Great zoo! Not too big but you can definitely spend a few hours here. Some exhibits are really pretty and large.

I have been to the San Diego zoo and the LA zoo, but this place has so much to offer and is just a delight to be at and having a great family day. I am so shocked and thrilled at the amount of animal enrichment, and habitat quality and care that the zookeepers provide for all of their animals needs both physically and mentally.My family and I enjoyed this zoo and continue to contribute to this amazing zoos potential to the Central valley.

They have definitely come a long way! I absolutely adore the lodge next to the animals ! The animals also look semi free since there is so much space in that enclosure. I also love the events they have. My kids and I just attended zooboo tonight since we had attended Zoo lights last year. I love it !

Great place to bring the kids, suggest earlier the better. And buy tickets in advance!! Avoid the lines. Go early leave as soon as your kid get upset. Then come back for evening relaxing. Food was fast and perfect. Line get long if you dont reserve.

Flat out great zoo, and should be for a city this size.The Sea Lion Cove is an award winning presentation.Im sure the African Savannah will also win some kind of zoo awards too.The African Savannah cabana food court is incredible. Great spot to rest up.The LIVE bird show everyday, is over the top great. Maybe my fave.The walk through bird cages are as good as any zoo in CA.You can spend the better part of a day here.Also, if you like taking photos of flying birds, the park pond outside the zoo is the best action around. Many different varieties.

Very busy and noisy zoo. But there are a lot of animals and exhibits. Very long wait to get in so I recommend buying tickets online beforehand.Even their Giraffe feeding and string ray petting was open during COVID. So that was fun! There are also two bird exhibits that you can walk in with the birds.The animals looked healthy and most looked happy.The dinosaur park was a bit boring, wish it was more interactive but it was cute.

Really really great experience. Could use a little bit more funding due to lack of space for the animals. I honestly think zoos should be huge and big so the animals have more space to run around and exercise. It seems like they were more occupied on building structures for people and customers instead of the animals. Theres a crapload of parking spaces that could be modified or turned into more animal exhibits.

The employees are very attentive, very nice! Please, come and support them, the employees and the animals need us! I feel sad seeing the animals in cages, I prefer them in they natural habitat, but they are already here lets help them to have a good life!

I was truly impressed by the renovations that have been done to the zoo. Its nothing like it was 20 someting years ago. The animlas have more space and it has a very natural habitat feel to it. I loved it!!!

Awesome experience!The zoo was clean. The staff are very helpful and friendly.The exhibits were not only educational but fun.Most importantly, the animals look healthy and have adequate room, water, shade, misters, and fans. This is very important in this valley heat.My 6 y/o had a blast.

I love going to the zoo but today it was me and my sister, now is in a electric chair, some of the rail are at the eye sight were it was hard to see. That is not all you had to go through the picnic area after the giraffes and that was hard to do. I think you need to have someone take a trip around the zoo in a chair. By the way she has MD so its a little hard to get around. And just a little note you need to swipe the walk way around the seals it was pretty slipper and I was wearing shoes not saddles. Thanks had a great time.

This zoo is so big, so you get a lot of exercise. Wear tennis shoes. So much interaction for the kids even Durning a pandemic! They have sanitizing stations everywhere and they have signs to remind you to wear masks. They take precautions to make sure people are six feet apart. Right now in the month of September through December theyre going to have a dinosaur exhibition after those months it will be removed it really is cool and Worth to see theres even some dinosaurs that spray you with water. There is a food court you can relax and eat your food and theres a separate part to the food court where you could take your children and give them a bottle or help them nap or breastfeed your children. The bathroom seemed pretty clean it looks like they tend to them regularly. All the animals seem to be out and enjoying the warm weather they have misters for them or little waterfalls or some sort of water interaction so that they stay cool. You could feed the stingrays feed the giraffes for a couple of dollars per person. Right now you can not feed or pet the goats and sheep because of the covid 19. There is a play area thats currently closed for kids that is a water park the only thing available on it is the shower heads that you can use to cool down. The ice cream cones are only a dollar and they fill them up and put them also in a cup so its basically like ice cream for two people for only $1. the sea lions are very active and I would suggest going underneath where the little cave area is so you can see them swimming underwater its a great picture opportunity. They have little stands where you can pose for pictures everywhere! The family pass sis worth the money if you go frequently. If you love animals theres definitely lots to look at and theyre very interactive. I personally had a nice experience with a macaw in the rainforest area if you say hello to him he will say hello back or if you dance and tell him to dance with you hell dance back.

