The Oregon Zoo Review

One of our favorite zoos ever, we moved out of state a long time ago & it was great to go back to the place we used to go to on a regular basis!

They asked members to pay for a year in advance during covid and then changed the benefits. Members can bring infants to 2yr olds in free anymore. Nor do we get free entry to zoo lights. All of Washington park is unavailable if you are poor now. If I had known this was going to happen I wouldn't of renewed my membership when they asked for help while closed last spring. Now I have to pay extra to get my whole family in.

A must see destination while in Portland. I truly have enjoyed each experience. The park is well kept and there are many fun events throughout the year. The second Tuesday of each month has reduced entrance fee rates of $4. If you desire to take advantage of this great deal, make sure you are prepared for the crowds. Even on the busiest days, the zoo is always a treat.

Love this zoo! Daytime is wonderful, and at night the zoo lights are spectacular!

Bery amazing. Wish we would have went earlier to stay longer.

Took the grand daughter for the day and we had a great time love the new elephant area

Ridiculously expensive. But enjoyed the zoo. 10.00 for children and 15.00 for adults plus parking and food is alot for a family..not sure if I want to spend the money to go back.

Half the exhibits are closed for construction. Photographers at the front entertence take super cute posed photos and give you a card so you can print them but fail to tell you its $20 for 1 damn photo. Absolutely ridiculous.

Saw the Indigo girls in concert with some girl friends. Great venue! Clean, lots of food carts, and of course, there were the animals. :)

Got in at discounted price with Oregon Trail Card. Rainy day, so it wasn't crowded and even got to pet a snake!

Excellent zoo with wonderfully cared for animals but the prices of pretty much everything are extraordinarily high

Went during zoo lights and they didnt have that much lights up as they usually do.

Lots of exhibits under construction.
There were a lot of animals out, so it was worth the trip

Fun but to many people and not enough animals. All the good ones are gone until 2020.

Very pretty and a lot of interesting detail throughout the zoo.

Zoo lights in December are so much fun for all ages. Lights, hot cocoa, and cool animals. It's a wonderful, and fun zoo.

Great places to go if you get tired of Washington's zoo's

Really awesome Zoo. I haven't been to very many in my lifetime. But this one was a lot of fun. Can't wait till they get the polar bear and primate sections ready in a couple of years it will be great. If you're in the area I would suggest you take time with your family and check it out.

There wasnt much animals to see. Crowded and a lot of construction.

It's the zoo how can you say anything bad about the zoo. Kid loved it :-)

It is fun and there is a lot to see. Everything inside is way over priced. The train ride seems fun but it's 6 min. And $4 per person, so really not worth the price. It doesn't take you anywhere special or through the zoo. You go where you can walk. It's cool for how unique and old it is, but not the $$.

This is a very beautiful and large zoo, but it's always been pretty busy and the admission to get in is kind of expensive and you also have to pay for parking. They do have some pretty cool trains to ride and a lot of different animals to see. You could easily spend your entire day here if your kids don't get tired out first.

Amazing place, however the Christmas zoo lights were a bit disappointing

Great Family Fun, easily access from Max Red and Blure lines.
A good investment in time and money.

The whole zoo is a walking trail. I thought that was awesome!

I laughed when I saw Veggiburgers on the menu. What else could I expect from Portland?

This zoo is fantastic! So many activities for children and educational info for adults. Very well laid out with restrooms and drinking fountains scattered throughout.

We love the zoo. So clean and pleasant to walk around. And the animals seem well cared for. Can't wait to start using our new year membership

Parking is a bear! Spots are tiny! Most be animals are gone b/c of remodel

There are several animal exhibits that are closed for renovation right now, so its s little frustrating, but still fun.

The lights were awesome, had a good time this year.

Very nice. Clean zoo with helpful staff. Clean restrooms to. Wonderful place to take the family.

The Zoo lights were awesome. 67 years in Oregon and never had been until last night. Great fun.

