Cougar Mountain Zoo
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🦒 Zoo · Issaquah
2 hours · $$ · No reservation needed
- 🚗About 15 min driveFrom Bellevue · Parking: Free lot
- 🍼Stroller-friendlyFlat surfaces — bring the stroller
- 🌳Some shadeGreat on sunny days · Good on cool days · Rain-OK
- ⏱️Typical visit: 2 hoursBest seasons: Spring · Summer · Fall · Winter
A small zoo on the hillside in Issaquah that you can see in an hour: reindeer, lemurs, alpacas, cougars, tigers, and cranes from around the world, with views over Lake Sammamish. The Reindeer Festival in December brings Santa's reindeer.
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Issaquah, Washington
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