Happy Hollow Park & Zoo

1300 Senter Road, San Jose, California 95112-2520 USA

Reasonable

Independent
Credit Cards
Accepted
Wheelchair
Accessible
Public
Restrooms
Outdoor
Seating

No Longer Maintained

This location is no longer maintained in Roadtrippers. Please confirm location details before visiting.

“Discover the unexpected in San Jose!”

Happy Hollow Park & Zoo in San Jose provides an affordable, sustainable, conservation-centered outdoor adventure for families with children. Happy Hollow Park & Zoo is wholly owned and operated by the City of San José.

In the1950's, people from all over the USA fell in love with Disneyland, and wanted some place like Disneyland in their home town. Jaycees, Alden Campen and Ernie Renzel (former Mayor of San Jose) took this dream to heart, and following Oakland’s lead (the creation of Oakland’s Fairyland), approached City “fathers” in 1956 with the idea of developing a children’s park on property owned and for sale by the Kelley Family (the property was on the market before Mrs. Kelley died and the family wanted to subdivide property). The rest is history!