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It's a cute spot to visit with kids and their frie...
It's a cute spot to visit with kids and their friends!!!
Only down side is the amount of ppl that go but it...
Only down side is the amount of ppl that go but it's always a great place for the kids
Great little zoo, doable in a couple of hours for ...
Great little zoo, doable in a couple of hours for little ones with short attention spans.
Awesome animals great place for kids! it's all up ...
Awesome animals great place for kids! it's all up hill so be prepared to walk
Great day trip awesome upgrades to the penguin exh...
Great day trip awesome upgrades to the penguin exhibit
Check the zoo web page for all the details. A grea...
Check the zoo web page for all the details. A great dat for families.
Not worth the time.. some of the exhibits are clos...
Not worth the time.. some of the exhibits are closed and too much of up hill walk... It might be better once the repairs are completed...
Absolutely lovely and well maintained zoo. For the...
Absolutely lovely and well maintained zoo. For the price you simply cannot beat it! My only complaint is the food which is pretty horrible, but the rest of the experience more than makes up for a stale hot dog. I will certainly take the tradeoff every time because this place is always growing and improving. It has never disappointed me ever.
I definitely suggest checking out the giraffes, especially when they are being fed. But my personal favorite is getting up close and personal with the wolves. So cool.
A Great Place to take the kids and enjoy it with y...
A Great Place to take the kids and enjoy it with your family. Especially on Holiday they are usually open. The animals are such a great sight to see
A fun place to spend the afternoon with kids. Ther...
A fun place to spend the afternoon with kids. There are play areas spread throughout the zoo; large, open observation areas; and lots of great exhibits. The staff do a great job of making themselves available to answer questions and provide facts. Just small enough to manage in a morning or afternoon without being overwhelmed. The zoo also provides wildlife rescue and rehab facilities, so there are even more learning opportunities.
Very friendly and a really nice place to visit wit...
Very friendly and a really nice place to visit with the family
It was fantastic! I didn't know what to expect whe...
It was fantastic! I didn't know what to expect when I got there oh, but I was blown away by the amount of animals that they had. Everything was viewable barely anything sleeping. I went with the kids and everyone had a fantastic time. Is enough places to sit down and snack. Plenty of bathrooms throughout the park. Overall wonderful experience!
It was very interesting and fun it was one of my b...
It was very interesting and fun it was one of my best field trip in 5th grade.
If you ever wonder on a Saturday morning what do g...
If you ever wonder on a Saturday morning what do giraffes eat for lunch here's your chance to find out first hand and feed them. Kids love it.
This is perfect for your kids can enjoy all day wi...
This is perfect for your kids can enjoy all day with nature.
Great Zoo. On the small side, but always expanding...
Great Zoo. On the small side, but always expanding and adding more animals. They also have a nice little train ride included in the price of admission. During the holiday season, they have free admittance for Christmas lights after dark.
If you're lucky enough to live in the area there i...
If you're lucky enough to live in the area there is good value here with a family membership. Free parking is pretty good too.
I love this zoo. It's not too big, not too small, ...
I love this zoo. It's not too big, not too small, yet so perfect for a little family. The animals are pretty close up and the bird house is a treat for everyone!!! The kids loved feeding them and holding them, it was an exhilarating experience
Great smaller zoo that is becoming bigger, new exh...
Great smaller zoo that is becoming bigger, new exhibits and animals areas are under construction
Visited during the COVID reopen and moser than hal...
Visited during the COVID reopen and moser than half the visitors are not wearing face masks consistently. Visitors are pulling down face masks or taking them off as they walk through the park. Employees are also pulling down face masks to talk to visitors or yell out instructions.
Awesome range of animals, the bathroom however, wa...
Awesome range of animals, the bathroom however, was unclean and thus unusable.
Great zoo, free light show is always worth it duri...
Great zoo, free light show is always worth it during the holidays
Was not sure how many animals I would get to see a...
Was not sure how many animals I would get to see at this time of the year.. but was pleasantly surprised to see all of them. Bonus - no crowds
A great starter zoo for little ones. Beautifully m...
