The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens

· exploring · food · roadside attraction

We visited The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert, California. It is one of the nicest zoos we’ve been to; not because it has a lot of animals; it doesn’t have as many as others. But because it specializes in desert animals and plants, and harmonizes the gardens so well with the area.

This was our second visit to this zoo, though the first time was somewhat different: we attended some holiday lights in December 2021.

Here’s a map of the zoo; click or tap to see a larger map on their site (please let me know if the link breaks in the future):

Living Desert map

An interactive map:

Entrance:

Entrance

Animals:

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A tasty lunch from their grill:

Lunch
Lunch
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Also fascinating plants:

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Plants

Miniature railway:

Miniature railway
Miniture railway
Miniature railway
Miniature railway

New area under construction:

New area under construction
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