Denver Zoo Reviews

Loved the place, but they need to clean the water so you can see the seals dive.

Family friendly and a great way to spend the day. With food trucks and beer sold on site this is for the whole family. Super cool new tiger exhibit and I have never seen elephants swim. The elephants put on a great show another must see.

Hollis Taylor, Rachel and Deja Taylor and friends at Denver Zoo, during Denver lights at the Zoo

The walk was nice but all the animals look sickly and unhappy. The water was all very green from bacteria and algea. Almost all the animals were facing the backwall of the exhibit as if depressed and not wanting to be looked at.

Always clean and well-maintained. The zoo keepers are friendly and knowledgeable.

Zoo lights is great, not many animals out, but beautiful show.

Yes it is expensive but so so worth it! I did zoo lights and truly enjoyed ever moment. The tigers are so cool and the fact that they can walk over you... um yes please. Also the elephant enclosure is awesome. It was a great time for the whole family

Staff was friendly and helpful. All the animals seem to be in good spirits.

This is a nice zoo. The exhibits are pretty good, most of them are on the smaller side. The food is okay, we don't always eat when we go just because it's not really good. There's never anything new. We would rather go to the museum, which is nice because it's right next door.

Love this zoo. Clean, safe and feel the animals are very well cared for.

Great experience, many animals, just wish some of the living spaces could be slightly larger! But they do the best that they can with the resources they have and it's so much fun!

I love coming to the zoo just because a variety of animals you dont see everyday. Everytime my family and I do come majority of the animals are in there exhibit to where you are not able to view the animals as much .
I come to realize I appreciate zoos just due to danger the animals have to face in there natural habitat . It's almost like a bitter sweet situation.
Denver zoo is all in all okay.

The lightshow at the zoo for Christmas is great but super crowded. It sold out early on too, so if you are going, get your tickets in advance.

The Zoo is a decent place to take children too for a day outing. The animals are well cared for and the food they offer is adequate. Though if your looking to cut expenses I would bring a lot of snacks or eat a large breakfast or lunch before venturing into the Zoo. Also bring comfortable shoes for if your at the zoo, you're likely to be doing plenty of walking and will be on your feet for the whole day if your with kids.

The small-clawed asian otter exhibit is overlooked by many because it's in a strange place, but it is one of my favorite exhibits of all time.

Loved the atrium. Purchase the food. You want be disappointed.

Zoo Lights was AMAZING! So beautiful! They really did a fantastic job! I highly recommend it for the entire family! Just make sure to bundle up!

Would be 5 stars if they had some better food choices.

First time bak in like forever had a blast my fave is the gorillas and the baby adorable

Why I liked this place:

1) There were a lot of Pokestops, and I even caught a dratini.

3) Zoo lights was cool; they were even willing to allow us to use our passes on another day, due to bad weather (Dec 20, 2016 never forget that blizzard)

They were very well organized with covid issue, we had a fantastic day. The new stingray cove was a blast!!! You get fish to feed them.

Great zoo! Lots of great places for kiddos to learn!

Super fun lots of cool animals. A little bit hard to navigate around

The Zoo did even more this year. Great holiday tradition

We love the Denver zoo! Our season pass was well worth it. LOVED the Lego and Dinosaur exhibits.

We went on a free day and wow, lots of people yet still we were able to see all the animals. They have a great group of healthy looking animals. The Red Panda babies were very cute.

Nice zoo, reasonable admission, and free parking. Lots of construction underway (finishing early 2020).

The giraffe feeding was the best time ever!!! Zoo is very beautiful and clean!!! Wonderful day!!

We spent 5 wonderful hours here strolling and looking at the animals. There is a lot of space for animals and their rooms are clean. We haven't seen bears and tigers as they were sleeping at noon. Finding a parking place was a really difficult task. We were driving circles for 15 minutes until the moment when one family decided to leave the zoo. I'd recommend coming early in the morning. They open at 9 AM.

