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Essex County Turtle Back Zoo 560 Northfield Avenue West Orange, NJ 07052. Note: In order to streamline communication efforts, please contact only the person whose position best describes the nature of your inquiry.
Admission & Hours. Zoo Map. Directions. FAQ & Zoo Rules. From NJ Turnpike: Take NJ Turnpike to EXIT 15W. Take Rte. 280 WEST to EXIT 10. Turn LEFT at the light. Turtle Back Zoo is about 3 miles away on the left. From the Garden State Parkway: Take Garden State Parkway ( North or South) to EXIT 145.
17 hours ago · Essex County's Turtle Back Zoo gives you "The World in your Backyard." Voted #1 Zoo in New Jersey with over 200 species representing animals from around the world and offering education programs for grades K-8.
560 Northfield Ave. West Orange, NJ 07052. Opens at 10:00 AM. Hours. Sun 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Mon 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM. Tue 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM. Wed 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM. Thu 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM. Fri 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Sat 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM. (973) 731-5800. http://www.turtlebackzoo.com.
Turtle Back Zoo is a zoo in West Orange, New Jersey. Situated on 20 acres (8.1 ha) in the South Mountain Reservation, it is part of the South Mountain Recreation Complex, which is managed as part of the Essex County Park System, the oldest county park system in the United States.
You can go at your own pace enjoying the Zoo, stop into the cafe on-site for food/drinks, and go to the gift shop. When you're done, you can pop over to the adventure site which hosts paddle boats, a zip-line course, mini golf, and more.
From our smallest spider to the half-ton North American Bison in our Great Plains Exhibit, Essex County’s Turtle Back Zoo offers a look at more than 100 different species of native and exotic animals from five continents.
