Cameron Park Zoo

Cameron Park Zoo Cameron Park Zoo is an award winning natural habitat zoo located in Waco, Texas
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52 acres of lush landscaping create a beautiful atmosphere to enjoy the wonders of the natural world. Admission Prices:
Adults(13+): $16.00
Seniors(60+): $14.00
Children(3-12): $12.00
Children (2 & under): Free

🐠The Cameron Park Zoo is hiring for Summer Camp Counselors! If you have a love for the Cameron Park Zoo and teaching chi...
03/28/2025

🐠The Cameron Park Zoo is hiring for Summer Camp Counselors! If you have a love for the Cameron Park Zoo and teaching children the importance of zoos in our world apply now by visiting our website and selecting Careers: https://www.cameronparkzoo.com/careers/ 🐍

🐍 Calling all teens who love the Cameron Park Zoo and animals! We have a Zoo Crew volunteer program for 14-17 year olds....
03/27/2025

🐍 Calling all teens who love the Cameron Park Zoo and animals! We have a Zoo Crew volunteer program for 14-17 year olds.

Zoo Crew assist with our summer camp program and guest engagement projects. Second and Third years will have an opportunity to work closely with keeper staff in designated areas. This program is a great way to see what the zoo is all about, and different career paths they can take within a zoo setting.

Applications are open now! https://www.cameronparkzoo.com/programs/volunteer/teens/

Our next Sensory Sunday event is coming up! Please join us on Sunday, March 30th from 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. for a less s...
03/26/2025

Our next Sensory Sunday event is coming up! Please join us on Sunday, March 30th from 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. for a less stimulating and quieter zoo experience. Admission to Sensory Sunday is included with general admission or membership check-in.

Sensory bags are available for checkout at the gift shop during this event as well as all normal zoo operating hours.

03/24/2025

Enjoy some ASMR chomping from KJ!!

🐢The Cameron Park Zoo is hiring for Summer Camp Counselors! Looking for passionate individuals who care about animals an...
03/23/2025

🐢The Cameron Park Zoo is hiring for Summer Camp Counselors! Looking for passionate individuals who care about animals and enjoy teaching students! Apply now by visiting our website and selecting Careers: https://www.cameronparkzoo.com/careers/ 🐅

This Spring Break Meet Waco’s Real Movers & ShakersWant to rub elbows with some genuine VIPs (very important penguins)? ...
03/22/2025

This Spring Break Meet Waco’s Real Movers & Shakers

Want to rub elbows with some genuine VIPs (very important penguins)? Bring your family to Cameron Park Zoo’s Penguin Shores, home of the largest African penguin colony in Texas. Watch local legends like Possum, Little Jim, and Cosmo as “they two step” across their rocky habitat or swim in their giant pool, performing aquatic aerobatics in a one-of-a-kind underwater airshow!

Purchase your admission tickets today!! https://www.cameronparkzoo.com/plan-your-visit/purchase-tickets/

🐠The Cameron Park Zoo is hiring for Summer Camp Counselors! Come get hands on experience in the zoo field by teaching st...
03/21/2025

🐠The Cameron Park Zoo is hiring for Summer Camp Counselors! Come get hands on experience in the zoo field by teaching students the importance of animals and how they can be great stewards of our planet! Apply now by visiting our website and selecting Careers: https://www.cameronparkzoo.com/careers/ 🦏

Pssst! Our on-site parking is filling up! Save the headache and park in the Heritage Square parking lot in Downtown Waco...
03/19/2025

Pssst! Our on-site parking is filling up! Save the headache and park in the Heritage Square parking lot in Downtown Waco. Grab lunch or a coffee and then head to the Zoo on our FREE H.O.T Hopper Shuttle.

The H.O.T Hopper Shuttle is running daily from 9 AM – 5 PM through March 23 with stops at:
✅ Heritage Square Parking Lot in Downtown Waco
✅ Cameron Park Zoo
✅ Dr Pepper Museum
✅ Texas Ranger Hall of Fame & Museum
✅ Mayborn Museum Complex

Spring Break is in full swing, and this meerkat is ready for action! 🌞🐾Looking for adventure? Join our encounters:🦒 Gira...
03/18/2025

Spring Break is in full swing, and this meerkat is ready for action! 🌞🐾

Looking for adventure? Join our encounters:

🦒 Giraffe Feeding – 11:30 AM (Those long legs are fascinating!)
🐢 Tortoise Encounters – 2:00 PM (Slow and steady, but always interesting!)

