Catoctin Wildlife Preserve & Zoo

Name: Catoctin Wildlife Preserve & Zoo
Address: 13019 Catoctin Furnace Rd, Thurmont, MD, 21788, US
Telephone: 301-271-4922

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Natural ponds, lush landscaping, and wandering Ambass-zoo-dors are eager to indulge inquisitive guests. Get curious about everything from bears to boas, macaws to monkeys, panthers to pythons, and alligators to zebra. Safari rides.

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13019 Catoctin Furnace Rd

ThurmontMD21788

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Local Phone: 301-271-4922

Fax: 301-271-2673

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	ADA Accessible Admission/Tickets Required Educational Resources Available Family-Friendly Free Parking Group Tour Rates Offered Group-Friendly On-site Motorcoach Parking Student Group-Friendly Weddings

August 11, 2025

Lisa L

Good, not great.

First trip. Nice animal park, but hard to navigate. We weren't provided a map (I don't think they have any), so we weren't sure of what we might see. The animals are sort of "listed" on their...

August 10, 2025

NAM001

A Great Place to Visit!

What a fun surprise! A large variety of smaller birds, monkeys etc, but also zebras, lions and bears. It’s larger than we expected! Habits for most animals was larger than what I’ve seen at big zoos...

July 22, 2025

Mary M

My son is disabled and does not have many outdoor experiences. He enjoyed the park.

We loved the goats, tortoises, sun bear, and so many other animals. We were not happy with the small space for sloths, jaguar, and binturong.

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