Utah's Hogle Zoo Reviews

The Hogle Zoo has greatly improved over my lifetime - I remember each building being built except the small animal house, which is still fun to attend. Many exhibits are quite large now such as the Savannah area with giraffes, zebras, ostriches, and lions, the elephant and rhino area, the Rocky seashore with seals, sealions, otters, polar and brown bears, and the Asian animals with Amur tigers, leopards, are others. It is a bit of a walk with hilly terrain, but I enjoy that on a nice day. I also like the new Creek walkway with local discussion of the ecosystem.

So fun for the whole family... My biggest complaint is when they rope off the best viewing spots for their special feedings or shows and make you pay extra to get up close. I already paid to see the animals! Best in early morning and weekdays. Something for everyone... Pack a lunch!!

Been a member for the past 3 years. Worth the price. Great, clean and fun zoo for the family.

A well organized and beautiful area of the Hogle Zoo

Everyone at the zoo is so nice the place keeps updateding and getting better every time i go. i upgraded to the family plus pass word every bit of it.i go every month... and food is good clean too . Im from los angele the la zoo looks like a dump compared to HOGLE .

It was fun and very entertaining! Way cool the zoo is placed in a safari style which was brillant.

Like I want to give it higher stars than what I did because me and my daughter had an amazing time together but having been to many zoos prior, this zoo is pretty sad. The animals habitats are pretty small.
The animals did look healthy, but not happy.

Bought the family year pass and love the mini shows you have. Like bird show etc.

My son loves the train and how close you can get to all the animals and there exhibits.

Always fun with the kids, just nice and relaxing especially in the cooler weather, kids love to see the animals

2 polar bears! Giraffes, lions, lots of stuff for kids to do

Clean and very kid friendly. Pretty decent zoo for a city the size SLC. 2 and under are free, and I recommend packing a lunch. A lot of the food places haven't been open the couple times we've been there.

It's Cool but all the Animals look sad and Stressed out

My family loves coming here! The park is always clean. The Zoo pass is definitely worth the buy! We visited the Zoo about 10 times for the span of the pass and it paid for itself by the second time the whole family went.

Really great zoo, little hard to navigate cause there aren t too many signs

Ok zoo, worth it if you get the yearly pass, and attend the special events like zoo lights, you get 50% off special events with the pass.

I loved going here. The staff is nice, but sometimes when you're having fun with the spider monkeys a worker will come over and start calling them away.

Great place to take kiddos. Very clean and easy to navigate. Plenty of facilities.

was pretty underwhelming. The animals seemed couped up and bored and there was poop all over in the walkway. The glass was pretty filthy. Lots of little kids running around having fun though so there is that.

Very clean and there is always something new when I go.

Well designed mid-size zoo (only takes about 2 hours or so to see it all). Good animal shows and food vendors. Great for a family outing.

It's a wonderful place to visit. I'n the winter time they let people in for free and great to takes the kids out on sunny days and just have some fun with family or friends. They have gift shop, places to eat, picnic tables, bathrooms with changing table in for baby's, lots of animals to see very clean environment.

They are making a lot of improvements which is really nice to see. I love the sea lion and seal enclosure. The open Savannah exhibit is refreshing as well. It is a small zoo so we are usually done in under 2 hours but my kids still enjoy it. The Bistro cafe food is excellent.

Been to so many different zoos across the US, but this one has to be one of my favorites! It wasn't too busy, and was small enough that you could easily see everything in an afternoon.

Great Place if you love animals! The animals there are well taking care of and have lots of space to roam.

Good field trip or family excursion. They had an art exhibit in the education building that we really enjoyed. Almost always a good view of the Lions, sea lions, seals, often tigers, etc. Bears are harder to see but really cool. I'd say 2 hours is a pretty good amount of time in the winter to see about everything. Carousel is unique and beautiful- costs $2 per kid. They have outdoor seating if you bring your own food or indoor seating if you buy food at the Beastro.

This zoo has ample exhibits, a nice train ride and a wonderful place for kids to play on playground equipment.

I would like it if the animals were free to roam about, adding a bit of a risk factor.

I really like that they are bringing attention to marine pollution in a way that might get people's attention!!

We love the Hogle Zoo and have had a membership for years. Great place and really getting better all the time. We really hope they ll find a better use for all the real estate they have to the East of the entrance sometime soon. It s a lot of space and right now pretty much all it has is half the train loop.

The newer exhibits are stellar the Asian Highlands cats area, Rocky Shores, savanna, Elephant, and lion exhibits.