Awesome place for children.. I personally wish they would bring back the Gorillas.. The staff is AWESOME and friendly..

This place was very cool.This is such a beautiful place to visit especially for Photographers. I love coming here and bringing my friends. I enjoy showing off the amazing view but I observed some area that break my mood.

Awesome place the zoo keepers are amazing at what they do. Fed some sea rays and was able to see some sharks even! Great times and awesome vibes

We had a great experience at the zoo . The children had a blast looking at all the wonderful animals

Beautiful and well maintained zoo. Lots of space between exhibits to space yourself away from other families. Several outdoor dinning options, hand sanitizer station easliy available and clean restrooms. The staff was very friendly and helpful for the most part. We did have a very negative experience at the giraffe feeding. The giraffes themselves where awsome. You can get up close to see them. Where it went wrong was the very rude and unhelpful paid staff. They clearly need more training in customer service. It was not organized and no signs to where you should stand or park your stroller. The hand sanitation was placed after the lettuce pick up area so you had to walk to that point then go back to pick up the lettuce. The staff was barking out orders. A few signs and proper placement of items would have made it easier on everyone. At one point we were the only ones in the pavilion so it was not like the staff had a lot to do. It just needs to be better organized so you know what to do. Otherwise the feeding of the giraffes was interesting. The volunteer staff was great. They specifically explained what we should do and told us about the animals. Overall the zoo was really fun and a great place to spend the day.

We went on a Thursday morning and it was very nice animals out moat guests considerate of personal space and mask use also not busy could go several exhibits in some areas with out crossing other crowds very nice

One of the better zoos in California! Its clean, relatively quiet, and spacious. Most of the animals are of African original, and their habitats reflect this. You can casually walk the zoo in 3-4 hours.

My boys and I really enjoyed our animal adventure today. Just about every animal was out and about basking in the sun. It wasnt crowded and everyone for the most part wore masks. We really enjoyed feeding the giraffe. Because of social distancing we actually had a good amount of time to visit and ask questions. Everything was clean and the staff was polite and said hello all day. Great experience. We will be back soon.

We had so much fun feeding the giraffe. It was only 3 dollars. 3 dollars is the cost to purchase a leaf of lettuce. Visited during the week and avoided all the crowds.

It’s a zoo what i can I say. Small city zoo. Has few activities which kids loved was feeding the giraffe. Kids were very excited to see the dinosaurs. It would be nicer if it was more motion activated. But still we had a blast. There is story land next door for rides which is closed on Monday and Tuesday.

Been almost 10 years since I went to tge zoo and got see all the brand new things they had which were nice! One thing i didnt like was that i saw alot of people not wearing masks and the zoo employees not doing nothing to inforce the rules! Also didnt like how some attractions were closed due to covid and they were still chargin full price! Looking forward to the new attractions in 2021 but wont go untill covid is over with not worth my life!!!

Fresno Zoo is a pretty fun and open space perfect for family trips! Even during the pandemic, the park is open for all to enjoy as long as you bring a mask. The park does limit how many people can enter in at one time, however so there can be a very long line for anyone who wants to buy their ticket there. Despite that though, most of the animals are still there and a new exhibit will be coming in next year!

My little one loved seeing the animals as well as the new dinosaur exhibit. I just wish the price for the food inside was a little more reasonable

Zoo lights was amazing! Very beautifully decorated. You can purchase the souvenir cup for free refills of hot coco all night! I will most definitely do again. They have a very nice area for the kids to play before heading home. It’s called Dino Dig, it’s shaded with plenty of sitting for the parents. During summer days they have splash area for the kids to cool off and in the water. The playground is shaded as well.

It was great. Winged wonder show was awesome. Workers were very polite.

Such an amazing experience. Every time I come here something has changed for the better. The Serengeti is breathtaking. Visiting from Oregon and made SURE to stop in.

Exciting habitat enclosures, the stingray bay, upgrading this zoo all the time. Great care of the animals and exhibits. Covid conscience, shaded areas for the heat, placement of quick refreshment stands. Very thoughtful educational talks at most enclosures. I like it far better than the SF zoo.

