Index:

• Zoo Hours
• Admission Fees
• CityPass
• Group Discount
• School Visit Information
• Parking Rates and Directions
• Eating Opportunities
• ZooStore
• Pet Policy/Restricted Items/Smoking Policy/Lost & Found
• Download Rainy Day Tour map

Hours (Open every day of the year except Christmas Day, December 25)*

* Zoo closes at 3:00 p.m. on July 10, 2009 for Jungle Party
** The North Entrance (N. 59th and Evanston) is closed from October 1 to April 30.

Admission
(Visa, MasterCard, American Express, personal checks and cash accepted):

Disability access and rentals
There is a $2.00 discount from regular admission prices for persons with disabilities and
senior citizens (65 years+). For information on disability access and wheelchair rentals, visit here.


The Historic Carousel is open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., May 1 - September 30; 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., October 1 - April 30.

Zoomazium is open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Oct. 1 - Apr. 30) and 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (May 1 - Sept. 30).

Group Discount:
Groups of 20 or more paying individuals are entitled to a 10% discount providing one person pays for the entire group and the group enters together through one entry at one time. It is not necessary to make prior arrangements with the zoo unless the group wishes to also reserve a picnic area.

For School Group visiting information please visit this page

Parking:
$4.50 for Cars, $10.00 RVs and Buses*. We encourage carpooling, transit and other alternative methods when you visit the zoo.

For more parking, transit and direction information, click here. 
The zoo's South Entrance is located at N. 50th and Fremont Ave. N. (750 N. 50th St.)
The zoo's West Entrance is located at 5500 Phinney Ave.
The zoo's North Entrance is located at N. 59th and Evanston Ave. (601. N. 59th St.)

* Parking fees change to $5.00 for cars and $15 for RVs and buses February 1, 2009

Eating Opportunities

Rain Forest Food Pavilion
Inside the zoo's West Entrance across from Jaguar Cove, the Pavilion offers indoor and outdoor seating, restrooms and an ATM. Restaurants include:

Boardwalk Sausage Company - across from the Raptor Center with BBQ, hotdogs, Trail Side Treats, Savanna Snacks & Bear Necessities - Snack shacks are located along main zoo path.

Outside food is allowed, however no alcoholic beverages or cooking/BBQ, please.

Woodland Park Zoo's food services are committed to serving only grass-fed beef and using corn-based plastic cups, plates, utensils and salad containers and sugar cane paper for our paper products in all our Woodland Park Zoo locations. All food waste is composted as part of the City of Seattle’s Commercial Food Waste Recycling Program.

For information on how to arrange your event at the zoo, please visit our Group Sales site, email groupsales@zoo.org or call 206.548.2590.