Essex County Turtle Back Zoo

Turtle Back Zoo is a zoo in West Orange, New Jersey. Situated on 20 acres in the South Mountain Reservation, it is part of the South Mountain Recreation Complex, which is managed as part of the Essex County Park System, the oldest county park system in the United States. As of 2018, it houses approximately 1400 animals, including several hundred birds in a free-flight aviary. The zoo is open year-round, weather permitting. Wikipedia

Accredited by Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA)

Accredited by Zoological Association of America (ZAA)

Humane Certified™ by American Humane

Nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization / Zoological Society Of New Jersey Inc / EIN: 22-2137384