Oakland Zoo

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Oakland Zoo

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🦒 Zoo · Oakland

4 hours · $$ · No reservation needed

age fit
0–1 yr
★ 4.0
1–3 yrs
★ 5.0
3–5 yrs
★ 5.0
5–10 yrs
★ 5.0
  • 🚗
    About 40 min drive
    From Sunnyvale · Parking: $10 parking
  • 🍼
    Stroller-friendly
    Flat surfaces — bring the stroller
  • 🌳
    Some shade
    Great on sunny days · Good on cool days
  • ⏱️
    Typical visit: 4 hours
    Best seasons: Spring · Summer · Fall · Winter

The best big zoo in the Bay Area: ride the gondola up the hill to see grizzly bears and mountain lions, with a children's zoo and a little train down below — plus elephants and giraffes.

💡 Tips
Better value than SF Zoo; book tickets online; the gondola is included with admission, so ride it up to the California Trail first.

What this place offers

✓big zoo
✓gondola
✓California Trail
✓children's zoo
✓little train
✓restrooms

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This weekend's weather in Oakland

Forecast at the destination itself (coast and hills often differ from home)

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Sat 10/17
Sunny · 58–90°F · 0% rain
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Sun 10/18
Overcast · 54–71°F · 0% rain

Location

Oakland, California

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