Friends have often heard me profess the benefits
and value of our San Francisco Zoo membership. For $95 a year a family
of two adults and upto 5 children get to go as often as they want and
have access to the member only benefits and events.
Since we bought our membership we have met Spider-man, Captain America, Elmo and Cookie Monster as well as the Easter
Bunny (ok – it was actually the Nesquick bunny but our kids did not
know the difference and were excited none the less).
We’ve seen musical shows featuring Fisher Price’s Little People and
been present for the arrival of Santa’s reindeer two years in a row.
In terms of set up and animals SF Zoo does not
have the awe of the San Diego Zoo (which is amazing) but as a family
with two very energetic toddlers the open space, good sight lines and
lots of things at their level it is the perfect day
out. We generally spend a lot of time in the children’s zoo which
includes a bug house and a petting zoo along with a bunch of kid type
animals. One of our favorites is the muir cats and prairie dogs who are
usually out and about doing their thing and happy
to show off their entertaining personality. We also love the petting
zoo, the main attraction are the goats and sheet wandering around who
are pretty mild mannered and used to kids throwing themselves on them.
There is also a building within the petting
zoo where they raise chicks and you can see the eggs in the incubators,
we’ve been lucky and actually seen one hatching one morning during our
visit.
Another advantage is free parking on Sloat
Street. It may require a bit of extra walking but we’ve never had
trouble finding a space less than 10 minutes walk and appreciate the
chance to save the $10 parking fee.
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