OC Zoo (Irvine Regional Park)
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🦒 Zoo · Orange
1.5 hours · $ · No reservation needed
- 🚗About 45 min driveFrom Arcadia · Parking: Irvine Regional Park entry about $3–7 per car, lot next to the zoo
- 🍼Stroller-friendlyFlat surfaces — bring the stroller
- 🌳Lots of shadeGreat on sunny days · Good on cool days · Handles heat
- ⏱️Typical visit: 1.5 hoursBest seasons: Spring · Fall · Winter · Summer
A small zoo with $2 admission, devoted to animals of the American Southwest: mountain lions, black bears, eagles, bobcats and a goat yard you can walk into and pet; an hour covers it, which is exactly a 2-year-old's patience, and then you step out to the mini train and pony rides.
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