It was clean and staff was great but the enclosures are way too small. The tiger was so stressed it was pacing terribly, overly skinny as well. Tbh a lot of animals seemed small in size compared to others. Quite a few had such depressed, sad faces, and were constantly pacing, it broke my heart!! The tiger was the saddest of them all If you cant handle seeing animals in stress this isnt the place to go right now, maybe itll change once they finish construction on the new habitat. Zoo needs to make better enclosures so the animals arent so depressed asap.

They have new things all the time. The dino exhibit is so cool. The food is great. Go expecting to spend 3+ hours to see everything

Even with this pandemic we had an okay zoo trip. Wish they would of told us ahead of time about the line we were going to have to get into for the giraffe feeding. I understand they are doing their best but shade needs to be provided

Awesome exhibits and wonderful staff. Animals were exciting to witness and interact with when allowed.

We love bringing our little ones to this zoo. The giraffe feeding is the favorite stop for our family. Going to pet the farm animals isn’t quite hitting the list yet at least. We love stopping by to see the tiger, rhinos, and the elephants. There are a lot of animals to see and the enclosures are well kept. Not only that but the zoo keepers are highly knowledgeable.The cafe at the zoo is great also with tasty and healthy options for kids and parents. The membership is well worth and has paid for itself many times over with the number of times we go a year. Not only that but the entrance line for members is always much shorter or nonexistent.The Fresno zoo is a great place to spend time as a family.

Had such a great time!! The new Safari exhibit with the Elephants, Wildebeest and Giraffes is so awesome! And there is a awesome space to eat and watch the whole exhibit while the kids play on some rocks and the adults can relax! There is a really nice firepit too for when its cold. And there are multiple stand up heaters to keep you warm too. Really nice job they are doing to the zoo!

I love it here. 1 of my favorite places in the world.

Such an amazing zoo!! So many things to see and do! The zoo is unlike any other zoo I have been to!

Great time to go, no crowds animals are active. We had lunch near the giraffe feeding area French fries was a plentiful, Caesar salad was delicious.

Great experience during Covid visit on a weekday morning. Zoo personal doing their best to implement mask policies when groups start to form. Felt very safe and will be back!

Great opportunity to spend with your family had an amazing day with my 2 daughters 9 and 5 Years old and my friend and her daughter

We had a great time! However, we had to stand in line for nearly 3 hours to get in.

Its not so enjoyable because of all this covid-19 stuff going on. Reptile house is closed. Some animals are being moved to another place/exhibit, so theyre gone . MUST wear mask entire time. Signs throughout the park to try & control the direction of traffic. Not the best thought out plan for flow of traffic.

Excellent small zoo. African section is great. Visit it early, because it has the least shade. Asia is very shady. Some very nice exhibits with great viewing in areas with room for the animals to roam.

Amazing place, love how theyre trying to extend it to give the animals more capacity to roam around, u might find the food expensive, but i know it must not be cheap to feed every single animal.

Very fun zoo. Lots of animals, lots to look at. Not badly priced for thing to buy. Feeding the giraffes was 3$, the jurassic part was 19 for 3 adults 1 child. I might honestly consider the membership because I enjoyed it enough to go again.

Great zoo. We were pleasantly suprised.

The customers service went down the drain. At the entrance and at sting ray bay you need better assistance... The food service was the only good service here and the zoorassic had also good customer service

Alot of construction so less things to see. The African plains is the best, we could sit and watch the animals all day. Definitely a better trip during the week when there is less people. Overall a great outing for the day.

Had so much fun. Animals were beautiful. Staff was friendly and courteous, everything was clean. People social distanced and wore masks. Got to touch stingrays and a shark!

It definitely was a cool way to spend the day with my nieces and nephew but it was so hot. I hope they think about putting more misters. So much fun!

All the animals were pretty much available to see. Wasnt a whole lots of people either so it felt like we had the place to ourselves. My family enjoyed it and thats all that matters to me

Very pleasantly surprised at what this zoo offered. My toddler and preschooler were excited to even forget their nap. In just 5 hours, we enjoyed a bird show, lion training, giraffe feeding, petting goats and alpacas, an adorable baby Rhino with its family and so much more!And heres the best part - all of this for sub-$10 per person!!! Definitely worth visiting!

Very nice zoo. Clean and the animals have room to run!

