Living Desert Zoo and Gardens, Desert wildlife conservation center in Palm Desert, United States.

Living Desert Zoo and Gardens is a non-profit zoo and desert botanical garden south of Palm Desert in Riverside County, California, on 1,200 acres at the foot of the Santa Rosa Mountains, with 80 acres developed. It keeps over 500 animals of more than 150 species and is divided into African Safari, Wilds of North America and Australian Adventures sections, alongside desert plant gardens such as the Agave, Aloe and Palm gardens.

The Living Desert was founded in 1970 as a 360-acre wilderness preserve by trustees of the Palm Springs Desert Museum. By 1974 it held a kit fox, tortoises, lizards and two bighorn sheep, and the Mojave Garden replica opened in 1974–75. Later additions include the 2016 conservation centre and the Rhino Savanna in 2021.

The Cahuilla Ethnobotanic Garden presents plants used by the local Cahuilla people, part of the Colorado Desert section of the grounds. Nearby, the Mojave Garden, built in 1974–75, recreates the high desert of the Mojave with Joshua trees. Free-flying roadrunners and monarch butterflies appear among the vegetation.

Winter months offer longer visiting hours compared to summer, when heat limits operating times to early afternoon hours. Plan adequate time to explore the grounds on foot, as the property is spread across a large area.

The garden's LGB model railroad runs on 3,115 feet (949 m) of track, and its wooden G-scale trestle, 201.8 ft (61.5 m) long, is described as the world's longest of its kind. It carries trains across a wash with a drop of almost 2 feet (0.61 m).