Directions & Map
Address
370 Zoo Parkway
Jacksonville, FL 32218
Need a ride to the Zoo? Call JTA ride request service at 598-8724. Cost is an additional fifty cents over the regular bus fare.
To get to the Zoo
From I – 95 South:
Take exit number 358A to Heckscher Drive / Zoo Parkway. Continue on Zoo Parkway for approximately 1/4 mile and the entrance to the Zoo is on your right.
From I - 95 North:
Take exit number 358A to Heckscher Drive / Zoo Parkway. Continue on Zoo Parkway for approximately 1/4 mile and the entrance to the Zoo is on your right.
From the Dames Point Bridge:
From the Napoleon Bonaparte Broward (Dames Point) Bridge or 9A, take exit Zoo Parkway / Heckscher Drive West. Continue on Zoo Parkway for approximately 5 miles and the Zoo entrance will be on your left.
From Gainesville, Daytona, St. Augustine or Orlando:
Take I-95 North to Jacksonville. Take exit number 358A to Heckscher Drive / Zoo Parkway. Continue on Zoo Parkway for approximately 1/4 mile and the entrance to the Zoo is on your right.
From Brunswick or Savannah:
Take I-95 South toward Jacksonville. Proceed on I-95 South past the Jacksonville International Airport and look for Exit 358A, Heckscher Drive / Zoo Parkway. Continue on Zoo Parkway for approximately 1/4 mile and the entrance to the Zoo is on your right.
From Atlanta or Valdosta:
Take I-75 South, merge onto I-10 East via Exit 435 toward Jacksonville. Continue on I-10 and merge onto I-95 North. Take Exit 357, Edgewood Avenue/Tallulah Drive. Turn right on Tallulah. Continue on Tallulah and turn left on US 17 North/Main Street. Go across the bridge and make a right turn onto Zoo Parkway. The Zoo is less than a mile ahead on your right.
To return to I-95:
I-95 North
Turn left from the exit of the Zoo onto Zoo Parkway. The entrance ramp for I-95 North is approximately 1/4 mile ahead on your right.
I-95 South
Turn left from the exit of the Zoo onto Zoo Parkway. The entrance ramp for I-95 South is approximately 1/4 mile ahead on your left.
