Updated for September 2026
The Best Zoos in Oklahoma
How this list is ordered: by how complete our listing is — how much we hold on opening hours, ticket prices, accreditation, photographs, animals and facilities. It is a measure of our own coverage, not a judgement of the venue. We hold no visitor scores or conservation assessments, so “best” here means every zoo in Oklahoma that qualifies for the list, fullest entry first.
Listed alphabetically
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Keeper talk or showOn-site dining
Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden
Zoo in Oklahoma City
The zoo spans 130 acres and holds over 2,000 animals from more than 500 species. It draws upwards of a million people a year and closes only on Thanksgiving and Christmas.
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Keeper talk or showPlaygroundBehind-the-scenes tour
Tulsa Zoo
Zoo in Tulsa
The zoo sits within Mohawk Park, among the largest city-owned parks in the country. Animals on show include White Rhinoceros, Giraffe, African Penguin, Aldabra Tortoise and Chimpanzee.
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Wheelchair accessible routes
Oklahoma Aquarium
Zoo & Aquarium in Jenks
Oklahoma Aquarium, opened in 2003, is a zoo in Jenks, United States.
Our ranking methodology
This is not a ranking. The 3 venues above are listed alphabetically by name, the same order used throughout this site. We do not collect visitor reviews, star ratings, ticket-sales figures or a conservation-impact score, so none of those exist here to rank by — “best” in this page’s title means every venue that qualifies for this list, not first-to-last by quality. If we ever add a data source robust enough to support an honest ranking, this note and the order above will change together.