Jacksonville Zoo Society Review

Absolutely love the zoo. We go here a couple times a year. Will be going again soon. My kids absolutely love going here and seeing all the animals. Great employees great environment. Very informative people. Best zoo and Northeast Florida area. Highly recommend this for everybody not just children. Enjoying animals and Outdoors. Love the new dinosaur Trail. My kids absolutely thought it was awesome. And so did I. The gorilla exhibit was closed for construction. But plan on going again to see it soon.

The zoo has made some great improvements and provides such a nice easy walkways to all the animals. Enjoyable even on the hottest days

My kids really enjoyed Dinosauria, which will now be open thru Thanksgiving 2020. We enjoy coming to the zoo fairly often.

My son and family amd friends loved this place. Please purchase the train passes. You'll be glad you did. "We got peed on by a tigger!"

The zoo in Jacksonville is my favorite place. I went there with the Catholic charities in Jacksonville. It was a great experience. Because i saw all the animals and they have a free WiFi over there that you don't need any password to connect. I really like the Zoo

We had a great day at the zoo. The animals seem well cared for and their enclosures look more than adequate. They had a great diversity of animals. We had lunch there as well and their prices were good. $6 for a kids meal and around $10 for an adult. The staff was friendly and knowledgeable too. I'm glad I finally made it there after living here for five years.

Our family is annual pass holders but I have not visited the zoo since Spring 2015. Several major changes are quite obvious with a new primate exhibit opening early Fall 2018. The Dinosaur exhibit is a great plus and far beyond its orginal days when located near the river. Bonus for kids as they can dig for fossils. A ticket kiosk is available near the passenger drop off before approaching the main gate. Food prices and portions are reasonable. The best concession for the family is in the Jaguar pavillion. You may also catch some live entertainment! Several Kona Ice sales carts (snow-cones) offer a cool way to rehydrate. Feed the penguins! See the new tiger cubs! Kids can traverse a garden maze. Don't forget to ride the train to see some behind the scene action!

Loved Zoolights! Very wheelchair friendly and the staff was amazing. Can't wait to go back to do the whole zoo

What a great zoo! So many animals, beautiful views, well-kept trails, and everything is clean! The train ride was lots of fun too! There s plenty here to keep children and adults of all ages engaged for a whole day! A really wonderful attraction for families to enjoy!

Great place for families. Zoo could benefit from more frequent cleaning protocols.

My two boys, 5 and 2, absolutely LOVE Dinosauria, the exhibit featuring 21 animatronic life-sized dinosaurs! We also enjoy touching the stingrays, riding the carousel, and riding on the safari train. All of those can be purchased together at a discounted rate. The animals seems to be comfortable in their habitats. There are fun shaded playgrounds for the kids, and the gift shops are decently priced with great souvenirs. Stroller rentals available, but I bring my double stroller in with a cooler and diaper bag. Always a fun time!

Beautiful zoo....great for families....very clean...a lot of fun

Super fun!! I always love going here, the animals are cool healthy and beautiful!

Loved visiting the zoo it was so much and entertainment. My kids had a blast!

The recent improvement and additions have certainly livened the place up. I'd love to see the zoo grow more.

I loved this Zoo and I have been to many! It has nice raised walkways so you can kind of look down on the animals. Great place to visit.

Lots of walking just wished could've interacted with more animals....

I love this place. The animals appear well cared for and the zoo set up is really nice

Such a beautiful and relaxing day with all the grandkids

Spooktactular was great! Fun and safe for all age groups. We took our 16 year old and our 15 month old both of them had a great time. Love the Jacksonville zoo!!

It was great fun lots of candy. Adult area & kid area. Some animals out playing. $5 Foot Long Corn Dogs & $4 Roasted Corn were awesome. Great to see families out & about trying to spend quality OUTDOOR. time. Find a member-they get $12 tix.

It's a really nice place to take the family. Our kids were educated on some of habits of several animals.

Went too zoo light with my fiance and enjoyed ourselves so much we both have passes to the Zoo. Staff very friendly..

I have been to many zoos, and this one is among the best. There are still some of the old zoo, but most of it is top-notch! The new "Land of the Tiger" is amazing!

Jacksonville zoo is a great place to take your family to see the different species of birds and animals there is.

Had an anual pass and was very worth it. Great place for a date, a family outing or even a quiet day to yourself. Highlight for me is stingray bay

Discover African, South American, North American, Asian, and Australian animals. Great interactive experiences, petting zoo, splash park, play ground, and fun train ride around the park. Manatee hospital, stingray bay, and critter show are some of the some of the newest attractions.

Son and I attended dream night at the zoo. Extremely organized and volunteers were extremely helpful. Thank you for a wonderful time. We are members of the zoo but this is something we always look forward too.

