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Dickerson Park Zoo

Take a Walk on the Wild Side!

Dickerson Park Zoo is committed to improving our quality of life by providing education and recreation experiences, supporting conservation of wildlife and wild places and conducting scientific research. Dickerson Park Zoo is a division of the Springfield-Greene County Park Board and accredited by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums. Your visit to the zoo will be an up-close wildlife adventure with animals from around the world – South America, Australia, Africa, Tropical Asia and our own Missouri Habitats. The Ambler Diversity of Life exhibits showcase reptiles and amphibians from desert, rainforest and Ozarks' habitats. One of the zoo's most popular stops is the elevated viewing/feeding deck at the giraffe exhibit.

Dickerson Park Zoo also has the Bush Country Cafe, Safari Trading Company gift shop, Titus Express miniature train ride, a playground and Jumping Jewels water play feature. (Some operations have limited seasonal hours; please visit the zoo's Web site for details.)

Dickerson Park Zoo
3043 North Fort
Springfield, MO 65803
(417) 864-1800

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Hours & Operations

Visiting Hours

Visit us from:

9am to 5pm – April through September, daily

10am to 4pm – October through March, weather permitting. (The zoo will close if there is ice or snow on the walkways.)

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Dickerson Park Zoo - Admission

$8 – Adults and teenagers

$5 – Seniors age 60 and older

$5 – Children ages 3-12

Children age 2 and younger and Friends of the Zoo members are admitted FREE!

Friends of the Zoo memberships are $65 for one year. Benefits include free admission for one year to Dickerson Park Zoo, a subscription to the zoo's WildTimes quarterly magazine, discounts on gift shop merchandise and invitations to special members-only events.

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Saving Animals from Extinction

Internationally recognized for its commitment to Asian elephants, Dickerson Park Zoo is also involved in several "Species Survival Plans" for endangered species such as cheetahs, maned wolves, black & white colobus monkeys and cotton-top tamarins.

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A Little Bit of History

Dickerson Park Zoo has been part of the Ozarks' landscape. The zoo opened in its current location in 1923 on land that dates back to 1837, and a 120-acre pioneer homestead established by Joshua Davis.

The land was sold to the Springfield Park Board in 1922, and the city park at Phelps Grove (complete with a small zoo) was moved there.

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Join Friends of the Zoo Today!

Members of Friends of the Zoo help make Dickerson Park Zoo a first-class facility. FOZ helps provide fun, meaningful experiences for guests and makes possible conservation support that is saving animals from extinction - all while giving members the time of their lives at the zoo! You, too, can be a part of the excitement and growth by answering the call of the wild!

JOIN TODAY! Basic memberships are $65 for a family (one or two adults in the home and dependent children age 18 and younger), grandparents (one or two grandparents and their grandchildren 18 and younger) or an Individual-Plus (one adult plus a guest). Membership benefits include:

* Free admission to Dickerson Park Zoo for one year.

* Free subscription to the zoo newsletter, WildTimes.

* Free admission to Halloween SPOOKTACULAR.

* Two one-day admission passes for your friends.

* Invitations to "members only" events.

* Discounts on education programs, and birthday party packages.

* 10% discount at the SAFARI TRADING COMPANY gift shop.

* And, free or discounted admission at more than 100 zoos across the United States and Canada.

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Find us in: Springfield, MO

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