| Zoo hours |
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily,
April - September
(including all summer holidays)
10
a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, October -
March
(closed if walkways are covered with
ice or snow)
Guests may stay
in the park for one hour after the
admission gate closes. Dickerson Park
Zoo is closed on New Year's Day, Thanksgiving
and Christmas.
Pets
are not allowed inside Dickerson
Park Zoo.
Service animals are permitted. |
| Admission |
| Adults and teenagers |
$7 |
| Group Adult/Teen |
$5* |
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| Child
(age 3-12) |
$5 |
| Group child (age 3-12) |
$3* |
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| Seniors
(60 & older) |
$5 discounted |
* Group rates apply
to groups with 15 or more paying
adult/teen or child admission.
Children
age 2 and younger and FOZ
members
are admitted free. |
| Location |
Mailing address: 3043 North Fort, Springfield, MO
65803 Dickerson Park Zoo is located northeast of the intersection
of Interstate 44 and Missouri Highway 13. In Springfield, the zoo
is easily accessible north across the city to Norton Road via National,
Grant and Glenstone Avenues, or Kansas Expressway.
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| Playground
Park |
The
playground park adjacent to the zoo
is a public park operated by the
Springfield-Greene County Park Board.
The pavilion can be reserved by groups
on a first-come, first-served basis.
Rental fees are based on the group
size and length of reservation.
Call
the zoo office to see if your event
date is available. The pavilion
can be reserved for any date during
the calendar year beginning the first
business day of the year.
Please
review the rental
fees and guidelines (PDF
files; requires Adobe
Acrobat Reader). Please note:
there is a special use application
required for large groups (more than 145 people – available by clicking here). Contact
the zoo office for more information. Click here to review City of Springfield regulations regarding park rules (PDF). |
| Gift Shop |
The Safari Trading Company gift shop is open
every day of zoo operations.
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, April through September
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, October through March |
| Train Ride |
Tickets are $2 per person.
(Babies
under age 1 ride free.)
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, April through
September.
11 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekends in March
and October.
The train ride operates weather permitting. |
| ZOOKEYS |
ZooKeys are available at
the admission gate, gift shop and cafe
for $3. ZooKeys play educational and
entertaining messages at audio boxes
located throughout the zoo grounds. |
| Wagon
and Stroller Rentals
Wheelchairs |
Strollers
and wagons are available for rent
near the admission gate.
| Single
Stroller |
$3 |
| Double Stroller |
$5 |
| Wagon |
$4 |
Wheelchairs
are available upon request for our
guests with disabilities. |
| Contact Areas |
The Outback
Corral petting
zoo features domestic and exotic animals
in a protected contact setting. Feed
machines are located at the petting
zoo, at Hamlin Lake and on the Dickerson
Lake pavilion. Feed for the animals
is available for 50 cents. Change
machines are available for your convenience.
Giraffe
feeding hours are 10 a.m. to
4 p.m, daily April through September,
and weekends only (weather permitting)
in March and October. The deck
is closed November through February.
(The deck closes for a 15-minute
break for the attendant between
1 and 1:30.)
Giraffe
crackers are $2 per package and
are available when an attendant
is present on the elevated deck. |
