Main Number: (925) 935-1978
Wednesday–Sunday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays except when noted on the calendar.
Parents’ Press Best of the East Bay Winner; Trip Advisor 2016 Winner, Certificate of Excellence; and Reader’s Pick, Diablo Magazine.
NEW SUMMER SCHEDULE! Print it out and bring it with you, when you visit Lindsay. (printable)
Open Memorial Day, May 29, 2017.
Closed July 4, 2017.
Closed Christmas and New Year’s Day.
Check out our Wednesday–Sunday Daily Activities Page!
As a Blue Star Museum, we offer free admission to active-duty military personnel and their immediate families, from Memorial Day through Labor Day. We thank you for your service.
The exhibit hall is closed on Easter, July 4, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Day.
Free for members and for children younger than 2 years old.
No admission cost for those who bring in animals to the wildlife hospital.
Store open Tuesday-Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m!
Lindsay Wildlife Experience Gift Shop offers an array of items for children and adults, focused on native California wildlife and our environment. We have everything from children’s books to great reference books for adults, science-based toys, as well as craft items and a popular selection of plush and puppet animals from this area. When you buy from the Lindsay store, you are supporting the life-saving and educational work Lindsay provides.
April–August: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
September–March: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The hospital provides free veterinary care to native California wildlife.
Free parking is available at Larkey Park on the east side of the exhibit hall, the Friends Church lot across the street (except Sunday mornings), or on Buena Vista Avenue. Lindsay Wildlife Experience is located in a residential area. Please do not park on First Avenue in front of our neighbors’ homes—you will get a parking ticket.
Lindsay Wildlife Experience is located 1.5 miles from Walnut Creek BART and one mile from Pleasant Hill BART. Cab service is also available at both stations. Lindsay Wildlife is also easily accessible by bicycle; we are just off the Contra Costa Canal Trail.
