San Diego Zoo Safari Park

San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Park entrance sign
Entrance to the park
Map
33°05′59″N 117°00′05″W / 33.099703°N 117.001525°W / 33.099703; -117.001525
Date openedMay 10, 1972
LocationCounty of San Diego

Mailing address:

15500 San Pasqual Valley Rd.
Escondido, California 92027[1][2][3]
Land area1,800 acres (7.3 km2) (2.8 sq mi)[4]
No. of animals3500+[4]
No. of species400+[4]
MembershipsAZA[5]
Major exhibitsAfrican Plains, African Outpost, African Woods, Asian Savanna, Condor Ridge, Elephant Valley, Gorilla Forest, Hidden Jungle, Lion Camp, Nairobi Village, Tiger Territory
Websitesdzsafaripark.org

The San Diego Zoo Safari Park is a zoo and safari park in San Diego, California, located in San Pasqual Valley. Opened in 1972, the park operates as a sister location to the San Diego Zoo in Balboa Park; it features a more specific focus on animals from arid environments.

The park houses over 3,000 animals representing more than 300 species. It hosts a large array of wild and endangered animals from every continent except Antarctica. It also includes a botanical garden with over one million plants. In 2022, the park attracted over 1.6 million visitors.[6]

Its parent organization, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, is a private nonprofit conservation organization, and has one of the largest zoological membership associations in the world. San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance also operates the San Diego Zoo.

  1. ^ "San Diego Zoo Safari Park".
  2. ^ "Hours and Directions | San Diego Zoo Safari Park". Archived from the original on March 17, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  3. ^ "Summer Safari". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
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  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference aza_list was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ PDF Report for 2022; https://sandiegozoowildlifealliance.org/sites/default/files/2023-06/SDZWA_2022-Annual-Report-FINAL.pdf