Columbian Park Zoo (City of Lafayette, IN) Reviews

Very peaceful and family oriented place, would recommend for anyone/family looking for a place like that

We absolutely love this place! The zoo, the park and the water park are the best!!!

My husband took the kids here and they had a blast. Great park.

Great place for kids to play they need to restock the the ponds with more fish though I remember when you could catch several now it's like you might get a bite or two and kids need to learn to catch fish teaches patience

A small zoo, but probably the nicest I've ever been to.

Our six kids love this place. There's tons of things to do and see. Perfect place for kids in the summer.

Needed a place to eat some Little Ceasars pizza because they don't have a dining room and Columbia Park has covered picnic tables with a nice atmosphere that makes the experience wonderful.

We enjoy the free age appropriate play ground and the free zoo as well

This place is very tidy, and includes a zoo, playgrounds, memorials, and a lake.

Absolutely love this place good place for family and dogs

A cute park for kids or just to walk around and the people zoo is nice

Really nice park area but I feel some of the exhibits are kind of small for some of these animals.

Columbian Park has so much to offer children and adults. Not only is there a zoo and a waterpark, the playground is great. Different play areas according to the age of the child. Safe and friendly surroundings. Walking and biking paths. A pond with a fountain. A train to let you tour the park relatively inexpensively. All in all, an amazing park.

Couldn't find zoo entrance due to construction. Guess we will try again next time.

Fun park. Lots for kids to do. Zoo and train are really fun

Sweet little zoo in the middle of a park. Very kid friendly. My teenager liked it!!

My family always enjoys the zoo in the summer. And this park is always clean!

Love that the zoo is free!! My kids love the animals so much!!

I love this park. Different areas of play for all ages and a free zoo !

Support your local zoo we are very fortunate as a community to still have a zoo.

Always a fun little zoo trip. Volunteers and staff are always friendly and answer our questions.

What's not to love? It's free, small enough that kids can make it through without being exhausted, and fun. The only downside is that it's not very stroller friendly. Several of the exhibits require strollers to be left at the gate.

A lovely little zoo that is free of charge. This was a great way to spend an hour or two with our kids. We all loved the petting zoo! Definitely give this place a look the next time you are in Lafayette.

I lived 3 blocks from this park all my life. It's a great place to grow up. What peaple may not know is there is another park 3 blocks from Columbian park that is Murdock park. It's a nice woodsy area great for picknics. There are trails sled runs and the had a big movie night recently.

Fantastic free zoo. Just the right mix of animals. Petting zoo with all the baby goats was really great. Moneys were neat. Train ride was nice also. Whole park was fantastic

You can't walk in that place without geese hissing at you or stepping in poop.

Always a great time with the kids and makes for a nice outing for adults as well

My daughter loves it! Lots of free and fun stuff to do with the family

I like this park, but I feel safety for the children is less than adequate. I feel the watered areas should be fenced in and the man powered merry go round in the playground area needs updating. Safety issues for kids.

This is a great zoo! Admission is free but extra activities are not, like the train or feeding the animals. Its bigger then I thought so wear your good walking shoes. Strollers and wagons are welcomed but you can't take them into the exhibits (for the safety of the animals) so they ask you to leave your wagon or stroller outside the exhibits entrance and you have to walk back to get your stroller or wagon after you exit the exhibit. Nice, clean park. We had a great time. If you have the time make sure you go to the water park that is right next door.

Wanted to go for years and finally did. Great experience despite some rain when I was their. Exhibits were all great and staff very helpful even with the COVID conditions. Going to be coming back again.

Been going to the park since i was able to walk. And niw i take my kids. It's a great place.

I can't say enough good things about this zoo and the whole park in general. It is absolutely the quintessential park in central Indiana for very affordable family fun. I always recommend it to anyone I know that have young children. Can't go wrong with a fun day at the park.

Just a good family park. The place to be, Lafayette, IN.

They have a nice variety of animals and a great gift shop. They have a nice goat part where you can feed and pet the adults as well as the babies.

Great littlenzoo, free admission. Wonderful to take our grandson (2 yo). Enjoyable couple hours

Great fun with the kids! The goats we're the most we've seen so far. They are trying to be safe with distancing. A new penguin exhibit will open soon

Such a great place in the Lafayette area. The new additions to the water park are a blast!

You can not beat a free zoo. Small train through the park. Massive play area for kids. Lots of shade and did I mention relaxation? five stars

Birthday party with alligators...ferrits ...armodillos....and more !!!

Lots of great space, although playground can be crowded at times

Kids enjoy the animals, this zoo is free admission for everyone

It was terrible. There was like hardly any animals there

Was really great for something to go do for a day that is not far from surrounding areas. The kids were very intrigued and had a great time!

A small zoo is really not as big as a big city, but it feels very comfortable. It is suitable for family and children to play. No tickets required The essence of the entire columna park is here! Oh right! Pokemom go's catching squad! Last week and this columna park is the nest of the squid king!

Even during the Covid panic, I still.can go in and see Wallobys and thats pretty neat-o

Nice place to have a family get-together or birthday party.

I love having a park this large with a zoo within walking distance to my home. It has given my children countless of hours of entertainment.

Such a great place to take small childre. To see a few animals and then play at a giant park all for free!!

With the train, playground, and zoo, a wonderful place to spend some time with the kids.

Lots of playground equipment located with benches for parents to take a seat and watch the kids play. The large pavilions have picnic tables with enough seating for your Birthdays and family gathering. The Zoo is free and adorable with a small number of animals, metal sculptures and variety of plants. This park has enough to enjoy for hours! Kiddie train ride is another feature. Must see park! Adventure is waiting.

It s ok right now. Looks like they are putting in a lot of new things.

The park was better when I was younger, no it didn't have this big fancy playground, but it still had a playgroud, it didn't have a water park it had an actual pool & it had rides for everyone! & of course we can't forget monkey island! My husband reminisce about this all the time wishing we still had the old park