10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

(April-October hours)

Free Admission

Free with admission
to Belle Isle State Park

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Our Mission

Bringing the wilds of Michigan to the heart of Detroit!

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Animals

Amphibians
Fish
Invertebrates
Mammals
Reptiles

American toad
Black rat snake
Blanding’s turtle
Chilean beauty spider
Common carp
Common honeybee
Common musk turtle
Eastern box turtle
Fallow deer
Longnose gar
Midland painted turtle
Mudpuppy
Northern leopard frog
Red-eared slider
Red-spotted newt
Spiny softshelled turtle
Spotted turtle
Sunfish
Tiger salamander
Wood turtle

Animals
- Amphibians
- Fish
- Invertebrates
- Mammals
- Reptiles

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Celebrating and Saving Wildlife

Belle Isle Nature Center | 176 Lakeside Drive, Detroit, MI 48207 | 313-852-4056

Detroit Zoological Society | 8450 W. 10 Mile Road, Royal Oak, MI 48067 | 248-541-5717

The Detroit Zoological Society – a renowned leader in
education, conservation, animal welfare and sustainability –
operates the Detroit Zoo and Belle Isle Nature Center.

Celebrating and Saving Wildlife