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Wildlife Explorers Basecamp

9 AM, ongoing daily from March 11, 2022 until April 30, 2022.
San Diego Zoo
$53 - $173
Membership offers a variety of ways to visit both the Zoo and Safari Park all year long. Please visit our membership pages for more details. Starting as low as $95 per person.

Now Open! At the Denny Sanford Wildlife Explorers Basecamp, you can interact, climb, scramble, and jump in innovative nature play areas. Visit habitats from around the world, from desert dunes and wild woods to marsh meadows and rainforest.

Learn by doing. And through a variety of one-of-a-kind experiences with animals, you’ll connect like never before to the natural world, and understand the importance of conserving wildlife.

Feel what it’s like to be wild. This new world is divided into four innovative nature play areas, each designed around unique habitats.

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The new Wildlife Explorers Basecamp will open March 11. Burrowing owls, prairie dogs, and fennec foxes have already dug into their new home in Desert Dunes.

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San Diego Zoo

2920 Zoo Dr.
San Diego, California 92101
619-231-1515

The San Diego Zoo is a conservation, education and recreation organization dedicated to the reproduction, protection, and exhibition of animals, plants, and their habitats. The 100-acre (40-hectare) Zoo is home to over 4,000 rare and endangered animals representing more than 800 species and subspecies, and a prominent botanical collection with more than 700,000 exotic plants. It is located just north of downtown San Diego in Balboa Park. The San Diego Zoo is the largest zoological membership association in the world, with more than 250,000 member households and 130,000 child memberships, representing more than a half million people. Members enjoy free admission to the Zoo and the Wild Animal Park, a subscription to the monthly magazine ZOONOOZ, and other benefits. Both the Zoo and Park are open every day of the year. Hours of Operation: Summer Hours (June 28–Sept. 1): 9 a.m.–9 p.m. Fall Hours (Sept. 2–Nov. 7): 9 a.m.–6 p.m. Winter Hours (Nov. 3–Dec. 12): 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Winter Hours/Jungle Bells (Dec. 13-23, 25-31, Jan. 1-4, 201): 9 a.m.–8 p.m. Winter Hours (Jan. 6- March 9): 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Spring Hours (March 10- June 27): 9 a.m-6 p.m.

Dates and times of events are subject to change without notice. Always check the event organizer's website for the most updated schedule before attending.