Denver Zoo Reviews

I've lived in Denver my whole life and I always enjoyed The Denver Zoo. They have tons of things to see and do like see a movie in the 4D theater, or watch the Elephant demonstration, at the new Toyota elephant passage way. You can also get the kiddos facepainted or drawn as a caricatures. There's lots of choices for food, a little expensive but you pay for convenience. You can bring your own food and wagons, there's a lot of outside exhibits so be sure to wear a nice hat and sunscreen. Staff is usually very friendly as well. If you haven't visited the lovely animals at the denver zoo u should they're great!

Great place for the family and to see exotic animals. They seem to take good care of them too.

Zoo was great, unfortunately it was nearly impossible to get food at 3:15pm.
In addition we were kicked out at 5pm. Disappointing!

Saw two elephants going at it, both may have been the same sex but I am cool with that. Ten out of ten would go again.

This is a very nice zoo. It is very well staffed and is a great place to bring young kids who like to explore and enjoy animals. The facility is great, with structures for the animals to walk on.

I always love going to the Denver zoo! Today was my first time bringing my service dog and they were so polite and knowledge on service dogs! I was expecting way more restricted areas where he couldn't go But there were only 8! It was nice to be able to enjoy the zoo with my service dog! Can't wait to see the new habitats!

Super clean zoo. Great place to take your children. I've been on several zoo in the States and Denver zoo seems to be my favorite so far.

Great place for family and to know about animals we love ! Also wonderful food places and awesome customer service all around!

Fantastic zoo with tons of exhibits. We were there for an entire day and could have still stayed to see things longer.

One of the best zoos in country. Every year the wild lights @ night get better and better.

Dinos in the Dark and Oktoberfest on the same night! It was amazing!

Great beer, awesome band and hundreds of super cool carved pumpkins!

I'm from Oklahoma and they had alot more than ours.

There is so much to see and do. A full day or programs of only a few things, we have gone every other week for three years and never been bored or disappointed.

Great fun #Christmaslights...totally beautiful. Will do zoo one DAY.

I have a zoo pass and take my kids a few times per month. If you don't like the prices for individual admission, get a pass. I have a family pass and get myself, an adult guest, and all kids under 18 in for free every time I go. It comes with a second card too so my mom takes my kids when I can't. Only $160 for the entire year! Like that we can pack a picnic. I do agree that the grizzly and other bear habitats seem small. But enjoy feeding the giraffes!

Wonderful place to visit. The grounds team creates beautiful botanical areas. The animals and habitats are well tended. Their outreach programs are acting on global levels, and they have great education for visitors. We love the zoo! Memberships are a must!

We went for grandparents day, yesterday, with our little one, and my parents, and while the park was very busy, it was a beautiful day, and the visit was very enjoyable! All our employee interactions were wonderful! You could tell that the majority of the people working and volunteering at the zoo, truly want to be there! We learned a lot, had a great time, and actually had really good food, as well. We went to the food truck near the train and carousel, and the food was expensive, but absolutely delicious!!

We spent most of the time in Denver in the mountains but it was nice to stop by here and enjoy the zoo. It is a tradition for my family, when visiting new towns to see the zoo and what it compares to the local free zoo at home. This was an excellent place to visit and spend some time. It is very well maintained and the staff was super friendly. The kids enjoyed it here and we even enjoyed the side shows they offered. It does cost in here but it is worth every dime and one of the nicest zoos in the country.

Had a good time, alot of the animals were active. It was hot but thats not something the Zoo can control.

First time to the Colorado Zoo and my kids loved it!
We saw a lot of the animals and our favorite attraction was the lions and elephants

Just amazing, great place for everyone. Sad they are getting rid of bird world though.

Some of the exhibits are being worked on. Next time it should be great.

Granddaughters 1st yime to the zoo...
Had a great time! New exhibits are available and some are coming soon

I've been coming here since I was a kid, and have not once been disappointed. The variety of exhibits and the diversity of activities makes it always worth coming back to.

Kids had a blast even though it was cold, the staff are all super friendly and gave us the secret to staying slightly warm throughout the trip there!

Zoo lights are always fun. Parking was busy but the zoo itself wasn't as crowded as we've seen on prior visits to the lights. Weekend crowds are probably bigger.

Give yourself at least 3 hours, or you can't see everything

Loved the experience, I come here yearly!
It's a family and school tradition!
I kinda wish they had more animals like wolves, owls, sea turtles, tortoise, Ox, bull, but still wonderful!! And very surprised it barely stinks!!
Shows are cool! Parking is a pain in the neck, but it's worth it! If you want easy to find parking spaces, come March-May or August-October on Tuesdays, Wednesday, Monday, or Thursday, possibly come 10-11am

With all the covid precautions, they are doing a great job! Need all the help they can get...

Great place to take the family, things for all ages , lots of beautiful animals.Best environment

We have had a membership to the Zoo for three years now and I never get tired of going. The special exhibits are always fun. They always seem to be changing and improving the animal habitats. Free parking is also a plus.

