Zoo and aquarium deals in California

Tickets from $15.90 per person

California Wolf Center

Julian

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EcoVivarium

Escondido

Friday to Sunday: 10am - 4pm

From $25 per person

Free Flight

Del Mar

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

From $10 per person

Lions Tigers & Bears The San Diego Animal Sanctuary®

Alpine

Mon: Closed; Tue–Sat: 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM; Sun: Closed

From $55 per person

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Living Coast Discovery Center

Chula Vista

Museums for All EBT Discount

From $22 per personmilitary & senior rates

Nurtured By Nature

Valley Center

Mon–Fri: Closed; Sat–Sun: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM

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Aug 7 · San Diego Zoo announces birth of porcupine

San Diego Zoo

San Diego

AAA Members 10% Discount

From $73 published price10% offDiscounts if you qualify

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San Diego Zoo Safari Park, from its own website

Oct 3 – 25 · Autumn Festival

San Diego Zoo Safari Park

Escondido

From $73 published priceChildren receive free admission during October 2026Multi-visit packs

Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve, from its own website

Sep 13 · Join us for Tijuana River Action Month!

Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve

Imperial Beach

Checked October 7, 2026

Oct 17 – 30 · Boo at the Zoo! Flashlight Tour

Wild Wonders

Bonsall

Checked October 14, 2026

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Zoos & aquariums in Los Angeles

Animal Tracks

Agua Dulce

Animal Tracks 20% Off Discount Code

From $49.95 published price · $52.95 online20% off

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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

AAA Wednesday Online Discount

Tickets from $25 per adultDiscounts if you qualify

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Cabrillo Marine Aquarium

San Pedro

Tuesday - Sunday: 10am - 5:30pm

No offer on their site

Critter Squad Wildlife Defenders

Tarzana

Mon–Fri: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM; Sat–Sun: Closed

Checked October 12, 2026

From $20 per person · $21.20 online

Gibbon Conservation Center

Santa Clarita

Saturday and Sunday 10:00 a.m.

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Heal the Bay Aquarium

Santa Monica

EBT Cardholder Discount

From $12 per personmilitary & EBT rates

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Oct 20 – 31 · Chimp Chat

Los Angeles Zoo

Los Angeles

Military Discount

From $35 per personmilitary rates

Roundhouse Aquarium, from its own website

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

Roundhouse Aquarium

Manhattan Beach

Mon-Fri 2PM-7PM, Sat-Sun 10AM-7PM (April-September); Mon-Fri 2PM-5PM, Sat-Sun 10AM-5PM (October-March)

Nov 26 · A Gentle Thanksgiving '26 - California

The Gentle Barn

Santa Clarita

Mon: Closed; Tue–Thu: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM; Fri: Closed; Sat–Sun: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Tickets from $27.03 per adult · $75 at the gate

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The Roar Foundation/Shambala Preserve

Acton

From $50 per person

The Teaching Zoo at Moorpark College

Moorpark

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

From $12 per person

From $16 per person · $16.96 online

Wildlife Learning Center

Sylmar

Mondays through Sundays 10am to 5pm

Orange County

Ocean Institute

Dana Point

Saturdays and Sundays 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Checked October 2, 2026

Ocean World

Crescent City

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

From $16.95 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

No offer on their site

From $16 per personChildren under 35 months free admission

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River Street Ranch

San Juan Capistrano

The Reptile Zoo

Fountain Valley

Daily 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM

From $15 per person

Tide Pool & Aquarium

Dana Point

Daily 10am – 4pm

Checked October 14, 2026

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Zoos & aquariums in the Bay Area

Aquarium of the Bay, from its own website

Oct 30 – 31 · Underwater Pumpkin Carving

Aquarium of the Bay

San Francisco

EBT Cardholder Discount

From $28.25 per personsenior & resident rates

B Bryan Preserve

Point Arena

10:00 AM and 3:30 PM

From $25 per person

Checked September 29, 2026

Barron Park Donkeys

Palo Alto

Sundays 10:00-11:00 a.m. (walks in Bol Park), Sundays 5:00 p.m. (feeding at pasture gate)

California Trail at Oakland Zoo

Oakland

Mon–Fri: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM; Sat–Sun: 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM

