Utah's Hogle Zoo Reviews

Very clean and the employees were happy to answer questions

There is a lot of construction happening. Which is good I guess it just felt a bit cluttered.

We took our grandkids it was fun for them way too expensive for me food admission drinks all the animals for all the sleep or inside kind of boring

Significant improvements over time in the quality of exhibits, cleanliness, and professionalism of the staff. Great experience.

There is so much to see here! We were there for almost 4 hours, and we really only saw everything once. The gift shop and food was a little pricey, but that was easy to overlook with the amount of animals we got to see. Only a couple of exhibits were closed, and the enclosures make it easy to find almost everything else. Both my son (he's 12) and I agreed we would love to go back again next time we are in Utah. Overall it was a great experience, and I am very happy we were able to go.

Great place for the family! Lots of animals to see and some cool stuff to do!

A beautiful show of lights in a fantastic environment.

It's ok for a small zoo.
Too many hills for those who have physical ailments.
Food and drinks a bit pricey

Covid . It's easier to get into walmart than this place. Half the people didn't wear masks once inside. Other than that, it was fun.

Not as big as i remembered, but then again i was a kid. A little over priced in my opinion.

Family had a blast. First Zoo my daughters ever went to

I can't believe how nice the zoo is. I hadn't been in 5 years or more. I took my family and we had a wonderful time. The place is a gem.

A very nice zoo varied many animals a great bird's eye view everywhere possibilities of what to eat what you have brought or bought there
Clean toilets

With the virus and can't see most animals definitely won't go back tell it's open fully definitely wasn't worth the full price

Fun place to take your family and friends.

If you haven t been to a zoo before then this is a great place to start. It s not the best one, but it s the best for Utah, so don t complain.

They have a ton to see like most zoos and a few attractions like their merry-go-round, it s show, train and pony ride etc.

Their food selection is he best and are overall price and wouldn t suggest eating inside the zoo or buying things because on how pricey it is.

Go here to view animals and get food outside the zoo.

Love the direction the zoo is going, so many improvements since my days there.

The admission prices were very reasonable. My children and I enjoyed the little playgrounds. It gives the adults time to rest.

Attended the zoo for my grandson's third birthday! He loves the animals in every season and talks about them as if they are all his friends. We had an amazing time mostly to ourselves!

Always have a great time!! The last time we were visiting the polar bears were swimming and having a great time. Got to see the Lions, elephants, red pandas and otters!! Wish we could have gotten a good interaction with the sloths, tigers and giraffes. In all it's always a good visit and my 3 year old loves the animals!! They also did great with his birthday party there!

Great for the kids and adults. We visit several times a year. Park is clean and the exhibits are well kept.

We enjoy Hogle Zoo very much. There are a lot of animals to see though it is quite pricey.

We love Hogle Zoo. The staff is kind and knowledgeable. The kids love riding the train and the carousel. They have a cute splash pad and plans to open more playground equipment. We love to see all the animals, especially the babies. They have great informational shows.

Other then having to schedule an appointment online was fantastic

Always friendly staff! Clean and a general good time!

Clean, not too packed, fun places for the kids to play on slides when not looking at animals. Expect a good walking workout on the hills though.

Meh. It's the zoo. Nothing special, nothing terrible. It's way too expensive though. Go in the last Wednesday of the month in winter months so it's free.

Great fun for kids, and an interesting learning opportunity for anyone.

Great place for families and singles alike. Lots of things to do and see. The bird show was the best part of our visit, so make sure you get there in time to see it.
Only complaint: everything in the zoo costs an arm and a leg, which I suppose you should expect at a place like this. However, the cost for the train? Ridiculously priced for what you get. $2.50 per person for a little 4-5 minute ride. They charge for the carousel as well.

Very good time! The animals are very active in the afternoon.

Loved all the animals and the way the zoo has been remodeled.

Always a good time at the hogle zoo! Beware of prices at the gift shop. I made the mistake of taking my little ones in... they never wanted to leave.

I love this zoo. Great people work there. Ask them any question and they will love to answer it. They genuinely love these animals. The bird shows are always fantastic. The animals here are very diverse in species and biomes needed for them. I love the reptile house or what ever they call it now. The new bear area and Africa section is a very welcoming addition to everything. I am so glad we can now feed the giraffes again! I remember when they allowed us to just feed them if they wanted us to when I was a child. The memories of petting their horns while the long blue tongue wrapped around my hands. I'm so glad my children can experience the same thing but now under the proper regulations.

I wish the train went around more of the park and showed more animals! This zoo is average as far animals! I'm so glad they got lions back!

Had a good time, needs more shade and cooler animals such as a dragon or maybe a T-Rex?

