The Cape May Zoo is a great place to take your kids or grandkids. My grandkids love it! It’s not a big zoo like the Philadelphia Zoo, but it has grown over the years. But that doesn’t mean it hardly has any animals; on the contrary it has almost 200 species of wildlife — nearly 550 animals in all. The zoo houses tigers and lions and bears, zebra, buffalo, giraffe, and most of the animals usually found in the big zoos. There is The Reptile and Amphibian House, African Savanna and Children’s Zoo and more.

The Cape May Zoo started as a 40 acre tract which was donated to the county in 1942. It started as a child’s petting zoo in the mid-1970’s and has grown into the zoo as it is today.

The hours are: Spring & Summer: 10am-4:45pm. Late Fall & Winter: 10am-3:45pm. The zoo is located off the Garden State Parkway Exit 11. If you’re coming from the south (Cape May and Wildwood), make a left at the exit (Crest Haven Rd.) The entrance to the zoo is on Route 9.

There is no admission and parking is free! Donations are appreciated. You can enjoy the large park too.

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