Take a walk on the wild side in the Cameron Park Zoo. This 52 acre zoo is home to more than 1,731 animals from 300 different species. The zoo has 14 different exhibits including Gibbon Island, Brazos River Country, African Savanna, Lemur Island, and Asian Forest. If your love is an animals lover, why not head to the Cameron Park Zoo for a great date? Just don’t monkey around too much and miss the perfect moment.
Buy tickets if you can in advance if you can but be sure they are downloaded or emailed to you before you enter.
They have a great playground area, there are several opportunities to find shade, and 99% of the animals prefer Texas to their country of origin. ;)
Not at all if you go to Cameron Park zoo. This place is built to bust the heat. The covered walkways create the perfect shade as you walk along. There are plenty of COLD water stations along the way to quench your thirst and refill your water bottles. The exhibits are also a mix of indoor air conditioned spaces and outdoor spaces. Walk outdoors a bit and just when you're getting hot, there's an indoor exhibit with a water station and clean bathrooms.
The exhibits and habitats were all well maintained and the animals seemed well taken care of. You could get really close to some of the animals here. There's a really good mix of native animals and others from around the world to enjoy.
They're doing a bunch of upgrades around the property, lemur Island was closed and the new penguin exhibit wasn't open yet, but it looks really fun. We ordered food at the cafe for lunch and it was better than expected. The staff was friendly and active taking care of the facility.
1701 North 4th Street, Waco, Texas, 76707
