The Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens Reviews

Definitely, they have made several improvements. Highly recommended for the family. If you're a dad, plenty of beer for sale at the zoo.

My child loved that he could touch some Animals. Zebras, giraffes and more

Was nice walk around; not crowded, great day at LA Zoo. Staff very nice.

Had a blast during Christmas time at the Zoo Lights.

A paradise within the Los Angeles area... I little hike and beauty... I would suggest going during the spring, late summer and fall time periods... Spring is great due to the flowering of the trees, roses and more... This is my 4th visit and first in many years... A nature walk to help relax and simply enjoy the scenery... Think mindfulness...

We loved this zoo! This was the 3rd zoo we've ever been to and its HUGE! The workers care, they were genuinely friendly to us, the park was very clean and not busy for a Sunday morning. They had hundreds of different species from snakes and lizards to tigers and lions. Anyone visiting the LA area should come here local or tourist, it's a place for both.

Take a lot of water bottles! No vending machines are working. Theres only 4 places to eat and grab water from.

Came here twice for a private event after 5pm. Foods were decent and short activities such as giraffe feeding, face painting were pleasant as well. My kids were scared though due to many bees though. lol

Who doesn't enjoy a nice day at the zoo? Its a good place to wander around on a sunny day. Highly recommended.

The zoo is great, my kids enjoyed it amor. We are definitely going back. We got the year pass for the hole family!

Always a good place for a weekend out, a bit pricy fir the ticket now, but still way better than any theme park. Get there early on weekends for parking is not the easiest affer zoo opens.

There are many varieties of animals, they seem as they were malnourished. However the staff are very friendly and cheerful, you can see them working hard in order to make this zoo the best in the world.

I didn't go inside the zoo but it's a nice place to bring the family and to have some fun.

Always a great day at zoo! Even better now with reservation only. Perfect amount of people, plenty of room. Feel safe. Some things closed, i.e. shows of course. But during these times, expected. Grandbaby had a ball. As we were leaving she said, "Best day ever!". Whatelse needs to be said. :)

Even though some of the exhibits were not fully functional it is a start in the right direction toward lifting Covid restrictions and moving toward normalcy.

I love this zoo! The staff are friendly and personable, the grounds are impeccably maintained, the carousel is a classic and definitely worth visiting. Put on your comfortable walking shoes and go explore.

Wonderful zoo. My favorite part is the Gorilla enclosure. Extremely cool.

Love what they've done with the Los Angeles zoo. Great place to spend time with the kids. Able to get plenty of exercise walking my son around.

The place has shade friendly parking. And great security.

I came here with brother, sister in law and twin nieces last weekend. What a relief, Los Angeles Zoo was in the nice part of Los Angels. Everyone had a blast! The place is well kept but not super fancy. Parking is $5. Once you pass the toll gate, it's street parking near the amusement park.

Great for children. Animals are very active. Clean and super family friendly.

A perfect idea for a family weekend vacation and education with Botanicals plus the animals is absolutely excellent for any mind but I find it can be exhausting if you only have one day I suggest taking The Weeknd :-) also it's great to take snacks and drinks in a bag for children .. Concession stand expensive other than that it's a beautiful, interesting, and relaxing place to visit

Great zoo. Many different routes. Tons of shade and lots of places to sit and relax

The animals exhibits were good and there is a lot to explore here.

Word of wisdom though, stay away from the caves near the front of the park. They have almost no lighting inside them and have multiple pich black turns, which led to my wife kneeing a concrete wall and scrapping all the skin off of her knee. Security acknowledged that they have know about the problem for a long time but never fixed it. The customer serves from the zoo was disappointing, but the animals seemed happy and the exhibits were well maintained.

Fantastic visit on a cool Saturday. Docent Dasha rocks.

Los Angeles zoo is one of the attraction in Los Angeles. Can see wide variety of animals, snakes and birds. Different types of species are there. Count of animals is very less. Maintained the surrounding properly and cleanly. Feels like you are going through a forest. Friendly staff is another attractive point. You can spend around two to three hours with your family. Kids will like this place very much.

