Directions – Due to construction on I-95, please follow these directions to the Zoo. 

Effective 11/9/2007 through 2008:

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:
Exit to Heckscher Drive / Zoo Parkway, 358A, will be closed until 2008.  Detour to exit 357 or 360. 

Directions from Exit 357 turn right on Tallulah Avenue. Continue on Tallulah Avenue 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.

Directions from Exit 360, Dunn Avenue / Busch Drive exit.  Continue on Busch Drive until it intersects with Zoo Parkway.  Turn left onto Zoo Parkway and the Zoo entrance is on your immediate 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 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.

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 and veer right onto US 17.  Go north on US 17 approximately 1 mile and turn left onto Clark Road.   The entrance ramp for I-95 South is approximately 1/4 mile ahead on your right. 

Directions back to Exit 357, the Edgewood Avenue/Tallulah Drive entrance.
Turn left from the exit of the Zoo onto Zoo Parkway. Turn left at the gas station onto Zoo Road. Turn left at the traffic light onto US 17 South/Main Street. Continue on Main Street to the traffic light for Tallulah Road. Turn right on Tallulah. Continue on Tallulah and the I-95 Southbound entrance will be on your left.

Click here for detour map returning to I-95 South.