General Information
HOURS
9:00 am to 4:00 pm daily*Closed Christmas day
*Hours subject to change
ADMISSION
$10.00 Adults (age 12-64)$7.00 Children (age 3-11)
$7.00 Seniors (age 65 up)
FREE Children (age 2 and under)
FREE Members of the Dallas Zoological Society
*All prices subject to change
ENDANGERED SPECIES CAROUSEL:
$2.00 per riderMONORAIL:
9:30 am to 3:30 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.
2008 Photo Contest Winners
6th annual Feathers Fur and Scales photo contest winners announced
Enjoy the Dallas Zoo though the eyes of our Feathers Fur and Scales photo contest winners. Read more.JENNY TO REMAIN IN DALLAS
Plans for new elephant habitat expedited
There’s no place like home. Following a thorough review of new home options for Jenny the elephant, city officials have decided that the best option is for her to remain at the Dallas Zoo. Plans for a new elephant habitat have been expedited and officials are finalizing details to welcome a new African elephant to serve as Jenny’s companion. 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.
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!
