Spend a fun-filled day "monkeying around" with your child at the Catoctin Zoo in Thurmont.  Perfect day trip!

Ramble over 25 beautifully wooded and landscaped acres and gardens meeting animals who jump, swim, fly, roar and tweet to greet you.

Endearing Sun Bears, energetic Lemurs from Madagascar, Kangaroo and Dingo from “down under” and some of the rarest and most entertaining monkeys in the world await you. Dangle your fingers among a hundred of brilliantly colored Japanese Koi in the Japanese Garden and watch the sunlight on the ripples of its calming waters. Feed the dozens of free flying ducks and geese wandering among our ponds.

More adventuresome? African Lions, Asian Tigers, South American Jaguars, Arctic Wolves, American Alligators and Oriental Sun Bears all live and breed on our grounds. Delve into the depths of Africa, Asia and the Americas on our Wildlife Safari Adventure within a breath of 2-ton Buffalo snorting up the steps of your Safari carrier. Laugh as the gawky camels and amazing Zebra keep pace with your Safari driver. You can even feed magnificent hoofed animals from around the globe from the safe confines of your Safari vehicle!