Zoo and aquarium deals in California

California Wolf Center

Julian

Member Discount on Tours

Season pass offers

EcoVivarium

Escondido

Membership - Companion Tickets Discount

Season pass offers

Free Flight

Del Mar

First Reservation: 11am Last Reservation: 3pm Closing Time: 4pm

From $10 published price

Lions Tigers & Bears The San Diego Animal Sanctuary®

Alpine

From $31 per person

Zoo & aquariumLIVE DEAL8 deals

Living Coast Discovery Center

Chula Vista

Museums for All EBT Discount

From $16 per personmilitary & senior rates · Season pass offers

Nurtured By Nature

Valley Center

From $63 per personKids freeSeason pass offers

Jul 14 · For the first time in more than 25 years, the San Diego Zoo has baby binturongs

San Diego Zoo

San Diego

San Diego Zoo Kids Free October

San Diego Zoo Safari Park, from its own website

From $63 per personKids freeMulti-visit packs

Oct 3 – 25 · Autumn Festival

San Diego Zoo Safari Park

Escondido

Kids Free at San Diego Zoo Safari Park

The Love Aquarium

Escondido

Monday through Saturday 10:30AM to 6:30PM, Sunday 11AM to 6PM

No offer on their site

Checked September 21, 2026

Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve

Imperial Beach

Checked September 8, 2026

Wild Wonders

Bonsall

Zoos & aquariums in Los Angeles

From $49.95 published price20% off

Animal Tracks

Agua Dulce

Animal Tracks 20% Off Discount Code

Zoo & aquariumLIVE DEAL5 dealsWHAT'S ON

Aquarium of the Pacific, from its own website

Aug 1 · For first time in 8 years, baby penguin debuts at Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach

Aquarium of the Pacific

Long Beach

Day tickets $29.95 · ~~$34.95~~ at the gateDiscounts if you qualify

Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, from its own website

Oct 7 · Sea Monster Poster Art Contest

Cabrillo Marine Aquarium

San Pedro

Tuesday - Friday: 12 - 5pm, Saturday and Sunday: 10am - 5pm

No offer on their site

Checked September 9, 2026

Critter Squad Wildlife Defenders

Tarzana

Gibbon Conservation Center

Santa Clarita

Saturdays and Sundays at 10:00 a.m.

From $5 per personmilitary & EBT rates

Heal the Bay Aquarium

Santa Monica

EBT Cardholder Discount

From $30 per personmilitary rates

Los Angeles Zoo

Los Angeles

Military Discount

Lotus Aquarium

Lawndale

Monday to Sunday: 12pm - 6pm

Checked August 17, 2026

Roundhouse Aquarium, from its own website

Checked September 19, 2026

Aug 4 · Four giant Pacific seahorses are now at home at this Manhattan Beach aquarium

Roundhouse Aquarium

Manhattan Beach

Monday-Friday 2PM-7PM, Saturday-Sunday 10AM-7PM

The Gentle Barn

Santa Clarita

From $75 published price

The Roar Foundation/Shambala Preserve

Acton

From $150 per person

The Teaching Zoo at Moorpark College

Moorpark

Saturday & Sunday 11:00am to 4:30pm

Wildlife Learning Center

Sylmar

Mondays through Sundays 10am to 5pm

From $14 per person

Orange County

Ocean Institute

Dana Point

Saturday and Sunday 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Ocean World

Crescent City

Daily 9 AM to 8 PM (summer), 9 AM to 5 PM (winter)

From $10.95 per person

Orange County Zoo

Orange

Sun: 10:00 am - 4:30 pm, Mon - Fri: 10:00 am - 3:30 pm, Sat: 10:00 am - 4:30 pm

From $2 per person

From $11 per personFree admissionKids free · Party packages from $12

River Street Ranch

San Juan Capistrano

Children under 35 months free admission

The Reptile Zoo

Fountain Valley

Daily 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM

Tide Pool & Aquarium

Dana Point

Daily 10am – 4pm

Zoos & aquariums in the Bay Area

Aquarium of the Bay, from its own website

From $20.25 per personresident & EBT rates

Oct 10 · Fleet Week Watch Party

Aquarium of the Bay

San Francisco

Museums for All - EBT/CalFresh/Medi-Cal

B Bryan Preserve

Point Arena

Barron Park Donkeys

Palo Alto

California Trail at Oakland Zoo

Oakland

Happy Hollow Park & Zoo, from its own website

Sep 5 · Happy Hollow's new jaguar making himself at home in San Jose

Happy Hollow Park & Zoo

San Jose

Daily 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Zoo & aquariumLIVE DEALWHAT'S ON

Lindsay Wildlife Experience, from its own website

Oct 7 · Wild Wednesday Preschool: Wild World

Lindsay Wildlife Experience

Walnut Creek

Member Plus - ROAM reciprocity free admission

From $15 per personSeason pass offers

Zoo & aquariumLIVE DEAL10 dealsWHAT'S ON

Jul 9 · Oakland Zoo Welcomes New Female Tiger, As Part Of A Big Cat Transfer, Continuing Decades

