Woodland Park Zoo

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Woodland Park Zoo

Photo: Bernie Ongewe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

🦒 Zoo · Seattle

4 hours · $$$ · Check website for reservations

age fit
0–1 yr
★ 4.0
1–3 yrs
★ 5.0
3–5 yrs
★ 5.0
5–10 yrs
★ 4.0
  • 🚗
    About 30 min drive
    From Bellevue · Parking: Zoo lot about $8-10; free street parking nearby but hard to find
  • 🍼
    Stroller-friendly
    Flat surfaces — bring the stroller
  • 🌳
    Some shade
    Great on sunny days · Good on cool days · Rain-OK
  • ⏱️
    Typical visit: 4 hours
    Best seasons: Spring · Summer · Fall

A big 92-acre zoo with up-close penguins, grizzlies, red pandas, giraffes, and a tropical rainforest building; Zoomazium is an indoor nature-themed play space where a 2-year-old can go wild for an hour even in the rain.

💡 Tips
Peak-season tickets are about $30+ for adults and about $20 for kids 3 and up, cheaper online in advance; a membership pays for itself in two visits. Animals are most active in the morning; the WildLanterns show from November to January is a separate ticket.

What this place offers

✓zoo
✓Zoomazium indoor play
✓carousel
✓penguins
✓giraffe feeding
✓restaurant
✓restrooms

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This weekend's weather in Seattle

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

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Sat 10/17
Drizzle · 48–60°F · 57% rain
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Sun 10/18
Overcast · 43–56°F · 0% rain

Location

Seattle, Washington

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