A great starter zoo for little ones. Beautifully maintained, a great staff, and a great value.
Turtle Back Zoo is an awesome place! My family and...
Turtle Back Zoo is an awesome place! My family and I have visited this zoo at least 3 times and it never disappoints. The best part that my kids love is the train. Love to see the various animals either playing, sleeping or just relaxing in their respective areas.
A wonderful place for kids, they have well collect...
A wonderful place for kids, they have well collection of birds, reptiles, fishes and other animals too.
Great place for the kids. My little one loves the ...
Great place for the kids. My little one loves the pony rides and loves the train ride even more.
This is such a wonderful place to see many animals...
This is such a wonderful place to see many animals that you wouldn't ever get this close to anywhere else.
I do have a hard time seeing the small spaces that several animals are alotted; esp the cats. I hope that an expansion is planned for them as there seems to be plenty of acreage for it.
It's still a nice place to spend a couple of hours wandering around.
Gotta check out the train. Good family place. Bet...
Gotta check out the train. Good family place. Better for littler kids than the older ones.
Awesome place to take the kids, fun for adults as ...
Awesome place to take the kids, fun for adults as well.
The overcharge for everything! I spent 25 bucks on...
The overcharge for everything! I spent 25 bucks on a buger with fries and tenders with fries....easily 12-15 bucks and thats pushing it. At the gift shop they were charfing 20 bucks for a stuffed animal the size of a bell pepper!
I was volunteering for feel trip. But I can say be...
I was volunteering for feel trip. But I can say best zoo in New Jersey. Widely spread and well taken care by authorities. Every path is interconnected. Zoo has cafe play are for kids. Separate sections for each aquatic animals.
Great Zoo, glad to continue to see it grow. My so...
Great Zoo, glad to continue to see it grow. My son loves this place.
Visited in the summer with my kids and we enjoyed ...
Visited in the summer with my kids and we enjoyed the experience. Although some of the animals were not there for whatever reason but it was still a great place to visit. The dolphin show was especially fascinating. The kids loved it.
I went there with my leaders an counsels for Jacks...
I went there with my leaders an counsels for Jackson recreation it was a fun time see the peacock walking around it amazing and if you want to feed the nice giraffes it takes 2 dollars to a lettuce it was nice next that there was a penguins site and lion house if I keep going I may stay here for rest of the year so all i am saying is it the best at that place take ur kids there
My niece and I visited the zoo last week on one of...
My niece and I visited the zoo last week on one of those very hot and humid days. In spite of the terrible weather conditions, we had a great time!! There were very nice exhibits. There was a Beautiful Peacock walking around the grounds. We had lunch in the cafe, and the food was pretty good. I highly recommend Turtle Back Zoo and will definitely return in the near future.
My 8 year old son loves this place. He enjoyed fee...
My 8 year old son loves this place. He enjoyed feeding giraffe in this summer. During winter time, the zoo becomes quiet as all other zoos.
Great zoo, lots of exhibits and plenty of animals ...
Great zoo, lots of exhibits and plenty of animals and spots to sit and picnic areas.
I've been coming to the zoo as a kid, with my kids...
I've been coming to the zoo as a kid, with my kids and now alone with my hubby. You're never too old too look for adventure and fun at this zoo! A lot of construction going on now, can it wait to see the results. 11/26/2018
Absolutely phenomenal zoo, one of the best I've ev...
Absolutely phenomenal zoo, one of the best I've ever been too. They have many animals all with large cages so I don't have to feel too bad about them being in there. There is a touch tank and a petting area which I though was very neat. Turtle back is a must!
Such a great Zoo. I took my niece and nephew who a...
Such a great Zoo. I took my niece and nephew who are 5 and they loved it, I myself had a great time also. Plenty of animals to see and some cool exhibits. Definitely is a great place to go for a nice day!
Animals looked so depressed at the zoo. Poor thing...
Animals looked so depressed at the zoo. Poor things, hope there being treated properly.
it's free after 5pm so no complaints there. great ...
it's free after 5pm so no complaints there. great place to bring your kids.
