Welcome to Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park
Located on 1,500 acres at an elevation of 3.200 feet, the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park is a living museum. Its indoor and outdoor displays feature more than 40 animals native to this part of New Mexico, as well as hundreds of desert plant species from all over the world.  Visitors are invited to experience a 1.3-mile self-guided tour through the Chihuahuan Desert. The terrain includes sand dunes, pygmy forest, and desert floors. Local residents of the zoo include mountain lions, bobcats, foxes, badgers, mule deer, elk, bison, and endangered gray wolves. There is also a walk-through aviary full of feathered friends, from songbirds to eagles, hawks, and owls. This native wildlife zoo, accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, exhibits more than 40 species of animals and hundreds of species of plants native to the Chihuahuan Desert. The park provides an up-close experience for visitors, with a variety of fun interpretive programs for every season geared for the entire family.


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