During an afternoon visit at Catty Shack Ranch, you’ll be invited to park in the front lot and walk to our entrance. If you purchased tickets online, we will check your name against our list. You do not need to print the tickets if bought online. If you prefer, you can pay when you arrive. We stop selling tickets online an hour before the event but you can always purchase tickets at the gate. Your visit will start with an introductory video that explains a little about us and our history. Then you will go on a self-guided walking tour with the opportunity to see our resident animals which include tigers, lions, cougars, leopards, bobcats, servals, caracals, bears, coatimundis, and foxes. Tours begin at 1:00 PM. Most people take 45 minutes to an hour to visit all the habitats, and you are encouraged to ask questions of the volunteers or staff posted in different areas. Following your tour, you are free to wander on your own as time allows and revisit the animals. We also have a concession stand with an assortment of drinks and select food items available. Last admittance is 3:00 PM so those coming later have the opportunity to see all our animals. The facility is mostly packed dirt or grass, accessible to wheelchairs and strollers. Bring your camera and take as many pictures as you like!!

HOURS OF OPERATION:

Night Feedings are held every Friday & Saturday

6:00 – 7:30 PM, Last Admittance at 7:00 PM

COST:

Adults: $35 for a general admission ticket
$45 – package deal ticket, which includes free t-shirt ($24 value) and free drink or snow cone

Children (3-11): $20 general admission ticket

Children (2 and younger): Always free and do not require a ticket

During our Night Feeding events at Catty Shack Ranch, you are invited to park in the front lot. From your parking spot, you need only walk a short distance to our entrance to check in. Please purchase your tickets online. If we sell out, online tickets will be given priority for entry. At the register we will check your name against our list. You do not need to print the tickets. Your visit will start with an introductory video that explains a little about us and our history. Then you will go on a self-guided walking tour with the opportunity to see our resident animals, including tigers, lions, leopards, cougars, bobcats, coatimundis, and foxes. Tours begin at 6:00 PM. Walk through the sanctuary to meet all of our residents, and you are free to wander around as time allows. You are encouraged to ask questions of the volunteers and staff who are stationed in different areas of the sanctuary.

You’ll notice our lions and tigers are quite friendly until… IT’S FEEDING TIME! At 7:00 PM, our executive director, Curt LoGiudice, gives fascinating and fun facts about the species as well as the background and personal care of the animals themselves while guests follow along from habitat to habitat watching the big cats devour as much as 600 pounds of beef and chicken, bones and all. Make sure to visit the gift shop on your way out. Proceeds from the gift shop also help take care of our animals. And don’t forget to ask how you can “adopt” one of our animals to stay informed and part of our family all year long!

The facility is mostly packed dirt or grass, accessible to wheelchairs and strollers. Bring your camera and take as many pictures as you like! And don’t forget to tag us #cattyshack

HOURS OF OPERATION:

Enrichment Tours are offered every Sunday

1:00 – 3:00 PM, Last Admittance at 3:00 PM

COST:

Adults: $15

Children (3-11): $7

Children (2 and younger): Always free and do not require a ticket

Enrichment is an important part of animal care. It is made up of the many ways in which keepers provide zoo animals with opportunities to do something with their time, giving the animal mental stimulation and physical exercise. Enrichment also gives animals choices and some control over their environment. “Enrichment programs are carefully planned and science-based, just as nutrition or preventive health care programs are created following rigorous scientific study of animals in the wild and captivity. Interviewed by Jordan Carlton Schaul with the San Diego Zoo’s Animal Enrichment Expert – Dr. Lance Miller

During an afternoon visit for an enrichment tour at Catty Shack Ranch, you’ll be invited to park in the front lot and walk to our entrance. If you purchased tickets online, we will check your name against our list. You do not need to print the tickets if you bought them online. If you prefer, you can pay when you arrive. We stop selling tickets online an hour before the event but you can always purchase tickets at the gate. Your visit will start with an introductory video that explains a little about us and our history. Then you will go on a self-guided walking tour with the opportunity to see our resident animals, which includes tigers, lions, cougars, leopards, bobcats, servals, caracals, bears, coatimundis, and foxes. Tours begin at 1:00 PM. Most people take 45 minutes to an hour to visit all the habitats, and you are encouraged to ask questions of the volunteers and staff posted in different areas. Following your tour, you are free to wander around and revisit the animals, head to our entrance area and get something to eat or drink from our concession stand, or sit and relax on any of our benches and watch the animals. We begin the enrichments at 2:00 PM and any of the volunteers or staff can tell you where they will begin. Last admittance is 3:00 PM. The facility is mostly packed dirt or grass accessible to wheelchairs and strollers. Bring your camera and take as many pictures as you like!!