ZooAmeica Inside Hershey Park

Attached to Hershey park and included with our Hershey Park admission is an 11 acre animal park called ZooAmerica.  My younger two boys just love animals and could not wait to go through and see what "new" animals we could find.



We spent about an hour walking around and while we found so many neat animals I only took pictures of a few of them.  ZooAmerica only features animals from North America and the zoo is sectioned off by where the various animals are found.

Roseate Spoonbill 

Alligator Snapping Turtle 

Burrowing Owl 

Roadrunner 

The Black Bear

We just loved this playful black bear

My boys always love Prairie Dogs and all the noises they make 

Elk 

A cute little porcupine. 

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  1. Karen DennisJune 14, 2018 at 7:43 AM

    What an amazing classroom you have #thinkingoutloudthursday@_karendennis

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  2. Tamar SBJune 14, 2018 at 7:50 AM

    So fun! I haven't been to Hershey in ages and ages!

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    1. Mother of 3June 16, 2018 at 4:50 PM

      It was a lot of fun and there was so much that I did not remember from our last trip.

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  3. Dara @ Not In JerseyJune 14, 2018 at 8:26 AM

    The bear checking out your son is so adorable!

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    1. Mother of 3June 16, 2018 at 4:51 PM

      I loved that I manged to get that shot! He was quite a playful bear.

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  4. Carol @Comfort Spring StationJune 14, 2018 at 10:04 AM

    Looks like a great place for a family trip.

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    1. Mother of 3June 16, 2018 at 4:51 PM

      They really do have something for everyone. It was a great, clean, family park.

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  5. Moving MeditationJune 14, 2018 at 11:04 AM

    Love these pictures! I want to take my grandkids.

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  6. Ann WJune 14, 2018 at 1:00 PM

    I have been to Hershey a billion times and never ever heard of Zoomerica! Wow - I have been missing out!

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    1. Mother of 3June 16, 2018 at 4:52 PM

      We had been once before and I said to my husband-- "how did we miss that before?"

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  7. Sheltie TimesJune 14, 2018 at 1:28 PM

    What a great spot.

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  8. TomJune 14, 2018 at 7:39 PM

    ...all kinds of critters here, thanks for sharing.

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    1. Mother of 3June 16, 2018 at 4:53 PM

      They really had an amazing variety for such a small zoo.

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  9. Claire JustineJune 18, 2018 at 7:40 AM

    What a lovely place to visit. I would love to see that bear, up close :) Thanks for sharing at The Weekend Blog Hop #Weekendbloghop

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    1. Mother of 3June 19, 2018 at 6:44 AM

      It was a really nice and very clean park. That bear was definitely a highlight!

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  10. Calypso In The CountryJuly 17, 2018 at 8:54 AM

    I had no idea Hershey Park had this! Then again, for some reason we have never been to Hershey Park and it's only about 2 hours from where I live... I will have to add this to our list. Thanks for sharing at Take Me Away this month!
    Shelley

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    1. Mother of 3July 17, 2018 at 3:20 PM

      It's a lot of fun and it was a nice clean park too.

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