What a great little zoo. Just perfect for a nice easy visit with the kids. Nice park attached to play in before and or after. Easy parking on the street and easy to find. There are several eating places across the street if you get hungry. Nicely kept up and the animals are well taken care of. A nice petting zoo for the little kids.

Its a small zoo but for younger kids, its perfect. Play in the small water play area including an elephant spouting water. The butterfly garden is cool as you can see the cocoons. At the front of the wallaby exhibit, play the kukuburra call on your phone and youll here the kukuburra reply! We were told they are hoping to add penguins to the penguin exhibit next year but cant right now because they are coming from California and its way to challenging to do so given covid-19. The exhibit looks cool and we cant wait. Train rides are also not available as they are redoing the whole area around the pond. We get frozen custard ice cream right behind the zoo at the end of every visit to the zoo. The kids always have a blast.

The zoo is always a great way to spend a few minutes or an hour. Our kids love guessing if certain animals will be out or in their homes.Our last visit was for Boo at the Zoo which was well done including procedures due to COVID.

Great fun with the kids! The goats were the most weve seen so far. They are trying to be safe with distancing. A new penguin exhibit will open soon

Was a really nice zoo. Small but nice and close to the animals. Very interactive.

A great place for the kids and family to see some zoo animals and petting zoo. Very nice for being free admission. Also the butterfly garden is beautiful but will only be up 1 more week this year. Enjoy the fall weather and check it out!

A great place to a date, day off, or a walk to see some animals! It looks very well maintained and the animals seems happy.

I loved it here! Its free and has a decent amount of animals.You are able to get pretty close to most of the animals or at least are able to see them. There is a petting zoo where you get to hang out with so many goats. Just be careful though because they will most definitely chew on any and everything you have. I didnt mind it because I love goats but they kept nibbling on my shirt and bag.My only complaint was that the turkey vulture seemed to have a small enclosure. I would have liked to have seen a bigger area for him.Dont expect to see just a ton of animals. They are adding a penguin exhibit later. Its a good place to bring kids. There is a little splash area at the entrance for them to cool off when its hot.

This is a wonderful little park for children of all ages and abilities as well as adults. There are several covered picnic areas, a small free zoo that is absolutely wonderful, as well as many different playgrounds for all ages. From sitters/crawlers to elementary-aged children, this is an excellent park. There are even ducks and a little pond and also a train that you can purchase tickets for in the zoo gift shop. Only $2 per person over 2 years old! Great deal! My 3 year old and 18 month old had an awesome time!

Discovered this zoo and decided to take a look. I have to say it was incredible and being free was surprising, but buying things in the gift shop goes towards the zoo and they accept donations. well worth your time and donations

We LOVE this zoo!! Its small but well worth the drive. Its very clean & all the employees are friendly, you can tell they enjoy their jobs! We will definitely be back! Also, really cute stuff in the gift shop & reasonably priced

Wanted to go for years and finally did. Great experience despite some rain when I was their. Exhibits were all great and staff very helpful even with the COVID conditions. Going to be coming back again.

This place is awesome for us city folk who never see more wildlife than the occasional trash panda or road pancake. The kids love it and can easily spend hours in the goat pen alone. This is certainly one of the greatest treasures Lafayette has to offer.

Amazing place to take the kids. Fun and free. Animals are well taken care of. Beware of feeding the goats as they get overly excited and like to jump, but overall really fun. Its also right by the park so the kids can play afterwards. Only wish there were more places to eat nearby.

This park has everything. It has a butterfly area. They can land on you. Tons of different animals. Like kangaroos. prairie dogs. Aquarium for the otters. A awesome little interactive water features to keep you cool. A awesome little train you can ride on. Places to have a picnic at. Tunnels for the kids to crawl through. Huge playground sets. Petting zoo. The kids had a blast. Its a little bit of a drive for us. Its worth it. The greatest part. Is its all FREE! SERIOUSLY FREE. They take donations and theyre adding penguin soon. Cant recommend this place enough. Love it.

This is not a large sprawling zoo, but rather a little gem with plenty of animals for children to observe. It is right next to a playground, large picnic area, and a Waterpark.

I shouldnt give any rating as I didnt get to see the place because I got there a few minutes after closing not knowing what time it closed but I did hear a bunch of animals hooting and hollering and that was kind of neat for a free zoo Im sure its worth all the freeness there is

This was such a sweet little zoo!! Perfect for little kids. We loved the wallabies and the petting zoo and the butterflies the best. I thought the train ticket prices were a bit much. We spent about 2 hours here. Id go back with my little kids, probably not big ones.

Omg I love the people that work there, they are nice. I also loved going there, because I have never seen some animals so close to me. I had a very awesome experience visiting this place!