Oakland Zoo

Oakland

Child Ticket Discount

From $3 per personsenior & resident rates · Season passes from $15

Free admissionKids free · Season passes from $3

Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo

Palo Alto

Children Under 12 Months Free

From $110 per person15% off

Safari West

Santa Rosa

99.7 Now Listeners - 15% Off Safari Tour and/or Overnight Stay

Zoo & aquariumLIVE DEAL5 dealsWHAT'S ON

San Francisco Zoo & Gardens, from its own website

Oct 2 – 9 · Sunset Fridays

San Francisco Zoo & Gardens

San Francisco

Muni Discount

From $22 per personmilitary & resident rates

Zoo & aquariumLIVE DEALWHAT'S ON

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, from its own website

Sep 19 – Nov 1 · Tricks and Treats

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom

Vallejo

Day tickets $20 · ~~$80~~ at the gate

Zoo & aquariumLIVE DEAL5 deals

The Marine Mammal Center

Sausalito

Day tickets $7.50 · ~~$15~~ at the gateKids free · military & senior rates

Zoos & aquariums in the Central Coast

BK's Reptiles and Zoo

Grover Beach

Sunday 11:00 am - 5:00 pm, Monday-Saturday 11:00 am - 6:00 pm (closed Tuesdays)

From $9.99 per person

Checked September 16, 2026

Cabrillo High School Aquarium

Lompoc

Central Coast Aquarium, from its own website

Sep 26 · BreakaWave Rodeo

Central Coast Aquarium

Avila Beach

Daily 10am-4pm

From $12 per person

Central Coast Zoo (formerly Charles Paddock Zoo), from its own website

Oct 23 – 24 · Zoo Boo

Central Coast Zoo (formerly Charles Paddock Zoo)

Atascadero

10:00am - 4:00pm Daily (Memorial Day – Labor Day), Thursday – Monday (Labor Day – Memorial Day)

From $10.50 per person

Hart Cambria

Cambria

From $45 per person

From $50 per personFree admission

Monterey Bay Aquarium

Monterey

Free admission for SNAP/CalFresh EBT cardholders

Monterey Zoo

Salinas

Daily 10am – 3pm 7 days a week

From $27.50 per person

Checked September 6, 2026

Northcoast Marine Mammal Center

Crescent City

Thursday 1:00-4:00, Friday/Saturday 11:00-4:00

Checked September 19, 2026

Oxnard College Marine Center Aquarium

Oxnard

Port San Luis Marine Institute

Avila Beach

From $90 published price

From $29.95 per personEBT rates · Season pass offers

Oct 23 – 25 · Boo at the Zoo

Santa Barbara Zoo

Santa Barbara

Online Ticket Purchase Discount

Zoos & aquariums in the Inland Empire & Desert

From $12 per personFree admissionKids free · military rates

Big Bear Alpine Zoo

Big Bear Lake

Children 2 and Under Free

From $400 a group for up to 4

Fellow Earthlings' Wildlife Center

Morongo Valley

From $10 per personFree admissionKids free · Season passes from $12

Forever Wild Exotic Animal Sanctuary

Phelan

Children 2 and Under Free

Friends of the Big Bear Alpine Zoo, from its own website

Oct 31 · Boo at the Zoo

Friends of the Big Bear Alpine Zoo

Big Bear Lake

Rancho Los Fonseca

Muscoy

Mon-Sat 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Sun 2 p.m.–6 p.m.

From $5 per person

The Hesperia Zoo

Hesperia

From $15 per person

From $34.95 per personmilitary rates

The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens

Palm Desert

Military Discount

Zoos & aquariums in the Central Valley

Fresno Chaffee Zoo, from its own website

From $12.95 per personresident rates

Jul 8 · Fresno Chaffee Zoo welcomes new siamang baby

Fresno Chaffee Zoo

Fresno

Value Day Pricing - All Visitors

From $3 per personFree admissionKids free

Micke Grove Zoo

Lodi

Children 2 and under free admission

Project Survival "Cat Haven"

Dunlap

Summer (May 1–September 30): 10:00 AM–4:00 PM (Closed Tuesdays); Winter (October 1–April 30): 10:00 AM–3:00 PM (Closed Tuesdays & Wednesdays)

From $13.50 per person

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Sequoia Park Zoo

Eureka

Children 2 and Under Free

From $12 per personFree admissionKids free · resident rates

Checked September 6, 2026

Stanislaus Wildlife Care Center

Hughson

September through April 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM May through August 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

The Nature of Wildworks

Coarsegold

From $15 per person

Sacramento & Gold Country

Friends of the Folsom Zoo Sanctuary

Folsom

Thu-Sun 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (May 1-Sept 30), 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Oct 1-Apr 30)

Llamas of Circle Home

Sonora

Zoo & aquariumLIVE DEAL3 deals

NorCal Aquarium & Wildlife

Folsom

NorCal Aquarium & Wildlife - 25% Off Admission

From $17.99 per person25% off

From $18.25 per personmilitary & senior rates · Season pass offers

Aug 16 · Sacramento Zoo welcomes 3 HeroRATs, unveils interactive habitat

Sacramento Zoo

Sacramento

Senior Discount