All tickets must be purchased in advance using the zoo’s online system.

Every guest must choose a date and entry time. Each entrance time has a limited capacity and your ticket will only be valid for that entry time.

Before you can reserve your timed entry admission tickets with your membership, you must have a login and password for the zoo’s website. Follow the directions below to ensure you are all set for when reservations open. Completing this process in advance of the on-sale date will give our staff time to ensure you are ready to go and/or address any issues before our new admissions process begins.

Step 1: Register for our website (if you have already registered for our website you can skip to step two).
Step 2: Check to make sure that your website registration is linked to your zoo membership.

Step 1: Register for our website: www.saczoo.org/register

1. To make sure your website registration links to your zoo membership, you need the following information exactly as it appears on your membership card: name, address, phone number, and email.
2. You will know that you have registered successfully when you receive a confirmation email.

Step 2: Test your website registration: www.saczoo.org/membertest

1. You need to test your website registration to make sure that it links to your zoo membership and that your membership is active.
2. Make sure you are logged in to the website. If you can add an attendee to your shopping cart on this page, great, you are all set! Please do not click “add to cart”. It is not necessary to go through with this registration. It seems simple but if you are logged in and have the ability to add an attendee to this membership test then this really is the final step in the process.

NOTE: If you reserve tickets and are then unable to visit, please let us know so that we may release your reservations for another family to use. Email info@saczoo.org or call (916) 808-5888 for assistance.

• The playground, carousel, train and rock wall are temporarily closed.
• The Reptile House is temporarily closed.
• Wildlife stage shows are temporarily unavailable.
• Giraffe encounters are temporarily unavailable.
• Paper maps will not be distributed at this time – Please feel free to “snap a map” when you arrive at the zoo or download our online map.
• Programming, including education programs and behind-the-scenes tours, are temporarily unavailable.
• Kampala Café is temporarily closed. A partial menu will be served from Savannah Snacks and the Cones booth.
• Though the indoor gift store is closed, a great selection of the gift store’s items will be available for sale at an outdoor kiosk

We welcome guests with disabilities that choose to bring their trained service animal into the zoo. View our guidelines for service animals or pick up a copy at the Member & Visitor Services Office. A kennel is available for those who choose to leave their service animal during their visit on zoo grounds. Unfortunately, we cannot allow service dogs in training on zoo grounds and pets are not allowed inside the zoo.

• Smile! Your visit grants permission to be photographed for promotional purposes by the Sacramento Zoo.
• Non-commercial photography for personal use is allowed in public areas, but you must stay safely behind any barriers and remain in the public areas at all times.
• Commercial photography and filming requests must go through the Public Relations Department.

The Sacramento Zoo has partnered with KultureCity to improve our ability to assist and accommodate guests with sensory needs. Our objective is to provide an inclusive and seamless experience for all guests for all events including those with sensory needs. We strive to raise awareness of the needs and challenges faced by individuals with sensory processing disorders by supplying our team members with continuous training and by offering the resources and accommodations listed here to our guests.

From North of Sacramento via I-5
(Natomas, Sac International Airport, Woodland)
Take I-5 South toward Los Angeles.
Exit Sutterville Road and turn left.
Left on Land Park Drive, first stop light.
The zoo is on the left side.

From South of Sacramento via I-5
(Pocket, Elk Grove, Stockton)
Take 1-5 North toward Sacramento.
Exit Sutterville Road and turn right.
Left on Land Park Drive, first stop light.
The zoo is on the left side.

From Northeast of Sacramento via Capitol City Freeway/Hwy 99
(Cal Expo, Arden, Fulton, Antelope, Roseville, Auburn)
Take Capitol City Freeway toward Sacramento
Capitol City Freeway turns into Hwy 99.
Exit 12th Avenue and turn right.
Dead end on Freeport Blvd, turn left.
Right on Sutterville Road, first stop light.
Right on Land Park Drive, first stop light.
The zoo is on the left side

From South of Sacramento via Hwy 99
(South Sac, Elk Grove, Stockton)
Take Hwy 99 North toward Sacramento.
Exit 12th Avenue and turn left.
Dead end on Freeport Blvd, turn left.
Right on Sutterville Road, first stop light.
Right on Land Park Drive, first stop light.
The zoo is on the left side

From West of Sacramento via I-80
(West Sac, Davis, Vacaville, Bay Area)
Take I-80 East toward Sacramento.
Take Capital City Freeway/US-50 East toward
Sacramento/South Lake Tahoe.
Take I-5 South toward Los Angeles.
Exit Sutterville Road (first exit) and turn left.
Left on Land Park Drive, first stop light.
The zoo is on the left side.

From East of Sacramento via Hwy 50
(Rancho Cordova, Folsom, El Dorado Hills)
Take Hwy 50 toward Sacramento
Take I-5 South toward Los Angeles
Exit Sutterville Road (first exit) and turn left.
Left on Land Park Drive, first stop light.
The zoo is on the left side.

From Downtown Sacramento via 15th Street
(Capitol, Midtown, Convention Center)
Take 15th Street South, one way.
15th will dead end on Broadway, turn left.
Right on Land Park Drive, first light.
The zoo is 1.3 miles down on the right side.

Public Transportation
SacRT Bus Route #11 stops in front of the zoo all week.
SacRT Bus Route #106 stops in front of the zoo Monday through Friday during peak hours.