Wild Walks
A one-hour guided tour for audiences of all ages,
weekends at 10am, 12pm or 2pm. Enjoy fun facts,
animal stories, and an animal encounter.
Register online or in person 10 minutes prior to tour
start times in Entry Village.
VIP Wild Walks
A 90-minute customized tour to your liking offered
every Saturday and Sunday at 3:30pm. Beginning with
an animal encounter and ending at our Bernard Osher
Giraffe Lodge, where you get the opportunity to feed
our giraffes.
Pre-register for these tours through our calendar online.
Click on “VIP Wild Walk” on your desired visit date!
Private Wild Walks
A 75-minute tour highlighting 3-4 exhibit areas of your
choosing with a personal tour guide ending with an
up-close animal encounter.
Private Wild Walks require two week’s notice for booking and payment. Email [email protected] to register.
Questions? Call 415-753-7073 ext 8137 or e-mail
[email protected]
Hop, skip, or jump into an
animal-themed early
childhood class for children
18 months - 4 years.
For more info email
[email protected]
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MADAGASCAR EXPERIENCE
• Come eye-to-eye with seven species of lemurs at Lemur Forest and learn about the threats to the biodiversity hotspot. Catch the leaping lemurs, Coquerel’s sifakas, bouncing and playing in their newly built exhibit.
AFRICAN REGION
• Be surrounded by animals in the African Savanna, including zebras, giraffes,
ostriches, and kudu.
• Don’t miss our gorilla troop.
EXPLORATION ZONE
• Delight in the social interactions of the meerkats and the prairie dogs.
• Discover the Insect Zoo and Animal
Resource Center.
• Pet a goat or sheep in the Family Farm.
CAT KINGDOM
• See endangered tigers, snow leopards, lions, and fishing cats.
• Watch the antics around Penguin Island.
• Learn how to tell the difference between two species of endangered rhinoceros.
Grizzly Gulch
• Get nose-to-nose with our beloved grizzly bear sisters and watch them swim and fish in their pool at Hearst Grizzly Gulch.
• Meet our wolves, Chacoan peccaries, and rescued bald eagle.
Tropical Rain Forest & Aviary
•Features a realistic rainforest ecosystem, full of colorful free-flight birds, exotic plants, a two-toed sloth, and the Zoo’s first significant herpetological collection.
RED PANDA TREEHOUSE
• Find our adorable red pandas in the tree
house custom designed by Animal Planet’s Treehouse Masters.
IT PAYS TO BE A MEMBER!
Monthly Member Mornings
Enjoy early access to the Zoo with free rides on our
historic Dentzel Carousel, complimentary hot beverages,
and exclusive access to special opportunities.
Apply today’s admission towards a Zoo Membership
and enjoy 365 days of unlimited access to our park and
Member-only special discounts on popular programs.
Visit the Membership Office for details.
FUN
THANK YOU TO OUR NAMED EXHIBIT DONORS
Outside
Back
Baker
Family Foundation
Fred Carroll Family Sea Lion Pool
Coulter Family Acacia Plaza
Thelma & Henry Doelger Primate Discovery Center
Fisher Family Children’s Zoo
Elinor Friend Playground
Friend & Taube Family Entry Village
Eugene Friend Dentzel Carousel
Richard & Rhoda Goldman Courtyard
Hearst Grizzly Gulch
Jones Family Gorilla Preserve
Koret Animal Resource Center
Koret Foundation
Lipman Family Lemur Forest
Connie & Bob Lurie Education Center
Eleanor Hammer Oates Conservation Plaza
Bernard Osher Giraffe Lodge
Leanne Bovet Roberts African Region
Taube Family Foundation
Valentine Family Savanna
Wells Fargo Wildlife Theatre
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VISITOR GUIDE
SPRING 2017
San Francisco Zoo
Sloat Blvd. at Great Hwy.
San Francisco, CA
94132-1027
Tel: 415-753-7080
TTY: 415-753-8141
(Telecommunications device for the deaf
only. No operator.)
www.sfzoo.org
An adoption of one of our animals makes a
great gift for friends, family, or yourself!
Visit www.sfzoo.org/
adopt or call
415-753-7173
AC T IVIT IE S
Photo: Marianne Hale
Outside
François’ Langur
Trachypithecus francoisi
RED
IVORY
by Henry Jackson
THE ILLEGAL IVORY TRADE
(Rides seasonal, weather permitting)
•Enjoy our beautifully restored Dentzel Carousel.
•Ride our enchanting Little Puffer Steam Train.
• Listen to animal stories with a Zoo Key at Storybooks.
• Explore through touch at the Sculpture Learning Plaza.
• Explore three bio-regions at the Playground.
MAKE YOUR NEXT EVENT
SPECIAL AT THE SF ZOO!
