Our summer hours are Tuesdays-Sundays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Main Number: (925) 935-1978
Parents’ Press Best of the East Bay Winner; Trip Advisor 2016 Winner, Certificate of Excellence; Reader’s Pick and Best of the East Bay Best Museum 2021, 2022, 2025 Diablo magazine.
There is an experience every hour at Lindsay! View or print our daily program schedule here. All programs are free with paid admission.
Our offerings include outdoor public programs in our Raptor Redwood Grove.
For up-to-date information on special events, click here to view our calendar.
Looking to bring your friends, family, or organization to see our animals? Lindsay Wildlife offers discounts for groups of 15 or more. To learn more about group admissions, fill out a group admissions request form, and request accommodations for your visit, click here!
Are you a teacher looking to book a field trip? Click here for more information.
Questions? Email groups@lindsaywildlife.org
Check out our Social Narrative, a slideshow-style PDF that details what the facility looks like, the entry process, and what to expect during your visit. The narrative covers parking, navigation, check-in, daily programs, where to take injured animals if you find one, and more. This is intended to help those who may benefit from additional knowledge and/or orientation before visiting our space.
Our Social Narrative can be found here.
Closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Year’s Day, Easter, Fourth of July and Labor Day.
We close at 2pm on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.
As a Blue Star Museum, we offer free admission to active-duty military personnel and their immediate families. We thank you for your service.
The exhibit hall is closed on Christmas Day, New Year’s Day, Easter, and the Fourth of July.
The hospital accepts patients in a drop-off area daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Before you bring us an animal, please contact the Hospital Hotline Voicemail at (925) 659-8156 or email hotline@lindsaywildlife.org for additional information and advice. All hotline calls are sent to a voicemail that is monitored from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. every day. Please expect a call the same day or the next day if calling after 5 p.m.
The hospital provides free veterinary care to native California wildlife.
Located at 1931 First Avenue, Walnut Creek, CA 94597
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.