This is a local treasure. If you have kids it is ...
This is a local treasure. If you have kids it is a wonderful place to go, see some animals and have a great family outing.
Great place for family fun. Parking is free a huge...
Great place for family fun. Parking is free a huge plus. Price is fair considering, you can easily enjoy a fun day while cooling off with water mist all throughout the zoo. Feed giraffe up close, eat in or bring your own food. Worth checking !
Small but decent zoo if you are visiting the area....
Small but decent zoo if you are visiting the area. Bronx zoo is a better choice.
Didn't see many of the animals but the penguins ar...
Didn't see many of the animals but the penguins are cool...
Great place if you can i recomed to go very great ...
Great place if you can i recomed to go very great place
My niece and I had a blast! There were a lot of co...
My niece and I had a blast! There were a lot of construction sites that were unappealing to the eye and we wished there were more big cats to see, but overall it was awesome!
One suggestion, if you guys want to charge people to feed animals, like giraffes, then you should accept credit too. My niece was really disappointed that she couldn t see the giraffes up close during feeding time like some of the other children, b/c I didn t have any more cash, three dollars to be specific!
Fantastic layout that allows you to walk the entir...
Fantastic layout that allows you to walk the entire zoo without becoming exhausted. The exhibits are designed well so that the animals have lots of space, but zoo visitors are still able to get a very good view of the animals. We got to see lions, otters, bears, and even wolves (including gray wolves and a wolf I had never heard of, the maned wolf)--so close that if there were no glass, we could touch them! The animals look happy and well cared for. We did not visit the zoo's other activities (the adventure park, the cafe, the minigolf, etc), but the zoo all by itself was wonderful!!
Highly recommend this zoo.
Love the zoo spent 3 hours here with my 2 older te...
Love the zoo spent 3 hours here with my 2 older teens they were entertained the entire time lots of new renovations happening and entrance fees are reasonably priced
very good zoo; used to go here as little kid, and ...
very good zoo; used to go here as little kid, and it is still good.
Love this place. Not too big so Def can see everyt...
Love this place. Not too big so Def can see everything in a few hours. They have a good selection of animals. Love the train ride. Nice way to cool off. The Cafe has good choices for food but a little bit on the pricey side.
Nice variety of animals with multiple areas of ent...
Nice variety of animals with multiple areas of entertainment for the little ones!
I was in a van with handicap plates. I was told th...
I was in a van with handicap plates. I was told that I had to park in the garage in the front. So I had to push my wife in her chair all the way to the front gate. My mother had to push my father in his chair as well. She is 69. So not an easy task. We past many parking spots that were open and people getting out of thier cars that were not handicapped. Once inside we could only go to 2 exhibits. All the trails lead to steep inclines which lead to even steeper inclines. It was impossible for my mother to push my father so they waited with the prarie dogs. I finally was unable to get my wife up the hills. She had to wait at the cafe while me and my daughter went to other exhibits. This was my daughters first zoo and my wife had to miss out. I even saw mechanical wheelchairs that couldnt make it up the hills. So, if you have people in wheel chairs. DO NOT GO.
Amazing and still getting better.
Amazing and still getting better.
Fun day trip.
Best zoo i have experience with my daughter. The e...
Best zoo i have experience with my daughter. The environment is clean, and even tho there was a lot of persons. I did not feel crowded.
Holiday tradition for us every Friday after Thanks...
Holiday tradition for us every Friday after Thanksgiving. This is a beautiful place to visit for the holidays. The animals are great and the lights are beautiful and they even had the Wolves out tonight which I haven't seen in the past 3 years. The Polar Express is a great train ride. Great for the kids too. 10 star rating!
Great local zoo! Took us 2.5 hours to see most of ...
Great local zoo! Took us 2.5 hours to see most of it with an 19 mo old in stroller/walking. Longer if you do pony rides or petting zoo
I forgot this place even existed! I remember going...