I realize the zoo is updating and building new exhibits which is great but why are they raising costs when some of the exhibits are closed? I like the elephant habitat and am excited to see what they do but let's leave rates alone

Great place and fun for the whole family. I buy a yearly membership and go as often as possible.

Charging money for information "keys" for the kids to know more about animals

We reallyenjoyed this zoo, and the prices is really affordable to get in. It's a perfect size for a family with toddlers especially. The fish part of it is my favorite part. The tanks are awesome. We also.enjoyed that this zoo have many food options and food trucks inside so we aren't stuck with cafeteria style food.
In additon they have an ice cream stand that serves the best marionberries ice cream.

AfriCafe was busy but great. Staff kept things calm and clean

I wish had a good experience like the other recent reviewers. Saw about 10 animals. Most of the exhibits were closed. Not worth it.

We love the zoo here! Right now, however, quite a few exhibits are empty and/or under construction. It will be great when its all done!

Nice zoo, but skip the train ride, it's totally not worth $4 a person!

Every thing seemed like it was closed for remodel 5/25/18

Not impressed. A quarter of the park was closed and we couldn't see monkeys bit was still charged full price. They should reflect the price to match what we miss and looked forward to seeing

Great set up. It was a nice loop to walk around. Tons of animals to see. Make sure you have a full day to explore.

Great zoo. They obviously care for their animals well. It is well planned and organized to make it easy to see the whole zoo with little backtracking. Food options in the park were good, and had vegan and gluten free offerings. We were there when a couple new areas were being constructed and another was being renovated, so we did feel like we missed out on some of the animals, but on the other exhibits we were surprised how consistently the animals were out where they could be seen.

Over the last 20 years we've graduated from taking the kids, to taking them and the grand kids. A lot of changes have transformed the zoo over the years. However it's always consistently a great time.

Possibly one of the best zoos I ve ever visited! I love how the path takes you on a guided tour through the animal habitats especially featuring the Northwest. The concert amphitheatre and food trucks are awesome too! There are little coffee shops around and a nice gift shop. I look forward to my next trip to Portland to visit this zoo again.

Excellent zoo. I love me a zoo...and this one I wish I had given more time. It's really big and at the time the rhinos enclosure was closed for renovations..wahwah but everything else was pretty cool. Feeding times get gruesome but it's reality.

Pretty awesome. Come on one of their special days for a reduced entrance fee.

Been to zoos all over the country. Definitely enjoy Oregon zoo.

Beautiful Great exhibits, easy to get lost in exploring

There is no denying that the Oregon Zoo is in the midst of major construction. Even so, Zoolights continues to impress. Every year the dedicated volunteers add new lights and make the event better. We attend every year as a part of our Advent celebration. We love it!

Aweosme place in Portland to spend time with kids. Lots of animals, fun activities and places to eat.

Lots of construction going on but still a fun time.

good experience and is worth to visit it at least once.

Great zoo! Their winter lights displays are amazing. Admission and gifts are a little pricey but probably not for a big city zoo.

It is a very good option, we had very fun times as a family, it is very beautiful and very clean

I have expressed nature so well. I would also like to learn about Korea's zoo.

Educational family fun! Some animals have been relocated due to making their habits bigger but they still had other animals there.

Great place! Always fun even for a member. Kids love it I love it. Cant wait to go again.

Good place for a day visit with kids . The bird show is amazing but can have more features for entertaining people. Price can be reduced or features can be increased

Love it! Member! Can t wait til construction is done...

We absolutely love this place! We come from another state twice a year just to visit! It's a absolute favorite family trip.

I haven't been here in a while because of covid but the last time I when there is was good. They have fun shows to watch with the kids, you see a lot of field trips happening there.Tasty food but a little over priced. May great exhibits to see and have fun at.

Okay but most exhibits children can't really see the animals. They could use better viewpoints