For current Zoo hours click here

We are open everyday except for Christmas and New Years. 

Please click here for Zoo admission prices.

Items not permitted include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Animals / Pets

• Weapons (e.g. guns, knifes, razor blades, box cutters)

• Alcohol, marijuana (including marijuana-enriched products), and any illegal substances

• Bicycles, scooters, roller skates/blades, roller shoes, hoverboards skateboards and riding toys

• Remote control toys

• Disruptive items (e.g. laser pointers, silly string, party poppers, fireworks, stink bombs, air horns, tools, musical instruments, megaphones, noise makers, toys that make loud noises)

• Drones or flying toys

• Restraining devices (e.g., handcuffs, zip ties) or any suspicious items (duck tape, wire)

• Glass bottles or containers

• Masks, costumes and other items deemed by Zoo management

• No Solicitation

• Shirt and shoes are required. No offensive or profane clothing. 

• Fires and Grills

This information is subject to change without notice

VISITOR SAFETY

Visitors must remain on pathways. Any fencing, rails, rocks and other barriers between you and the animals are there to protect both you and the animals from harm. Please do not lift children over safety rails, play on rocks, rest them on railings or stick fingers or arms through fences. Do not enter nonpublic areas.

Chaperones must remain with their students at all times. 

SMOKING

To provide a healthy, safe environment for visitors, staff and animals, the zoo prohibits smoking of any type, including vaping and e-cigarettes. Guests who wish to smoke may leave the zoo grounds to do so. 

PETS

 The Alameda park is considered a quarantine facility in order to protect the health of the animal collection. Only animals allowed inside the Zoo are certified service animals that are permitted under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). Animals that provide emotional support and companion animals are not service animals and may not enter the facility. Please do not leave your pet in your vehicle. 

FEEDING ANIMALS

Our animals are on special diets and food outside those diets can harm the animals. The Zoo does offer coin feeders with duck food, which is to be fed only to ducks at our duck pond for $.25 (quarters only).

RESPECTING ANIMALS

Please show respect for the Zoo’s inhabitants by refraining from banging on windows, throwing objects including food into exhibits, harassing, chasing or teasing the animals.

TOYS

Any balls, Frisbees, jump ropes or any throwing/kicking toys are to be kept out of animal areas.

VEGETATION

The plants/vegetation throughout the zoo is there for everyone to enjoy, please refrain from destroying by pulling off leaves, flowers and branches.  

AGE REQUIREMENTS 

Children 16 years old and younger must be accompanied by an adult on zoo grounds.  

No, The Alameda park is considered a quarantine facility in order to protect the health of the animal collection. Only animals allowed inside the Zoo are certified service animals that are permitted under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). Animals that provide emotional support and companion animals are not service animals and may not enter the facility. Please do not leave your pet in your vehicle. 

To provide a healthy, safe environment for visitors, staff and animals, the zoo prohibits smoking of any type, including vaping and e-cigarettes. Guests who wish to smoke may leave the zoo grounds to do so.

Yes! Guests are welcome to bring their own food. For the safety of park guests and wildlife in our care; no glass containers or alcohol are allowed on grounds, and no facilities are available for food storage. We do not offer dining options only small concession items; We do allow guests to exit and re-enter the Zoo should they choose to go dine off site. 

If you leave the park and want to return, you will need your hand stamped to re enter the facility.

Members may show their membership cards and valid photo ID to re-enter.

If you intend to leave the Zoo and return within the same day, you must re enter the Zoo before last entry at 4:30

Yes! We have a manual wheelchair free of charge.

Inventory is limited and provides these items on a first-come first-served basis. No advance reservations are available. We recommend arriving early to secure one.

Yes!  

We have single, double and safari carts available to rent for a fee. The daily charge for a single stroller is $3.50 a double stroller is $5 and a safari cart is $6.50. 

Inventory is limited therefore are provided these items on a first-come first-served basis. No advance reservations are available. We recommend arriving early to secure one. 

Unattended strollers are left at one's own risk. Please do not leave personal belongings in an unattended stroller. 

For guests who have lost something while visiting, please contact the gift shop attendant to inquire if your item was turned in to the gift shop. Include complete contact information in case your item is found.

Yes, please visit our birthday packages. 

Yes! We offer free WI-FI in the gift shop.

There really isn't a special time that wildlife would be more in view, many of our animals are early risers and may be a bit more active in the morning. 

Wildlife may be taken off public view for a variety of reasons such as environmental conditions, health issues, and behavioral concerns. Many habitats are designed for animals to have the option to remove themselves from visitor view at any time. Refunds or exchanges are not possible in cases of inclement weather or exhibit closure. Welcome to call ahead of time to check for any changes or closures. 

Our animals are on special diets and food outside those diets can harm the animals. The Zoo does offer coin feeders with duck food, which is to be fed only to ducks at our duck pond for $.25 (quarters only).

You are welcome to stay until the Zoo closes at 5pm

If you leave the park and want to return, you will need your hand stamped for readmission to the Zoo

Members may show their membership cards and valid photo ID to re-enter.

If you intend to leave the Zoo and return within the same day, you must re enter the Zoo before last entry at 4:30

Yes, for same-day re-entry, guests should have their hand stamped for re admission to the Zoo.

Members may show their membership cards and valid photo ID to re-enter.

If you intend to leave the Zoo and return within the same day, you must re enter the Zoo before last entry at 4:30

Children 16 years old and younger must be accompanied by a paid adult age 18+ to enter and stay with throughout their visit. 

Children 16 years old and younger must be accompanied by a paid adult age 18+ to enter and stay with throughout their visit. 

Guests are welcome to bring a backpack into the Zoo. 

No. Drones are not permitted on or above Zoo grounds at any time.

The Alameda Park Zoo prohibits guests from reaching past exhibit barriers or entering animal exhibits. Policies as such are in place for the safety and well-being of wildlife in our care as well as park guests. Guests may use selfie sticks, but these devices may not reach past exhibit barriers. 

Call (575) 439-4290

Media are asked to contact Zoo Manager

We are unable to accommodate such requests as this could take our animal care team away from their primary responsibilities to the animals in their care. 

Events are located in our events tab on a calendar or can be found on our Facebook and Instagram pages. 

Contact the Josh Sides, Special Events Manager at 575-415-7322

No, events are put on by a third party and the Zoo is hosting the event.