Fantastic fun place well designed easy to get arround thats really clean! I was impressed with all the renovations and the great viewing platfotms.

Great exhibits. You could see the animals in a nice environment. The ape exhibit is now open.

The zoo keeps adding new areas for young and old to see the animals in an environment that allows them to be more visible. Can't wait until the baby gorilla makes her official debut.

Fun for the family. Make sure you take the train if you don't like walking

Nice zoo. Needs a little love and attention. Prices for snacks were reasonable.

Nice for once in a while however a bid expensive, I have been to better ones but the train ride is fun, thats about it though

Great places but there are a lot of lousy employees. There were more employees standing around talking than doing actual work. And they seem to be in no rush to open the park or the attractions within it. We waited in line for 10 minutes after 9am, when they say they open, and watched employees slowly get ready. If you open at 9 you should be ready to go at 9. It's hot during the summer and lots of people are there and ready to go early.

Beautiful, unpretentious, friendly. Tip: Arrive early to avoid crowds, park easily, and see the animals more active.

Very nice zoo! Well done and well maintained. Staff are friendly. We visited 3 times in 10 days with our toddler and had had a great time just browsing and and taking our to time. Parking is free.

Nice exhibits and variety of animals but it is not a loop so when you get to the end you have to turn around and walk all the way back.... Needs to be a loop!!!!

It was great. My grandson really enjoyed it and was happy feeding the girraffes. His favorite was the monkeys. He didn't like the bird ariums only because they smelled (birds). He enjoyed the carousel animals. He got to ride the eagle. He loved watching the animals in their natural habitats. He fell asleep within 5 minutes of leaving the zoo.

It is a great zoo. My husband and I had a great time.

One of our favorite zoos! Worth the wait to feed the giraffes, great experience!

Very nice zoo. Well priced. Animals are well cared for and the exhibits are clean.

Very nice place to visit for all ages. I thought only my kids will enjoy and learn..but truth is I learned more! Very nice place..also have water splash playground and many more activities to do!
Highly entertaining!

Sting Ray Bay was totally worth the minimal extra charge. The grounds of the zoo are well kept. The introduction to flora was instructional and beautiful. Every zoo personnel I interacted with was knowledgeable and friendly. Although we only stayed for 3 hours my 6 year old son and I had lots of fun.

Love the zoo. Been a member for years. Special event's are great. The zookeepers really car for the animals.

A small, but wonderful zoo! If it's your first time, ride the train to get a great view of the entire zoo.

My whole family loves coming to the zoo there's always something new to see every time we come it's amazing and a great experience if you have not been before

When you ve been to San Diego zoo, it s hard to find another zoo that is comparable. Not too bad of a zoo though. They have nights at the zoo and very good Christmas programs.

Enjoyed this visit with my adult daughter and her goddaughter and my adopted daughter. We rode the train twice. It was a good Easter weekend. Sibce i live in NC.

Nice experience here at this zoo, exhibits quite worn and need updates. Staff friendly and courteous, and work hard at keeping things up. Quite a good collection of animals and unique butterflies.

My two year old had a blast..I have lived in the Jacksonville and St Augustine surrounding areas for 25 years but haven't visited the zoo since once 20 yrs ago... I seem to remember there wasn't a whole lot to do back then but that has definitely changed. They have awesome exhibits...Stingray cove was a favorite...The stingrays are in a shallow pool and swim up to you as you lean over the conrete wall .. You can feed them a one ounce cup consisting of shrimp and glass minnows for 2 dollars but I had them come up to me as well just making a fist in the water as if i had food... And we were simply amazed by the Campground Critters live show which happens 3 times a day... The actors/animal handlers were super fun and energetic and interacted with the critters of the show superbly!! And the animals of the show were just stunning! I was blown away at the different types of animals from a Porcupine a pig, cat, owl..which i didn't think were trainable like that...as well as dogs and a parrot!! Will definitely be back soon...thanks Jacksonville zoo!!!

Good places for all ages! Got an annual pass to take the baby, which is usually a guaranteed good nap afterwards. The zoo itself is clean and maintained. Would recommend to anyone wanting to get out and do something.

My son loves the VIP experience. All of the feedings were fun and the animals enjoy it as well!

This was such a fun experience. I love being able to get close up to the giraffes. Lots of animals on display.

$5 day in the rain was amazing! Thanks Jacksonville Zoo!

Awesome piece of property! Great fun with my little guy.

The paths were clean and the animals looked very happy. Stingray Bay was by far the favorite attraction. I stopped to feed the cuties for a $2 fee and probably ended up spending $12! Will be back when the new primate exhibit is finished.

Our family hasn't been to the Jacksonville Zoo in over 6 years and were very happy with the improvements that were made! The tiger exhibit is new and was great, even saw a demonstration of how they would perform checkups in the tigers. All the kids had ample opportunity to ask questions of the knowledgeable staff.

