Zoo · Phoenix, AZ
🐍 Phoenix Zoo
Desert zoo day — go early, chase shade, big animals before the heat peaks.
- Timehalf day (morning)
- Settingheat
- TicketsSummer: open at open, leave by late morning if possible.
- Get therePapago Park; car day for most families.
✓ Verified with venue website · 2026-08
No printer? Open the sheet on your phone, or print later. Classic · Bonus · Alpha (extra-hard cool finds).
Zoo map
Visitor map
Official map · Phoenix Zoo · tap to enlarge
Open PDF on official site ↗
Official map · Phoenix Zoo
· Open PDF on official site ↗
Short on time? Start here
Do these 3 in order if you can — enough for a short visit. Tap a stop for talk tips & photos. Create and print your mission is above.
More if you have energy
More stops if you have the energy.
- 🦒 Giraffe (Masai) — Tall necks — quick photo win.
- 🐧 African penguin — Waddle on land, zoom in water.
- 🐆 Cheetah — Fastest land animal — built to sprint.
- 🦩 Flamingo — Bright pink wader — long legs for shallow water.
- 🦥 Two-toed sloth — Slow forest climber — hangs upside down.
- 🦓 Zebra — Striped grassland runner — every pattern is unique.
What the sheet may include
Print from the button at the top of this page. No app at the venue.
Example finds
- Find an animal taller than a grown-up
- Spot stripes or spots
- Watch something swim or splash
- Find a long neck, trunk, or horns
- Hear a loud or quiet animal sound
- Point to a sleep spot
- Find bright feathers
- Pick your favorite — draw it later
Official site: Phoenix Zoo website. Always check hours and tickets before you go.