Dana Point CA Zoos, Aquariums & Animal Parks

Zoomars Petting Zoo and Bird Park

concessions-food available

LOCATION: San Juan Capistrano, California (3.0 miles from Dana Point)

OVERVIEW: In January 2005, Omar and Carolyn Gonzalez purchased the Jones Family Mini-Farm, saving an area landmark and adding colorful parrots from their chain of exotic bird stores. Renaming it ZOOMARS, the... Zoomars Petting Zoo and Bird ...

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Santa Ana Zoo

AVERAGE RATING

4.5

5+ reviews

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2+ reviews

LOCATION: Santa Ana, California (20.8 miles from Dana Point)

The Santa Ana Zoo is a cute little zoo with a couple... more on Epinions

The food inside is disgusting. I went with my 3 year old boy and ordered us hamburgers for... more on Yahoo

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Orange County Zoo

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LOCATION: Orange, California (23.1 miles from Dana Point)

The Orange County Zoo is a small, shady oasis nestled... more on Epinions

The Orange County Zoo is small, clean and one of the... more on Epinions

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Aquarium of the Pacific

AVERAGE RATING

4.0

27+ reviews

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4

5+ reviews

wheelchair accessible

LOCATION: Long Beach, California (35.3 miles from Dana Point)

...there's nothing fishy about petting a sting ray or getting close and personal with a... more on Zagat

This was a nice place, mostly filled with kids. But if you've been to Monterey Bay... more on Yahoo

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San Diego Zoo

AVERAGE RATING

4.5

228+ reviews

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5

148+ reviews

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LOCATION: San Diego, California (59.6 miles from Dana Point)

GREAT,ALWAYS VISIT WHEN IN TOWN,CANNOT FAULT THE FACILITIES OR THE ANIMALS,ALTHOUGH... more on Yahoo

...there's so much to see at this place, voted the city's No. 1 attraction in this... more on Zagat

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San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park

AVERAGE RATING

5.0

10+ reviews

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5

10+ reviews

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LOCATION: Escondido, California (47.8 miles from Dana Point)

I liked the Wild Animal Park more than the zoo! The animals are exotic... more on Yahoo

...plan a full day for this hilly and encyclopedic spot that... more on Zagat

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Birch Aquarium at Scripps Inst. of Oceanography

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LOCATION: La Jolla, California (49.0 miles from Dana Point)

My family and I visited the Birch Aquarium at Scripps in La Jolla, California the day... more on Epinions

I was very disappointed and my toddlers were very bored. My three year old wasn't thrilled about touching the things in the... more on Go City Kids

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Double-Decker + Zoo

LOCATION: San Diego, California (40.7 miles from Dana Point)

OVERVIEW: SanDiego has the perfect climate, probably the most pleasant one in North America. With a 70.5 F average temperature, 280 days of sunshine, and blue skies almost all year, it’s the perfect climate ... sightseeingworld

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