Rosamond Gifford Zoo Review

I love how this zoo focuses on conservation efforts and how they do education on a daily basis. We went to see the elephant show and spoke with one of the zoo keepers who was very informative about the program and elephants themselves. Great afternoon visit for all ages!

It's a small zoo but it's nice and perfect walking for little kids . I have a 4 yo and 7 yo and they loved it

What a great place workers are very friendly and nice and the zoo is full of great animals

Great place for the family, spend a day there. Check beforehand for the times for special exhibits, it will be worth your time.

Very nice zoo at a great price. Military/veterans and family enter free. Nice exhibits. Zoo is currently expanding exhibits, would love to see the end result

With the new reservation policy, being a member and having to call the members line was simple and efficient. When we got there the posted signs indicating the direction to proceed around the park was well marked. Was disappointed that you could only go once around and that both the aviary and the underwater areas were not open.

Overall seemed unhygienic and unkept. Animals ooked sad and were in improper exhibits and seemed to have complete lack of stimuli

We've visited several times and think it's a great zoo with a great layout.

Very nice place to take the family and great s
Great time

If the Zoo would like out of towners to visit, they should make better signage so we can locate them!!! Took us an hour in circles to finally get to the entrance! Please fix your signs!!
Neveragain !! Would love to---- but never again!!!

Nice zoo. The exhibits are nice and it seems like the animals are mostly happy.

Great zoo for kids. My 2 and a half year old loved this zoo. He could see all the animals and enjoyed playing in the dirt. I was glad we packed extra clothes.

I first visited this zoo in 2008, shortly after moving to Central New York, and quite frankly I wasn't all that impressed. This past summer I returned to the zoo, with my daughter, to see the baby elephant. I was very impressed with the small, albeit significant, changes the zoo has made. We returned, for a second visit, a few weeks later.

It's the best zoo in the surrounding area. I love that it's open all year and has a lot of inside exhibits!

A pretty good zoo. It's cheap but they have a great selection of different animals. My 16 month old loved it.

Very good experience. A lot of animals to see had a lot of fun!!!

Nice day trip with the family, some exhibits were under repair but overall the place was fun for the family.

This is hands down the best zoo around. My son and I have been going for 10 years come rain sun and snow and we love it! Always clean, very nice keepers! Great gift shop. Best of all beautiful animals and beautiful enclosures. Good places to take photos too! I have my son growing up in front of the tiger statue!

Great place for kids, a Good walk, nice people! highly recommended!!!

I've completed several internships here and visit often. Great zoo with tons of different animals. Visit in the winter for smaller crowds and more active animals.

Beautiful zoo, reasonably priced, clean, and well maintained. I was very impressed with how healthy the animals appeared to be. Staff were friendly and informative. They have spray areas for cooling and there is plenty of parking. We had a wonderful time and will definitely go again. Great place to spend a few hours. I highly recommend it.

Great place to visit for a day trip. Lots to see, great for the little kids. I do wish there were a few people around to help direct 'traffic' and maybe some fun facts about different animals that were there. Overall, fabulous place. I highly recommend it!

Such a wonderful place! I wish the aquarium and bird exhibit was open, but still enjoyed.

This is a great zoo. It's on the small side, but well taken care of and a wide variety of exhibits. We usually go 3-4 times a year and have never been sorry to go.

A must-visit in Syracuse. Perfect for family to spend a day.

It's a very nice zoo with a good variety of animals.

Best deal for this zoo. Can easily spend while after noon with kids. Cute animals and Don activities for all

A lot of mud in pens, I'm sure cannot be helped. Nice place, but loud helicopter mothers ruined the experience. Rosamond Gifford staff: Post signs!! "to respect the environment, keep voices down."

Great for kids and good selection of animals to see!

I love this zoo. Came to see the dinosaurs this time. Wasn't disappointed.

Lion wasnt available the day we went but great overall

The Syracuse community is so lucky to have such a great offering in our local zoo. It has a world-class elephant enclosure among its many amazing offerings.

Living in Syracuse, I love this zoo, the accessibility, the size, but I feel like we have taken a turn for the worse as far as quality. I go several time a year and, My sister and I went yesterday and were just talking about how aged a lot of our animals are, how a lot of the enclosures haven t been updated in a long time. The red wolf and tiger enclosures were so over grown it was hard to find the animals, it was a warm day and the bear enclosure did not have any water running in it(let those bears cool down!). The dinosaur exhibit was cute but I didn t like the fact that several live animal displays like the bald eagles, foxes and lynx enclosures were torn down to accommodate plastic extinct animals... it s a zoo... I will still visit but I m hoping in the future we can continue to update and grow our wonderful zoo, not let it fall into a dump.

Great zoo. Perfect size and well laid out, you don't get exhausted walking it like some zoos. Elephants, lions, tiger, wolf, octopus, eels, armadillos, monkeys, penguins, lots of variety. Friendly staff and patrons, pretty laid back vibe, great!

Most of the animals were sleeping, or very far away. It was hard to view them. The monkeys had a very cool exhibit though. The red panda was adorable.

Decently priced on some items best time to go tho is later at night or when it's a little cooler out ate at their cafe had a burger and fries a little overpriced but it wasn't to bad of a meal they had misters throughout the Zion where you could cool off not to much searing tho or at least any that I could see. Over all I would drive the hour and a half there again

I loved it and I enjoyed a lot with my family ... I want to go back .....

Left immediately after paying due to the old man at admissions smart mouth and attitude.

Featuring a science-focused, conservationist dialogue embellished with amusement park-like presentation--including a life-size model submarine which serves as a path to a hallway made to look like an underground cave--this zoo invites its guests to view and enjoy the animals on display, while providing them with the knowledge to consider the role of each creature (humans included) in the natural world. Thoughtfully designed exhibits house well cared-for animals, while dedicated and passionate staff share their knowledge and love for them. A must for families and visitors to the city, the Zoo is one of the best things about Syracuse.

I can spend all day long enjoy watching and there's benches for people to take short break.

A moderatly large zoo, lots of species and many enclosures designed to have the animals move close to the viewers

Very clean and nice exhibits for the size of the zoo. Lots of activities for young children.

Great place. Took my kids for their first zoo trip and they loved it

Always fun and I love that they have regular special exhibits and activities for our kiddies

Wonderful exhibits. My kids love the octopus and the elephants.

It could've been better. I guess it will be, it's under construction.

New elephant area is gorgeous, they have a big space to enjoy and it's easy to see them from multiple angles

Nice size zoo. Very reasonable prices. Great facility.