Little Rock Zoo Reviews

I really enjoy going to the zoo with my children. I've been taking them since my oldest was to years old now he is 7 almost 8. I recently went and my third baby dropped his toy in a animal exhibit. I got worried because I thought we wouldn't get the toy back and my son really like that toy. I called the zoo and they call him Lee handled the situation retrieving the toy out of the animal area and bringing it up to the front door when I left. They also informed me that it would need to be washed obviously. They did inform me though that if it fell into a animal area like a lion or a Bear exhibit I would have to wait until after it closed and the animals were put away. Thank goodness it fell into a deer exhibit. The staff did not berate me for dropping anything in the exhibit or having to go get it. They were all very kind and understanding

Has fun activities but the animals don't look very happy

Had a blast at Wild Wines walking through the zoo. Perfect night!

For the size of the population, excellent variety and animals well taken care of.

Fun times for the family, lots to see and do wish the gift shop were better though.

2 expensive and the animals wasn't out. Total waste of money! The kids even said it was no fun.

Great time, staff was very friendly and took the time to discuss about the animals with the kids. The Porcupine tricks were amazing!!

Zoo was great, very clean and spread out enough to not notice the exorbitant number of people there. Parking leaves a lot to be desired...ended up driving down a sidewalk partially to park in grass next to other cars.

The animals look terrible and unhappy. They were all so skinny and looked starved. I womt be back to take my kids to witness that.

The new exibihits are great. We really like the new clean bathrooms too!

The zoo is my favorite family day out. I grew up with the San Diego zoo so I am spoiled. However, the Little Rock Zoo is ideal for those with little ones. The entire zoo can be done in four hours and there is a fair amount animal diversity as well.

The staff here arr amazing! The zoo actually closes at 5 but since my nephew and I didn't arrive until 4 the lady at the gate told us we could stay until 5:30. He LOVED it!

My family loves this zoo it's big and beautiful and well kept

It's ok . But you have to pay to park your car before you pay to get into the zoo .

I love the animals! There were so many out playing today and my family and I had a great time.

Absolutely love the zoo. I bring my two girls all the time with our Zoo Pass. It's kind of irritating that some of the animals aren't out but can't blame the zoo, it's just been way to hot lately.

You just got to go walk or ride through this amazing place where you get to see all these animals.

Loved it! Haven't been in years....areas were shut off quite a bit cause of Covid-19 but overall a great time!

Our kids absolutely love to go to the zoo. They have also made some really fun changes to the kids play areas. I love the new touch smell hear see Garden area.

Amazing zoo with a lot of wonderful staff. I have never had a bad visit here and it is always improving with the many projects that are occuring.

When I saw the amazing variety of animals I was in a state of shock.
Elephant

Because it is a place where your children can learn a lot about animals and spend time with family.

The little rock is a Great time for you and the kid's

I swear most of the animals needs pshyc referral/Anti depressant .. no joke! They are so depressed and down and barely moving, not worth it made my day down.

Worst zoo I've ever heard of, let alone been to. Most enclosures had trash and cardboard boxes in them. Habitats for water dwelling animals were missing the water. I would recommend you going to your neighbors and petting their dog instead. Save your money and buy your kids a ticket to the Memphis zoo instead.

Nice place for you and your family to have a fun day. Vender prices are a bit pricey

What we were able to see, wasn't so bad. But it's spring break and they close at 5?? Paid 25 to see half the zoo? Not happy about that. I won't waste my time and come back here. I'll go to Tulsa.

Many of the exhibits were empty and those that did have animals seemed completely inadequate. For example, the drizzly bear enclosure was extremely small and provided nothing for the bear to do. It laid on the ground and scratched the wall a couple of times. Going to this zoo made me appreciate my home zoo so much more. The Little Rock zoo is in need of a major make over. The best part was looking through the glass of an enclosure to discover it was actually an empty breakroom because then my kids had fun saying they would have waved at the employees if they had been in there. It's pretty bad when 8- and 10-year-olds leave the zoo disappointed.

Zoo is very run down. Not what it was in the 90's. Way way to over prices, with your food prices, and entry prices, you're losing business. Too high for kids to come daily or even several times a week. You are only going to get that monthly family out with prices like that. Would you want to spend 45$ just for your family of about 5 to get a snack? Hell no. My advice is, get an investor, and put some money into revisiting your business plans, from the top to bottom, and implement things that help earn you repeat business. Maybe allow independent food stands owned by someone else to cater. Etc. but until these things change its going to continue to lose revenue and lose customers. Boo at the Zoo needs way more security

Not a fan of the zoo. Its always under construction

I love the zoo and even though it is a smaller zoo they are always working to improve and expand it.

