Potawatomi zoo Reviews

I was impressed with the variety of animals. I knew it was a smaller zoo going in, but there were more exhibits than I thought. Also, lunch was much cheaper than I thought.

Awesome great Christmas decorations kids were amazed of seeing saint Nicholas

This Zoo is a pretty good zoo. The kids will love it. Good family time. Wish the Australian exhibit was like it was in the past and you could walk through it more. Would give it another star for that.

Great affordable little zoo! Friendly staff. Well kept grounds. The goats are definitely a highlight! Don't forget to bring plenty of quarters for the feed! Save a few back for the ducks and fish that are on around past the turkeys....they're hungry to. The fish stick their mouth out of the water just begging to be fed it's so funny. Definitely would like to visit again, but the next time on a little warmer day.

Used a wheelchair from the zoo and it was horrible! Please get new ones. We actually had to leave early because of this. You can't turn the chairs and they are hard to push, not to mention, you can't even get into the gift shop or the cafe with one.

We threw a birthday party at the zoo and was told a certain pricing. After the party was over we were informed that too many people came and they charged us an extra $130.00!! I find this very infuriating considering they didnt even collect the passes they gave us to turn in when we arrived. We also would have asked parents to drop off their kids and not stay if this was going to be an issue but instead of informing us right away they waited until after the party. I would not recommend having a birthday party for your child here considering we paid $250.00 just for a room and to see two animals for maybe 15 minutes. Very displeased with the whole experience.

I haven't been to this zoo for 30 years. It is very nice place. Took my daughter there years ago, now my granddaughter.

Great staff, nice walking trails to see the animals

Love taking the kids to the zoo just wish they had more exhibits

Great collection of animals, however at the day I went it was raining and most of the animals were not available for viewing. They do have an okapi so it is a good zoo.

always have fun here,, if you haven't yet, take the train ride, it is fun..

It's a great place and there is lots to see. Always a great day. And a nice place to have your company picnic.

Awesome zoo even when it's cold! Always a good visit can't wait for new animals that are coming!

Took my nieces here. Good walk through, small activities to break up the walking, small feeding area that is kid friendly, train ride was loved by the girls. Only draw back is limited shade and not enough places to buy cold drinks. Will return.

Used to be good. Closed down alot of stuff and even for rid of the Koi pond! Always seems to be construction going on here year after year! Messaged 4 times now in the past year about if the Koi pond was coming back after construction with ZERO response. I became a member because of how insane the price to get in became! It use to be had to come 3-4 times to make member worth it now if you go twice you already paid for it. I'll make the drive to better zoos from now on.

Our family of 6 buys a family pass every summer. One of the smaller zoo's I've been to but always fun.

The new carrousel and small playground additions make the membership to this small zoo worth it.

Always a fun time going here. Lots of animals to see, plus you can feed the goats and other farm animals they have there. Plus you can ride the train and carousel too.

It's a great little zoo. My kids enjoy feeding the animals, especially the fish!

Great day spent with friends at the zoo. All the animals were super cool, especially the tiger. We all.had fun. Wish there was a cheaper option to but water though. I had lots of kids with me and they were thirsty but I couldn't afford to get them all.something.

Finally, live music at the Chris Wilson Pavilion tonight....great band, perfect weather and people dancing!

It's been a while since we have been to the zoo. The kids liked the new carousel and some of the adults were pleased to find they now serve beer and wine. The otters weren't out which was disappointing, but the new additions made it worth the trip.

Tons of variety of animals, you could spend a whole day there!

It's a small zoo, and it knows that, but they still do good work. The enclosures are clean. The animals seem happy. They're getting a dang rhino soon!
Great place for toddlers.

For a small Zoo it is good to get out and see the animals. But the sad looking animals make it a not so entertaining time.

The water was not working at the petting zoo good thing we had sanitizer with us we love the zoo

Although this is a small zoo, it is one of my favorites! They have one of the oldest lions and with a season pass you can go early on the weekends and watch the animals eat

Would have liked to been warned that there wasn't much to see.

Zoo is a little small, still good value for the cost.

For members, weekend morning members hours are a great time.... PLUS... By 10:30 you can buy wine or beer.

Kids had fun. Little small, but good for small children. Very easy to see everything in half a day.

Very good. Didn't expect much from a small town zoo, but it's excellent.

The zoo was rather small and there wasn't many things to do. I was kind of disappointed but it would be great for smaller children.

We had a good time with my grandkids. I was a little disappointed by the many empty exhibits.Many of the animals that are there are actually farm animals. Too few exotic for sure. No elephants, giraffe,only a couple primates.very few reptiles, However the kids were happy and they have a beautiful carousel .

Great place to take the kids to see the animals or go to the park

Sad that in a family place that caters to children that adults can not go without smoking and drinking. Very disappointed that the zoo allows the smoking and sells the alcohol! Pitiful examples for children.

Very clean and up close experience with animals. Our whole family enjoyed the experience (took about 3 hours to see everything).

Kids love going. We are gifted our membership from family. We go 2-4 times a month during the summer. It's small but the kids know their way around. Events are great but sometimes over crowded. The train & Merry go round are over priced. The kids playground has little to no shade.

Fun day at the zoo! Can't wait to see giraffes and hopefully elephants at some point.

Littler zoo but for the price of a yearly ticket you gotta love it!

Kids will really enjoy the petting zoo and they have been making some changes to make the park not only look nicer but easier to access the exibits.

Check their website for events and classes.

Recommend bringing water, unfortunately the site says no food allowed.

I love it here. They need to add more animals. There is construction going on, or remodeling rather, so things are kind of in the way.

I always have a nice time when I go, but the exhibits are never great, and sometimes it just seems sad. I don't agree with the price based on what animals are there to be offered. I do love the additional activities like the Christmas Zoo Lights.

This was our first time at this zoo! It is a perfect size smaller than what we are use to but it has animals we dont usually get to see. A sloth and ant eater were on top of our list! Our boys liked the two rides specially the train. We stopped at the cafe for a quick snack. It was a great 4 hour trip to the zoo!

This is such a great place to spend time with the kids. Also learned a few things while i was there!

Howdy partner the employees don't shower and you can smell their stench throughout the whole zoo.

Great small zoo to check out while you're in the area.

It's fun to go but need more animals to see and needs to be more interactive with guest

Sold out zoo brew fest great money raised for the zoo! Adult nite at the zoo 100s of different craft tastings and greatbfood trucks. Great crowd and atmosphere

Was ok too much construction going on lots of animals not on display right now, but it looks like they are making much needed improvements also the adult beverage areas are nice. Once completed probably give 5 stars.

A great place for families! Educational exhibits and well kept grounds.

Zoo was great the draw back was half the patrons were not wearing masks and the zoo did nothing about it. Will not return until this is over. Not worth the risk. Sad situation.

Clean area, interesting animals and good caretakers

It was a fun time and the train ride was great and the guide was funny.

Been going to this place since i was a kid. Nice to see the new construction and plans they are implementing for future generations.

Great learning experience for both kids and adults. Clean exhibits and clean grounds.

Loved it n wss nice to see all the kids n adults dressed up took alot of pic

It's a nice place but seems like everything is closed. The amount of fun that it gives is great but it's a little disheartening that you go to see an animal and the exhibit is down for repair. Which ous what it said on the same exhibits as it did 5 years before. But on the hood side it kept the kids I care for busy all day which made my job a lot easier.