so arrive early in the day to ensure your desired demonstration runs.
About Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
Prominent conservation park with 700+ animals known for its big giraffe herd & feeding experiences.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Zoo
- Recognition
- #2 Best Zoo in North America by USA TODAY 10Best (2 years running)
- Highlights
- Giraffe encounters, penguin keeper talks, wolf feeding, hippo meetings, animal demonstrations
- Location
- America's mountain Zoo
What visitors say
This zoo is definitely in my top three of zoos ever visited! The zoo was incredibly interactive and keeping the joy alive with sooo many information features. I loved the hippo scale and the plane over looking the enclosures! It was…
Great zoo! Might be my favorite zoo I've gone too. A lot of construction right now so it's not at its best but it will only be better afterwards! It's better than the Denver zoo, better enclosures, more natural design and great…
This place is a must when you are in town. Prices are budget friendly, purchase in advance. The traffic getting to the entrance is a little bit heavy, I think it took me like a half hr to drive all the way to the entrance. But be…
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Did You Know?
- Cheyenne Mountain Zoo houses one of the most prominent giraffe herds in North America and offers interactive giraffe feeding experiences that visitors consistently rank as exceptional encounters
- The zoo is uniquely built on the side of a mountain in Colorado Springs, requiring innovative architectural design with ramps, shuttles, and strategic shelter placements to accommodate the steep terrain and severe weather variations
- The zoo features 700+ animals across diverse exhibits including African Rift Valley, Primate World, Penguin exhibits, and Rocky Mountain Wild, demonstrating significant species diversity and conservation focus
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