My family and I had a blast. My sons loved the animals. Surprisingly my husband and his dad had a great time as well. We saw mist of the animals. This place is huge. I highly recommend you wear comfortable tennis shoes/sneakers and clothes as well. There's some uphills. You may bring snacks Nd drinks but there's also grills, gift shops, and cafes inside as well as snack carts around the trails.

Great place for fun with family and enjoy the wonders of nature's animals

Loved it !!Lots of walking ! be prepared with waters .....just don't go on Hot days check the weather Some animals won't come out !!

We have the la zoo membership not a fan of having animals captive but my daughter's love going and we get a workout. Lovely during the night at the zoo.

An ordinary zoo, big enough. On holidays they hold a festival of light. There are no peculiarities for this zoo.

Took my daughter and some of her class mates on a field trip. Gorilla got mad and pound the glass window. Totally awesome

August 2019 well although it does not compare with that of Mexico there are almost no animals that are there just look very expensive all in a simple water $ 5 But there are many water troughs and many bathrooms and very clean and see that they let in with backpacks with water and even cakes .. they charge $ 21 adults $ 18.50 children, parking is free and the other half is more $ 10 preferable not to pay because the entrance is not far away

Alot of exhibts were shut down and everything is so expensive it was not worth my money

Loved how big it was, wasn't super busy for the weekend, a few misters and shade spots, really liked the kids play area being shaded as well. I was pushing a stroller with two kids and please note the terrain was like the majority of LA, super hilly. Lots of animals, the zoo could invest in more "here to help associates" placed at intersections for navigation and assistance. Otherwise love that carry-in's are allowed. Good visit!

Beautiful light decorations during Christmas time!!

LA Zoo at night, lights displays great! Poorly organized ticket sale and access to the zoo.

Truly love this zoo, it is a beautiful zoo, full of lush beautiful scenery, this zoo is worth visiting if even for a peaceful walk along its paths, the animals are healthy and well kept, there care is genuine.

This place is the best place EVER...whether with family, friends,enemies or by yourself it definitely is the place to be to cheer you up and make you not want to leave. Sooooo love it here... Keep up the great work staff and animal friends...

Really clean and spacious and the employees are nice and courteous:)

Ok zoo that need some serious refresh. I think that at the Safari it would be easier to spot and watch the animals. It has been OK, but for a zoo that name LA zoo I would expect more. Not sure I will return to it if things will remain the same way they are now.

Most of the animals are hiding from visitors. On weekends and holidays there are a lot of people. Parking problem.

This very nice is very big the children can explore enough only that they do not sell more than hamburgers

Super fun great place for family and just anyone who wants to have fun in LA for not tooo much money I reccomend bringing your own food tho because the food is kind of pricey

Crazy to think of animals living in those small enclosures. Makes me think the mondern LA zoo is not so bad.

Nice place but when they close they have security chase you out.

Beautiful zoo, my friend and I were shocked at how amazing the LA Zoo is! Seriously exceeded my expectations.

Very crowded, bees near all eating areas were super annoying

Is a really nice place to take your kid. And Get the family member ship is worth it.

It's a family friendly place. My husband & I look forward to taking our son one day

We love going to the zoo. We love the animals. Our favorite are the Lions.

We always have a good time and everyone is very friendly.

There aren't tons of animals but it's still cute and fun with little kids. We like to see a few animals on our way to the playground. Easy way to spend a few hours. We like taking the shuttle to the top and walking down to avoid some of the uphill walking.

Currently.closed due to air quality,plenty of parking and right next to the autry western museum and golf course,lots of trails to hike as well since it right in the middle of griffith park

Love the L.A. Zoo! Great place to have a child's birthday!

Great for kids. Staff can work on customer service.

My kids loved it really worth taking them and it's open 7 days a week

It's a pretty fantastic zoo. For some reason all the animals seemed be asleep the whole time I was there.

My kid loves this place and keeps her busy, so I like it too. Some areas and animal exhibits show their age and are sorely need to be upgraded. Be ready to do a lot of walking here so bring comfortable shoes, the zoo is big.

Love the LA Zoo! They have several animal meet and greets through the day. You gotta have a churro sundae. Yummy!!

Great zoo, lots of walking. Be ready for a long line to get in. Great animal habitats

Don't bother coming early or on time to the lights, people will cut in line and security will do ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!