The staff are doing a great job ensuring people follow the directions and go the correct route when walking around the zoo. Which is great because a lot of people can't follow directions, even with marked arrows on the ground. Bathrooms are nice and clean, with many hand sanitizing stations throughout the park. Despite the crowds, still a good experience during the pandemic.

Always love taking the kids to the zoo but am constantly balking at the prices... There is no justification for the exorbitant prices and the food that is sold there is also not worth the cost!!! Other than that, Love it!!

Always a great place to unwind and enjoy seeing the animals.

It was just wounderful,totally different from all the rest my family and I loved it.

Beautiful new tiger exhibit, The EDGE. A well kept and environmentally conscious zoo

Bigger than expected. Animals seem active/happy. large enclosures for roaming around. went on free day, but wasn't prohibitively crowded

The Denver Zoo is AMAZING! I've been going since childhood in the 70s. I also love the yearly tradition of going to Zoolights. So much fun.

Great zoo though parking can be limited in the mornings. Their tiger, ape, and elephant exhibits are world class. They have a lot of small shows with that animals that are informative and not cruel to the animals. They do fun seasonal events like their trick-or-treating in the zoo and Christmas lights.

Big enclosures for small animals, small enclosures for big animals. Small enclosure for the lion and 6 tigers. Monkeys in small cages watching other monkeys across the way live freely. No water for the polar bear. Many animals with chunks of fir missing. Young mountain goat missing fur and shaking.

Large exhibits, good to see some construction going on to improve this already great zoo.

Like most other zoos. They have a very helpful staff, though!

Love the new additions to the zoo but was sad to see the big cats building was down for renovation. Docked one star for the lack of a second entrance. It s sorely needed with the huge parking lot.

Food is a little pricey but, I love the fact that they finally have the cats bigger habitats!

Everything is amazing, especially the elephant show

Great zoo. Loved going in. Their exhibits are top notch and they have a boat load of little places to get away from the heat.

Absolutely LOVE this zoo! The animals and exhibit presentations were AWESOME!

this is a well thought out zoo, the design is great.

It s like being transported to different parts of the world. Such a cool zoo!

Parking is a nightmare, bit once you're insod it's worth it, lots of places for kids to climb and play.

Didnt even make it in... parking was horrible and unorganized

We have been members for a long time. It became a family tradition to see Zoo lights

Food is a little expensive but I love that you can use your ebt card to get in for a $1

Very pretty. Well kept grounds and clean. Interesting animals. Lots of shade, if I remember right.

Great place to take the family and the shows are so fun and educational. A little on the expensive once you're in but great people and most importantly you can actually see the animals unlike other Zoos that they have the animals in the back or they are sleeping in the back, or what have you. Great place over all!!

Good staff. Great educational lectures. Animals all look healthy. Just wish they had more room to move. And some herd animals were housed alone.

Best zoo I've gone to! New restaurants are very good!

so sad you would seperate polar bears. you should be ashamed !

A great location to take my family. Membership is highly rewarding.

The animals, the exhibits, picnics with the geese, great family fun

Everytime we go some exhibit is under construction and the animals are not available but there's no break on admission. Easy walkable zoo, free parking.

Made me sad to see how small the enclosures are for the animals. Hopefully they get some things fixed. The zoo in Colorado Springs is definitely better, plus the animals are happier.

Boo at the zoo is always a good time. Support the animals it's not their fault they are slaves for your amusement.

It s too bad so many of the exhibits seem to be always under construction... but I seldom regret spending a day here!

Came here for Zoo lights and had an amazing night. The lights were incredible and so many!

Had a blast all the animals were out and active kids loved it

All the animals are my favorite only 3 kiosks served beer def making family time

I love the Zoo. Prices are not too high for entertainment, they try and provide a good experience and help wildlife at the same time, and above all else they try to expand often so each experience isn't an exact duplicate every time.

Very good that could move into the ranks of great zoos with some effort. Imaginative exhibits, some perhaps a bit too small. Food options could be improved quality-wise. Train ride is cute but should be expanded.