Happy Hollow Park and Zoo

Updated on Sep 30, 2024

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Land area 16 acres (6.5 ha) Memberships AZA, IAAPA Area 6 ha Number of animals 150		No. of animals 150 Website www.hhpz.org Phone +1 408-794-6400

Location 1300 Senter RdSan Jose, California, 95112 Address 1300 Senter Rd, San Jose, CA 95112, USA Similar Children's Discovery Museum, Japanese Friendship Garden, San Jose Municipal Rose Gar, Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum, Cathedral Basilica of St Joseph Profiles Facebook Twitter

Happy Hollow Park & Zoo is a small 16-acre (6.5 ha) zoo and amusement park in San Jose, California, which originally opened in 1961. It was closed in 2008 for major renovations, and opened its gates again on March 20, 2010.

Happy Hollow Park & Zoo is an accredited member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) and a member of the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA).

Happy hollow park zoo photo highlights 2016

History

Jaycees members Alden Campen and Ernie Renzel started planning the park in 1956. They bought the original 7.5 acres (3.0 ha) at the north end of today’s Kelley Park for $300,000 on the city’s behalf.

Features

Puppet theater

Animal hospital with indoor and outdoor quarantine, surgery and radiology

Education center built out of hay bales with year-round classes for ages 12-months to adult

Rides and structures for toddlers and children featuring slides, swings, ropes and climbing areas

Carousel and roller coaster

Exhibits

Petting zoo with an animal barn

"Parallel play area" for children nearby endangered lemurs

Fossa Exhibit (a member of the mongoose family, most famous for its role in the movie Madagascar)

Animal list

Over 140 animals in the zoo include:

Anteater

Black-and-white ruffed lemur

Fossa

Jaguar

Miniature horse

Ring-tailed lemur

Capybara

Meerkat

Squirrel monkey

Red ruffed lemur

Wallaby

References

Happy Hollow Park & Zoo Wikipedia

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