Plan Your Visit

Before You Arrive

Pre-purchase your tickets for priority entrance to the Zoo. This helps the Zoo manage lines and provide a great guest experience. Guests purchasing walk-up tickets may experience a wait, especially on weekends and holidays.

You can purchase your tickets on our webstore. Tickets purchased online expire one year from date of purchase.

We recommend you review and download our digital map and visitors’ guide before you arrive. The map and guide will be a handy resource throughout your visit and have the most up-to-date information.

Health and Safety Reminders

All guests are encouraged to wear masks in indoor spaces, such as Reptile House and Kopje Lodge, while feeding giraffes at Twiga Terrace, and where social distancing isn’t possible. Unvaccinated guests should continue to wear masks. We ask guests to take on the responsibility to have any unvaccinated people in their party wear masks. We will not be checking vaccination status.

When You Arrive

Roeding Park can experience longer lines into the park on the weekends and on holidays. The park has two entrances: one on Belmont Ave. and one on Olive Ave. On busy days when the Belmont entrance has heavy traffic, the Olive entrance is a great alternative.

The City of Fresno has added pay stations throughout Roeding Park to pay for parking. There are 11 kiosks throughout the park. These kiosks accept exact cash (parking is $5) or card (with a $0.40 convenience fee). You can also pay via the ParkMobile App which is available on the App Store and Google Play. Roeding Park annual parking pass holders have been grandfathered into the City’s updated parking system. For helpful information on how to use the kiosks and where to find them, please refer to this guide.

For members and those with pre-purchased tickets, please look for the member/pre-purchased tickets line when you arrive. Please have your tickets or your membership card and photo ID out and ready to be scanned so that we can get you into the Zoo as quickly as possible to start your visit. Once you have entered, you are welcome to stay through our open hours. We do not have set exit hours, except our closing time.

Exhibits and Attractions

Winged Wonders Bird Show continues with daily shows at 10:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. For the safety of the animals, shows may be canceled without notice due to rain, high winds, or extreme high and low temperatures. 

Stingray Bay entry, touching, and feeding are available for an added charge. Entry is $4 per person. Member entry is free. Feeding is $2 per feeding for both members and non-members.

Giraffe feeding is available. Twiga Terrace is open to all guests. Giraffe feeding is $3 per person for members and $5 per person for non-members. 

Roo Walkabout is open daily.

Reptile House is open during regular Zoo hours.

Dino Dig and Wilderness Falls play areas are open during regular Zoo hours. Wilderness Falls water features are on from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

For up-to-date schedules for Keeper Chats and presentations, please visit our Keeper Chats page. 

Tropical Treasure and Valley Farm are “on paws” as we are currently making updates to these areas for improved animal care. We look forward to welcoming you back soon! 

All exhibits are subject to close or change schedules without prior notice.

Food, Beverage and Retail

Safari Café & Kopje Lodge are open.

Kudu Cafe is open behind the Kopje Lodge, offering a variety of coffee, beverages, pastries, and ice cream.

There will be additional seating areas open to enjoy your meal, including near Safari Café, Kopje Lodge, and Stingray Bay. Please refer to our map to locate all seating areas. 

Water fountains are available throughout the Zoo, including bottle filling stations at Sea Lion Cove and Stingray Bay.

Gift shops are open for purchases outside in front of the shop, but the indoor areas are closed.