Hours, Rates & Getting Here | Greater Vancouver Zoo

HOURS, RATES & GETTING HERE

HOURS & RATES

  HOURS
Daily 9:00am - 4:00pm
Last entrance is 4:00pm. All guests must be out by 5:00pm.
  RATES

Adult (18-64) $36.00

Senior (65+) $25.00

Student (18+ with ID) $25.00

Child (3-17) $25.00

Child (2 and under) Free

Train $8.00 per rider

Children 2 years of age and under ride for free, but must be seated on the lap of a parent or guardian.


GETTING TO THE ZOO

  FROM HIGHWAY 1

Located at 5048 264th Street in Aldergrove BC.

If taking Highway 1, take Exit #73. We are 1.4km south on the left side.

  FROM FRASER HIGHWAY

Located at 5048 264th Street in Aldergrove BC.

If taking Fraser Highway, we are 3.7km north on 264th Street (Aldergrove-Bellingham Highway 13) on the right side.

  PARKING INFO

Pay parking is a $8.00 flat rate. You can pay by scanning the QR code on parking signage just outside the Zoo's entrance or at ticket window upon arrival. We will ask for your license plate number and will accept the following forms of payment: Cash, Visa, Mastercard, and American Express. Cost is $8 for the whole day.

Parking is maintained and monitored regularly. The Greater Vancouver Zoo is not responsible for lost or stolen items left in your vehicles or on the premises. Please do not leave anything of value unattended.


KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

  BRING YOUR OWN WHEELS

The Greater Vancouver Zoo is home to over 140 species on 120 acres with 3km of wheelchair accessible paved pathways! We encourage you to bring your own:

  • Bicycles
  • Scooters
  • Rollerblades
  • Skateboards
  • Wagons

For the safety of our animals, motorized recreational equipment (e.g. hoverboards, scooters, powered ride-on toys, etc.) are NOT allowed.

**Motorized wheelchairs are allowed.

  ZOO POLICIES

We kindly request that you follow these easy to follow safety guidelines to make everyone's visit more enjoyable:

  • Please treat all of our animals and plants with respect. Do not yell, run after, pull feathers or throw anything at the animals. Loud behaviour can be stressful to animals, so please be courteous towards them and their surroundings.
  • Respect all barriers for the safety of both the animals and guests at the Zoo.
  • We are a smoke-free & vape free environment. Guests who wish to smoke are welcome to have their hand stamped for same day re-entry when leaving our grounds to smoke in the parking area.

We do not allow any feeding of our animals. The diets of all our animals are closely monitored to ensure their optimal health and well being. Picking flowers or other greenery to feed to our animals can be dangerous as some local plants can be toxic.

The best way for the keepers to know if an animal is sick is whether or not it is eating. If visitors feed them, we cannot properly monitor their health, which may also lead to obesity or disease. The animals must not be touched for safety reasons (bites, scratches and disease transfers) and to reduce stress on the animals.

For environmental reasons and to avoid accidental animal ingestion, we do not allow balloons and plastic or aluminum confetti on zoo premises. We also discourage the use of straws whenever possible.

Zoo animals cannot be touched without permission from a zookeeper. This is to ensure everyone's safety and to reduce stress on the animals.

Pets
For the safety of our animals and yours, no outside animals are permitted on Zoo grounds (please see FAQs for information about Service Dogs).

Access 2 Entertainment
The Access 2 card is for people of all ages and types of permanent disabilities who require the assistance of a support person at hundreds of participating entertainment, cultural and recreational venues across Canada.

With the presentation of an Access Card a caretaker will be permitted entry to the Zoo at no charge. To receive free entry for a caretaker a Access card must be presented, with no exceptions.

Photography/filming
You may be filmed, video-taped or photographed during your visit with us. Entrance on the Greater Vancouver Zoo premises serves as permission for the Greater Vancouver Zoo and guests to use your image.

The commercial use of photographic, video, and film images of the Greater Vancouver Zoo and its animals is strictly prohibited without the written consent of the Zoo. Please contact socialmedia@gvzoo.com for further information.

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GETTING HERE

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