Living Desert Zoo and Gardens, Palm Desert, United States
List of facts we found about Living Desert Zoo and Gardens
or Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park in Carlsbad, New Mexico.
Living Desert Zoo and Gardens is a desert botanical gardens and a zoo
located at 47-900 Portola Avenue, Palm Desert, California. They are
open daily with an admission fee of about $12 for adults (2007).
The gardens were established in 1970 as a 360 acres (1.
Located in Palm Desert the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens is a perfect
place for your Southern California day trip. With 1,200 acres of
desert to explore, the Living Desert has something interesting for
every member of the family.
Living Desert Zoo and Gardens is a desert botanical gardens and a zoo,
established in 1970. Over 1200 acres!
The holiday season signals the start of the zoo's "WildLights"
celebration in which more than 275,000 miniature lights illuminate
animated holiday scenes.
Small Map of Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park Location
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Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park Web Site
Open Year-Round Entry Fee Charged
Dedicated to the interpretation of the Chihuahuan Desert, Living
Desert Zoo
The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park was established in 1971
to preserve and display the wide variety of animals, plants, and
natural environments found in the Chihuahuan Desert. Located north of
Carlsbad on US–285 (Fig.
Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park is on top of a ridge of hills
known as the Ocotillo Hills, northwest of and overlooking Carlsbad.
The hills are anticlines that may be draped over earlier reef mounds.
The Ocotillo Hills consist of Permian Tansill and Yates Formations.
Desert Zoo and Gardens DescriptionThe Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in
Carlsbad displays over 40 native animal species and a variety of plant
life.
Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park Entrance Photo by Phyllis
Eileen Banks
Living Desert Zoo
The flora and the fauna come together in the Living Desert Zoo and
Gardens State Park at the north edge of Carlsbad, New Mexico, on U.S.
Highway 285.