Directions and Parking
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The Oregon Zoo is five minutes from downtown Portland on Highway 26 West.
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Oregon Zoo
4001 SW Canyon Rd.
Portland, OR 97221-9704
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MAX Light Rail
MAX (Metropolitan Area Express) runs through downtown from the suburbs to the west and east, from the airport, and from
the Expo Center. Washington Park has its own MAX stop,
which lets you off right at the zoo entrance. Allow some time to explore the station. It's an attraction in itself.
Leave your car at your hotel, your home or a Park and Ride location
near you. Check out TriMet's web site for route maps, fares, connections
and schedules or use TriMet's Trip Planner to
MAXimize your zoo experience today!
From the Amtrak Station
Exit the front door of the train station and walk left to the end of the block. Turn left and walk another block. Turn right on
Fifth Avenue and walk to Glisan Street. At the NW 5th & Glisan Street MAX station, board a Yellow Line train and take it to
the Mall/SW 5th Avenue stop (corner of Morrison, about six minutes). Get off the Yellow Line and take a Red or Blue line train
heading west. The train takes about nine minutes and drops you off at the Washington Park station, which is right at the zoo
entrance.
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Coming south to Portland on Interstate 5
(from Washington), follow the signs for Beaverton and get on US Highway 26 West. Go through the tunnel and up a gradual
hill. Look for the zoo signs and exit 72. It's the first exit you'll see on Highway 26.
Coming north on I-5
(from Salem), take exit 299B for Beaverton, which is just before you get downtown. This puts you on I-405. Take exit 1D to
Hwy 26 West. Go through the tunnel and up a gradual hill. Look for the zoo sign and exit 72. It's the first exit once you're
on Highway 26.
Coming west to Portland on I-84,
merge onto I-5 south and follow the signs for Beaverton, which will send you across the river and put you on I-405. Take
exit 1D to Highway 26 West. Go through the tunnel and up a gradual hill. Look for the zoo sign and exit 72. It's the first
exit once you are on Highway 26.
Coming east on Highway 26 from the coast,
you can't miss it. You'll see the zoo exit, off Highway 26, just before you get to downtown Portland.
From downtown Portland,
drive up Broadway (or any of the numbered streets) and turn right onto Clay Street, which takes you onto Highway 26 West. Take
the first exit. You can't miss the signs.
From the Portland International Airport,
drive straight on the road leading from the airport and take the exit for I-205 South toward Portland. In a few miles you
will see the sign for I-84 west, which also says Portland. Take that toward downtown Portland, then go on I-405 toward
Beaverton. Head west on Highway 26, which says "Zoo." It's about a 25-minute drive.
Hint:
Highway 26 West is also called the "Sunset Highway" by the locals.
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Parking
There are 960 parking spaces, with 17 reserved for disabled persons. The parking fee is $2 per vehicle. Members and visitors
attending catered events are exempt from the parking fee.
Visitors can avoid the parking fee and receive a discount on admission by taking TriMet buses or MAX. Each TriMet rider who
shows proof of ridership will receive a $1.50 discount on zoo admission.
We can usually accommodate RVs in our oversized vehicle lot, but availability depends on what day you
are planning to visit the zoo. The lot is first come/first served. It is located across the road from
the main zoo parking lot, next to the Children's Museum.
Parking Lot Overflow
On weekends and discounted Second Tuesdays, we run a shuttle from nearby parking lots if our lot fills to capacity.
We also run shuttles on the nights of summer concerts. The shuttles run continually, so the wait should not be long.
- Weekends and concert nights, shuttle parking is at the Sylvan Medical Plaza at the Sylvan Exit (just west of the zoo exit).
- Weekdays before 5, the shuttle runs from the Church of the Nazarene, also the Sylvan exit.
When the shuttle is running, signs on the freeway and at the exits will direct you to these lots. If the signs are
not up, the shuttle is not running!
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By Bicycle
The quickest route to the zoo is on a part of the freeway that doesn't allow bicycles. However, there is a scenic route that
takes you through Washington Park. The best access point to
the park from downtown is up Salmon Street. From there, signs will guide you to the zoo. It's a beautiful uphill ride.
If you are coming from the north, northwest or east (or even many points from the southwest) you can ride to the Jeld-Wen Field
MAX light rail station (17th and Salmon), put your bike and yourself on the train, and ride the train up the hill. MAX drops you
off right at the zoo entrance. Read more information about
Bikes on TriMet.
The worst way to get to the zoo by bike is to ride up Burnside and through Hoyt Arboretum. Burnside is very busy
and there isn't much of a shoulder.
Biking or hiking to the zoo from the west
A new multi-use path makes biking or walking to the zoo from the west an easy option for your next visit. The route is a great
opportunity to include a bike ride or long walk with your visit—try getting off the MAX at the Sunset transit center and
crossing the pedestrian bridge to the beginning of the path.
The three-mile path begins just east of the intersection of Highways 26 and 217 on Wilshire Street. Paralleling Highway 26,
the path ends at SW Pointer Road. By traveling a few blocks along low-traffic Pointer Road, you can cross over the freeway at
SW Camelot Court. Once you cross the overpass you'll find yourself at Sunset Hills Memorial Park Cemetery where the path will
start again. Soon you'll be on the wide sidewalks of SW Canyon Court. Follow that to the main gate and you've made it to the zoo!
For more information check out
Metro's Bike There! map.
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