Santa Ana Zoo will be closed all day on December 25th, 2024.

Zoo rides run Friday 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Saturday/Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., weather permitting.

Winter Break Ride Hours | Dec. 21 - Jan. 5 | Sat-Sun: 11am - 4pm | Mon-Fri: 11am - 2pm | RIDES Closed Dec. 24, 25, and 31

Santiago Creek ECO Center

Santiago Creek ECO Center logoEnjoy a slice of nature in the middle of Santa Ana.

The Santiago Creek ECO Center is proudly presented by the Santa Ana Zoo.

Built in 2008, and currently under renovation, the ECO Center serves to connect our community to nature through guided and passive programs.

Location

600 East Memory Lane, Santa Ana, CA 92705
Look for the signs along the side of the road for parking lot.

Our commitment

We are within Tovaangar, the unceded homelands of the Tongva peoples. The ECO Center is grateful for the opportunity to honor and learn from the wisdom of Tongva leaders past, present, and emerging who continue to steward these lands. It is our collective responsibility to nurture connection to nature while amplifying Indigenous perspectives.

As you explore the ECO Center, you will encounter different languages describing plants and animals. We share these words to inspire our community to  learn about and honor Indigenous peoples as an enduring (constant) part of the community of Santa Ana.

Explore the ECO Center

Discover Santiago Creek as you never have before.

  • Look high and low through the Oak Tree and see who you can find in the Sycamore Tree.
  • Learn about the Santa Ana Watershed and how the river has changed throughout time.
  • Become a Community Scientist as part of conservation program.

Join a program

All programs are FREE to join. Registration is required when noted.

A boy is looking at the sky through binoculars while kneeling on the dirt. A parent points while a child looks through binoculars.

Directions

Driving

From the 5 South

  • Exit 107A to merge onto the CA-22 East.
  • Exit 15 for Main Street, and continue straight onto Lawson Way.
  • Turn left onto E Memory Lane.
  • Turn right into the parking lot. The ECO Center building will be on your right.

From the 5 North

  • Exit 105B for Main Street North.
  • Turn right onto Main Street.
  • Turn right onto E Memory Lane.
  • Turn right into the parking lot. The ECO Center building will be on your right.

From the CA-22 West

  • Take exit 15 for Main Street, and turn right on La Veta Avenue.
  • Turn right onto Parker Street.
  • Turn left into the parking lot. The ECO Center building will be on your right.

Public Transit

Route 453

  • Exit the bus at Stop #5555: Parker-Town and Country.
  • Walk south down Parker St.
  • The ECO Center will be on your left, just past the Orange Financial Center business complex.

Route 53 or 83

  • Exit the bus at stop #6508: Main-Memory.
  • Walk south down Main Street, and turn left on Memory Lane.

The ECO Center will be on your right in a quarter of a mile.

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