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Lion Country Safari (California)

1970 establishments in California1984 disestablishments in CaliforniaFormer zoosUse mdy dates from May 2025Zoos in California
Lion Country Safari 01 1974
Lion Country Safari 01 1974

Lion Country Safari was a drive-through safari park located outside Irvine, California, which opened in 1970. Allowing guests to drive their own vehicles through open enclosures, it was the first cageless safari park of its kind to open in southern California.

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Lion Country Safari (California)
San Diego Creek Trail, Irvine Los Olivos

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N 33.643055555556 ° E -117.75277777778 °
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San Diego Creek Trail

San Diego Creek Trail
92618 Irvine, Los Olivos
California, United States
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Lion Country Safari 01 1974
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