Utah's Hogle Zoo Reviews

The chicken and tater tots were delicious. The atmosphere was delightful as we ate our lunch and enjoyed watching the red pandas play in their exhibit.

Very friendly. They do need to make all they buildings handicap accessible. Unless you are with someone that will open the doors for you, you can't enjoy them.

Beside it being hot, this place is great for family fun.

The zoo is pretty cool. It is expensive and somewhat small though. The food and everything else is expensive as well, but it's a non-profit so that makes sense. The zoo is kinda small, but has some awesome animals still (wolves, tigers, leopards, bears, bald eagles, rhinos, etc).

Take a wagon or stroller for the little ones. Lots of walking unless you pay to ride the train. Which is a good investment because you can see the animals better.

The price is a bit ridiculous in comparison to other Zoo's I've visited with what's included. I always leave here feeling unsatisfied and that the zoo could be better.

My daughter and I love the zoo. It s a beautiful place and we have so much fun. The animals are well taken care of and active.

Interesting to see how this place is evolving through the years. I like how the new exhibit spaces give better access to the animals, even though it means there seem to be fewer animals overall.

Very friendly people good bird show train ride been going there since a kid always loved it

Nice place to spend time with the family. We all liked the bird show.

I came with my family and it was fun!! They keep everything clean and it was enjoyable, even as a young adult! The food is pricey but they let you bring in food.

I've grown up visiting Hogle Zoo, I loved it as a kid, and now even my adault kids enjoyed visiting. It's a fun place to bring your family

Utah zoo is amazing! So well kept! Doesn't smell like most zoos in the parking is great right in front of the building. The animals actually seemed happy and well cared for! Go Hogle!!

Love the verity that the Zoo offers. We decided to get a zoo pass because we loved it so much!

I had relatively low expectations seeing that this is in Utah and I have been to the San Diego Zoo.
I was very pleasantly surprised! It is a smallish zoo, but is wonderfully maintained and all the animals look well cared for and, when I saw it, the animals also had a great rapport with the zoo staff!
I felt like the price of food was a bit high; however, if it goes towards maintaining the facility and caring for the animals it is worth it. I loved that there was a splash pad and dry park for the kids. There were plenty of water fountains throughout the park so I didn't feel forced into buying a drink.
My kids loved the carousel, the Zoofari Express train, and being able to feed the giraffes!
I loved the reclaimed recycling art throughout the park. Also, I loved that they had animal-painted art for sale in the gift shop!! And the staff spoke so lovingly of the animals who did the painting and were able to explain to us how they could tell who painted what based on the brush strokes! There's a lot of love at the Hogel Zoo!
I will happily return to the Hogel Zoo. Thank you for a great experience!

I really enjoy the Hogle Zoo. I feel like the animals are well cared for (which is the first priority) and the habits are quite nice and the staff has always been friendly and helpful. Plus I enjoy their revolving special events/exhibits like bugzilla and zoo lights

The zoo is wonderful unless you're planning to go on free Wednesday's. Unless you like to be squeezed in like sardines. Other than that the zoo is good.

First time visiting the zoo in the winter. So fun! Can actually hear ourselves in the small animal building, and other buildings. Saw lots of animal being fed or trained and didn't feel too crowded! Nice!

I've always loved this zoo but they've made some changes that have made it even better.

I love all the upgrades and additions the zoo has been making over the years. It's well kept and clean. There is a lot to see and do. We love the bird show.

Love the zoo. Staff is friendly and very knowledgeable. Animals are active and appear well taken care of.

It was a great time very clean and the animals were well kept.

There are a lot of animals and they seem like they are well taken care of and in a decent habitat.

Much better than the Zoo of my childhood in the 80's. The Asian Highlands specifically are one of the largest improvements at the Zoo. Sooo much better than those sad cement cages. It feels like the animals are happy and enjoying their habitats. The keepers I've spoken to are knowledgeable and passionate. Definitely an enjoyable experience for adults as well as kids

In my opinion, it's one of the best zoos I've been too by far

Went for boo lights, it's a ton of fun. Lots of lights and animal lights. You dont get to see many animals as it is too dark. Gets cold at night definitely dress warmly.

This is a solid zoo with a very unique setup and animal exhibits. It is located right near downtown and has free parking. During the winter there is a zoo lights. Definitely worth a visit or two.

Love hogle zoo, and I like to support such groups. Very fun

It's a really good place to go and visit all the great animals that they have there! They also allow you to take pictures (Of course without the flash). It isn't that big so you basically get a chance to see the animals that they have there.

The carrousel and train are fun features for the kids. There are lots of primates, which are interesting to watch. As an adult, I am not really excited to go, bit is good for 1 or 2 summer adventures for the kids.

Zoolights wow it was nice they even had stands for hot chocolate and smores. Yum

Food hit the spot, coffee was refilled with out asking, service was great. Had to leave a 5 star.

Its a cute little Zoo but I wish there was more information about the animals kept there. Perhaps background information about each animal and how they came to Hogle.

Always a great family day. The cafe is reasonably priced and always offers great options.