Such a great day to break away from the COVID madness. Park was super clean, lots of animals out and about to see. Didn’t have to search for them... even in the hot part of the day! The layout of the park provides LOTS of shade throughout, for the animals and the guests. The habitats are well cared for and staff is very knowledgeable, friendly and helpful!! They are at every turn ready to assist. We didn’t realize we could take our own food and snacks on so we were prepared to pay outrages prices for food. To our delight, prices were really reasonable; 4 of us ate a beautiful healthy lunch for $48, including drinks!! The Zoo is taking the precautions as directed by the state, so just 2-3 areas require a mask. Overall it was a great visit!! Will definitely return!

You can’t find a better zoo anywhere around. The African area is massive and beautiful and the food is actually real good too. Become a member and enjoy it often .

Great zoo. Very well cleaned and they they adhere to the covid guidelines. Very happy

Great zoo. They have lots of rare animals (differing from other zoos we have visited). The dinosaur section is amazing for the kids.

We love going to the zoo and they have done a great job building Africa adventure and cant wait to see what they do with the new part they will be building

We came here during the summer for a quick visit during our road trip to Sacramento. It was five dollars to park and then I believe $12 to get in. My kids really liked the open zero theme they were able to feed a giraffe as well as see many other animals even though it was very hot that day.

This zoo is reallt cool from feeding animals to the food. Its a bit expensive but thats how they make their money from taking care of all the animals

Had the best time ever with my grandchildren. The zoo has gotten so big, I love it so much!

Very nice! Really enjoyed the large watering hole area with ostriches and elephants, outdoor shaded dining area, and a very cool mechanical dinosaur exhibit.

Always a favorite! We went twice in one week. We always love the animals, and get a great walk in through the park. We usually nap after 3 hours at the zoo.

The animals also look semi free since there is so much space in that enclosure. I also love the events they have.

The zoo has really expanded and is growing rapidly. Its a fun interactive place for all ages.

I spend a pleasant day wandering around the zoo. The bird aviaries were plenty large enough. All animal enclosure were large and clean. The animals all seemed content except for the tiger who was continually pacing. Probably close to feeding time. I would have liked to see more animals. The setup was a little confusing. I would recommend a few footprints painted on the sidewalk to guide visitors on a complete your of the grounds. I was pleased to see a giant anteater which you dont see often at zoos. I was also pleased to see the kangaroo exhibit. All staff that I talked to were very friendly and knowledgeable. A good day.

Zoo is nice. But when it comes to mask wearing and you cant wear one do to medical reasons they dont care. Was told I have to wear one or you cant see certain animals. Well I didnt pay to go there and then be told that. ADA should check them out. If they cant treat everyone the same. Then Im sorry shut down those areas or make it so people can view them the same. Animals were nice and well taken care of.

Considering Our virus situation wasnt bad at all lines were little long but if you get your tickets online wont have to sit in line for too long..... Babys head fun thats all that matters

The place is well kept. Maintain in manner where the animals doesnt seem to be mis-treated. In a nice loaction next to a park with lake. You and the family can have a picnic and go to the zoo at the same time.

Had a great experience. I always come to the zoo at least once a year with the entire family. I really like the new additions theyve made to the park over the years.

I havent been here since the sea lion cove was constructed and wow! I Love the updates that have been done! So many beautiful animals in the African safari and they are not yet! Im definitely coming back. But also, I love that they hold special events here, really cool.

Have not been here in over 30 years. My mom wanted to go and I was more than happy to take her, just like she used to bring me when I was a child. Bought tickets for breakfast with the animals. It was fun and lots of people. So many changes from over 30 years ago. We enjoyed ourselves.

The zoo was great. The only issue is that thr dinosaur exhibit is an additional entrance fee. Having a family membership me and a couple of other groups thought that for members it was gree

Been going to this zoo for fifty years. Its a tradition in our family. Perfect size zoo.

Beautiful park. So much to see and do. Fun for the whole family and so many new things for the kids to see and do. So many hanfs on activities and a great learning experience. Fantastic family park and zoo.

So enjoyed going with my grand & great grandchildren today. Im really excited about the Kingdoms of Asia coming and always enjoy sitting in the Kopje Lodge & admiring the beautiful Savanna.

