Located only about 10 minutes from downtown Sacramento at 3930 West Land Park Drive (which incidentally is the capital city of the state of California). Coveted parking spots are located curbside right across the street from the entrance on 16th Ave. Although most likely one will need to park much further away Originally only about 4 acres the zoo opened as William Land Park Zoo in 1927 with only 40 animals. In 1960 the zoo was expanded to its current size of about 14 acres and in 1970 the name was changed to the Sacramento Zoo.
Today there are some 500 animals contained within its borders (about 140 species) ranging from the very rare okapi (the only living relative to the giraffe found only in the wild in one section of the Democratic Republic of Congo) to some very cool looking leopards and a number of pink Caribbean flamingos.
A zoo train circles the interior – great for young kids and those who want to limit their walking. The Kampala Cafe, a snack shop and a gift shop are located on site. For more information, please visit: www.saczoo.org
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