Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo
The Catoctin Wildlife Preserve is a 100-acre zoo and wildlife preserve located on Maryland Route 806 in Thurmont, Maryland, United States. The preserve features safari truck rides that let visitors touch and feed large herbivores in a wooded setting.- Type: Park
- Description: zoo in Maryland
- Also known as: “Catoctin Wildlife Preserve & Zoo”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thurmont and Graceham.
Thurmont
Photo: Art Anderson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Thurmont is a small town in Frederick County, Maryland. It hosts the Catoctin Colorfest, an arts and crafts festival that draws in about 125,000 people each autumn.
Graceham
Hamlet
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Graceham is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. Graceham is home to Graceham Moravian Church and Parsonage. Graceham is situated 3 miles northeast of Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo.
Creagerstown
Hamlet
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Creagerstown is an unincorporated community in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. It is playfully known by its residents as "4 miles from everywhere" because of its situation at 4 miles from Thurmont, Woodsboro, Rocky Ridge, and Lewistown. Creagerstown is situated 3½ miles east of Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo.
Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo
- Categories: zoo, tourism, and recreation area
- Location: Frederick County, Capital Region, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.58935° or 39° 35′ 22″ northLongitude
-77.42855° or 77° 25′ 43″ westElevation
571 feet (174 metres)Open location code
87F4HHQC+PHOpenStreetMap ID
way 420401992OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=zooWikidata ID
Q5053833
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In Other Languages
“Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo” goes by many names.
- German: “Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo”
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