General Information
HOURS
9:00 am to 5:00 pm daily*Closed Christmas day
*Hours subject to change
ADMISSION
$8.75 Adults (age 12-64)$5.75 Children (age 3-11)
$5.00 Seniors (age 65 up)
FREE Children (age 2 and under)
FREE Members of the Dallas Zoological Society
ENDANGERED SPECIES CAROUSEL:
$2.00 per riderMONORAIL:
9:30 am to 4:30 pm daily*Weather permitting. Please call to verify operation.
PHONE
214-670-5656Skip the wild drivers and parking jungle. It’s so easy to get here on DART! And check out the Zoo’s special discount offer for DART riders.
DALLAS ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY RECEIVES 4-STARS FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR!
Dallas Zoological Society has received a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, America's largest independent evaluator of charities, Read More.
HELP SAVE GORILLA HABITAT! RECYCLE YOUR OLD CELL PHONES AT THE DALLAS ZOO.
The Dallas Zoo is now recycling cell phones through a program called ECO-CELL. So, the next time you come to the zoo, bring all your old cell phones with you, Read more.
A NEW HOME FOR JENNY ELEPHANT
Jenny, the Dallas Zoo’s African elephant, will move to a new home this fall. On June 24, the Zoo announced that Jenny will move to Africam Safari Park, a 617-acre forested wildlife park with a superior elephant program located in Puebla, Mexico. Africam Safari Park, like the Dallas Zoo, is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). The Zoo has been working in partnership with the AZA to find an accredited facility for Jenny, following the death of her companion elephant Keke in early May.
The Dallas Zoo will be acquiring new giraffe over the next several months. The Zoo’s current elephant exhibit will be converted into a much larger giraffe habitat with interactive opportunities for the public. The expanded exhibit is set to open in spring of 2009.
The Dallas Zoo is committed to having elephants in the future. "Our plan is to still have elephants," said Sean Greene, director of community relations. "Elephants will be at the Dallas Zoo. How soon has yet to be determined. Read more.
Questions about Jenny the elephant and her new home? Click here
DART to the Zoo entrance for Dollar Day at the Dallas Zoo on July 15, 2008.
The Dallas Zoo says "Thanks" to the public for its support throughout the year with a special admission price of $1 all day. Read more.
TAKE A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE WITH PRESCHOOL AT THE DALLAS ZOO!
Children, ages 3-4 years old, will be immersed in the world of nature and conservation at a young age through hands on activities, interactive play, story time, and live animal encounters with our education animals. Read more.
HOP ON IN TO THE NEW AMPHIBIANS: LIFE UNDER THE LEAF EXHIBIT!
Learn about ways you can help save frogs and other amphibians from extinction. Do your part to make a difference for Planet Earth!
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TAKE YOUR VISIT TO THE NEXT LEVEL WITH A ZOO RANGER™ VIDEO TOUR
It’s the next best thing to a personal tour with the zookeepers! The Dallas Zoo has introduced a behind-the-scenes, full-color video tour of the Zoo that utilizes GPS technology to trigger entertaining and educational tour stop videos of key exhibits throughout the park. WFAA-TV anchor and longtime Zoo member Gloria Campos introduces the exhibits. Read more.
OUR ANIMALS LIKE TO SAY CHEESE!
Be a part of the 2008 Feathers, Furs, and Scales contest!! Read more.
ARE YOU ENTHRALLED BY CREATURES OF THE SEA? ARE YOU FASCINATED BY STINGRAYS?
Become a Stingray Guide at the Dallas Zoo! Go to our volunteer page for more details. Read more.
Lacerte Family Children's Zoo
Voted “Best Children’s Activity” by Dallas Child magazine, experience the natural world through touchable animals, arts & crafts, and playtime activities in a two-acre adventure of interactive fun for toddlers to pre-teens.
Click here for more about the hands-on fun.
Become a Member
Enjoy year-round free admission and parking, special member activities, discounts and more benefits, just for helping to support your animal friends through your Dallas Zoological Society membership. Join Now!
