Plan Your Visit

Rental hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. daily.  

Strollers are available for rent from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. A form of ID is required to be kept on file while the rental is in use. 

Double stroller: Member $9 | Non-member: $10 

Single stroller: Member $7 | Non-member: $8 

Push wheelchairs are available to rent at the Membership Desk on a first-come, first-served basis. They are free to rent with an ID kept on file while the unit is in use. 

Motorized wheelchairs are available to rent at the Membership Desk. These units are free to rent for guests 18+ years of age on a first-come, first-served basis. A liability waiver is required. A valid driver’s license must be kept on file while the unit is in use. Motorized wheelchairs are not available to rent during inclement weather (snow or rain). 

The zoo is home to our animals, so please behave accordingly: 

• Touching or tapping on viewing windows, throwing objects into or near habitats, making loud noises, or engaging in any sort of behavior that stress or scares and animal is STRICTLY PROHIBITED.  

• Our animals each receive specialized diets that suit their nutritional needs. Do not attempt to feed anything to any animal.  

• Our maintenance crew, master gardeners, and volunteers maintain our beautiful native gardens and landscaping. Please admire our plant life without climbing trees, picking flowers, or otherwise disturbing the landscaping.  

• Many of our animals are arboreal, but you are not. For the safety of our animals, team, and guests, please do not climb rocks, fencing, or other non-pedestrian structures and surfaces around the zoo. 

• Fences and barricades are there for your protection as well as the protection of our animals. Adhere to all barriers and instructional signage.  

• Disrespectful, dangerous, hateful, or otherwise inappropriate behavior will not be tolerated. Engaging in such actions will lead to your being asked to leave the zoo or to be escorted from the zoo.

• See something? Say something. Please report suspicious or unsafe behaviors to any zoo team member immediately. We are here to keep everyone safe.  

Certain items pose health and safety risks to guests and animals alike. Some items not allowed on zoo grounds include: 

• Roller skates / Rollerblades 

• Skateboards 

• Recreational scooters  

• Bicycles/tricycles 

• Shoes with built-in wheels 

• Hoverboards 

• Balls (including but not limited to footballs, soccer balls, baseballs, and other recreational balls) 

• Frisbees 

• *Drones  

• Juice boxes with single-use plastic straws or pop-tops 

• Balloons 

• Alcohol not purchased at the zoo 

*Permissible with approval/permission from Onondaga County Parks 

Guests are welcome and encouraged to take photos and videos of your experience at the zoo from public areas for personal use. Our zoo provides many unique photo opportunities! Commercial photography or filming is prohibited without permission. If you intend to take photographs for professional or commercial use, please contact our public relations department at (315) 435-8511 x8534. 

During your visit, you might be photographed or filmed by the zoo or authorized parties. Your attendance/admission serves as permission for the use of these images by the zoo.  

For the safety of our animals and guests, the Rosamond Gifford Zoo is a tobacco-free, smoke-free, and vape-free facility. Use of these or related products are allowed anywhere on grounds.

Guests must be fully dressed. Shirts and shoes are required for admission. 

To keep everyone safe, costumes that conceal identities are prohibited.

The Rosamond Gifford Zoo is a child-friendly facility. As such, attire with suggestive, vulgar, or otherwise inappropriate messaging is prohibited.

Pets are prohibited on zoo grounds, in the parking lot, and inside cars. For the health and safety of our animals, only on-duty service animals are permitted to visit the zoo.  

Service Animal Policy: 

The Rosamond Gifford Zoo is dedicated to providing a safe, enriching environment for the animals who live here, as well as our guests and team. In compliance with the Onondaga County Title VI, ADA and LEP Plan, on-duty or in-training service animals are allowed into the zoo with the person they assist or their trainer. All service animals must be harnessed, leashed, or otherwise tethered and under the control of their handler. View our full policy here LINK. 

Animal Habitats Overview: Whether outdoor or indoor, whether home to one species or many, each habitat is specially designed as an enriching slice-of-life space that mimics wild habitats and encourages animals to engage in natural behaviors while keeping them safe, healthy, and happy.