We had a great time at this zoo, spent about 4 hours looking at the wildlife. Your travel app will have trouble finding the place and will send you in circles. There is construction nearby to add to the confusion. When you come down the highway that runs parallel to the ocean and take a right, the entrance and parking are right there- look for a small sign, and you can park onsite for $11, or park out on the street a few blocks away.

The variety of animals was great! Lindsey, our guide, was very knowledgeable and had a great personality. The buggy tour allowed us to explore parts of the zoo that the public rarely sees and get in-depth explanations about the animals, feeding habits, etc. The souvenir shop is quite expensive, but has adorable looking products. The weather is obviously quite hot in August so plan ahead.

We visited the zoo on a family Holiday any excuse to see the animals! San Francisco Zoo had many amazing Animals especially the wolves,but there was also a lot of empty spaces and a lot of things were closed. Apart from this we had a lovely day and the staff were very friendly.

Some really great animal habitats and some not so great - closed and/or under renovation. Missing key animals: tigers, elephants, polar bears. Awesome gorilla & giraffe/zebra habitats. We went to the Zoo website to buy tickets & were directed to a third party site that charged us a lot more. The person coming in behind us had the exact same complaint! Beware! Buy your tickets at the gate, NOT ONLINE!

Some of the animals are not there. As at most zoos in the warm part of the day animals are in the shared areas and can't be seen. This is not a huge zoo, and doesn't have tons of signs. The only way to have a map is on your phone or print one before you visit. The no paper thing pays off, we saw no trash there. We spent a couple of nice hours, with lots of sitting and watching.