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Reid Park Zoo is committed to providing experiences that inspire adults and children to care for wild animals and wild places.

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Can't make it to the Zoo? No worries. With our Zoo to You Outreach programs, we will come to you!

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Pre-school groups, scout groups, friends and family groups; we have a variety of programs for everyone!

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Looking to take your K-12 students on a field trip to the Zoo? We offer a variety of free resources and discounts for teachers!

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A Family membership pays for itself in less than 2 visits with free, UNLIMITED day-time Zoo admission year round. Join Today!

Social Service Memberships
Reid Park Zoo offers a discounted membership rate to 501 (c) (3) non-profit agencies that are a resource for the Tucson community.

Corporate Memberships
Support from businesses and organizations help further Reid Park Zoo's commitment to saving wild animals and wild places.

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Conservation

Zoo Conservation
At Reid Park Zoo – conservation is a part of everything we do

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At Reid Park Zoo we are actively involved with conservation programs around the world.

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Community Update

Posted July 22, 2024 by Nancy Kluge & filed under From the President & CEO, Future of Your Zoo.

Greetings from Reid Park Zoo! Summer is in full swing at Reid Park Zoo with special daytime hours of 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. through September 30. When visiting The Zoo, please… more ›

Reid Park Zoo to Break Ground on Pathway to Asia Expansion

Posted April 17, 2024 by Chelo Grubb & filed under Future of Your Zoo.

Reid Park Zoo is excited to break ground this week on the long-awaited Pathway to Asia project. The 4.5-acre expansion that will showcase the ecological diversity of world’s largest continent and bring new… more ›

Project Update with Parking Map

Posted April 12, 2024 by Nancy Kluge & filed under From the President & CEO, Future of Your Zoo, In the News.

Greetings from Reid Park Zoo! It’s an exciting time at Reid Park Zoo with some new faces and the start of exciting new spaces! The Zoo recently welcomed a giraffe foal named Moyo… more ›

Project Update

Posted January 11, 2024 by Nancy Kluge & filed under Future of Your Zoo, In the News.

Greetings from Reid Park Zoo! The new year is bringing exciting developments at the Zoo, including the recent birth of an endangered Grevy’s zebra foal on Christmas Day. Both mom and foal are… more ›

New Reid Park and Zoo Parking Lot Open

Posted December 21, 2023 by Reid Park Zoo & filed under In the News, Future of Your Zoo.

Visitors to Reid Park have a new and more spacious parking opportunity, located just North of the Edith Ball Adaptive Recreation Center (ARC) and Reid Park Zoo. City of Tucson Parks and Recreation… more ›

Join Us For a Tailgate Party to Open the New Parking Lot

Posted December 14, 2023 by Reid Park Zoo & filed under Future of Your Zoo, In the News.

New Lot Paves the Way for the Zoo’s Pathway to Asia Visitors to Reid Park will have a new parking opportunity, as a new parking lot serving Reid Park Zoo, the Edith Ball… more ›

Project Update: World of Play is Opening Soon!

Posted October 13, 2023 by Nancy Kluge & filed under From the President & CEO, Future of Your Zoo.

October is a very active and exciting month at the Zoo. Construction projects are continuing at a fast pace, and we are completing some important repairs and maintenance projects, including replacing some large… more ›

Project Update

Posted June 20, 2023 by Nancy J. Kluge & filed under From the President & CEO, Future of Your Zoo.

Summer is here and the pace is brisk at your Reid Park Zoo. As a thank you to the community, the Zoo is offering $3 Ticket Tuesdays through June, where admission is just… more ›

Project Update

Posted April 28, 2023 by Nancy Kluge & filed under From the President & CEO, Future of Your Zoo.

Spring is a lovely time to get outdoors and visit Reid Park Zoo. The sun is shining, the animals are active, and plants are blossoming. Bring mom to the Zoo on Mother’s Day… more ›

Zoo Project Update: The Playground is Taking Shape

Posted January 27, 2023 by Nancy J. Kluge & filed under Future of Your Zoo, From the President & CEO.

Big, Big Bugs are all the buzz at Reid Park Zoo! These realistic and super-sized crawlers buzz, click, wave antennae and legs. Guests will find their inner entomologist as they observe the bugs’… more ›

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