Western North Carolina Nature Center

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Western North Carolina Nature Center and its collection

Western North Carolina Nature Center, opened in 1973, is a zoo in Asheville, United States.

The site goes back to 1925 and has been known variously as the Asheville City Zoo, Craig Park Zoo and Recreation Park Zoo, holding native and foreign animals alike. From the mid-1970s, under the name Children's Zoo and Nature Center, it narrowed its collection to native species only. In 2013 over 107,000 people visited, upwards of 13,000 of them schoolchildren on organised trips.

Animals and collection

Animals on show include Raccoon, Turkey Vulture, Timber Rattlesnake, Striped Skunk and Red Panda.

What the venue says

Brews & Bears
There is no full-service restaurant or permanent dining facility on site.
The WNC Nature Center offers free parking to its visitors. Accessible drop-off and parking spaces are available at the Front Entrance parking lot. Overflow parking is available in the lower lot.
Accessible drop-off and parking spaces are available at the Front Entrance parking lot.
Use Otter Parking Lot for accessible drop off.

Images of Western North Carolina Nature Center

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wes hill, CC-BY-SA-2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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wes hill, CC-BY-SA-2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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wes hill, CC-BY-SA-2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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wes hill, CC-BY-SA-2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Johanna, CC-BY-SA-4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Johanna, CC-BY-SA-4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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wes hill, CC-BY-SA-2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Jeff Gunn from Atlanta, USA, CC-BY-2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Johanna, CC-BY-SA-4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Johanna, CC-BY-SA-4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Opening hours

Mo-Su 10:00-16:30; Dec 24 off; Dec 25 off; Jan 01 off

As published by the venue; we could not read it into a timetable.

Closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day.

Admission

Ticket Type	Price
Non-resident Adult (ages 16–64)	16.95 USD
Non-resident Seniors (65+) and Youth (13–15)	15.95 USD
Non-resident Children (3–12)	12.95 USD
Resident Adults and Youth	11.95 USD
Resident Seniors	10.95 USD
Resident Children	9.95 USD