Awesome experience...way better then the Sacramento zoo by far and the price was totally affordable..will definitely go back..animals exhibits were interactive despite the obvious covid precautions..love it

I was very impressed with how organized and clean the zoo is! The prices were very reasonable too! Everyone was friendly and answered questions with knowledgeable answers! My granddaughter was very satisfied!

Had an amazing time! Staff was amazing and stopped to talk to my children (6 and 4) and answered all their questions (even if there was not an animal talk happening). So clean also.

Amazing! I got to feed the giraffes and pet stingrays. I was more excited about it than my kids

Kids loved it walked around for about 3 hours. Make sure you spray yourself with bug repellant. My baby got bites all over her legs.

Love this place! Great for family outings & a calm day out & about. Plenty for kids & adults alike to see.

There was a lot of construction going on that will likely not end any time soon & because of Covid you have to walk down a preset path. The Reptile exhibit is closed and a lot of the animals have been relocated to another exhibit that theyre working on. Unfortunately those exhibits are all closed so we didnt get to see about a third of the animals.Overall, it was still a fun experience and the lack of people made for a more enjoyable experience.

Such a lovely place in Fresno. The animals are cared for well, and the precautions they have taken to keep us the public and animals safe are visable. Thank you.

Its a great zoo seems like the city should give them more land for a better facility and it felt a little empty since some exhibits were closed and being replaced, but the dinosaur section was great my wife and kids loved it.

Although I did enjoy the overall experience, I do think that some of the animals needed larger enclosures. Loved the open safari exhibit

I loved seeing all the animals and the dinosaur s was the bast

It has really improved since a few years ago. Especially the elephant enclosure! However even though there are signs saying to wear a mask, most visitors didnt and none of the staff seemed to care. It was never enforced on any level.

I love bringing the grandkids

Most things are shut down due to covid but still well worth going my kids enjoyed . Another cool thing was the fact that they had employees on stand by if you wanted to learn about each animal .

We visited for Zoo Brew, and had a very nice time. Lots of people in costumes, fun music, and great food and beverage.

So I recently decided to take my kids to the zoo. I thought it would be cool for them to see some of the animals that grace our TV screen with their own two eyes. I got to experience the SF zoo and I loved every minute of it. When we got there I instantly loved the realistic layout of every animals enclosure. The zoo seemed well kept and the animals looked healthy and vibrant. That was until we got to the Tiger. First of all he was pacing back and forth obviously stressed but that I could have overlooked because its common for some animals to become stressed in captivity. The thing that nipped and pulled at my heart strings was his frail extremely thin stature. He looked severely malnourished and it literally broke my heart to see him in such a state. It really bothered me to show my kids this Tiger (especially since he was one of animals they were looking forward to seeing). I never had a negative thought about animals in zoos but seeing him made it clear what PETA had been preaching all these years. Kind of ruined my perception of the zoo and I dont think Ill be going to the zoo anytime soon. Just my opinion.

Love their now semi new safari area. the old stuff is still good too. even though we live out of state now when we visit we like to hang out here. the new food area next to the safari area is a great place to sit relax enjoy food and watch wild animals

Zoo is clean and bigger than the last time I was there great day with the fam..

Awesome! New African exhibit and sea Lion cove is amazing.

The lady who runs the zoo members entrance was extremely rude to us yesterday. It seems like she stereotyped us because we look different from her. RUDE! UNPLEASANT! LEARN HOW TO TALK TO PEOPLE POLITELY & TREAT PEOPLE RESPECTFULLY!

A bit disappointing but didnt expect much otherwise. Pretty much you can only visit outdoor sections due to covid. shame that they make you pay extra for some exhibits, its not that big of a zoo in the first place. the elephant giraffe rhino areas were nice. otherwise wasnt anything overly exciting. The sea lion area seems like a huge section what a waste of space for the 1-2 sea lions hiding swimming in the corner. There was very little or unclear signage of where to go and what to do anywhere in the zoo and they dont even hand you a map when you walk in.

Theyve really stepped it up a few notches with the African exhibit. Hand feeding the giraffes is an experience Ill never forget. Petting sharks and stingrays seems to be fairly standard these days, but hand feeding them added something special. Great way to spend a day!

We love the zoo. We have a great digging for the dinosaurs parts. Great place to take your kids.

Had a good experience here. A lot of different animals to see. The zoo cafe has good and affordable snacks and food. The only problem is the heat in summer so just keep some water.