Main Area of Riverview Park and Zoo and Playground Reopens

Peterborough, ON – The zoo section and playground at the Riverview Park and Zoo has reopened following the March 28 to 30, 2025 ice storm.

All other park areas at the Riverview Park and Zoo, including the disc golf area, riverside trails, train station, shoreline, picnic shelters and gazebo areas remain closed due to potentially unsafe conditions related to trees, hanging branches and debris from the severe ice storm.

Visitors should follow closure signage and barricades while visiting the zoo and playground and stay out of areas that are closed.

“I am incredibly proud of our team here and so grateful for the help we received from Peterborough Utilities, Public Works crews, Arborists, and Hydro workers. We have all worked extremely hard to get to this point after the worst storm damage in recent history,” Cathy Mitchell, CEO Manager and Curator, Riverview Park and Zoo.

“We are very happy to be able to welcome you back. We’ve missed seeing everyone enjoying the playground and zoo. While our gates have been closed, we have received so many lovely messages of encouragement and offers of support from the community and we are so grateful for our incredible visitors,” Dawn Pond, Service Program Manager, Riverview Park and Zoo.

The Riverview Park and Zoo is the only accredited zoo in Canada, which offers free admission to visitors. For more information, including ways to support the Riverview Park and Zoo, visit riverviewparkandzoo.ca.