Rosamond Gifford Zoo Reviews

Been going here since i was a kid and im 37 now. I love this zoo and the prices are cheap.

Animals looked like they were on drugs. All the lions, wolf, monkeys, and some birds were sleeping. They are over medicating these animals and its so sad

Our favorite zoo to visit!

The front desk needs more show schedules (and a master list for themselves) for the busy weekends so they don't run out in the first 20 min.

Love the zoo and all the new things added I do think that they should have shows like animal checkups and feeding or demonstration or exhibits

Sucked it only took less than an hour to walk all the way throw. Alot was closed dew to this dumb covid-19 but the kids had fun. And family time no matter what it is is always great

Loved it! Kids had a blast and so did the adults! If you haven't been there yet you need to go!!!

Great zoo really clean and has good amount of animals

Nice place to visit fornot only the children but also the old people.
Animals of different species can be seen.
Good news is that there is a baby elephant but we didn't have a chance to look since it is still under care.
Posters for education on wildlife and environment are seen everywhere.

Nice place, but some of the staff isn't so great anymore

An absolute gem in Onondaga County. This is an amazing facility with some of the best display habitats for the animals. Minimal caging and maximum habitat space (as allowable, but they bust their buts to care for these animals!). Make sure you catch the feeding of the penguins if you can, superbly graceful underwater!!

Had a great time here. I would definitely go back, but I would like to go when all the animals are there. So a heads up if they are on the winter schedule and the price is cheaper all the animals are not there

Great improvements, and wonderdul expansions!!!! Still wierd to not smell burger king after all these years!

There were a few displays that were empty or being updated

Wonderful programs, clean fun for the whole family!

I purchased 4 tickets to attend today. Unfortunately, due to it being a complete wash out I couldn't bring my 9 month old and 3 year old son. Mind you, I had several free passes to use but I was told they would not honor them at this time. So I said okay, no big deal I will purchase them to support the zoo and to take my children and nephew for something to do. But like I said it was non stop rain so I couldn't bring my kids out. When I called to ask to have them transferred I was told by the person in guest services there was nothing they could do. So my fiancee called and spoke to a supervisor who was not in any way willing to help out either. I get it's a tough time due to COVID. But to not help us out is truly distasteful. I will never come back and support the zoo again and I have let everyone know that greed is what's more important than helping a customer out. Pretty sad if you ask me.

Went with my son and friend and her boys to visit the dinosaurs. We all had a ball. Awesome place to visit.

The zoo was fun and the exhibits were very nice as well.

Went to a wedding. Well catered. Awesome staff. Lots of fun.

Everything was so neat and clean today! The upgrades are a wonderful improvement. Thank you all that work so hard at the Zoo.

Animal education for young children is exciting and most important.

We had a great experience at the zoo. We went as soon as they opened and were able to see most of the animals eating. Lots of staff showing and explaining information about the animals.

A zoo with 10 animals........I think not. Aside from the birds (which no one goes to a zoo to see) this was a let down

Love the zoo.!!! My favorites are the penguins and the elephant's! !

The zoo is a very affordable trip for a family and a great time seeing all of the animals. The exhibits are well maintained and staff inside is friendly

Good prices, nice place and good and clean food court.

Great size zoo for the area. Selection of animals is decent and the park, as a whole, is generally clean and well maintained.

Great zoo! Lots of improvements underway. Can't wait to see when it's done.

Very over priced. Most exhibits are empty. They guys are working on outside deck. So u couldn't even walk all the way around. But they still charged full price. Waste of time and money

The zoo is a great place to bring the kids. Nice layout, nice big open areas for animals to roam. Nice staff!

The price for this zoo is a steal, let's start with that! The selection of animals for Syracuse was surprisingly large. But what really made this enjoyable was seeing how well groomed and healthy the "wildlife" is!! Perfect size zoo to see all the animals in one day without making it feel like a chore. Shows a great deal of appreciation for those involved to fund the adoption of these animals and the community around it! I look forward to coming back to visit all the friends we made at this Zoo!

Good place for all age people. Animals are well treated and you can have nice trip.

I like the new one way idea it's pretty cool. The park itself seems to be going downhill sadly, no where near as many animals as there used to be.

Zoo is nice but small. The wild animals were kept with multiple layer of protection. It is hard to see these animals which is the main reason to come to the zoo.

Love this place. Always a great time watching the animals.

Was visiting the city for a night and decided to take a peak. Loved the placed! From elephants all the way down to penguins; lots of animals and the Zoo was very clean and tidy. Too bad elephants was stored inside as it was in early Dec. The tiger was my favorite and he could not care less lol. Great experience!

Been coming here since I was a kid. Lots of improvements and always pleasant.

Love it! It's well kept. There's a lot of animals to look at. Many things for children to do. There's a cafe and they also host a variety of events. We have a membership and go regularly.

Great spot for a first date or family outing. Not your biggest zoo but there were a few exhibits that I had never seen before. For example, none of the zoos that I've been to so far had any ocelots.

Great zoo very clean and we'll kept. will be coming back in the future

Zoo is ok! Don't eat at the cafe it's over priced and terrible! Never again!

Very clean and family friendly. Nice animals and good animal presentations. Knowledgeable staff

Great place...Educational and fun for adults and children

Wasnt much animals to look at didnt like the fact that they didnt keep the animals hydrated during the hot weather tigers were panting cause they were thirsty and hot it hurt my heart to see them like that

I understand it's not easy to keep up with cleaning glass when it appears it hasn't been done in a while. I just visited the wild in chittenango and all they're glass was spotless and park upkeep is immaculate

Is this a zoo? Like really though, is this is considered a zoo? It s more like a nature preserve with the rare occurrence of seeing an animal. A ton of the animals were not even out or the exhibits were closed. The ones that were out, looked depressed. The bear and tiger were not even on the premises. Sorry to say, but this zoo is straight garbage. I will not be recommendIng this zoo and I will not be coming back. It was a waste of the entire hour it took to get through and the money I spent to look at empty exhibits.

Small enough to see the whole thing in one day but large enough to be enjoyable. Very affordable for large families.

Just a sad place. The animals need to be taken better care of and a much bigger area to roam around.

Great zoo! There is a lot of variety. Very family oriented.