Raanana Park – Ideal place for Families – Visitors Guide

Raanana Park has a variety of attractions, both for adults and children. There is a small zoo, a lake, facilities for children, and more.

Basic Info

Opening Hours	Sunday – Saturday: 06:00 – 23:00
Location	Raanana Park has several entrances. The most common entrances are at Derech HaPark 290 and Derech HaPark 20.
Parking	Raanana residents with parking stickers can park for free. All others have to pay. There is nearby free parking (see below).
Rating on Google	4.6 based on 15,000 reviews
Visit Duration	2 – 6 hours
Walking Trail	1900 meters
Barbeque	Starting a fire and having a BBQ at Raanana Park is forbidden.
Restaurants	Two Kosher dairy restaurants
Restrooms	Four toilets across the park.
Playground for kids	Several complexes

Map

Raanana Park has several entrances, most located on Derech HaPark Street. The most common entrances are at Derech HaPark 290 and Derech HaPark 20.

Directions for drivers: Link to Waze and Link to Google Maps
Directions for public transport: Link to Moovit

Interactive map of the area:

Here is the map of the park:

Note: You can click on the map to enlarge it.

And here is my photo of the park from a Cessna Plane. For more information, see Aerial Photography.

Parking

As you can see from the following sign, Raanana residents with parking stickers can park for free. All others have to pay.

Note: We parked several times on the other side of the lake entry. There is a big sand field, and parking there is free.

Note: Some construction was started on the sand parking (from the photo above), and a big part of it is closed. But you can still park there.

Opening Hours

The official site does not list opening hours. But according to a sign by the entrance, the opening hours are:

Sunday – Saturday: 06:00 – 23:00

Note: As the photo above shows, starting a fire and having a BBQ at Raanana Park is forbidden. Also, dogs should be on a leash during your visit to the park.

Note: Opening hours and entrance fees for each attraction are listed below in the relevant section.

Entrance Fee

The entrance to Raanana Park is free.

Does the Entrance to Raanana Park Cost Money?

No, entry to Park Raanana is free. Initially, when this park was opened, the entrance was free only for Raanana residents. However, after a lawsuit, access became free for all, but parking is free only for Raanana residents.

Additional activities are at an extra cost. The opening hours and entrance fees for each attraction are listed below in the relevant section.

Restrooms

There are four restrooms in the park. Their locations are:

1. By the animal corner
2. Park of friend children’s playground
3. By the lake
4. In the amphitheater complex

Contact Information

Phone: 09-7713275

And now, let’s go over the different attractions at the park. And we will start with the small zoo.

Animal Corner

The animal corner has two parts. Some cages can be accessed from the outside. In other words, you can see those animals for free regardless of the animal corner opening hours.

The following three photos show what you can see from the outside.

And if you want to enter inside, here are the opening hours of the zoo:

• 10:00 – 13:00
• 16:00 – 17:00 (winter) or 17:00 – 18:00 (summer).

Zoo entrance is free for Raanana residents, and fifteen NIS per family per all others.

Once you pay and enter inside, you will see the following corridor. There are about half a dozen cages with different small animals.

You turn left at the end of the corridor, and there is an open area with different farm animals. Here are several photos from there.