Essex County Turtle Back Zoo

Visiting information

• 🌳 Outdoor
• 🎟️ Paid admission
• 👨‍👩‍👧 Family-friendly

Daily sensory accommodations

Available during regular visits.

• 👂 Certified Sensory Inclusive
• 🎒 Sensory bags/kits
• 🎧 Noise-reducing headphones
• 🤫 Quiet space

• Certified Sensory Inclusive by KultureCity; staff were trained as part of the partnership.
• Sensory bags with fidget tools and noise-canceling headphones can be checked out at no cost by leaving an ID at Guest Services.
• Signs mark quiet zones (such as Amazing Asia, Otter, Bear Path, Wild America and Big Cat Country) and headphone zones (such as the gift shop, reptile house, train, carousel and touch tank).

Special sensory-friendly dates only

Sensory-friendly events

• 📅 Sensory-friendly dates

• The zoo has held occasional sensory-friendly mornings and evenings with limited capacity and muted attractions. Check the zoo's event calendar for new dates.