Santa Ana Zoo
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🦒 Zoo · Santa Ana
2 hours · $ · No reservation needed
- 🚗About 40 min driveFrom Arcadia · Parking: Free zoo lot
- 🍼Stroller-friendlyFlat surfaces — bring the stroller
- 🌳Lots of shadeGreat on sunny days · Good on cool days · Handles heat
- ⏱️Typical visit: 2 hoursBest seasons: Spring · Fall · Winter · Summer
Orange County's little zoo, founded on a promise to always keep at least 50 monkeys, plus sloths, anteaters and the goats and sheep of Crean Family Farm; a mini train and carousel (separate tickets) make it hard to get a 2-year-old to leave.
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