Prices are a little bit steep, but not to bad, go when its sunny and not when its cold and rain, not a lot of animals are out when its freezing cold.

We love the zoo! And they are improving all the time. Obviously it's a totally rip but it's expressive to run a zoo

Not a whole lot of selection but its a great place to take your kids in Utah

I really like how they redesign the zoo over the past several years. It seems like the animals have better enclosures and it makes me happy.

Loved it all the animals were beautiful. Awsome experience

Love this zoo! So many animals! Like riding the train and carousel.

I love this zoo. Plenty of places to rest when you get tired. Places to leaves strollers. Lots of places to get snacks or lunch. The places where there was a show are clearly posted. The only thing I would add is that the map needs to be updated.

I'm not from Utah, so I'm not biased. I have been to Sandiego zoo, animal kingdom in disney Florida, etc, but Hogle Zoo is so family friendly, I ventured out on freezing Christmas night month. Seeing tiger pacing back and forth purring in evening was so worth my freezing butt. I am going back during the day and definitely Christmas evening zoo.

Price is high for a small zoo, but it all goes to conservation, right?
Kids had a blast and there are things to do beyond seeing animals, carousel, train, playground.

It's well kept, and I love all the large shade trees. We like to have a picnic while we are there.

Zoo was great but limited due to the changing seasons. Also the season pass doesn t include the carousel or the train which is disappointing.

I went without my kiddo this time and was surprised at how much fun the zoo is for adults! The best zoo experience of my life!

I really love this place. All the enclosures are well kept, pretty spacious, and all the animals look healthy. The atmosphere is very peaceful. Every time I've gone I've spent the whole day.

It's not huge, but that's alright, especially if you have little ones because you can see most of it between nap times. There's a fun carousel that only cost $2 per person sitting on the ride. Not a lot of interactive activities, but there could be specific days for certain activities that the Zoo offers. The bird show was fun and entertaining. The show is offered at specific days and times, so if you'd like to see it, I'd check out the zoo's website first. Overall, it's a really enjoyable experience! I am definitely going to be visiting again.

Great zoo. Animals slightly less depressed than other zoos

We love the zoo and Asian Highlands is one of our favorites, especially since they opened the Red Panda exhibit

We had a blast. It was hot, but all around the park you can find large fans and misters. The train is fun too, the kids really loved it.

Not many animals plus I felt bad the elephants were eating cardboard boxes

I love this zoo! They have done so much to make it a great place for the animals and the people!

Love coming to the zoo. Always a highlight for me. Especially since they have started up Zoo Brew. Have been enjoying those for years~

Make sure to buy tickets online before you make your way here. Limited admission due to COVID. Dont expect to have the same experience as before this whole covid thing. They should consider dropping prices due to this problem.

Boo lights was great! We really enjoyed the experience. It would've been a 5 stars but it could use more interactive things like their maze and the dragons for the price.

A nice place to spend time with kids. The feeding the giraffe.. sea lion shows are the best.

Great experience! The kids and I had a great time! It was very packed at the ticket booth, however the staff were so quick and we weren t standing in line long at all.

Very fun! You dont just get to see the animals u get to play in the water at the splash pad they have there! Quite a few diffrent things you can do.. Watch the Bird show go on the merry go marry-go-round they even had a little train ride!! Also what i thought was cool through out the whole zoo they have huge fan blowing a mist of water out so your able to cool down :)

Hogle Zoo is as great the first time as the 5th. The animals look well taken care of, the grounds are clean, they offer rentals of strollers, wagons, and electric wheelchairs. My only slight dislike of this zoo, is, of course, the prices. 18.95 to get in for adults, 12.95 for kids, and food prices are a bit high. However, you can bring in snacks of your own, and free water is available at multiple fountains around the park and at the bathrooms. They even have the handy water bottle fillers for free. There's some up and down, so wear comfy shoes that don't rub. If you forget something like sunscreen, its available for purchase, but it's pricey, so try not to forget. Lots of benches to take breaks in and several cafes. Bring cash! The carousel and train ride are 2.50 a person and usually take cash. Overall a good experience every time.

If you don't have kids the wait for the after hours events like zoo brew where the local brewerys have booths set up. Hanging out with the animals is much better with a beer or two

face masks where not being worn by a majority of the guests no social distancing and not a single employee in site it help enforce the mandate. It pretty much was a free for all.

It's a fun place for kids, and I remember loving it as a kid. But now that I'm an adult it just seems a bit bare, and there are not as many exibits as a normal zoo. Heck, I think the aquarium has more than here.