Happy Hollow Park & Zoo Facts for Kids

Happy Hollow Park & Zoo
Happy Hollow Park & Zoo logo
The entrance to the zoo
Location	1300 Senter Rd San Jose, California, 95112
Land area	16 acres (6.5 ha)
Coordinates	37°19′32.45″N 121°51′43.4″W / 37.3256806°N 121.862056°W / 37.3256806; -121.862056
No. of animals	150
Memberships	AZA, IAAPA

Happy Hollow Park & Zoo is a small 16-acre (6.5 ha) zoo and amusement park in San Jose, California, which originally opened in 1961. It was closed in 2008 for major renovations, and opened its gates again on March 20, 2010.

Happy Hollow Park & Zoo is an accredited member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) and a member of the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA).

History
Features
Exhibits
Animal list
- Animals on exhibit
- Animals that are part of their Education Program
Rides
- Part of the Giggle Grove Area
- Other Rides
Gallery

History

Jaycees members Alden Campen and Ernie Renzel started planning the park in 1956. They bought the original 7.5 acres (3.0 ha) at the north end of today’s Kelley Park for $300,000 on the city’s behalf.

Features

Puppet theater
Animal hospital with indoor and outdoor quarantine, surgery and radiology
Education center built out of hay bales with year-round classes for ages 12-months to adult
Rides and structures for toddlers and children featuring slides, swings, ropes and climbing areas
Carousel and roller coaster

Exhibits

Jaguar at the zoo

Meerkats at the zoo

A corner of the animal petting area. Children can pet and feed – in addition to goats – also sheep and miniature cows.

Petting zoo with an animal barn
"Parallel play area" for children: next to endangered lemurs
Fossa exhibit (a member of the mongoose family, most famous for its role in the movie Madagascar)

Animal list

Animals on exhibit

Animals that are part of their Education Program

Domestic Ferret
Four-Toed Hedgehog
Prehensile-tailed Porcupine
Domestic Rabbit
Striped Skunk
Barbary Dove
Eclectus Parrot
Great Horned Owl
Ball Python
Box turtle
Desert tortoise
Indonesian Blue Tongued skink
Leopard gecko
Prehensile-tailed Skink
Kenyan Sand Boa
Hybrid Tiger Salamander
Giant Forest Scorpion
Red-Kneed Tarantula
Giant African Millipede
Madagascar Hissing Cockroach

Rides

Part of the Giggle Grove Area

Dragon Flyer
Kiddie Swings
Frog Hopper
The Granny Bugs
The Mini Putts

Other Rides

Keep-Around-Carousel
Pacific Fruit Express Family Roller Coaster
Danny the Dragon Ride

Doc's Critter Care across from the animal barn at the zoo. This animal hospital features indoor and outdoor quarantine, surgery and radiology facilities.