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Orange County Zoo
Nacho the bear relaxing at OC Zoo.
Nacho the bear relaxing at OC Zoo.
The Orange County Zoo is located inside beautiful Irvine Park in the city of Orange. The Zoo is nestled among the majestic 477 acre wilderness park.

The Zoo's focus is on animals and plants native to the southwestern United States. Animals on exhibit include black bears, mountain lions, bald eagle, island foxes, ocelot, red-tailed hawk, great horned owls, porcupine, coyotes, turkey vultures, coati and more. The zoo also features a barnyard with domestic goats, chevoit sheep, jacob sheep, pot-bellied pigs, doves and pheasants.

Orange County Zoo - Admission Fee:
$2.00 per person ages 3 years and over; Ages 2 years and under are free

Entry Fee for Irvine Regional Park:
$3.00 per vehicle weekdays & $5.00 per vehicle weekends (Major Holidays: $7.00 to $10.00 per entry as posted)

Please click on "Programs" & "Events & Programs" for a current listing of educational programs and special events offered at the Orange County Zoo.

New! Take an audio tour at the OC Zoo!

Dial (714) 249-4086 on your cell phone to begin the audio tour. Refer to the guide (available below and at the zoo). Enter the animal exhibit number followed by the “#” key. Listen to fun and interesting information about the zoo’s animals. Hear from our animal keepers, veterinarian, education coordinator, curator and manager and learn more about our animals. Discover what our bears get to eat everyday, what the coyotes’ names are, how old our bald eagles are, what treats we give to the raccoon, why are animals are here at the zoo, where they came from, and more fun information! The cell phone tour is free and you can even put it on speaker phone for your family or friends to hear!

Orange County Zoo
1 Irvine Park Road
Orange, CA 92869
(714)973-6847

oczoo@ocparks.com
If there are any questions regarding details of a document, or to obtain a hard copy of other alternate formats of the original document, or to have a document read to you, please contact OC Parks offices, Monday through Friday, 7:00 am to 5:00 pm PST, at 13042 Old Myford Rd., Irvine, Calif. 92602, by email at ocparks@ocparks.com, or by phone at (714) 973-6855.
OC Zoo Audio Tour OCZoo_Audio_Tour.pdf OC Zoo Audio Tour ( File Size: 1580700 Bytes )
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