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Planning a wedding, holiday party, company picnic or family reunion? Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium is a beautiful place for your special event. Learn more.
New At The Zoo
The Zoo & Aquarium is open all weekend, including the 4th of July!
Before you settle in for fireworks this weekend, bring your family to Point Defiance Park and visit the Zoo. We're open all weekend including the 4th of July, so stop by for some family fun and festivities.
See special animal presentations all day long at the Zoo! For ideas of what else to do at the park, watch this 5-minute video from KING 5's Evening Magazine about the Secrets of Point Defiance Park.
*Please note: camel rides will not be available on the 4th of July, but will be available on the 3rd and the 5th.
Ride a camel on your next visit to Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium!
We're the only zoo in the Northwest to offer this exotic adventure, so stop by this weekend to be one of the first to ride.
Bring the whole family to enjoy the Zoo and ride together. Rides cost $5 per person and up to three people can ride at a time, so hurry over and saddle up!
Make new feathered friends with Budgie Buddies! The Zoo's newest exhibit is now open, so come by today.
Walk through the budgies new home as more than 100 birds fly all around you. Purchase a seed stick for $1 and have the birds eat directly from your hand!
What's more fun than spending your days off at the Zoo?Summer Zoo Camps are still taking reservations for 2009. So sign up today!
Summer Camps are available for kids all the way from pre-Kindergarten to high school.
Zoo hours:
May 23 - September 7 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. daily
Parking is FREE!
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Download Zoo desktop, wallpaper and ringtone: Now you can take the Zoo home with you! Click here for free downloads.
Point Defiance Park: The Zoo is just one of many attractions in Point Defiance Park, including Fort Nisqually, Owen Beach, public gardens and others. To learn more about Point Defiance Park and services, click here.
Our sister park: This is a great time to visit Northwest Trek Wildlife Park in Eatonville -- just 35 miles from Tacoma. The park features a narrated tram tour through more than 400 acres of meadows and forests where you can see bison, elk, moose, mountain goats and more. There's also a walking tour on paved forested pathways to see predators and small forest and wetland animals. Save your Zoo ticket for a 2-for-1 admission (printed on back) to Northwest Trek. For more information about Northwest Trek, go to www.nwtrek.org.
