Fresno Chaffee Zoo Reviews

pretty good zoo with a good amount of food places inside of it. although it is pretty pricey, it is pretty worth it. lots of animals to see, always good visiting here.

This Zoo is awesome. The enclosures for the animals are spacious and beautiful. The bird show is educational and fun. The food is fantastic.

Ridiculous they won t let you re-fil your drink that s overpriced to begin with.

The zoo is very nice. We love to see the open spaces for the elephants, lions and giraffes! The food though ... please!! Eat before or after... everytime we visit, the food is bad. Last time, the burgers were dry, the pizza was dry... This time--- Even the snacks were stale! The popcorn was stale, the dried fruit cups were stale... Why?? They have a nice looking cafeteria... just bad food!

It's a relatively small zoo, but it's fun. Especially loved the Africa exhibit!

This is an awesome zoo! I admit I haven't been to many others, but I love our zoo! The recent African Safari expansion is awesome and they are still working on getting more animals and filling in other areas! The restaurant is right next to an area where the rhino's and emus might come by and pay you a visit. Awesome experience!

The animals were active. It was great. The caretakers of the zoo were informative and helpful. It was a wonderful visit...

Great place to relax with the dog. Lots of homeless though.

The zoo made so much improvements. I recommend everyone to check it out.

Great Zoo with wide range of animals, sure kids and adults love this place.. maintained very well overall very nice experience. Very near to freeway 99 in Fresno.

It wasy little princess first field trip to zoo, we had an amazing time

The park has really cleaned up from what it used to be. Family friendly and spacious.

Over the years this place has gotten way better. I remember being a kid and this being a school field trip and there really wasn't as much to see as there is now. This zoo has definitely gotten better and is now a great spot to check out if you're in the city. Lots of animals and a good ambient to visit.

What a great zoo! I loved being able to feed the giraffes. The staff was great! They were out with animals and willing to chat and answer questions.

This is a pretty good zoo, lots of stuff to see and the animals seem to be well taken care of. The habitats look natural for the most part, and we enjoy the interactive nature of this zoo, like the tiger feeding and giraffe feeding. From the lizards to the elephants our kids where enthralled. We been here twice since moving to the Valley. We'll mostly likely be back soon.

Nice fun place
Good selection of animals
Great Africa area
Everything else doesn't live up to Africa
Average price
Good amount of water fountains

It an excellent tourist attraction. Great exhibition of animals. And it's right in roeding park which offers a beautiful and relaxing place to leisure after touring the zoo.

Giraffe feeding sea lion cove n reptile house i think we're the highlights. We saw everything in 3 hrs except the bird show it was a great time

Amazing place exotic animals amazing view of the sea lions and seals I recommend this place for everyone.

There are many ants in the grass
You can not enjoy it. Otherwise it is fine

We threw a party there and it was fantastic! The party helper we had, Kristi, was phenomenal. We recommend it highly!

Nice park, however, there is plenty of duck poo everywhere so that you have to really pay attention if you want to go there with a baby or toddler.

Not that big but worth feed giraffes and sting rays. Took plenty of pictures to remember it.

I loved all the exhibits! Beautiful in every way. Friendly staff. Just need a scooter to stay from getting tired walking everywhere!

There are plenty of exhibits to check out, staff is courteous and knowledgeable, and very affordable

There's an island with dinosaurs and a lot of pretty scenery.

Very cleaned and well maintained had a great time a little over 100 bucks for me my wife and child that got us threw the gate and good lunch and him a souvenir on the way out it was a nice way to spend the early afternoon

It was a first hand experience to see the animals loved it

I need to take my nephew. To this wonderful zoo!! !! He had turned 6yrs. old.

Good place to visit with the family I love the new safari place they did will definitely recommend this place

I do love this zoo and am a member. Having visited zoos all over California, I can say there are some that I just find down right depressing. This is NOT one of them.
The chaffee zoo is both part of the conservation and repopulation programs, so you will often see babies at this zoo. They staff is amazing and willing to answer any question your overly exuberant child might ask. The zoo is also working hard to continually improve the animal habits, making them appear and feel more like natural habitats.
The African safari habitat is amazing and one of my favorite parts of the zoo.

Be prepared for the $5 parking fee. Buy your tickets online so you can skip the line at the gate. It will cost you $3 to feed the giraffes, and $2 to visit the stingrays and a dollar more feed them. The current dinosaur exhibition has an additional entrance fee.

