The Oregon Zoo Reviews

This was pretty cool. Loved the place. Getting there was a bit of a challenge because parking is so limited. Lots of construction made navigation of the zoo challenging and limited the exhibits but loved the zoo.

Huge zoo- must see! The employees are a bit lacking but at least the animals made up for that.

Love the Zoo. It's the biggest in the NW.
The Zoo Lights in the winter are awesome. There is a cool real mini steam train to ride. It's a big place, you'll spend several hours here if you want to see everything.

I Love the Oregon Zoo, and don't forget the Summer Concert Series.

Haven't been to a zoo since I was very young but this one did not disappoint! The seals were my favorite. Food available, and many educational opportunities

Cute little zoo a lot under construction so didn't get to see much

U see a bunch of different animals your kids have a lot of fun.

It was pretty good. My feet hurt from walking but that's not there fault. I generally do feel like keeping animals locked up Is wrong. But the lights were amazing there was so much effort put into the lights! It was a really good time overall

Half of the lights weren't even working! And very short walk. Also need to warn that parking costs like $6. Ugh.

Great zoo. Lots of natural habitat exhibits. Beer available at all snack tents throughout the park. Much needed when crying children and babies are all around and not yours.

Wow! Is all I can say! We came on a rainy day on October and had such a great time! our 2 year old loved watching the animals! A must do family trip when visiting Oregon!

Glad they are making it bigger but there werent many animals to see

Initially, I was going to give "The Zoo" a 1-star rating considering that they would not even let me ride any of the elephants!?!?
But after some thought I have decided to rate it at 5 stars, and here is why...
This zoo has a huge selection of animals from all parts of the planet, and the animals all look very happy as well as taken care of in their habitats.
Not to mention the park is very large, I have found that if you make a point to see every animal in the zoo and do every activity with your kids, you could find yourself spending anywhere from 3 to 5 hours entertained.
Downside, the Food and Drink carts are very expensive, so what I recommend is to bring snacks for the family as well as eating before you go.
And unfortunately I do not believe that they allow any type of small flasks filled with outside alcohol inside the zoo, nor do they allow those Starbucks cups that every mom owns filled with outside alcohol either. :/
So "Parents" who are going to the "Zoo" with their "Kids", don't even try it.

Overall the experience was nice, the prices are extremely high for the quality of food they have, and there were some exhibits that were closed unfortunately

It's a zoo and that where they live and we love visiting them there.

Zoo Lights! Fun night...place looked great! Kids were a little disappointed that the animals were not out, but had a great time!

Zoo-lights experience was nice. Not much to see for animals after dark. Parking at Sunset Transit and ride the Max train.

They stay open one hour later than the gate close times.

Zoo lights. Pretty lights. The animals are asleep. But if you have fireworks leftover from the 4th...... For 17 dollars I wanted to see a elephant.

They take care of these animals, good place for the family

Many of the exhibits were closed. We didn't have a chance to see a lot of the animals because of this. The prices within the zoo are way too high. Not to mention over half of the places that offed food or drinks were shut down too. Other than that our visit was alright.

The only draw back is during the weekdays not everything is open

Go early and see all the animal feedings and keeper talks.

Went to a concert and was able to enjoy the animals before hand. Beautiful place.

If you visit Portland you cannot miss this zoo. The vision of the animals is very good and close.
Even with many animals the environment is very clean and without any unpleasant smell

Few closed exhibits to make way for new ones. It wa alright

Great zoo! Perfect place to spend a morning. Really well thought out paths and walkways so that you don't ever get too crowded or jam papcked. Lots of ways to see animals from multiple viewpoints. There are also good zoo keeper notes and a variety of typical and atypical exhibits. Make sure to check out the elephants! There is a lot of really cool background on elephants.

Take's about 3 to 4 hrs to see completely. So plan on being a while some new exhibit's coming

Been going there since i was a child. Many memories

Was like the beginning of Jurassic Park. We were walking around wondering where all the animals were. It was an ok zoo. Have been to cities less than half the size of Portland with 3 times the animals. I did enjoy seeing the elephants and condors.

The concerts and bands are great and the events are good. However the exhibits are a bit lack luster and thin.

Such a beautiful and well kept park! I love the cooling stations are awesome too

It was a nice experience with good help. Most people wore masks(required) and distanced. Nice to see the animals again tho limited.

Spent a day here.... lovely big enclosures... enjoyed our time there

Lots of animals, great habitat for them. Interesting shows.

Many exhibits are under construction and the animals cannot be seen. For the price, until the exhibits are finished in 2020, save your money and do something else.

I have been going here since I was a kid and they have made major improvements

I love the zoo but hate the parking and the fact you have to pay for parking....

The zoo is great. I mean, it could be better with wolves or more animals or whatever. But I absolutely love it here. Especially the awesome events they have where there's beer and NO kids allowed. Yeah, you heard that right. The zoo. Beer. No kids. Hell yeah.

There is so much construction now that we didn't enjoy as much as we thought.

Great size, great walk and tons of fun. Good food too!

It was okay. Major construction and those sections won't be open until 2020. So after that should be much better.

Portland Zoo is the best. Great place to take kids to.

This was the only tiger we saw. Other exhibits blocked off to us because they wanted to make more money selling concert tickets and private exhibits. Much of the zoo was under construction. Hardly any animals to see. A terrible waste of money, and you won't get any of your money back for exhibits they've closed off to you. No apologies. A ripoff.

Great zoo. The big Cat and elephant enclosures are nice

Great zoo. Not only do they have a lots of great exhibits but also some fun side things can be done to break up the visit for younger children. Take train ride, or visit the petting barn, plus some other fun hands on exhibits. Lots of construction going on so somethings are not open, but its still fun.
There are the typical food stands, but you can also bring your own food items for sack lunches which great with young kids.

Cold but , there were a few places to get warm. But not as much as I hoped near the train. To cold to stand in long line with 1 & 3 year old. But still good

Fun exploration of animals and scuptures you don't normally see in this local. Ride the train for train enthusiast and kids.

We love the zoo and have been members for many years. We will not be renewing our membership until after the construction. Although perhaps necessary, there is too much construction going on for too long to make the membership worth it right now.

That being said, our kids love the zoo and feel that the completed enclosures provide a great viewing experience and educational opportunities.

The bats and porcupines were the surprise favorites here. I recommend trying to get to see the bats while they are feeding, it was so interesting!

I love this zoo but it always has multiple areas closed. Last time there were 7! I don't see paying full price to see nothing. Otherwise it's very beautiful and clean.

I love that they fed their painted dogs a deer carcass when I visited. Truly the best experience I've ever had at a zoo. Watching them fight over the carcass like they would in the wild was special and educational. I will never forget that experience.

Lots of remodeling and animals gone. Very nice otherwise. Easy to get around. Several areas that were fun were the giraffes, pink flamingos, harbor seals, monkeys, and the otters. Oh and my great niece favorite part was the stinking penguins area. I got a chuckle out of that.

great place for a concert and love seeing the animals

4 cheers for mother's Day brunch excellent food I really great facilities and pretty much awesome management

Here from Alabama. This zoo is better than Birmingham zoo, which is a beautiful zoo! Lots of shade trees make it wonderful!

Take the bus because parking is rediculously expensive.