Riverview Park and Zoo Operating Under Summer Hours
/The Riverview Park and Zoo’s summer hours are in effect, running from 8:30 a.m. to dusk daily.
IN CAPTIVITY, RIVER OTTERS HAVE A LIFE EXPECTANCY OF ABOUT 25 YEARS. PHOTO COURTESY OF Riverview Park and Zoo.
Sunday Summer Concerts have returned to the zoo’s Gazebo. This free bi-weekly event features local musicians and groups performing every other Sunday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
The City encourages visitors to bring a lawn chair and a shade umbrella to enjoy these concerts in an outdoor setting, weather permitting.
The next concert, scheduled for June 8, features Fyd-L-Styx, showcasing traditional Scottish and Irish folk songs and fiddle music.
The miniature train ride is now in operation. The train operates daily during the summer, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., weather permitting. The cost is $2 per person, with children two years old or under riding for free.
Cleanup from the late-March ice storm is still underway in some areas of the Zoo. Visitors are asked to follow all posted signage and remain out of barricaded areas.
The following areas are open to visitors:
Playground area and 80-foot super slide
Zoo area and animal exhibits
Guest Services and the Gift Shop is open 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday to Sunday
River Otter feeding takes place daily at 1:30 p.m.
The Zoo office is open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday
Splash pad, open daily from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Park areas, including the disc golf course
Lower-level picnic area and picnic shelters. Use of shelters must be reserved by permit two weeks in advance