The hogle zoo is a terrific experience on many fronts and has improved drastically in the past decade. Everything is set up so that people of all ages can enjoy the zoo, with fun activities for small children as well as unique and informative peripherals to exhibits. Given the huge number of animals, it's important to have a layout that makes sense and while there is some room for improvement things that you would expect to be near each other are near each other. It's not difficult to navigate despite it's large size. The exhibits and animals are absolutely wonderful, and you could easily spend the better part of a day at the zoo. The one major downside is that there aren't many employees or volunteers around to ask questions of our to tell you more about the animals; there aren't many people to make your visit a unique experience. Despite this, I would highly recommend this place.

Got kicked out because my dance moves were too hype

Cool animals, lots of lights at Christmas and New year's

Love the landscaping and views of the animals. The docents are well-informed and helpful. I could sit for hours watching the sea lions, otters, snow leopards, orangutans and meercats. Those are my favorites!

Its always such a bummer when the animals are sleeping!!!!!!

Oh it's a nice zoo, the staff are friendly, management seems to keep putting money into the place. The zoo is clean and the animals there look well taken care of. I'd recommend the place to spend a nice afternoon with the family.

My boyfriend, his son (3) and I had a great day here. Plenty of room to run around and see the animals, Playgrounds for kids, and the October temperature and lack of crowding was a bonus. All of the staff was friendly, enthusiastic and helpful. Thanks for a great time.

Love love love this place! Animals were so active and fun for my kids! They were able to feed the giraffes, which was amazing! Super friendly and informative!!

My wife and I went here for the zoo lights yesterday (12/19/2013). It seemed as though the place was closing down. There were no animals to see whatsoever except some sea lions. Hardly any lights were on anywhere. Many of the trees and buildings were wrapped in Christmas lights but they did not turn them on for some reason? The insides of the buildings with the animals in the glass containers were not lit up so people were using the lights on their phones to try and see the snakes, lizards and a few little fury animals. We were disappointed with the zoo and decided to see what they had in their little cafeteria. $5.50 for a little corn dog or $4.25 for 1 little slice of pizza is a screaming rip off. We just left after this way disgusted with the low quality of the over advertised "zoo lights" experience and went and got a Little Caesars pizza for $5 instead. Save your money!!

Its a very warm and inviting place everyine,is,always super nice! If your in the salt lake city area then stop by the zoo!!!! Food is. Amazingly yummy!!

Really good place specially Wednesday is fee for November and December. Don't miss it

Family season pass is the way to go! Fairly inexpensive, considering year round access. Clean zoo with newly added play area and splash pad. I prefer to go more in the winter because the animals are more active and the zoo is less busy.

My toddler had so much fun seeing all the animals and watching the rihno being fed. It's not too big and you can get through everything in a decent amount of time. Very enjoyable and will be visiting again soon!

Love the zoo. Boo lights and zoo lights we're both are really awesome.

Lots to see for an great price. We wishes we could be closer to the animals:)

Very fun experience for kids and adults. The kids love the animals! The kids liked the train too.

Small zoo it took me only an hour to walk around and see everything

Love supporting Hogle Zoo, the new polar bears are great.

Clean and the animals looked healthy but the staff was unfriendly and only half of the animals appeared to be at the zoo. The tigers and polar bears were gone as well as a few other smaller species. Not sure why considering it was May when we went. My little boy was very disappointed.

They updated the park recently. It's a nice zoo that covers decent ground. Check out the Bears. Overall a nice family attraction.

I liked everything about this Zoo except smell of animals poop.

Beautiful day for being outside! Not busy on a Tuesday afternoon, and the animals were all more active than I've seen previously! So neat to see them more than just napping. Very clean, as well. Lots of hand sanitizing stations throughout the zoo. Bathroom by the entrance was well kept. Q lot of the exhibits and food places were closed (probably for the winter I'm guessing) but still enjoyable nonetheless!

Nice place. I enjoyed this trip. My daughter loved the seals and the carousel

It's ok I hate that on the free days they jack up the prices in the gift shop

I love it. The exhibits are great and outs fun to see all the new animals.

There is always something to do no matter what time of the year, whenever I go we spend hours there. Such a cool place to visit!

This is a lovely place specially at Christmas with the lights

Love love love this place. Always something fir all of the family, these pics are from the Zoolights event near Yule

Does not help animals. Terrible customer service. Don t support small time zoos that hurt instead of helping animals!!!

Tracy aviary is a better choice!

It is big enough to see animals but not have to walk miles to see them. The set ups are well to see animals up close and personal with glass. Also the view of the mountains in the bag drop is great too.