El Paso Zoo Review

Small and hot. They need to invest in some misters. The aminals were great enjoyed the time we were there other then it was to hot.

Very clean and the little girl always has a blast. People say it is small but big for a 2 year old!

Unfortunately, this Zoo was VERY small for the size of the city it is in. They did have some animals I had never seen before. However, regardless of the unusual animals, this Zoo fell way below what I expected it would be. I was VERY bothered by the inadequate size of the enclosures of almost all the animals! I especially felt bad for the lone elephant in particular. He just stood in one spot and continually swayed back and forth- which is a soothing action for animals as well as humans! It literally made my heart hurt watching him. They had no visible "enrichment" things for him to do, or any other animal for that matter! The elephant wasn't the only animal there who was "dying" of boredom. I usually LOVE any zoo! But this one made me sad...It's as if the Zoo keepers didn't know what to do to help the animals with boredom. At this point the animals would not survive in the wild, so they were stuck there for their lifetime.... On another note, the price for admission for one adult is $12! I just was expecting so much more. You may go and enjoy it, but this is my opinion.

El Paso Zoo was fun! Kids loved it! Especially the bird show.

The zoo has grown into an explicit site to be in an atmosphere of calmness n tranquility with the opportunity to be able to enjoy every bit of the park thank you El Paso zoo for making the difference in our sun city

Zoo is constantly improving upon itself. There is a fair number of animals there and overall had an enjoyable experience.
Food is okay... but you may want to bring some of your own for the family.

Most of the Animals were either unavailable or inactive we dodnt get to see much

Great place to spend the day, bring snacks and your towels!

Great staff and great rebuild in the place and love the animals

Love the bird show , the zoo is great but need better food more options.

Fun location and good variety of animals. Huge improvements over the last 6 years.

The zoo is awesome and the family passes are a great investment if you plan to be at the zoo more than 3 times this year. It has a splash pad, a playground, the new ropes course, a carousel, a train, and oh yeah, animals!

A great place to take the family and they also have a little place inside the zoo for the kids to play on!

Amazing place to take your family for a fun day to see animals.

Great zoo!!!
Several different animal shows and interactions. Good admission price. Fun splash pad for kids and tree slide play area. Lots of animals. Plus free parking.

Very beautiful many attractions everything to be in family we love

Needs more ocelot
and Corgi and bears

this place was horrible. As a student that went there as a field trip, they were completely unprepared. There was only one concession stand open, about 50 kids waiting in line. I'd never willfully come here again.

New Chihuahua Desert Exhibit is nice. Informative and entertaining

Great place , although, it is very pricy but reasonable on somethings. Still expanding the zoo and is fabulous

Spent 2 hours here. The shows were fun especially the bird show & we took sandwiches and snacks to have a picnic there :)

Zero stars! My kids got to see the backside of a zebra!
Camp Everyone Talks is an amazing opportunity for our special needs students throughout the El Paso and surrounding areas; reaching as far as Gadsen ISD sponsored by Region 19 ESC. It's an amazing opportunity provided free to our students who are on an AAC device through grants and donations provided by local non-profit organizations and local businesses every two years. Bowl El Paso has always been accommodating. We wanted to try something new this year in addition to them. Unfortunately, the El Paso Zoo fell very, very short of our expectations. This experience was an eye opener for our special needs population. They had an opportunity to make a summer partner in education at the ultimate level, and instead it became an ultimate fail.

The zoo is expanding which is exciting. Ensure you arrive early this is El Paso and there is limited shade (feel worst for the animals) but there is a splash pad though so bring some wet wear.

Went for an awards ceremony. I didn't even know they had a conference room. Nice big and clean. Big windows to watch the animals during the ceremony.

Injured animal still unattended in display in terrarium . sea lion still swimming in murky black water

Great place! Takes about an hour and a half to walk through.

Take the children in swimsuits to bathe in their fountain ...

My time wasn't the best... but as soon as we expressed to managers they took care of all our concerns

Doesnt have a ton of animals. You can easily walk the whole zoo withing about an hour or two. Depends on your kids, and party you bring. The gift shop is over priced vs other zoo's I've been too for the same stuff. The condition of some of the animals I'm not happy with. They're habitats are not mimicking they're natural habitats where they originate from. And some of the animals seem lonely and just not completely happy. It's only a good place to go if you need something to just randomly do and that's about it.

We had a good time, but the animals all must had just had lunch & were all sleeping. It's the first Zoo I've been to where the animals weren't friendly. They seemed so sad and lonely, but if they were out on the wild maybe they wouldn't even be alive so I'm glad they're safe.

They have lots of animal exhibits where you can get up close and personal. They have a childrens playground and a splash pad. My son loves the train, and the carousel. Almost all animals were out on exhibit. Even the babies in May.

Medium size zoo. The lions don't come out until 12:30. Never saw the orangutans.

Good place to walk!! Missing a few important animals in the exhibition,

Not crowded, plenty to see, great play area for kids, food was good $, very accessible

Small but still a great place to see animals and walk with the family.

Great atmosphere, a couple of animals missing like the tiger and Ocelot but had a great time seeing exhibits and picnicking.

Its a good place for you and your family to have fun and to let your kids run around

Having grown up in the area I have seen this Zoo change and become a great place for families. There is room for a lot more growth but it is well worth a visit. With the recent addition of the wings of the world show there is enough events to round out a interesting, entertaining, lengthy visit.

They have transformed this zoo into an amazing experience!!!

Probably visited at the wrong time. So many animals were not on display

It definitely was better than what I expected. The new addition is nice the old section not nice at all. Also they should try to keep the aquarium clean, can't see anything through green glass.

I love the El Paso Zoo and it is great that they are starting to update it! It is looking really good and I cannot wait to go visit. I recently was here helping work on the sea lion exhibit and helping get the feeding pool ready and they definitely care a lot about all of the animals here and really want the public to interact as much as possible with them!

i feel like unless they can get their attendance up so they can invest more in the Zoo they should consider housing alternatives for some of the animals. The tiger looked malnourished and sick pretty sad. I do understand the purpose of these places and am not against them. Also El Paso during the summer is pretty harsh. The Giraffe and elephants were also pretty upsetting.

Had a great time the animals were very alert. There are so many attractions which is going to be amazing when finish. I would go back again my kids like it.

kids enjoyed it alot and not very pricey except but a little on the small side however it's in the middle of expanding.

When i went there was hardly any animals out but they do have lots more others to see on other days

I really like all the improvements and additions that have been made since the last time I went years ago. They have lots of events and activities that go on to encourage people to make a stop at the zoo. All in all it's a good experience.