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Location
Visitor tip
Purchase feed bags at the entrance to interact with animals throughout your visit - feeding the goats and llamas is highlighted as the most enjoyable part of the experience for families
Best time
Visit on weekdays (like Monday) for a quieter, more enjoyable family experience with less crowding and better interaction with friendly, welcoming staff
Visitor tip
Book the camel tour in advance through reservations - it's a popular paid add-on activity that kids particularly love and sets this zoo apart from standard petting zoos
About Petting Zoo Ocala
Family attraction with numerous animals. Farm animals along with monkeys, camels & other non-native species can be viewed, petted & fed.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Petting Zoo
- Experience
- Hands-on animal interactions with exotic and wild animals
- Admission
- From $14
- Expertise
- Over 40 years of animal handling and training experience
What visitors say
The Ocala Petting Zoo is too cool to miss ⭐🐐. It was definitely worth going a little out of the way to visit. There are tons of different animals to see, and many of the farm animals seemed well taken care of. Being able to feed them…
The petting zoo is expansive with lots of animals to see. Some expected - goats, sheep, pigs, etc. and some a bit more exotic! You can purchase feed bags and feed/pet many of the animals. There's also a handwashing station and a shaded…
Small petting Zoo. Family own Ocala Zoo has fair ticket pricing. $14per adult and $10 per child. We bought 1 large bag of food for feeding the goats and Llama. There wasn't much of planned activities you walk your self through the…
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Did You Know?
- Professional handlers with over 40 years of experience managing exotic and wild animals
- Offers camel rides in addition to standard petting zoo experiences, available by reservation
- Mix of both native farm animals (goats, sheep, pigs) and exotic species (monkeys, camels, kangaroos, llamas, dwarf horses, raccoons) in one venue
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