Alaska Zoo Reviews

Great Zoo Lights Night. We had a lot of fun despite rain, hail, snow and Wind. Lights were beautiful.

Loved the zoo today! One of the tigers was a walking right along the bottom fence line, my grandbabies enjoyed seeing it close up!

Enjoyed this small zoo with my two year old. Great option for some local animals - including musk ox and moose.

Loved this zoo! Went during mid-February and there wasn t a soul in the place! It was absolutely awesome. Got to see the beautiful tigers they had - I do worry that the animals aren t cared for extremely well but they seemed to be okay.

This is a wonderfully sized and priced zoo for our kids, all 7 and under.

Place is boring and depressing to say the least. A few exciting points like the snow leopard and being able to see the Tigers and Bears from above and not through fencing. Liked that for the most part (besides tigers) they kept with local wildlife. I'd like to know of these animals are being rescued or just captured for people's entertainment. If the staff was friendly than maybe we would have gotten answers. I would not waste my time here if I were u.

Fun and the right price. The polar bear decided to not grace us with his presence but all the other animals were out and about. Cutest baby seal ever!

Was not impressed. The main animals like a polar bear and tiger were sleep. The black bear was bored. And the Bald Eagle was old and had ruffed up feathers

Very nice zoo, very educational exhibits, lots of fun events!

Excellent place! And very educational place for our little ones.

Saw a tiger, and a wolf, and a sheep, and an ox, and moose, and some sea lions, a lynx, and an eagle. All at night on Halloween. Totally worth it.

Great day to spend time relaxing! Watched a black bear soaking up the sun

My favorite thing to do in Alaska in the summer time. I wish the zoo stayed open later in the winter.

Fun, smaller zoo to visit. Lots of animals that you may not see in other locations. Not too crowded. Easy to see it all in a couple of hours.

Beautiful zoo! Staff is friendly and a cute gift shop.

Had A lot of fun with the kids, the exhibits are well kept and they do tend to move animals around to accomodate them while they remodel so some signs may differ from whats in the exhibit. Kids all had a great time, also bring your own food and play at their kids park next to the picnic tables.

Always brings a smile to my face. It may not be the biggest zoo out there, but it's Our zoo.

Staff gives great care. Not the biggest but has the Alaskan animals and others. Enjoy!

We come here every year, for my grandson's birthday. He loves to get popcorn and look at all the animals.

Zoos make me sad, but the porcupine is the absolute cutest being I have ever seen. :)

Went for zoo lights. Was very impressed with the displays and attention to detail

Great setting, a nice variety of native and exotic species, and good educational information about the residents. Certainly better than any indoor activities like watching idiots on television!

I went to their night exhibit a couple days after the start of a new year. They had charming light/LED decorations (shaped like animals) throughout the zoo, and they had a surprising amount of active night animals. There were a few indoor stops where you could warm up and buy snacks. Another customer "in the know" taught us how to get the coyotes to howl/yipe along with us.

Always improving the experience for the visitor and the habitat for the Animals.
Excellent place to go with friends and family, but also to go by yourself. You can find quiet places here to sit and think, not always easy to find in this city.

We had a good time at the zoo, but the petting zoo was closed. Entrance prices are reasonable but there are no exotic animals. The exception was the Siberian tiger but it was sleeping so far away we couldn't even take a picture of it. Polar bears were also sleeping. The brown bears were the highlight of the visit. We were able to track the entire zoo and see all the exhibits in about 2 hours. Also enjoyed gift shop as well.

My partner and I visited the zoo today and we both felt really sad for many of the animals. Although physically they are in good condition, they were bored, pacing tracks around enclosures and sad eyes. Why not charge a higher admission and enlarge enclosures and enrich the animals lives with lots more to do. In this day and age we should be aware of how important it is to entertain these animals in their prisons!

Loved our experience here. Got to witness feeding time and make the coyotes and wolves howl which was great. Also, Mr pickles the porcupine never disappoints with all his personality. Staff were very friendly and animals were out to play

Awesome place for a family adventure. Great for tourists to see wildlife up close.

Love the fact that we're caring for injured animals

It was pleasant but cold, we are in Alaska after all! I wish the walkways were heated, we would have stayed longer!

Beautiful place. Well organized, maintained, and a thoroughly enjoyable place to spend the day. See Alaska's animals up close.

Great place to check out. Cool animals to see up close and the staff was super nice. Has an awesome gift shop that will make you wish you had an extra bag to bring stuff home.

Second time visiting, had a great time both visits.
Definitely a must stop if you're planning a visit to Alaska.

It is so beautiful and it was really fun .. its Definitely worth it..

So much to look at. Beautiful paths to see animals. It feels like you are in the forest . A must see when in the area.

Small zoo with outdated accommodation for the animals. Most of the viewing for visitors are through wired fences. They also put children's toy's in there with the animals. The whole experience you get is very unnatural.

Animals looked miserable and it was overrun with trees, bushes, and weeds. Won't be returning.

