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Location
Best time
Visit on a weekday afternoon for the most relaxed experience—you'll have fewer crowds, allowing animals to be less stressed and more naturally active, plus you may be the only visitors there
Visitor tip
Don't miss the prairie dogs on the hillside and in the parking lot—visitors report seeing their natural behavioral displays including alarm calls and escape tactics, which is a unique educational highlight
Visitor tip
Text ahead to book the swim with otters experience, and let staff know about any animal encounters you're interested in upon arrival for a more personalized visit
About Capital of Texas Zoo
Intimate zoo & wildlife education center. Privately-owned wildlife park with 500+ animals, from guinea pigs & peacocks to ring-tailed lemurs.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Zoo
- Location
- Cedar Creek, TX (20 minutes east of Austin)
- Animals
- Over 500 rare animals including Tank the hippo, lemurs, dingoes, otters
- Interactive Experiences
- Animal encounters ($20-$30 each), petting zoo, swim with otters
- Admission
- $18 adults, $13 kids (2-11), free under 2
What visitors say
Personally I think this zoo should be closed down and the animals should be rescued. There was debrie all over the place chemicals and bleach everywhere. Rotting wood on the animal enclosures. Turtles so dirty they had moss growing in…
If you want to avoid the busy city and head for a small country Zoo and available all year round then this place is perfect for an instant day trip. Locally owned so it's more of a wild forest farm and hiking shoes will be required as…
Awesome experience. Came on a weekday afternoon and we were the only visitors. Really cool to see the animals so relaxed and not constantly stressed by hoards of screaming children. Would definitely come back and plan to donate
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Did You Know?
- Capital of Texas Zoo operates a breeding program for fourteen endangered species, contributing to wildlife conservation efforts
- The zoo features Tank the hippo as a signature animal experience, allowing visitors to hand-feed the hippo during encounters
- Open 365 days a year from 9 AM to 5 PM, making it one of the few zoos with year-round daily operations including holidays
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