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Zoo • Indoor & Outdoor • Admission Required

Williams, AZ — about 35 miles / 35 minutes from Flagstaff. A drive-through wildlife park where you cruise three miles of ponderosa pine forest with bison, black bears, wolves, and elk roaming right outside your car windows — no fences, no cages. After the drive, park and wander Fort Bearizona, a walk-through zoo area with otters, jaguars, foxes, and porcupines, plus daily bird-of-prey shows where the birds swoop right over your heads (usually 11:30am and 2:30pm). Kids 3 and under are free, and the whole visit easily fills a half day. Admission is required ($$), and the 35-minute drive each way means this isn't a quick Flagstaff add-on. Open daily 8am to 6pm, with restrooms, changing tables, parking, a cafe, and a gift shop. The walk-through side is stroller- and wheelchair-accessible, and the mix of car time and short walks works from babies through tweens. A genuinely memorable one for animal-loving families.