Gotta go in summer. Gotta go especially Italy in winter. The extra bucks for a tour is worth more than you expect.

Decent zoo, small selection. I was disappointed with the petting zoo specifically, perhaps a different worker should be running the petting zoo, one that is kid friendly. The lady was very rude about every little thing the kids did, they didn't get to pet a single animal because of it.

We have been to a number of zoo and it is aways fun to see "local" animals. The bison and black bear gave a nice show

The animals looked cared for, that's the only plus.The handicap acess is deplorable, dont even consider it as an option unless you have a 4x4 wheelchair, 98% of the zoo walkways are pea gravel. Even parents with strollers struggle going up hill. Really safe because it's one of the most beautiful settings for a zoo of its size.

One of my most favorite places to go. Clean, fun, lots of animals, and trails through the forest.

It's not as large as some of the zoo's in the lower 48, but it's set up for a nice 2 hour walk. It was also clean and organized well.

FUn to go there but then same animal no elephant :(

but better then wisconsin zoo ;)

nvm I forgot how it look like again wisconsin, anyway I might have to take a vacation to wisconsin zoo again.... for comparison fun :)

Also it is small and If i rmemmber if they do sell food there for hungry people?

anyway A great place to learn animal and see what they do in there life.

I really enjoyed my visit- we went during the Zoo Lights (where they hang Christmas lights up in the park and you can walk around at night) and it was really cool to see the nocturnal animals in action- the tigers were out (pacing as they all do ), the wolves were out howling one of the times we walked by, and the wolverines were playing together and with their food. It's clean, well kept, and the concessions are not too ridiculous like they are in some other parks ($3.00 for a small hot chocolate with milk brewed-to-order). I'd like to visit again during the day when more of the park is open to walk around!

Staff were not friendly,zoo needs tic and lots of it.

There weren't that many animals. Nothing you can't come across walking thru the woods except there polor bears and snow leapords

What a fun small zoo! We visited on the 50th anniversary when it was half price, and the staff were doing lots of scheduled visits in the pens with the animals. The staff was great at answering all of our questions while working with the animals. Some animals were not present that were shown on the map - I found out some had passed on. Most of the animals are rescued. They had an infirmary and orphaned area section which I thought was nice to have. However, the petting zoo was only a goat and 3 chickens.

Great zoo! The animals were very active as it was overcast! The howling wolves were eerily cool! We spent about an hour and a half there with a 10, 8, and 4 year old. Would recommend.

Cute zoo. It doesn't take him more than an hour and a half. In the summer there are free shuttles from downtown

Some of the exhibits (e.g. tigers) were great with plenty of room for the animals to roam. The little ones were engaged with the petting zoo.

Great zoo which include some really unique animals that are exclusive to that part of the world. However it needs to be maintained alot better which could be due to the lack of funding from the government since I only saw 2 or 3 workers during our trip. The animals do look well and cared for though.

A telephone booth close by wouldn't also be a bad idea since we came from Australia and were almost left stranded since no telephone reception is available and the zoo had closed without our knowledge so we had no way of calling a cab to pick us up since our hotel is situated 40 minutes drive from the zoo. Luckily after waiting around for 30 minutes, we found gentleman that called a cab for us. If it wasn't for him, we would have been stranded at the zoo!

Great atmosphere and the animals look happy. My kids loved this place and ran around having a blast! It is surprising large and I think we missed some stuff! Plus they have a free shuttle from downtown and back!!

Just a wonderful place that supports the community. Most of the animals are native and rescued, unable to survive in the wild.

Love it!!! Good zoo. Many animals like Black Bears, Grizzle Bears, Moose and others. Great facilities, really beautiful.

A great way to spend an afternoon. They have daily critter chats where they show you the animal if the day up close with a few snacks. We had a lot of fun I definitely suggest it!

Great zoo. Small but easy to see all the animals. Enjoyed our time.

Animals were beautiful, hard to catch them all awake though

Beautifully laid out zoo. I enjoyed seeing animals that are from the north and are used to the weather, landscape and plants found in Alaska and parts of Asia.
I recommend going, especially this summer and donating if you have the chance.

A little sleepy, but it was a nice walk, and more animals were active than I anticipated.

A nice little zoo with lots of beautiful local animals! Easy to see all the creatures within 2-3 hours.

The zoo provides the ambience of walking through the forest to see the animals.

Great exhibits
Unreliable transportation poor food selection drop a star

Arrived at 4pm, the cats, bears, and goats were asleep. Perhaps they should close st 5pm instead of 8. Loved the vibe

Nice, clean, gives a good feel of local wildlife.
Paths are rocky and steep in some places. It is easier to have a jogging or trail stroller or pack little ones. It was lots of fun for my 4yr old. Enjoyed the information stations.

Great place to visit in Anchorage for variety of animals from Alaska and other parts of the world. Tiger display was good.

A little smaller than I thought it'd be.. but enjoyable none the less.