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Leaving Zoo an dessert gardener

A Zoo-Pendous Trip featuring plants and animals of the Chihuahuan Desert!

A Zoo-Pendous Trip featuring plants and animals of the Chihuahuan Desert!A Zoo-Pendous Trip featuring plants and animals of the Chihuahuan Desert!A Zoo-Pendous Trip featuring plants and animals of the Chihuahuan Desert!

Phone: (575) 887-5516

Living Desert Zoo & Gardens State Park - Carlsbad, NM

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Non-Profit Organization & Support

Chihuahuan Desert Animals & Vegetation

Chihuahuan Desert Animals & Vegetation

 This website is sponsored by the Friends of the Living Desert, a non-profit organization, that provides educational programs and financial assistance to the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park. 

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Chihuahuan Desert Animals & Vegetation

Chihuahuan Desert Animals & Vegetation

Chihuahuan Desert Animals & Vegetation

Living Desert Zoo & Gardens is a zoo with desert animals and vegetation. Overlooking the Pecos River Valley, this fascinating park exhibits the Chihuahuan Desert region's varied plant and animal life.

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Nature at Its Best

Chihuahuan Desert Animals & Vegetation

Nature at Its Best

Visitors can enjoy a 1.3-mile walk along a nature trail to view plants and animals of the Chihuahuan Desert.

Take a Walk

😊Up Coming Events 😊

Maggie's (black bear) 21st Birthday Party

January 17, 2026

Children's crafts 10:00  a.m. to Noon

Maggie will open her present at Noon.

Events in the visitor's center are free, but enterance to the Park is as follows:


Adults: $10

Children (7-12): $5

Children 6 and under:  free


Docent ( volunteer teacher) Training begins February 4th from 9:00 to 2:00. Classes will continue each Wednesday for the next 7 weeks.  Come learn about the plants and animals of the Chihuahuan Desert, so you can share 



Living Desert Zoo & Garden State Park

1504 Skyline Road

Phone 575-887-5516

Friends of the Living Desert

1504 Skyline Dr. Carlsbad, NM United States

(575) 887-5516

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Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park  

Hours : 9:00am till 5:00pm 

Last entry to park at 3:30pm

No reservations required!