Checked September 11, 2026

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

Mon–Fri: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM; Sat–Sun: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

From $19 per person · $22 online

Lindsay Wildlife Experience, from its own website

Oct 14 · Wild Wednesday Preschool: Wild World (Asia)

Lindsay Wildlife Experience

Walnut Creek

From $17 per person

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Aug 7 · Oakland Zoo Welcomes New Female Tiger As Part of a Big Cat Rescue

Oakland Zoo

Oakland

Child Ticket Discount

From $5 per personmilitary & senior rates · Multi-visit packs

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Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo

Palo Alto

Discounted Admission for Visitors with Disabilities

From $12 per personDiscounts if you qualify

Safari West

Santa Rosa

From $110 per person

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San Francisco Zoo & Gardens

San Francisco

Muni Transit Discount

From $32 per personresident & student rates

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, from its own website

Sep 19 – Nov 1 · Tricks and Treats

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom

Vallejo

Mon–Thu: 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM; Fri–Sat: 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM; Sun: 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM

From $34 per person · prices vary by date

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The Marine Mammal Center

Sausalito

Discover & Go Library Pass 50% Off Guided Tours

From $15 per person50% offKids 4 and Under Free on Guided Tours · military & senior rates

Zoos & aquariums in the Central Coast

Avila Valley Barn

San Luis Obispo

Daily 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

BK's Reptiles and Zoo

Grover Beach

Sunday 11:00 am - 5:00 pm, Monday 11:00 am - 6:00 pm, Tuesday Closed, Wednesday 11:00 am - 6:00 pm, Thursday 11:00 am - 6:00 pm, Friday 11:00 am - 6:00 pm, Saturday 11:00 am - 6:00 pm

From $9.99 per person

Cabrillo High School Aquarium

Lompoc

Checked October 10, 2026

Central Coast Aquarium, from its own website

Nov 10 · BFLF: Animal Adaptions

Central Coast Aquarium

Avila Beach

Daily 10am-4pm

From $15 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

Mon: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM; Tue–Wed: Closed; Thu–Sun: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

From $15.50 per person

Hart Cambria

Cambria

Mon: Closed; Tue–Sat: 12:00 – 5:00 PM; Sun: Closed

From $45 per person

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Monterey Bay Aquarium

Monterey

From $65 per personFree admission for SNAP/CalFresh EBT cardholders

Monterey Zoo

Salinas

Daily 10am – 3pm

From $37.75 per person

Oxnard College Marine Center Aquarium

Oxnard

Port San Luis Marine Institute, from its own website

Dec 1 – Mar 31 · Whale Watching and Nature Cruises

Port San Luis Marine Institute

Avila Beach

From $90 published price

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Oct 16 – 24 · Daytime Boo at the Zoo

Santa Barbara Zoo

Santa Barbara

Online Ticket Purchase Discount

From $39.95 per personEBT rates

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Zoos & aquariums in the Inland Empire & Desert

Big Bear Alpine Zoo

Big Bear Lake

From $17 per personChildren 2 and Under Freemilitary rates

Fellow Earthlings' Wildlife Center

Morongo Valley

Checked October 6, 2026

From $15 per person · $15.90 online

Forever Wild Exotic Animal Sanctuary

Phelan

12pm-5pm DAILY

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

Mon–Fri: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM; Sat–Sun: Closed

Checked October 12, 2026

Rancho Los Fonseca

Muscoy

Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m.–6 p.m.

From $15 per person

The Hesperia Zoo

Hesperia

From $27 per person

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The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens, from its own website

Oct 6 – 16 · Me & You at the Zoo

The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens

Palm Desert

Military Discount

From $44.95 per personmilitary rates

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Zoos & aquariums in the Central Valley

Fresno Chaffee Zoo, from its own website

Aug 18 · Name chosen for Fresno Chaffee Zoo's first-ever Malayan tapir calf

Fresno Chaffee Zoo

Fresno

Value Day Pricing - All Visitors

From $20.95 per personresident rates

From $5 per personChildren 2 and under free admission

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Micke Grove Zoo

Lodi

Project Survival "Cat Haven"

Dunlap

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

From $19 per person