Great experience but logistically a little confusing. We like the Columbia, SC zoo better.

Beautiful place. Some of the animals were hiding but it was in the 80's/90's with sprinkling rain on and off. My favorite exhibit had to be the tigers so beautiful and my next would have to be Giraffes.

We had a nice time at the Jax zoo.However, it didn't have many animals to see. I will say it has been my 3rd on my list of likeness. It has nice Asian garden and if you buy to feed animals the one with the giraffe is awesome. Also, great rest areas

Beautiful zoo. Lots of active animals. Many exhibits had multiple views. Enjoyed several small aviary's around the zoo rather than one large one

Really nice. Alot of animals. Most are in there natural environment.

Loved it had a great time nice zoo you can even feed and pet animals

Lots of fun for kids, it was chilly when we went we the animals weren't very active

Great zoo. Alexis in the Lorrakite's den (Australia) was very friendly and professional.

Love the zoo but love how you can feed the animals. My son really enjoyed himself. Only thing I don't like is the seanson pass holders check in to get. I had already paid online and still waited about 1 hour just to get in.

Is a really beautiful place. Clean all the animals looks fine and all location show a very good service

I only gave 4 stars, because, while this is a fairly nice place it seems a little run down in areas. I'm generally not a fan of zoos in general... I think animals belong in the wild, but if we don't do something soon this may be the only place they'll be safe. That being said if enough people come away from this zoo, or any zoo, with the feeling of urgency that I did. It may be a good thing. We have to find some way to co exist with our animal brethren on this planet before it's too late and all we have are memories and pictures.

Dino Kiddo'sss loved the zoo and the beach...RayRay and Bubba...

Always a fun day at JAX ZOO. Staff are so courteous and always there to help. Had a great tiger experience today; it was like he was posing for us. We also got great photos of the Zoo's silver back gorilla, Jim.
The flamingos were also in fine form.

Rediculous, unnecessary security that is doing nothing to keep anyone safe, only to serve the needs of the zoo staff, makes it not even worth the drive, much less the money. The stupidity here is epic.

The Jacksonville Zoo is always working on something new to make your adventure amazing every time you visit.

This is Zoo is great for the whole family or even solo. Well manicured landscaping, and always something new! A massive selection of animals to view that are very well taken care of.

Put this on your list of things to do while in Jacksonville, Florida!

Great little zoo! Went on a Monday morning so wasn't crowded at all, the staff was very polite and informative. Bought a season pass so will be visiting again soon!

This is the best zoo !!! It's an all day affair!! The animals are so well taken care of they all have plenty of space!!! And very Active!!!

I have been to this zoo many times as both a child and adult in my 57 years and my recent visit on Thursday March 11, 2019 was the worst. We were there at 10AM so it was early and everything should have been clean. The bathrooms looked like they had not been cleaned from the day before. The exhibit windows were so dirty that it made both viewing and photography limited, if not impossible. Our visit was reminiscent of the Jurassic Park movie when the question of whether there would be any dinosaurs on the dinosaur tour was asked. The animals were not very active. The big cats, except for the lions, were sleeping. The female gorilla with her adopted baby was hidden in a corner and then disappeared from view. The male gorilla was hiding in the trees. Most of the animals were either hidden from view or sleeping. Even the Butterfly Hollow, the main reason for our visit, was sorely lacking. There wasn t many butterflies and the school children were so noisy, it scared them away to the netting above. There were also some type of bugs biting at our feet and ankles. The employee blamed ants but I didn t see any ants. The field trips -OMG!!! There large groups of boisterous, rowdy children everywhere we went. Chaperones were doing little to nothing to rein them in. They were making noises at the animals, screeching and banging on the exhibit glass. An employee advised that there was 500 children there that day, 1000 the day before and 1500 planned for Friday. I know the zoo needs to generate as much revenue as it can but it would be great if they would have one week day per week or even month when they don t have field trips or school/camp groups.

Great place for kids to explore and burn off some energy and for adults to walk around!

The experience was awesome I've never seen so many beautiful animals in my life

Most staff were friendly and helpful, but one staffer to me, including 2 grandkids that we COULD ride the train for free. We waited 15 minutes, then a mean female conductor told us no. My grandkids were crushed, but we still had an ok time at our local zoo.

Love the Homeschool Zoocademy!! My 3 homeschoolers are enjoying their Zoocademy Journey! They meet once a month throughout the school year. Each month is a new featured theme. Our children are gaining new experiences on animals that we never had the privilege to as children. So loving it!

Great Zoo, love it all, but if you go before the new year the bathrooms in the front are out, just port o potties outside the zoo or way inside. Just FYI.

This was fun to take my grandchildrent to and enjoy the day as well.

I went with a few of my friends and it was so much fun but the otters werent out same with the fish or some frogs