The family-run zoo is home to over 68 species and is focused on both education and conservation of endangered species.

Tucked away just off Ulmerton Road, DK Farms and Gardens is not your normal petting zoo. Whether it’s mini golf for the older crowd, or a foam machine for the kids, there is no age limit here.

Hemker Park and Zoo near Freeport offers 25 acres of animal exhibits and family activities. Originally opened in 1977, the family-run zoo now houses over 68 species and attracts 82,000 annual ...

Zoos across the country have a variety of ways they use to keep the animals cool during the hot months. During the June heat wave, hundreds of record highs were broken from the Plains to the East ...

Hemker Park and Zoo near Freeport offers 25 acres of animal exhibits and family activities. Originally opened in 1977, the family-run zoo now houses over 68 species and attracts 82,000 annual ...

Hemker Park and Zoo near Freeport offers 25 acres of animal exhibits and family activities. Originally opened in 1977, the family-run zoo now houses over 68 species and attracts 82,000 annual ...

Hemker Park and Zoo near Freeport offers 25 acres of animal exhibits and family activities. Originally opened in 1977, the family-run zoo now houses over 68 species and attracts 82,000 annual ...