The San Diego Zoo and Safari Park will be closing much earlier than they did last year during the summer months.

Visitors to the San Diego Zoo and San Diego Zoo Safari Park this summer will find shortened operating hours at both facilities. Safari Park is closing at 4 p.m., three hours earlier than last summer but also will open an hour earlier. The zoo’s summer start time remains the same but it will close at 8 p.m., an hour earlier than last year.