Very nice zoo, with many interesting things to see, like the mixed-animal African exhibit, with good viewing locations/angles.
Good gift shop.
Many of the animals seemed content in their enclosures, which usually gave them a bit of room to roam and things to do.
Hogle is big on opportunities to spend your money. I'm pretty sure there are more cafes, food stands, dipping-dot sellers, souvenir stores of all sizes, rides, etc., than there are exhibits.
The whole ends up with an urban, squashed, commercial feel, but it's very nice, anyway.
Good bit of parking across the street.
Expect a crowd.
My OKC zoo pass got me in for half price by going to the member desk.
On sunny days, better use that sunscreen and wear a hat -- or get a Hogle hat, like I did.

Good place to bring kids to. The train ride was fun!

Grandkids would stay for hours watching giraffes. Fun to feed them also

I've been to this zoo two times and I never get tired of it. I love the animals that I saw and I liked riding the train and carousel. I saw the animals including: the African Lions, the African Elephants, the Siberian Tigers, The white rhinos, the Giraffes, An ostrich, the zebras, A warthog, The Grizzly bears, I did not see the polar bears unfortunately but I did see them the first time I went to this zoo. Other Animals I saw are The Amur Leopards, the snow Leopards, a Siberian Lynx, Red foxes, Some Turkmenian Markhors, some Monkeys, the Orangutans, the Gorillas, the black footed cat, The Arabian sand cats, the reptiles, the birds, the Amphibians, and the Arachnids. It was fun, I'm definitely coming back next time!

The train ride is worh the wait and hot weather . The food selection and amount of habitats to visit is great.

My wife and I stopped in using the city pass. We didn't have the kids but that didn't stop us from having fun. Weather was great, staff was friendly and the animals were all out in for viewing. A beautiful facility and great walk. Weather was perfect in the morning but warmed up as it got closer to noon. They have water pads for kids and if you are willing adults. Placed offered up and close views of animals

They have revamped the zoo to be more accommodating to the animals. I love seeing the animals enjoying the area they've provided.
The kids got to feed the giraffe and ride the carousel. Their gift shop could be a little more clear on the prices and keep the sale items separate from the non sale items.

Went to see the lights on new years eve with the girl I would ask to be my girlfriend. The event is definitely geared more towards kids but nonetheless she said yes!

Very small for a zoo. The displays are nice but I feel it's a little bit too expensive for what it is. We saw EVERYTHING in just under three hours. Although we didn't eat there or play on the playground. The shows weren't open for the season yet.

Clean and well laid out, a little pricey but cheaper than going to different continents to see the animals.

This is a fun place to take the family, Hogle Zoo has done some great upgrades for their animals.

They had a lot of caution tape up for closed things. It was fine. The bird show was the best part!

This is a great addition to the zoo. The red panda exhibit is easily my wife's favorite, and they have a new leopard kitten that was pretty adorable to watch playing with it's mother.

Loved the zoo! The new sites and developments make it's so awesome!

Great zoo... we went today and it had been raining, so it was hard to really see some of the animals. They did move the monkeys indoors to an exhibit that was easy to see them. Obviously I would avoid pouring rain, but don't let drizzles and cloudy weather detour you from visiting!

Fun zoo with lots of stuff to do. Usually i'm done after about 2 hours of exploring. They do have regular zoo brew events where adults can go and purchase adult beverages and explore the park. My only complaint is that they don't give out straws or lids unless you pay for the souvenir cup and even then they don't give you a straw unless you purchase a slurpee which is kind of annoying when you have a child who has trouble drinking out of the souvenir cups which lids are sharp enough to cut open his finger. I asked several people if I could purchase a slupee straw but they were jerks about it and ended up just buying one to get a straw.

Always a good experience. Been here frequently for 10 years, and it's changed a lot. Favorite exhibit is Rocky Shores. Always fun to watch the seals, sea lions, otters, etc play around. Biggest problem is the crowds. Every exhibit is crowded, without exception. The Reptile House is full of loud children, which I realize isn't the zoo's fault but should be taken into account. Overall, a good experience, but I'd love to see what it's like without all the crowds.

Really love this place . Now we are back again with our kids and their kids ...

Such a fun zoo. All the animals are so well cared for.

They should not charge full price when you don't get the full zoo experience. So many animals were closed to the public.

Great family friendly environment for the whole family.

Hogle Zoo is amazing!!!!
They really care about their animals here and you can see that by all of the enrichment that the animals get! There are animals of all shapes and sizes and you are sure to learn something new while spending a few hours walking around the place! There are a few hills to walk up and down, but if you have mobility issues they do rent out wheelchairs. We got an automatic one for my grandfather! Make sure to stop in and get some yummy food before you leave (I recommend the veggie burger, or mac N cheese)!
They also have really cool reusable cups with different animals on them!

It was so fun I had a grand time with my family we saw all kinds of animals from a boa constricter to a red panda

Google zoo is a nice medium sized family zoo. It takes 5-8 hours to see all the exhibits during the summer they have several shows, the bird show is fun. It's been fun to take the grandkids to.

It's a good zoo, their prices on certain things can be outrages and the train ride which you have to pay for doesn't even go all around the park and it's less than 5 mins long. But there are lots of places to sit and eat, and they have places with mist to cool yourself in.