Santa barbara zoo Reviews

The Santa Barbara Zoo has been around for quite some time. It's a smaller zoo, the animals and park are very well taken care of. This place is a great learning experience for kids & adults. They host weddings on weekends & learning events as well.

The zoo sits across from the SB Beach, which is within walking distance, as are a few large hotels on the frontage road.

Some of our family members met here to get together for a weekend outing, & a day of fun. :)

I always get a kick out of watching the animals, as well as taking a peaceful walk through the park. There's grassy area for a picnic (they allow drinks & food to be brought), a play area to get out your childrens excess energy, & a train ride for all. You must purchase tickets for the train, the kids love this part of the trip!

We've been here many times over the years, it's fun for children, and big "kids" (adults ) alike. I'm sure we'll go again sometime for another relaxing day out... Just a matter of time. :)

Had an amazing time here the weather was beautiful. So many wonderful animals to see, stores to go thru and wonderful displays of fun, from all the animals. Definitely wonderful place to spend the day. Adults and kids ,families of all sizes will definitely enjoy. The animals are so happy thanks for a fabulous day

Went to the first time to this zoo with my husband and such a unique experience!! Beautiful place!! The train ride was fun too!! If you buy the tickets online definitely purchase the train ride along with and the parking pass to save you time! Not a big zoo so the walking wasn't bad. The whole walk-around was about 2-3hours but because we took our time and took so many pictures!!! I took my canon camera and realized I took over 300 pictures cause I was so amazed by it all!!!

Although this zoo is considered small, I have small kids so it is perfect for them. They loved the penguins . Can't wait to see the kangaroos coming soon!! They love the train ride and there were plenty of tables to sit and have a snack under shady trees. Spent almost 4 hours here just taking our time. You can run through it in an hour and a half but I wanted to enjoy the weather and relax. Hitting the photo booth and gift shop on the way out was best for us.

We had a great Saturday afternoon here. Small and efficient, took us about 90 minutes to see everything. Crowds were reasonable, parking convenient, bathrooms plentiful.

The gardens are gorgeous. My grandson had so much fun looking at all the animals.
I really liked the environment of each animal.
*The enclosed areas required masks.

Lovely little zoo. The perfect size to do in about 2 hours and you can get up close views to beautiful animals. It was easy to walk around as well. Several of the exhibits were closed for construction/upgrades but there was still lots to see including a nice butterfly garden to sit in and take a break. Really enjoyed this zoo.

I didn t realize how awesome this Zoo is and could be once it s done with renovations . I love that this Zoo is close to home and has a great amount of sights to see. The amount of animal exhibits is pleasing and I definitely would return here with my wife and/or family. We took the train ride that went along the perimeter of the zoo grounds and it was a nice opener to walk the rest of the place. This is another place I ve always passed by on the freeway but never visited. At least I know if I d have time to check it out once again, it s a worthy option.

Love this little zoo! It is right off the ocean and has beautiful views everywhere. Very nice areas for families to have picnics. Cute train that takes you around the zoo.

We love the SB zoo. Perfect size, never crowded and just enough wildlife for the kids to enjoy. Plenty of spots to sit down and enjoy the gorgeous weather.