I forgot this place even existed! I remember going here in the 70s as a kid. Might not be the same location? Or the same place I just remember my grandparents taking me to TBZ. Most places like this have been shut down by PETA! All the animal places around me where I live now are closed permanently because of peta! And they are in the sticks where it s still natural for the animals! Hope this place survives many more generations!
This zoo has a wonderful variety of exotic, and do...
This zoo has a wonderful variety of exotic, and downright epic animals. The thing that really bugs me, however, is just how busy and crammed the zoo gets.
This zoo is nice. This was our second time visitin...
This zoo is nice. This was our second time visiting. It s small and not a ton of animals but definitely the right amount. We spent 3 hours here and it was more then enough. One side is very hilly and quite a pain if your pushing a stroller so I would suggest starting from the right side when you enter which is the sea animals and african animals and work your way down the hills that are on the left side of the zoo which are the farm animals and smaller animals. They did have a few exhibits closed but it was okay considering we saw plenty of animals. Definitely a fun thing to do on the weekday, my kids loved the train ride and the hands on exhibit with the sting rays. Food was available at the restaurant too which was a plus considering it was closed due to covid a few months ago but its very expensive. Would definitely recommend bringing your own snacks and drinks.
Nice place for kids and Adult... for kids zoo and ...
Nice place for kids and Adult... for kids zoo and for adult Zipline
Wow what a difference over the years. Still a grea...
Wow what a difference over the years. Still a great place to go with the family that won't break the bank.
I went to turtle back zoo with our four year old s...
I went to turtle back zoo with our four year old special needs son. The grounds are gorgeous. The animals are beautiful. And the set up is very enjoyable. The staff is rude. They do not have patience. I didn t see one staff member with exception of a Pony director named Emily crack a smile. We have been there before and had the same experience.
It is a family establishment. It is necessary to treat your guests as such.
Our child is friendly and non confrontational. He is easy going and smiles. He was placed on the pony by Emily he smiled. The other attendant was not happy because Our son wiggled a little she immediately pulled him off the pony without an attempt. My child was smiling through the whole thing. My husband mom and self not so much. :(.
Great zoo with lots to do. The zoo has a train, p...
Great zoo with lots to do. The zoo has a train, pony rides, an aviary, a butterfly house and even stingray feedings. A great day out for the whole family. Also lots of other things to do for the family in the area. Paddle boats, mini golf and a ropes course. Free parking.
The weather was beautiful. The animals were out in...
The weather was beautiful. The animals were out in full force. So excited. Just wish I didn't go as a class group. Would liked to have gone by myself. I enjoyed the zoo.
About Turtleback Zoo
Turtleback Zoo: A World-Class Destination for Animal Lovers
If you're looking for a fun and educational experience that the whole family can enjoy, look no further than Turtleback Zoo. Located in Essex County, New Jersey, this award-winning zoo is home to over 200 species of animals from around the world.
Whether you're interested in seeing exotic creatures like tigers and giraffes or learning about local wildlife like black bears and bald eagles, Turtleback Zoo has something for everyone. With spacious habitats designed to mimic each animal's natural environment, visitors can observe these magnificent creatures up close while also learning about their behaviors and conservation efforts.
One of the things that sets Turtleback Zoo apart from other zoos is its commitment to education. The zoo offers a variety of programs and events designed to teach visitors about animal behavior, conservation efforts, and environmental sustainability. From guided tours led by knowledgeable staff members to interactive exhibits that allow visitors to get hands-on with some of the animals, there are plenty of opportunities for learning at Turtleback Zoo.
In addition to its educational offerings, Turtleback Zoo also provides a range of entertainment options for visitors. Whether you're looking for a thrilling ride on the carousel or a relaxing stroll through one of the many gardens on site, there's always something new and exciting happening at this dynamic destination.
But what really sets Turtleback Zoo apart is its dedication to animal welfare. The zoo works closely with conservation organizations around the world to protect endangered species and promote sustainable practices both within its own operations and throughout the wider community.
So if you're looking for an unforgettable experience that combines education with entertainment while also supporting important conservation efforts around the world, be sure to visit Essex County's Turtle Back Zoo – voted #1 zoo in New Jersey!
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