Love, love love Fresno Chaffee Zoo. This oasis just off 99 and Olive (or Belmont) is a real joy to see - repeatedly. As Fresno has grown, the zoo has grown in size, quality, and aesthetics. It's a landmark worthy of being proud of our city. While it is not what I would call inexpensive, it IS a great value for your dollar and should be considered a special biannual or quarterly special treat for the kids (and you). Both exciting AND exhausting, plan for lunch (and rest) at the Kopje Lodge (great food choices), the Safari Cafe, or bring your own picnic. To see the whole zoo requires a LOT of walking so try to plan your visit where you land at food/rest at appropriate times. Highly recommend.

A really good treasure here in Fresno. The Chaffee Zoo always have something new for everyone to enjoy. It s a nice place to walk around and enjoy the atmosphere.

Unforgettable experience with lovely animals and nature.

Best Zoo apart from the San Diego Zoo.. although there are a few things that the chaffee does better.. more allergy friendly food options would be good..

I have a membership. I love going here, my kids love it, and everything is reasonably priced. We make several trips a year. The new African part is great, the animals look happy.

Beautiful Zoo! I love this place so much, the animals a very well cared for and the Food is amazing! So much better than It use to be. The gift shop staff was very nice and the store had a lot of fun stuff!
Cant wait to go back!

You have to visit the Safari area. The Zoorasic area is cool too.

No rush. Fun place to enjoy animals. First time seeing anteater!!

it was very fun.my baby really like seeing the rhino and the lions....

Great sights and good food. They have all the normal fair food stuff, plus a restaurant where you can get burgers, pizza, sandwiches, etc. and sit outside in a large patio area right next to the big outdoor exhibit.

Awesome place for family outings, just double check on closing times before showing up

So far I like it more than any zoo I've been to. It is very big and has some beautiful scenery for the animals. The habitats are huge and the animals have room to roam. A wide variety of animals too. There are open areas that little monkeys can jump all around you and get inches from you. Walking through the aviaries is great as well. Definitely better than the LA zoo and Santa Barbara zoo. Animals seem more lively as well.

Amazing.
How much fun this place is.
Must go!!!

There was a lot of construction going on that will likely not end any time soon & because of Covid you have to walk down a preset path. The Reptile exhibit is closed and a lot of the animals have been "relocated" to another exhibit that they're working on. Unfortunately those exhibits are all closed so we didn't get to see about a third of the animals.
Overall, it was still a fun experience and the lack of people made for a more enjoyable experience.

4 years of membership and parking pass for the parks and my family loves it here.. even the food at the safari cafe is pretty good. The environment while you are eating tho is outstanding and peaceful. Every year it just keeps getting better.

The zoo is a great place to visit. Just not in the summer!

Fresno Chaffee Zoo punches way above it's weight class. Definitely one of the nicest mid sized zoos I've been to. It's no destination zoo like Atlanta or San Diego, but it is worth a visit if you're in the neighborhood. Highly recommend.

Good plce to visit with family and kids, they have Lion, Rhino, Cheeth, Tiger, wolf, snakes and reptiles, sea lions, giraffes and more animals

I love this zoo! Go later in the day so you won't have to deal with the schoolkids.

Our dog loves it there, she gets super excited when she sees it!

Nice place. Parking really sucks. They should really put signs around the park saying where the exit is at because it is like a maze

Never a bad day at the Zoo. The staff is all ways so friendly and patient with answering questions about the animals.

Good atmosphere for kids and introducing them to exotic animals!

Fresno chaffe zoo is the best lots of intersting animal

Best zoo I've ever been to. I plan on coming back soon.

The zoo is a very nice zoo. There is a great range of animals, its laid out well, and the kids seemed to love it. We greatly enjoyed it!

Our only issue during the day was the customer service, or rather lack of, from the cafe to the shop, the stingray people to the front gate. Every person we spoke to was either rude, condescending, bored or a combination thereof. It left a sour note, especially when my 8 year old nephew asked for help in the shop with a product and was ignored by 2 staff members. I would think a place that deals with people on the regular would be more personable.

Took my daughter for her 3d birthday it was nice and quiet not many people it was relax and adventuring

Great but food was only thing that I was not happy with