Directions

The Oregon Zoo is only 5 minutes from downtown Portland on Highway 26 West--also called Sunset Highway.

By Light Rail:
MAX (Metropolitan Area Express) runs through downtown from the suburbs to the west and east, with a stop at the zoo (Washington Park Station). Check out Tri-Mets web site for connections and schedules.

By Bus:
Bus #63 Washington Park-OMSI will take you on a scenic route from downtown Portland through Washington Park, past the POVA Visitors Center, the Portland Center for the Performing Arts, the Oregon Historical Society, the Portland Art Museum, the International Rose Test Garden, the Japanese Gardens, the World Forestry Center and on to our zoo.

Catch it downtown on Main Street, between 4th and 5th. You can also catch it at OMSI and the Rose Quarter. This bus comes seven days a week, twice an hour in the summer; once per hour in other seasons.

Fare is $1.05 from most locations, $1.35 if you are coming from farther out in the suburbs. Call 238-RIDE for exact schedules, or get them from Tri-Met.

By Car:
Coming south to Portland on Interstate 5 (from Washington), follow the signs for Beaverton and get on US Highway 26 west. Go through the tunnel, and up a gradual hill, then look for the zoo signs and exit 72. Its the first one youll see on Highway 26.

Coming north on I-5 (from the direction of Salem), take exit 299B for Beaverton, which is just before you get downtown. This puts you on I-405. Take exit 1D to Hwy 26 West. Go through the tunnel, and up a gradual hill, then look for the zoo signs and exit 72. It's the first one youll see on Highway 26.

Coming west to Portland on I-84, follow the signs for Beaverton, which will send you across the river and put you on I-405. Take exit 1D to Hwy 26 West. Go through the tunnel, and up a gradual hill, then look for the zoo sign and exit 72. Its the first one, once you are on Highway 26.

Coming east on Highway 26 from the coast, you cant miss it. Youll see the zoo exit, off Highway 26, just before you get to downtown Portland.

From downtown Portland, drive up Broadway (or any of numbered streets) and turn right onto Clay street. This street takes you right on to Highway 26 West, and then take the first exit. You cant miss the signs.

Hint: Highway 26 West is also called the "Sunset Highway" by the locals. Dont let them confuse you!

Parking: 960 free parking spaces. Seventeen of those are reserved for disabled persons. A shuttle runs from the next freeway on busy days.