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Location
Best time
Visit during fall or winter for a more engaging experience with livelier, more active animals and significantly fewer crowds than spring/summer months
Visitor tip
The zoo is highly wheelchair accessible with both indoor and outdoor exhibits, making it easy to navigate regardless of mobility needs or weather conditions
Visitor tip
Don't miss the special animal adoption program at the gift shop where purchases include a stuffed animal, adoption certificate, and tracking information—a great educational keepsake for children
About Rosamond Gifford Zoo
Tiny frogs to giant elephants on display. Elephants & penguins are among the animals at this 43-acre zoo with wildlife trail & aviary.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Zoo
- Highlights
- Amur leopard Grover, USS Antiquities Cave/Aquarium
- Membership
- Available
What visitors say
This place is AMAZING!! It is completely wheelchair friendly!! They have so many indoor exhibits, as well as outdoor! We were lucky to see the new elephant mom, dad, and TWIN babies!! They have a special elephant preserve for all of…
Visited on a weekday while it was snowing and we still had a good time. Many indoor exhibits you can see and still keep warm. Walkway around the outdoor exhibits was cleaned and there were still some of the animals outside. The…
Went the day after Halloween when the zoo feeds the leftover pumpkins to the animals and it was wonderful! But even going when there isn't an event us a great experience. Personally I prefer going in the Fall/Winter because the animals…
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Did You Know?
- The zoo features elephant twin babies along with their parents in a special elephant preserve, a noteworthy breeding success
- Rosamond Gifford Zoo spans 43 acres and includes both indoor and outdoor exhibits, making it accessible year-round including during winter weather
- The zoo maintains an Amur leopard habitat, displaying one of the world's rarest and most critically endangered big cat species
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