Worried about parking? No need to dig a burrow! If the lots are full, just hop on the H.O.T Hopper Shuttle, running daily from 9 AM – 5 PM through March 23 with stops at:

✅ Heritage Square Parking Lot in Downtown Waco
✅ Cameron Park Zoo (Come say hi to me!)
✅ Dr Pepper Museum
✅ Texas Ranger Hall of Fame & Museum
✅ Mayborn Museum Complex

See you soon—I'll be on the lookout! 👀✨

🎉🐾 Discount Days are BACK at Cameron Park Zoo! 🦁Mondays = BFF Monday! Buy one ticket & get up to TWO more for 50% off! B...
03/17/2025

🎉🐾 Discount Days are BACK at Cameron Park Zoo! 🦁

Mondays = BFF Monday! Buy one ticket & get up to TWO more for 50% off! Bring your besties, family, or favorite adventure buddies for some wild fun at a wild price! Just mention Discount Days at admissions to claim your deal!

Don't miss out on the perfect way to check out ALL of the greatest downtown Waco attractions!

Grab a FREE ride on the H.O.T Hopper Shuttle and visit Cameron Park Zoo, Mayborn Museum Complex, Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum, and the Dr Pepper Museum! You can catch the shuttle at any of these attractions or from Heritage Square in downtown Waco.

The H.O.T. Hopper will run every day from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. through March 23 to accommodate Spring Break crowds.

03/15/2025

🐯Cameron Park Zoo’s outdoor escape room is back with a new puzzle theme, Locked Zoo: Cryptic Cats. Join us Saturday, March 15th from 6:00pm-9:00pm.🦁

03/13/2025

Gaia, our fierce little black-footed cat, got a fancy perfume spritz this morning for some paws-itively awesome olfactory enrichment! 👃🐾💨 Enrichment keeps her curious and engaged—plus, who doesn’t love a little luxury?

Environmental enrichment is the practice of creating stimulating environments for zoo animals, enabling them to exhibit natural behaviors, exercise control and choice over their surroundings, and enhance their overall well-being. This process often involves introducing objects, sounds, scents, or other stimuli into their habitat.

At Cameron Park Zoo, enrichment is a key component of the care and husbandry programs for every species in our facility. These programs play a vital role in maintaining both the physical health and psychological well-being of our animals.

🐧🎉 A Special Birthday Surprise for Mauri! 🎉🐧It’s not every day that we receive a gift as thoughtful as this one! One of ...
03/13/2025

🐧🎉 A Special Birthday Surprise for Mauri! 🎉🐧

It’s not every day that we receive a gift as thoughtful as this one! One of our young fans all the way from Washington sent a heartfelt birthday card to celebrate Mauri’s 31st birthday! 💌🎂 Our animal care team made sure to share the sweet message with him—because even penguins love a little birthday mail. 💙

Thank you for making Mauri’s day extra special! He enjoyed his fishy feast in true penguin style. 🐟💙

The parking lots may be full on site, but the H.O.T Hopper Shuttle is ready to make your trip to the Zoo less stressful!...
03/12/2025

The parking lots may be full on site, but the H.O.T Hopper Shuttle is ready to make your trip to the Zoo less stressful!

Park at Heritage Square in Downtown Waco and hope on the FREE H.O.T Hopper Shuttle. It will drop you off at the front of the Zoo stress free. The shuttle runs from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. every day through March 23.

H.O.T Hopper Shuttle Stops:
Cameron Park Zoo
Mayborn Museum Complex
Dr Pepper Museum
Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum

03/12/2025

Lolohi (two-toed sloth) and Libby (prehensile tailed porcupine) have rejoined our El Rey de la Montana, South America exhibit. Be sure to look up in the exhibit to locate them!

Coming to the Zoo today? Don't forget to hop on the FREE H.O.T Hopper Shuttle. You can catch a ride from the Heritage Square parking lot in downtown Waco and visit all of your favorite attractions with ease! Stops include: Cameron Park Zoo, Mayborn Museum Complex, Dr Pepper Museum, and the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum.

Today's Schedule:
Giraffe Feeding- 11:30 a.m.
Tortoise Encounters- 2:00 p.m.

