Current Hours

Open Daily 9:00am - 5:00pm

• Grounds close at 5:00pm
• Last zoo ticket sold at front 4:00pm
       Please be aware that some exhibits will start closing at 4:30 p.m.
• Cafe Hours 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
• Gertrude C Ford Display Hall – open daily 9:00 a.m to 4:00 p.m.
• Discovery Area open 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
• Contact area open 9:00 a.m. -11:00 pm and Noon - 2:00pm  

Summer Hours effective Saturday, June 1st

Open Daily 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

• Grounds close at 4:00 pm
• Last ticket sold at front 3:00 pm
       Please be aware that some exhibits will start closing at 3:30 p.m.
• Cafe Hours 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
• Gertrude C Ford Display Hall – open daily 9:00 a.m to 4:00 p.m
• Discovery Area open 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
• .Contact area open 9:00 am -11:00 pm and Noon - 2:00 pm 

Hours subject to change. Zoo may occasionally be closed due to severe weather.

• FREE Zoo Admission Thanksgiving Day! 
• Zoo closes at 2:00 p.m. on Dec. 24th
• Zoo is closed December 25.

Jackson Zoo
2918 West Capitol St.
Jackson, MS 39209
(601)352-2580