The Oregon Zoo is only five minutes from downtown Portland on Highway 26 West—also called Sunset Highway.
There are 960 parking spaces, 17 of which are reserved for persons with disabilities. There is a parking fee of $2 per vehicle. Members and visitors attending catered events will be exempt from paying the parking fee.
Visitors can avoid the parking fee and receive a discount on admission by taking TriMet buses or MAX. Each TriMet rider that shows proof of ridership will receive a $1 discount on zoo admission.
There's also a new way to get to the zoo if you live in SE Portland or Clackamas County. You can now come to the zoo via the new MAX Green Line, with stations and park-and-rides conveniently located along I-205. http://www.oregonzoo.org/VisitorInfo/max_green_line.htm
The Oregon Zoo, formerly the Washington Park Zoo,[3][4] is a zoo in Portland, the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Located 2 miles (3.2 km) southwest of Downtown Portland, the zoo is inside Portland's Washington Park, and includes a narrow-gauge railway that connects to the International Rose Test Garden inside the park. Opened in 1888 after a private animal collector donated his animals to the City of Portland, the 64-acre (26 ha) zoo is now owned by the regional Metro government.
A member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, it has successful breeding programs for California Condors and Asian elephants.[5] The zoo also boasts an extensive plant collection throughout its animal exhibits and specialized gardens.[6] During the summer it is host to a concert series, and in the winter produces a holiday light show viewed from the train. The Oregon Zoo is Oregon's largest paid attraction, with more than 1.6 million visitors in 2008 to 2009.[7]
The Oregon Zoo was founded in 1888,[3] making it the oldest North American zoo west of the Mississippi.[8] It all began with two bears purchased by Richard Knight, one brown bear and one grizzly.[9][10] A former seaman turned pharmacist, Knight began collecting animals from his seafaring friends. He kept his collection in the back of his drug store on Third & Morrison streets. When caring for the animals became too large a responsibility he sought to sell them to the city of Portland. Instead of buying the animals, the city offered to give Knight two circus cages and allowed him to place the caged bears on the grounds of City Park (now called Washington Park).[9]
The Oregon Zoo, formerly the Washington Park Zoo,[2][3] is a zoo in Portland, the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Located 2 miles (3.2 km) southwest of Downtown Portland, the zoo is inside Portland's Washington Park, and includes a narrow-gauge excursion train that connects to the International Rose Test Garden inside the park. Opened in 1887 after a private animal collector donated his animals to the City of Portland, the 64 acres (260,000 m2) zoo is now owned by the regional Metro government.
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