Take a break from adulting and relive your childhood wonder with a wild day at Cameron Park Zoo! 🦒🐢📅 Today's Must-Do Exp...
03/11/2025

Take a break from adulting and relive your childhood wonder with a wild day at Cameron Park Zoo! 🦒🐢

📅 Today's Must-Do Experiences:
🍃 Giraffe Feeding – 11:30 AM (Because who doesn’t want a giraffe selfie?)
🐢 Tortoise Encounter – 2:00 PM (Meet the OG slow-living experts)

🚍 FREE Shuttle Alert! Skip the parking struggle and hop on the H.O.T Hopper Shuttle—running daily from 9 AM – 5 PM through March 23. Stops include:
✅ Heritage Square Parking Lot (Downtown Waco)
✅ Cameron Park Zoo (obvi)
✅ Dr Pepper Museum (for your caffeine fix)
✅ Texas Ranger Hall of Fame & Museum (true crime vibes)
✅ Mayborn Museum Complex (for the ✨aesthetic✨)

Tag your zoo crew & let’s go! 🦁💛

BFF Monday at the Zoo! Bring your besties, family, and friends for a wild adventure today!🎟️ Special Offer: Buy one ful...
03/10/2025

BFF Monday at the Zoo! Bring your besties, family, and friends for a wild adventure today!

🎟️ Special Offer: Buy one full-price admission, get up to two at 50% off! (Guests must enter together. Discounts can’t be combined.)

Make it extra WILD!
🦒 Giraffe Feeding – 11:30 AM
🐢 Tortoise Encounters – 2:00 PM
Only $5 per person for each experience!

🚍 FREE Shuttle Alert! The H.O.T Hopper Shuttle runs daily from 9 AM – 5 PM through March 23, making stops at:
✅ Heritage Square Parking Lot in Downtown Waco
✅ Cameron Park Zoo
✅ Dr Pepper Museum
✅ Texas Ranger Hall of Fame & Museum
✅ Mayborn Museum Complex

Address

1701 N 4th Street
Waco, TX
76707

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 11am - 5pm

Telephone

(254) 750-8400

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Enjoy some ASMR chomping from KJ!!

🐯Cameron Park Zoo’s outdoor escape room is back with a new puzzle theme, Locked Zoo: Cryptic Cats. Join us Saturday, March 15th from 6:00pm-9:00pm.🦁

🐯Cameron Park Zoo’s outdoor escape room is back with a new puzzle theme, Locked Zoo: Cryptic Cats. Join us Saturday, March 15th from 6:00pm-9:00pm.🦁

Gaia, our fierce little black-footed cat, got a fancy perfume spritz this morning for some paws-itively awesome olfactory enrichment! 👃🐾💨 Enrichment keeps her curious and engaged—plus, who doesn’t love a little luxury? Environmental enrichment is the practice of creating stimulating environments for zoo animals, enabling them to exhibit natural behaviors, exercise control and choice over their surroundings, and enhance their overall well-being. This process often involves introducing objects, sounds, scents, or other stimuli into their habitat. At Cameron Park Zoo, enrichment is a key component of the care and husbandry programs for every species in our facility. These programs play a vital role in maintaining both the physical health and psychological well-being of our animals.

Lolohi (two-toed sloth) and Libby (prehensile tailed porcupine) have rejoined our El Rey de la Montana, South America exhibit. Be sure to look up in the exhibit to locate them! Coming to the Zoo today? Don't forget to hop on the FREE H.O.T Hopper Shuttle. You can catch a ride from the Heritage Square parking lot in downtown Waco and visit all of your favorite attractions with ease! Stops include: Cameron Park Zoo, Mayborn Museum Complex, Dr Pepper Museum, and the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum. Today's Schedule: Giraffe Feeding- 11:30 a.m. Tortoise Encounters- 2:00 p.m.

🐯Cameron Park Zoo’s outdoor escape room is back with a new puzzle theme, Locked Zoo: Cryptic Cats. Join us Saturday, March 15th from 6:00pm-9:00pm.🦁

Meet Waco's new underwater air show 🐧🐧

🐯Cameron Park Zoo’s outdoor escape room is back with a new puzzle theme, Locked Zoo: Cryptic Cats. Join us Saturday, March 15th from 6:00pm-9:00pm.🦁

🐯Cameron Park Zoo’s outdoor escape room is back with a new puzzle theme, Locked Zoo: Cryptic Cats. Join us Saturday, March 15th from 6:00pm-9:00pm.🦁

🐯Cameron Park Zoo’s outdoor escape room is back with a new puzzle theme, Locked Zoo: Cryptic Cats. Join us Saturday, March 15th from 6:00pm-9:00pm.🦁

Join us tomorrow, February 26 at 10:00 a.m. or 11:00 a.m. for Story Time 📖 brought to you by H-E-B! Story Time is recommended for kids 2-6 years old and this week's theme is Reptiles! 🐍 Story Time is included with Zoo admission! For more info, visit: https://www.cameronparkzoo.com/programs/story-time/

Tigers have a great sense of smell! To encourage that behavior, some of Gusti's meat was hidden in the trees on habitat.

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