A Zoo in Baraboo - Ochsner Park

Ochsner Park Zoo in Baraboo WI

The Ochsner Park Zoo is a fee free zoological gardens in Baraboo WI. It has expanded from the two pens which housed a bear a goat in the corner of to park to a more comprehensive zoo with exotic animals as well as common Wisconsin wildlife.

Today you can see Black bears, arctic and gray wolves, white tailed deer, llama, snowy owls, goats, barred owls, great horned owls, brown capuchin moneys, a Canadian lynx, ducks, swans, prairie dogs, all while chickens roam the grounds. In 2018 a new River Otter Exhibit is scheduled to be opened.

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Goat at Ochsner Park Zoo in Baraboo WI
Goat at Ochsner Park Zoo in Baraboo WI


Visitors to Devils Lake, Wisconsin Dells, and Circus World Museum can take an additional stop to visit exotic animals at Baraboo's free zoo. The lynx enjoys attention and the monkeys are always active. Among the bears, lynx, and wolves one of the most popular animals at the zoo are chickens that strut around the grounds.

Baraboo is something of a hub for animal lovers. Baraboo is also home to the International Crane Foundation and nearby Rock Springs hosts the Big Cat Rescue and Sanctuary. Circus World Museum hosts tiger and elephant shows in the big top. You can easily put together a animal lovers dream tour in the Baraboo/Dells area.

Lynx at Ochsner Park Zoo in Baraboo WI
Lynx at Ochsner Park Zoo in Baraboo WI


Directions and Trail Map


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Address for your GPS: 903 Park St, Baraboo, WI 53913
| coordinates: 43.473315, -89.754046 |

From Milwaukee 1.5 Hours
From Madison 1 Hour
From Green Bay 2.5 Hours
From Wausau 2 Hours
From Minneapolis 3.5 Hours
From Chicago 3 Hours

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Prairie Dogs at Ochsner Park Zoo in Baraboo WI
Prairie Dogs at Ochsner Park Zoo in Baraboo WI

Snowy Owl at Ochsner Park Zoo in Baraboo WI
Snowy Owl at Ochsner Park Zoo in Baraboo WI

White Tailed Deer at Ochsner Park Zoo in Baraboo WI
White Tailed Deer at Ochsner Park Zoo in Baraboo WI

Wolves White at Ochsner Park Zoo in Baraboo WI
Wolves White at Ochsner Park Zoo in Baraboo WI

Ochsner Park Zoo in Baraboo WI
Ochsner Park Zoo in Baraboo WI

Capuchin Moneys at Ochsner Park Zoo in Baraboo WI
Capuchin Moneys at Ochsner Park Zoo in Baraboo WI

Ochsner Park Zoo in Baraboo WI
Ochsner Park Zoo in Baraboo WI




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