Happy Hollow Park and Zoo

1300 Senter Road,San Jose,CA,95112

3.5

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Phone:

+1 408 277 3000, +1 408 794 6430

Website:

www.hhpz.org

Happy Hollow Park and Zoo was built in the 1950s to satisfy the public’s thirst for Disney-like theme parks. Today, that park still attracts flocks of visitors, young and old, with exotic animals, rides, playgrounds, and a puppet theater. Happy Hollows harks back to bygone era of theme parks, and is sure to delight your little ones.

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This zoo is right off the highway (101 or 280) in San Jose and is well worth visiting for the unlimited FREE rides. more on Epinions.com

I rated it 5 star because for the PRICE it is definitly worth a visit! more on Yahoo! Travel

Check their website as they usually have a day a month (or maybe every two months) where their admission is really cheap. more on insiderpages.com

The petting zoo got the be the high light of her whole experience here. more on TripAdvisor

Very affordable, especially if you take you're own picnic lunch. more on Yahoo! Travel

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20 reviews

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This is a perfect place to take children and not worry. It is clean and well maintained. There are so many things to do, you can surely spend the day. Rides, shows, animals and more. It has been there ... more on TripAdvisor

My daughter and her family were in town for Christmas and New Years Day was their last day in town. We had beautiful weather that day and wanted to get outside. Happy Hollow sprang to mind and off we ... more on TripAdvisor

Loved the petting zoo, playground, fun rides for little ones. A good family outing place, we always come here when we are in town. PLUS if you have a zoo membership to one of ... more on TripAdvisor

This is basically a little kiddie zoo. It has had a major renovation a couple of years ago. I like the fact that the park is walkable and ... more on TripAdvisor

After not going to Happy Hollow Park & Zoo for many years, the renovated park is awesome. A fantastic place to visit ... more on TripAdvisor

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For what you pay, this is a nice afternoon out. It's great for little ones, under around 8 or 10 yrs old. Possibly OK for older ones too. Outside of the zoo and park is another public park area w/ lots of picnic tables, so bring ... more on Yahoo! Travel

Happy hollow is a great place to spend the entire day with the kids. The whole park is set up just for the kids. We go there all the time and the children never get bored of petting the animals, playing on the ... more on Yahoo! Travel

So calling it a %ldquozoo%rdquo is a bit of a stretch %ndash there aren%rsquot many exhibits and most animals hide pretty well%hellip But what you do get is a wonderful park with lots of shade, fun little rides, slides, swings and ... more on Yahoo! Travel

We did visit the place last Sunday and found that there were more people on the outside lawns than those opting to pay $6 each for entry to the Zoo and the Park. There is nothing inside for the adults and grown up kids. The Zoo have ... more on Yahoo! Travel

there were very few animals, the zoo park did not have enough space, and the staff were not friendly at all! Japanese garden was ... more on Yahoo! Travel