- Visit
- Animals
- Events & Rentals
-
ProgramsPrograms Learn at the Zoo with spring and summer camps, or bring the Zoo to you in your home or classroom!
- Field Trips Come explore wildlife in nature's own classroom
- Zoo Camps Year-round camps for spring, summer, fall and winter breaks
- Zoo Krewe Volunteer program for teens, with hands-on training
- Safari Night Learn about the Zoo's animals on an overnight adventure
- Zoo & Me Morning Animal encounters and art projects for 3 to 5 year-olds
- Zoo Mobile Bring the Zoo to your classroom with educational visits
- Project Ark STEM education programs for EBR school grades 1-5
- Virtual Programs Educational videos and resources for offsite learning
- Educator's Guide
- Silent Auction Requests For qualifying non-profit organizations
- Support
Support Get involved with the Baton Rouge Zoo Foundation by supporting the Zoo's major events, wildlife conservation efforts, volunteering, and more.- Baton Rouge Zoo Foundation 501(c)3 non-profit supporting the Zoo's major events
- Donate Make an immediate impact on the Zoo with a tax-deductible gift
- Amazon Wish List Purchase toys, treats and other fun items for animals
- Volunteering Fun, challenging, and rewarding opportunities
- Conservation Efforts Learn about the Zoo's conservation efforts and how you can help
- Sponsorship Current sponsor opportunities for the Zoo's programs & events
- Adopt an Animal Support BREC's Baton Rouge Zoo by "adopting an animal" at the zoo!
- About
Today's Hours 9:30am–5:00pm (Last Entry 4:00pm)
Visit the Zoo
Hours & Fees
Gates open 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily
Zoo grounds close at 5 p.m.
BREC's Baton Rouge Zoo is open every day except New Year's Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day.
To access the park map, click here.
Admissions
- Adults/Teens$10.00 + tax
- Seniors 65+$8.50 + tax
- Children Ages 2-12$7.00 + tax
- Children 1 & UnderFREE
Wednesday Afternoon Discount
$3.00 + tax, 2 p.m. - 4 p.m., Grounds close at 5 p.m.
- Giraffe Chat: 10:30 a.m. (Daily)
- Otter Chat: at the Otter Pond 11:00 a.m. & 3:00 p.m. (Daily)
- Black Rhino Chat: 2:30 p.m. (Daily)
- Running of the Ducks: at Kids Zoo - One hour before Zoo grounds close (Daily)
Single admission passes and memberships are available for purchase. These passes make great gifts to include in birthday cards, thank you notes and stocking stuffers. To purchase, please call (225) 775-3877 or visit the link below.
- Please keep our animals healthy and do not feed them. All animals are on carefully controlled, nutritionally balanced diets, and public feeding undermines our efforts to keep them healthy.
- Pets, bicycles, rollerblades, skateboards, and skates are prohibited.
- Alcoholic beverages are prohibited.
- Smoking is prohibited.
- Vaping is prohibited.
- Please protect Zoo plants by not picking the flowers or leaves.
- A parent or adult chaperone must accompany children at all times.
We welcome guests with disabilities who choose to bring their trained service animal, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), into the Zoo and Gardens. The care and supervision of a service animal is solely the responsibility of his or her owner. Service animals must remain properly leashed at all times. Dogs whose sole function is to provide comfort or emotional support or therapy dogs that provide a service to others do not qualify as “service animals” under the ADA. Service animals are working animals, not pets. Pets are not allowed on Zoo grounds.
Service animals may only be excluded from the Zoo when that animal’s behavior poses a direct threat to the health or safety of others. Examples are vicious behavior towards other guests, a dog that is out of control and the handler cannot or does not regain control, or if the dog is not housebroken.
Group Rates
- Adults/Teens$9.00 + tax
- Seniors 65+$7.50 + tax
- Children Ages 2-12$6.00 + tax
- Children 1 & UnderFREE
TO QUALIFY FOR GROUP RATES
- Minimum of 15 paying individuals
- All fees collected in advance and presented at the Admission Gate as one single payment
- Reservation made 14 days in advance preferred
- Chaperone requirements: 1 adult per 10 children
- Because the Zoo remains open during inclement weather, the Zoo offers no refunds or rainchecks.
SCHOOL RATES
See our School group information at our Field Trip Page.
Stroller & Wheelchair Rentals
Strollers and wheelchairs are available on a first come, first served basis. No advance reservations are accepted. A driver's license is required in order to rent a stroller, wheelchair or ECV.
Always secure your child with lap belt. Do not allow children to stand or move about stroller, as they could fall or cause the stroller to flip over. Never leave children unattended. Children should be attended at all times while in the stroller.
STROLLER LIMITS
- 60lb max for 1 child in a single stroller
- 100lb max for 2 children in double stroller
- 5lb max for rear storage pouch
- Child must be at least 12 months of age and able to sit upright alone to use
Rental Prices
- Single Stroller$7
- Double Stroller$9
- Wheelchair$7
- Electronic Conveyance Vehicle$20