Small zoo without any of the large animals (elephant, lions, etc) but it was very clean, free, and even though it was small for an adult. It is the perfect size with the right amount of animals for small children that cant walk as much or handle a long day at a place like the Indy zoo. All in all very enjoyable

Free zoo where you can play with the goats and see lots of other animals. My daughter loves this zoo and she is 15 years old!

Free zoo. Very clean zoo. Staff was nice and helpful and gave us information in every area. A large range of animals can be seen here. Several baby goats were recently born. Chickens, several different species of monkeys, porcupine, kookaburra bird that I’ve never seen before, otters, turtoise, butterfly exhibit, wallaby, singing dogs that are extinct except in captivity and others. There are kiddy rides there and a train. Next door there are water slides and pools and a baseball stadium. Plenty of shelter houses with picnic tables. I highly recommend.

What a great (free) place to take the kids! They love seeing the butterfly gardens & animal exhibits.

Our daughter always loves to visit and feed the goats! She sang with the dogs this last time. All the employees are great with kids!

Wonderful little gem in the city. Free. Animals are usually out, visible and interactive. Clean. Love this place.

Great local free zoo. I cant wait for the penguin exhibit!

We love going to the zoo. So much fun and its free. The staff is super nice and friendly.

Love taking my grandkids here! They always wanna hear stories from when i was a little girl and went here all the time!

Nice, small zoo. Cute animals. They have baby goats right now. 10 out of 10.

I love this animal-filled friendly place. The people are ok, too.

Best free zoo with playground right next to it so u can see the animals and let ur children play

Such a cute zoo! So many interactive things for the kids, and lots of opportunities for the kids to get close to the animals

It’s a small but nice and free zoo which have plenty kinds of animals in a compact fashion. I really enjoy touching sheeps there and the prairie dogs, singing dogs are also fun to watch. In brief, it’s a good place to have a leisure afternoon!

A cute park for kids or just to walk around and the people zoo is nice

Free to visit and I loved the animals there. Zoo is very well taken care of. You should make a donation to keep the zoo available to the community.

Columbia park has come a long way. They have been slowly redoing the walls and putting in rock beds in place of the eroded walls. They have redone most of their Memorial area. Feels so peaceful walking amongst the flowers and monuments.Ive always loved our park, just wish for a little more in the zoo.Ill probably change my review to 5 stars once all the construction is complete.

Very nice zoo and friendly staff!! They were very knowledgeable when we had questions about the animals!! Loved seeing the majestic Bald Eagles and Spider Monkeys!! We had a blast feeding the Goats and they tried eating our clothes

I had a few friends out of town come over and had never been to Lafayette and the visit to Columbian Park set things off amazing its a fun and happy environment.

Zoo closed. Park open. Nice lunch in shelters. Some playground stuff open. Major Loeb Stadium construction. Frozen Custard Awesome!

Had a great time seeing all the officers and vehicles!!

Oh my gosh!!! We can’t believe how great this little zoo was! We stopped for a break on a drive from Chicago to Indianapolis. It’s in Lafayette IN a few miles from Purdue University.They had an awesome butterfly exhibit & we met Lisa which was so sweet & a wealth of knowledge too! Everyone that worked here including volunteers was so amazing!! We absolutely loved playing & loving on the adorable Norwegian Dwarf goats. We were definitely blown away with this place & it’s people!

Such a nice little zoo. Everything is well-kept and the animals are happy My kids are teenagers and we still enjoy coming here!

Always a nice place to walk around. Nice to see they are renovating the features and expanding.

**FREE** Nice place to take the kids, small but its free

A great place to spend an afternoon with the family! The summer zoo camps for kids are fantastic as are the birthday parties!

This was a cute little free zoo with a train to ride. Fun place to go, not a ton of animals, but enough to keep kids interested.

Even during the Covid panic, I still.can go in and see Wallobys and thats pretty neat-o

I liked the U.S. Military Memorial

Good place to take your family and kids and have fun

Its a really nice place, and its got plenty of playground for kids.

Cant beat a free zoo. Love the walk through area with the wallabies. Cheap family fun!

We loved this adorable little FREE zoo... Super clean and beautiful park setting. Train ride is only $2 per person. Could have spent all day with the baby goats. Definitely planning to head back. Bring lots of quarters to feed goats and swim wear as theres an adjacent Waterpark. Such a fun day!

Great place to walk with all the improvements going on its just getting better.

Very cute Zoo, love the goats but there is no need to keep a porcupine in a cage he looked like his brain had deteriorated cause he was pacing back and forth aimlessly, very sad as a well as the small monkeys. Get rid of these exhibits too sad!!