The zoo is always a great place to take my grandson. He loves it

Had a great time. Realize that during the current health crisis (July 2020), you must reserve a time to go. But because not a lot of people are there, it is very open. There is a lot to see, although it's a little different. When things get back to normal, I think I'll view this "people limit" as being spoiled.

A very nice zoo that's becoming increasingly focused on improving the animal habitats. I really enjoy bringing my kids here. A great destination for kids or adults.

Had a great time. Took my granddaughter for her first visit which was fantastic. Got a membership which was a smooth and quick process. Food fairly overpriced but good. Had a blast.

While visiting Denver we went to the zoo. It was laid out well and the have some awesome upcoming expansion.

What a great zoo! We had so much fun and there were so many different kinds of animals.

I enjoyed animals. So there you have The Denver zoo. Breakfast burrito was really good

The place is lovely and there's allot of different animals to see

If you're planning on going more than once the season pass is worth the money, especially for Zoo Lights. Just got a baby orangutan so adorable. The Sea Lions and Seals put on a great show.

The Denver Zoo has limited space for its animals. This may not be a fair statement since it is surrounded by unavailable property. Also, I'm used the Portland Oregon Zoo that has one of, if not the largest, elephant habitats in the nation. Portland also has dedicated its Zoo to rehabilitation and saving endangered animals. Denver Zoo could learn much from Portland.

This zoo is MASSIVE! We spent the greater part of a day here and still barely saw everything. We did manage to see two animal exhibit shows while we were there which is nice. If it is a warm day like it was for us, I recommend taking turns with the cooler indoor exhibits to stay cool during the day! Pack some snacks, water and lots of sunscreen and get ready for a close up experience with TONS of animals!

Took 3 Children 6 Adults very large Zoo parking is sparce but worth the walk if you park at the City Park a Block away.

Everything was good inside but the parking experience was terrible.. they sud get some more space. My boyfriend n i walked for 40 min n walk back again.. we didnt enjoy a lot..

Didn't enjoy the zoo this time there is so much closed or under construction they should let you know this before you get your ticket normally we love our zoo

It wasn't the best, for me. I love elephants and they seemed sad. Also they started to close down at 4:30 but they let us in at around three with three kids we only made it threw half.

My kids and I really love going to the zoo. At this zoo they are always adding and making the exhibits bigger and better. The animals look healthy and happy and they usually have a baby or two to see. This past week we saw a baby orangutan and a baby gorilla, so cute!

Got the see every singlw animal they had except no monkeys and no lions. They built this zoo thinking of the animals. I love that. Thanks for a great experience. Saw elephants, tiger, leopard, cheetah, giraffe, gorrillas, urangatans, omg so many more lol

My family always enjoys visiting the Denver zoo. Can't wait for the up coming exibits

The animals have multiple enclosures they can travel between-so they have lots of room to move around.

The zoo is relatively small compared to other major cities, but that also gives it the advantage of being more manageable to visit most of the pavilions in a single day.

The fact it's located right downtown next to City Park and the Science Museum makes it easy to hit several destinations and puts you close some great restaurant options if you want to make a full day of it.

Loved every moment, I had such a nice day, look forward to going again..

I love the Denver Zoo. The grounds are beautiful and we'll taken care of. They have a lot of animals to see. They also have a wide variety of food,snacks and beer.

High treats prices, so go after lunch. But do go, it's absolutely beautiful.

Very nice zoo. Make a special point to visit the elephant habitat. We got a back stage tour and it was one of the coolest things I have ever seen. We got to pet a rhino!

Wonderful zoo with more things to see than our kids could take in one day

We went to the zoo lights event. The light show was amazing and it was lots of fun!

Love this place great family atmosphere lots of things to do for any age beautiful healthy animals! Lots of different food and things to do while they re not just looking at animals!

It's a fun place to go for an hour or two and experience the many different exhibits.

The Denver Zoo has been an amazing place to visit lately. They have times entry so crowds are low, it is one way, and so clean! They strictly enforce the facemask policy and they are just amazing and friendly! Plus they just added Lego animal's! So fun!

Wonderful Zoo. Staff is always friendly and knowledgeable. Just a wonderful place tovisit

One of the tigers did nothing but pace in an obviously already worn path. The main cat exhibit was closed. Most of the animals were at the back of their enclosures and looked like they were waiting to be fed. It was sad and I won't go back again.

Went on free zoo day, plenty of animals to see even though it seemed like a lot of the popular animals were put up, would definitely go again

A lot bigger than we expected but it's a really nice Zoo!

A little expensive, but still fun for my 1 year old.

This zoo has an excellent amount of space for the animals-- better than others I've seen where sometimes animals seem cramped. I like the denver zoo emphasis on positive reinforcement training too

Lots of animals
Good animal description in front of habitat
Habitats look natural
SUPER EXPENSIVE FOOD AND BEER, BRING YOUR OWN

I love this place. Family pass pays for itself after about two visits!! Love all the babies!!!

The animals were very interactive today. The staff were so friendly and helpful. Everyone wore masks. It was a great day at the zoo.