Columbian Park Zoo (City of Lafayette, IN) Reviews

The place is Free.. So its ok. The thing that concerned me the most was the monkey exhibit. They didn't look like they were in the right atmosphere. Had no shade and had like 2-3 dried up branches.. It was very disappointing because the monkey's didn't look happy at all.

This place is a good place for little ones to explore different anmails..not many but enough for their attention span..geared for little kids.. there is a huge park there too a few little rides as well.. there is also a train which is a 10 to 15 mins ride

We could have more but it's okay for a smaller city like Lafayette.

Zoo closed. Park open. Nice lunch in shelters. Some playground stuff open. Major Loeb Stadium construction. Frozen Custard Awesome!

This place is awesome for us city folk who never see more wildlife than the occasional trash panda or road pancake. The kids love it and can easily spend hours in the goat pen alone. This is certainly one of the greatest treasures Lafayette has to offer.

Great small zoo in Lafayette. They have many exhibits where you can get really close to the animal like a farm animal petting zoo, a butterfly garden and a wallaby one where you can watch them in a relaxed environment.

It has a petting zoo nice children park and a water park, picnic area

This is a wonderful little park for children of all ages and abilities as well as adults. There are several covered picnic areas, a small free zoo that is absolutely wonderful, as well as many different playgrounds for all ages. From sitters/crawlers to elementary-aged children, this is an excellent park. There are even ducks and a little pond and also a train that you can purchase tickets for in the zoo gift shop. Only $2 per person over 2 years old! Great deal! My 3 year old and 18 month old had an awesome time!

We love the butterfly house! This zoo has many animals, and quite a good variety. There are several playgrounds geared to different ages.

I only visit for the goats. They have 18 babies and they're so so cute!

Surprisingly great little zoo for the size of the town and for having free admission.

If you are looking for a park, well here you are. Get ready to park your parking socks off here, boy

Pretty park, lots of open spaces, nice places for hosting kids birthday parties.

Great. PokeStops everywhere. Clean. Well kept. Zoo! Awesome place.

This place rocks! The water park is so nice; especially for out of town visitors like ourselves!

It is a very nice place, perfect for a family outing, very clean. Personally, I liked that there are lots of garbage cans. And painted in a very blue green color fasiles to locate, also the drinking troughs is very nice detail that has drinking troughs for the puppies

We usually have a great day here. But we visited the zoo on August 25, 2018 and we're disappointed. The goats in the petting zoo were jumping on adults and knocking children down that had food. Only one soap dispenser had soap and no paper towels outside the petting xoo. The children were having fun playing in the tunnels when suddenly my 4 year old granddaughter started screaming and came out with a cut on the palm of her hand and scratches on her knee bleeding. There is obviously something sharp in there that caused this. This should be inspected before more children are injured.

Good little zoo and park and it's free! Petting zoo, monkies, wallabies bald eagles and otters! Great size park for all ages and a train ride. In spring of 2020 penguins will be there too. Great place to bring the kids at a great price. Free!

Love the fact it's free! As a single parent taking your child to a zoo gets expensive but not here my son is 2 and didn't want to leave! Deff going again soon! Very clean, organized and friendly staff

Very small but very special zoo would visit again and the train ride was pretty cool too but to get into the zoo you have to pay nothing which is great for parents the want to find something cheap and fun for the kid's

I absolutely love going to the park. I always take my nephew

In town nature spot with trees lagune, walking areas, always busy with family and activities for many age groups.

Free and fun. my two year old loved the animals and the little prairie dog tunnels. a goat jumped up on my wifes shoulders which was hilarious. just sat there watching everyone.

Went to the playground at the park the other day, my child never wants to come back. We witnessed a goose attack a 2 year old child and then proceed to attack a puppy. Later reached out to the owner and found out that the puppy had immense brain swelling, it's eyes were swollen, the head was 4x the size it should have been, and the dog was paralyzed and had to be put down. The child was not badly hurt, but had a few scratches. I would definitely not recommend going here until they control their goose problem.

Great place for all! Cost nothing to get in! 1 of my favorite places in town and the are coming

Beautiful zoo with playgroud and petting zoo. No entrance fee, just leave a donation.

variety of things to look at. very nice playground. mini zoo. Pavilions to have large groups under a shelter for a picnic. water park with pool.

I love this place. Great place to bring children of all ages.

Bring extra clothes for kids. There are fountains in the sidewalk. Knowledgeable staff. Reasonable gift shop sells tickets for park train rides. Great place to kill a few hours.

Good park , but , please don't bring pets , don't ruined , thanks

My husband and I enjoy it, because it is small. Plus it is just a little of a hour drive to get too. Also enjoy the fact they have a picnic area. We would definitely go back.

Nice little park with a variety of animals. Beautiful grounds, very well kept. Enjoyable afternoon!

Awesome park for a family to go to through the day nice Zoo very clean Park nice picnic areas just an all-around nice place to go for a day with the family

My daughter loves this place. She would pet the goats all day!

Very nice place!! And its not the best thing about it but its also FREE to get in n rides are cheap

A nice and free place for family and friends. Lot of visitors in the summer or good weather

Great place to take the kids. Multiple playgrounds throughout the park; great areas for groups to barbecue and/or get together; adorable little zoo; and amazing water park attached.

Adorable, free zoo!! Highly recommend. There are very fun and entertaining exhibits like a petting zoo area, butterfly garden, and a kangaroo walk. The place is very clean and well taken care of. This is a great time both for children and the adults. The entire place will take you between 1 and 2 hours to enjoy.

This Park is amazing!! It has everything a person could want, a water park, a small zoo, and a train that goes around a pond. It has play grounds throughout the park for the children. It also has Memorials for their veterans. Flowers, green grass beautiful scenery abound.

son james loved to play on the playground here. he was in college did not think it was approrpiate but what can you do

Beautiful free place to take your family for a few hours of fun!!

Lafayette is always enhancing an already awesome place

i love animals and grass so i go here once a week. where is place?

Our daughter always loves to visit and feed the goats! She sang with the dogs this last time. All the employees are great with kids!

Got to the Zoo and it was closed...we were greeted by a very rude employee that told us we had to go...he was showing us out and argued with us about what the website said...It said open until 7...they closed at 4:30...my kids were super disappointed...UPDATE your site

Impressed. Loved the butterfly exhibit. Nice people.

It's a really nice place, and it's got plenty of playground for kids.

Kids love this place and parents love that it's free. The train rides are $2. My negative is the porcupine and monkeys don't look great. Rocking, eating their stool. We don't spend much time in that area now. The last 3 times we went near the monkey cages, the entire area smelled like marijuana. Maybe have someone posted there, and signs... no vaping near cages, etc.

Fun place to see some animals and take the children too. :)

Very cute little free zoo. Good way to kill an hour.

Would be much better if they brought the old pool back along with other things