Home of the Exotic Animal Training and Management Program at Moorpark College. Visit the zoo for special animal shows and demonstrations twice a day. Plus, behind-the-scenes tours and other up-close opportunities and special events.
Guided farm tour activities include garden walk, milking cows, petting farm animals, feeding pigs, grooming horses and more. Seasonal activities can include holding newborn chicks, petting baby goats, harvesting seasonal vegetables and more. Educational workshops and special events also available.
Take a tour to get a hands-on experience with reptiles, ferrets, an armadillo, wolf hybrids, and more. The monkey experience allows visitors to interact with capuchin monkeys, squirrel monkeys, and baboon.
A three-acre working farm at the OC Fair and Event Center. Visitors can view pigs, chickens, oxen, goats and more. Visit the farm on Discovery Days where children pet a chick, plant and take home a radish, see a cow milking demonstration and more.
A 20-acre farm, animal sanctuary and nature reserve with over 120 domesticated livestock and exotic animals from around the world. Guided tours, up-close encounters, and special Keeper for the Day and Behind the Scenes tours available. The retreat also hosts birthday parties.
Popular exhibits include Rainforest of the Americas, Elephants of Asia, Campo Gorilla Reserve, Dragons of Komodo, and the Children’s Zoo. Special activities and tours include Flamingo Mingle, Giraffe Feedings, Behind-the-Scenes Tour, and Keys to the Zoo Tour. Camps also offered.
The Marine Mammal Care Center rehabilitates seals and sea lions rescued from the LA County coastline. The center is open to the public every day of the year during daylight hours. Visitors can see seal and sea lion patients from a safe distance. Docent-led tours are available for groups.
Camel rides, animal shows, and private tours. Open one weekend a month, check website for dates. Special family-friendly events throughout the year. Hands-on camel camps also available where participants learn to care for camels, knot-tying, leading, and riding.
See a variety of animals and plants native to the southwestern United States. The zoo also features a barnyard. School group tours, toddler program, scout group program, guided tours and audio tours available. Look out for the discovery cart where guests can see and touch educational artifacts.
A zoo of 50 ostriches and emus. Guests are invited to feed and interact with these large birds.
Summer camps, after-school and Girl Scouts programs available. Participants can learn how to rehabilitate seal and sea lion patients through a series of mock activities including weighing fish, preparing fish smoothies, cleaning pens and learning the art of marine mammal rescue.
Petting zoo includes goats, rabbits, chickens, sheep, an alpaca, llamas, and a cow. Feed the goats for an additional fee. Hand-led ponies around a trot track are also available, plus classes and trail rides. Pony Time also hosts birthday parties.
Discover animals and upgrade your visit with special experiences like walking the grounds before the zoo opens, get your own personal tour guide, spend the morning with pandas, be keeper for a day and more. Plus, enjoy kids programs including Kinderzoo, summer camps, Kids’ Wild Night Out, and Aussie Outback Birthday Bash.
Visitors can hop on a tram to see rhinos, giraffes, antelopes and gazelles. Enhance your experience with different safari add-ons that will get you up-close with animals and behind the scenes. Zipline and overnight camping adventures also offered.
The zoo features over 80 species of animals, including the smallest monkeys in the world, the Pygmy Marmosets. Visit the family farm to feed goats and sheep, hop on the Zoofari Express train, walk through the Amazon Aviary, ride the carousel and more. The zoo also hosts birthday parties.
This environmental science museum and exotic wildlife rescue facility offers hands-on ecology lessons and encounters with exotic birds, reptiles, mammals and ocean life in a tropical jungle setting. Annual events, seasonal camps, and party packages are available.
Pony rides, petting zoo and trail rides. Kids (ages 4-7) will be on their own horse led by a guide.
Houses over 100 exotic species of reptiles, amphibians, and arachnids. Interactive hands-on opportunities and animal feedings. Visit Gator Island, home to American alligators. Plus, Jr. Zookeeper science camps and parties available.
Interactive animal experiences include Behind the Scenes, Meet and Feed a Bearcat, Wallaby Walkout, Cat Training 101, Fennec Foxes and Friends, and Meet and Greet a Cheetah. Dine on breakfast while watching cheetahs relaxing with their Brunch with the Beasts program. Zoo Camp, Family Zoo Camp and birthday parties also available.
Kids can pet various animals, ride a horse, hop on the Kiddy Train, and jump in the corn box! Plus, visit the Miner’s Gulch, where kids can mine for gold, gemstones, fossils and ancient relics. Party packages and special events area also offered.