• Birthday Parties
• Corporate picnics
Email [email protected]
or 415-753-7055
An artistic visual narrative playing inside the Primate
Discovery Center beginning March 25
www.sfzoo.org
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Every 15 min. Red Ivory, Primate Discovery
Center (3/25-9/1)
11:00 -2:00 Storytime Station,
(Saturday & Sunday, times and
locations may vary)
11:00 -4:00 Tropical Rainforest & Aviary
2:00 pm
ARC Animal Encounter,
Koret Animal Resource Center
(weekdays 2:00 - 2:30,
weekends 2:00 - 3:00)
Playfield
Lawn
Animal
Resource
Center
Little
Learners
Cabin
Sculpture
Learning
Plaza
Great
Hall
Paid
Parking
The Gift
Shop
Hoofstock
Barn
AFRICAN
REGION
Giraffe
Lodge
Monkey
Business
Shop
Gorilla
Preserve
Mandrill
Patas
Monkey
Patas Lawn
River
Otter
N
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Fishing
Cat
Lion House
Greenie’s
Conservation
Corner
1906
Earthquake
Shack
Guest/Member Services
Office
First Aid
Lost Children
Lost & Found
Zoo Memberships
Rentals
Wheelchairs
Strollers
Restroom
Dining
TTY Telephone
ATM
AED (Defibrillator)
Shops
Gift Shop
Gifts, Souvenirs, Apparel,
Espresso Bar
Monkey Business*
Gifts, Souvenirs, Apparel
Puente
al Sur
Wolverine
Penguin
Island
rd
Capybara
Greater
Rhea
Polar
Bear
BEAR
COUNTRY
Wolf
Canyon
The Station
Pizza Parlor
Eagle
Island
Lion
Fountain
Grizzly
Gulch
Chacoan
Peccary
Snack
Cart
Anteater
Snow
Leopard Bobcat
Lion & Tiger Yards
CAT KINGDOM
E
Hippo
Black
Rhino
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VISITOR Services
Entry Village
Little Puffer
Steam Train
Depot
Asian
Rhino
Sifaka
Giraffe
African
Aviary
va
Guanaco
PRIMATE
DISCOVERY
CENTER
Zebra
Enter
Zoo
Parking
Komodo
Alley
To Little Puffer
Pachyderm Bldg
Sea Lion
The Depot
Grill
Anteater
Donga
Kudu
Aviary
Birds
Chimpanzee
Acacia Plaza
Conservation
Plaza
SOUTH
AMERICA
Steam Train
African
Savanna
ule
Prehistoric
Garden
Pelican
Beach
Lemur
Forest
Ostrich
Bo
Anaconda
Sloth
Free-flight birds
Koala
Crossing
Leaping
LemurCafé
Gatehouse
EntryVillage
Guest/Member
Services
Rentals
Bicycle
Parking
Exit
Zoo
Parking
South American Tropical
Rainforest & Aviary
Playground
Wildlife
Theatre
Carousel
Plaza
Dentzel
Carousel
Slo
at
Flamingo
Main
Entrance/
Exit Tickets
Paid
Parking
Nature
Trail
Page
Cassowary
Café
Playfield
EXPLORATION
ZONE
Red
Panda
Treehouse
Education
Center
Inside
Australian
WalkAbout
Family
Farm
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10:15 am Red Panda, Exploration Zone
10:30 am Grizzly Bear, Hearst Grizzly Gulch
(feed only)
Barnyard Stampede, Family Farm
Penguins, Penguin Island
11:00 am Big Cat, Lion House
11:15 am Hatchery Tour, Family Farm
(weekends) 12:00 pm Fishing Cat, Cat Kingdom
(weekends)
12:30 pm Prairie Dog & Meerkat,
Exploration Zone
12:45 pm Sifaka, Primate Discovery Center
2:00 pm Sea Lions, Fred Carroll Family Sea Lion Pool (feed only)
2:30 pm Incredible Insects in Action, Insect Zoo (weekends)
Big Cat, Lion House
3:00 pm Chimpanzee, Chimp Habitat
Polar Bear, Bear Country
White Pelicans, Pelican Beach
3:30 pm Penguins, Penguin Island
4:00 pm Raptors, Koret Animal Resource Center (ARC)
4:30 pm Giraffe Lodge Open House, Bernard Osher Giraffe Lodge
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Cafés
Leaping Lemur Café
Grill, Deli, International
Specialities, Pizza
The Station Pizza Parlor*
Pizza, Snacks, & Drinks
The Depot Grill*
Outdoor Grill & Beer Garden
Café Playfield
Sandwiches, Salads, Kids’ Meals,
Espresso Drinks
Zoo Hours Subject to change
Open every day, including holidays.
Spring/Summer Hours
10 am - 5 pm
Winter Hours
10 am - 4 pm
Family Farm opens at 10:30 am
Last admission sold one hour
before closing time; last Member
entry 30 minutes before closing.
*seasonal hours
© March 2017
Printed on recycled paper
ZOO MANNERs
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Please respect the animals.
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Report any disturbance of the animals to 415-753-7069.
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Please do not feed Zoo animals, peacocks, gulls, or squirrels.
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Please do not let children stand on railings and fences.
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Photography is welcome, but no selfie sticks. Please stay safely
behind barriers and only in public areas.
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The Zoo is a non-smoking facility.
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SMILE! Today you may be videotaped or photographed by a San
Francisco Zoo employee, authorized guest, or electronic surveillance. Admission serves as permission for use of your image by these parties.
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Some animals may not be on exhibit the day of your visit. They have
indoor/outdoor access. Not all animals at the Zoo are shown on the map.