Well we enjoyed the zoo but we ended up staying a little past closing time, And had to climb over the gate to get out, we called and called the after hours number but no one answered to come unlock the gate. Thought it was kind of crazy that they locked us in and went home.

There are no discounts for people with special needs and want to charge 12.99 for an adult with downs kinda ridiculous

Lots of sanitizer stations and signs to encourage social distancing and wearing your mask. Lots of animals out despite the cold

It was very good I saw'll lots of animals that I had never seen before

I was actually having lunch at the park across the street. It s always peaceful

Great experience, some animals where not in things being renovated. But the animals that where there were out an about witch was nice.

For my family it would have been 79 dollars to go to the zoo just one time. However they had an offer, that if we became members for 89 dollars, we would have unlimited numbers of trips to the zoo for the year and a 10% discount in the cafe. There are other perks of course, but what caught my attention, is that just two trips to the zoo and my membership pays for itself. Being that I am a homeschooling mother, this was an excellent opportunity to teach my 7 and 11 year old boys about animals for the year. Also if you get the Large cups in the cafe, refills are super cheap for the rest of the year...cheaper than a 20 ounce coke at a local gas station. I recommend the pizza for a large group. In my first trip, I almost made my ten bucks back on food in the cafe and refills in drinks. If you have a large family, it's a total no brainer. The animals were well displayed. The walk was fun. The kids had a blast. We intend to return for zoovies in the zoo this July. Look into it, you will think it's worth the extra ten bucks and now you have a place to walk while looking at beautiful animals.

The Zoo is amazing! I have been four times now and have never been bored or upset with my purchase to enter.

It was so much so many new exhibits and things to do

Over priced. Also bought some lemonade and it taste like fake sugar tap water. Disgusting.

Amazing experience at this zoo! All the animals seemed well taken care of as well as happy. I will prewarn anyone visiting however that the food prices are expensive. Canned soda from the vending machines are 2.00, the food in the cafe is exorbitantly expensive as well. I highly recommend pre eating before you come or bringing your own food like we did. Other than the prices it is an amazing experience to share with family and children to say the least

We always have a good time at the zoo. Very educational and a clean place to take your kids and relax. The staff is always there to answer any questions

This zoo is pretty fairly priced, however every time I go lately there is so much construction that walking from exhibit to exhibit is difficult and entire exhibits are closed. It will be so much nicer once the renovations are finished.

Seemed decent. Not all stalls were open. Could use more water fountains. Animals have decent habitats.

Grandkids loved it, too bad most the animals where inside staying cool and their Pits were bone dry of no water!!

Amazing places for toddlers! We loved it and hope to come back again... we saw the bold eagles getting fed... that was so cool (and little nasty but cool)
Also they have a giraffe ... we didn't get that tour but got to see it from far... also a zebra! Really cool place!

I would recommend getting a membership, if you go more than once a year. I love coming here and so do the kids. I enjoy seeing the wonder and amazement in their eyes.

They could improve on everything...good job though.

It has improved so much since my last visit. There are more natural habitat exhibits and the animals were out enjoying the beautiful day.

Perfect size to stroll through and see everything briefly in about ~3-4hrs.

There were only a few animals out and about, I guess this Arkansas heat gets to every species. Lol!

I love the zoo, just wish it was bigger and had more animals. It is much better than it was, you can tell they're trying. Just need more people to support it.

Great family fun! They have worked hard and still are to make it better every year! Good food and relatively decent prices for an attraction spot.

Not bad but much smaller than i thought it would be.

We were so fortunate to experience a behind the scenes tour of the elephant and rhino pens. The staff was very knowledgeable and professional. The zoo is charming and seems animal friendly with so many green naturalized environments. There are spacious walkways but it is not concrete everywhere . I hope to go again when in the area again.

Getting better everytime we go. More seems to be open.

It was ok and we loved the animals but the food and service at the African cafe was not good the food was bad the slush was partially melted and it coated 65$ and we have to go and get it are selves

Other than several exhibits being closed either for maintenance or for whatever reason, I enjoyed the day with my daughter, her husband and his mom, along with the kids. My three year old especially loved the penguins and train! Oh, and the cafe's large watermelon flavored drink...Enjoyed the day! Prices are up everywhere and for anything these days, a little pricey but worth it.

Worst zoo I've ever visited. Don't waste your hard earned money.

Had a great time. Only complaint was the train ride is deceptively short and doesn't cover much of the zoo.

Great zoo. First time visiting. Took about 2.5 hours to look through. They need more water fountains. You can buy water there for $2, however.

It was cold when I went a the animal were in hiding