Welcome to Brookfield Zoo!
Please note our admission policies below.
ADMISSION
All tickets and parking may be purchased onsite at Brookfield Zoo or by clicking here. If you previously reserved tickets and parking for your zoo visit, you are welcome to enter the zoo at any time during that day. If you have a general admission pass with a barcode, a member guest pass, a Chicago Public Library Museum Pass, or a Museum Adventure Pass, you can bring that directly to the zoo for entry, no reservation required.
TICKET PRICES
Adults: $24.95
Seniors 65 and over: $19.95
Children 3 to 11: $17.95
Zoo admission and all available attractions are FREE for children 2 and under.
Click here to purchase tickets
GROUP SALES
For groups of 20 or more, please click here for information on purchasing admission tickets.
CASH WELCOME
We once again accept cash for admission, parking, attractions, food, beverage, and merchandise purchases at the zoo.
PARKING
Any parking fees must be paid for upon arrival at the zoo, or can be purchased here. Members park for free in the north parking lot. If you previously purchased parking through our reservation system, please bring your confirmation email with you.
Guests can park in either the North Parking Lot (8400 31st Street, Brookfield, IL) or South Parking Lot (3300 Golf Road, Brookfield, IL). Click here for directions to either lot. There are drop-off/pick-up areas available at both lots.
Parking Fee at the North Gate
Cars: $15.00
Buses: $21.00
Cook County parking tax & Illinois Parking Excise Tax included.
Members: Free
Parking Fee at the South Gate
Cars: $15.00
Buses: $21.00
Cook County parking tax & Illinois Parking Excise Tax included.
Members: $5.00
Click here for directions if traveling by car. Click here for information if traveling via public transit.
Open Buildings
The following indoor buildings are currently open or will open at the designated day and time noted:
*Australia
*BZ Red Hots
*Clouded Leopard Rain Forest
*Desert's Edge
*Great Bear Wilderness underwater viewing
*Feathers & Scales
*Habitat Africa!: The Forest
*Habitat Africa!: The Kopje
*Hamill Family Play Zoo (open on a modified schedule)
*Hamill Family Wild Encounters (parakeet aviary reopens October 4)
*Living Coast
*Pachyderms
*Parakeet Aviary
*Pinniped Point underwater viewing
*Regenstein Wolf Woods indoor viewing
*Reptiles & Birds
*Seven Seas underwater viewing & Dolphins in Action (will close for maintenance October 17)
*The Swamp
*Tropic World (Tropic World South America currently closed for maintenance)
Please note the following buildings are currently CLOSED at this time:
*Peacock Café & Grill
Please note that drinking fountains and water misters are now on for the season.
ATTRACTIONS
Attractions including Dolphins in Action, Hamill Family Wild Encounters, Hamill Family Play Zoo, the Carousel, Motor Safari, and playgrounds are now open.
For more information about your upcoming visit, check out our Know Before You Go page.
MEMBERSHIP
To learn more about zoo membership, click here to find the membership level that works for you!
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