A wonderful place for kids. The childrens zoo is awesome and interactive.Lots of rides for kids, and its all free !!

Wonderful little zoo! Surrounded by playgrounds and a water park. Very clean place with excellent staff. The zoo and park are completely free of charge. I know they have a fee for the water park but I am not sure what it is.

Not many animals however, it has a beautiful landscape that is picture worthy. Has a nice play area for kiddos.

My kids enjoyed it very much. Polite staff Nice area

It is by far the best Zoo Ive ever gone to, not only because is free to enter but they have alot of animals to see and they are going to have pinguns come very soon. Beautiful place to grab an ice cream and walk around.

We had a great time with family at the park! Its a very well designed park, with play equipment for disabled people as well! There are multiple playsets designed for different age groups. It was a popular place on a summer Saturday, even with rain in the forecast.

Love going here for pokemon go lol

Awesome park. For the price it is great. By the way, its free! Very well maintained.

Nice little zoo. Always a great time with the family when we go.

Amazing. Totally unexpected to find such a great Zoo in a small city. Modern, fun, clean, educative, amazing!

Adorable, free zoo!! Highly recommend. There are very fun and entertaining exhibits like a petting zoo area, butterfly garden, and a kangaroo walk. The place is very clean and well taken care of. This is a great time both for children and the adults. The entire place will take you between 1 and 2 hours to enjoy.

Stopped on our way back to indy and found it as good as some of the bigger zoos we have been to.

Just an okay place. Can see mini Kangroo live inside their habitat

Lots of playground equipment located with benches for parents to take a seat and watch the kids play. The large pavilions have picnic tables with enough seating for your Birthdays and family gathering. The Zoo is free and adorable with a small number of animals, metal sculptures and variety of plants. This park has enough to enjoy for hours! Kiddie train ride is another feature. Must see park! Adventure is waiting.

Great places for the kids and I enjoyed it as well...the animals are very curious and friendly...

Very nice and educational place. Would definitely go back again!

Pretty park, lots of open spaces, nice places for hosting kids birthday parties.

Its free!! What could be better than that?!

It’s ok right now. Looks like they are putting in a lot of new things.

A small zoo in Lafayette. Nice for a short visit and interesting for the local animals. The prairie dogs were cute and we enjoyed watching them in their display area. Some enclosures seemed small for the animals inside.

Great place for all! Cost nothing to get in! 1 of my favorite places in town and the are coming

Having just moved from a big city, I was rather skeptical of a small town zoo that was also free. However, my toddler and I have been twice in a row this week, and he loves this zoo maybe more than the big city one. Very well done, personable staff, fun little signs to learn from, interactive exhibits, and even a splash pad. We usually spend about 3 hours here.

Nice little zoo for free admission. Small but very obvious that plans to add on were halted by covid.

A few animals, very cute. Cant get better then Free

Always clean and a fun environment.

Small and quaint. Also free. Good for a short afternoon trip!

It was quieter than I expected, and prettier as well. The Veterans Memorial area is definitely a special place.

I live it. Specially the butterfly exazbit!!

The zoo is free and fun, but the animal encounters are amazing!

I love this FREE zoo that is available to all! It is well maintained and the staff is knowledgeable. It’s a smaller zoo but the animals are amazing; they have New Guinea singing dogs, which are extremely rare. There are also fountains for kids to cool off in, a farm animal petting zoo, and a butterfly habitat walk through. I recommend it to anyone!

They have free things for everyone and kids too enjoy! Including a car show. We all enjoyed ourselves. Very friendly people...i know my kids enjoyed themselves and us 4 adults did too. Cant wait for another carnival... Free to get in ect.

Clean and well maintained zoo thats free... Unbeatable! Employees/voulenteers are friendly and attentive too! The petting zoo is my daughters favorite part, though...

It was nice for the kids cant wait for the penguin exhibit to be completed and open.

Its a great place for family day out.

You can not beat a free zoo. Small train through the park. Massive play area for kids. Lots of shade and did I mention relaxation? five stars

The Zoo and Waterpark are both amazing! Limited parking space but worth the visit

Free and open to the public. A great place to bring the kids for a couple hours or explore on a first date.

Fantastic free zoo. Just the right mix of animals. Petting zoo with all the baby goats was really great. Moneys were neat. Train ride was nice also. Whole park was fantastic

The zoo is pretty great, it is on the small side but it is still fun to go and see the animals. There isnt many great things you can do for free but this is one of them!

Love that the zoo is free!! My kids love the animals so much!!

Pretty cool..Fun Free

For a free zoo, this place is absolutely amazing. Having just visited the San Diego zoo, our expectations were low. We were prepared to just enjoy a little stroll with a few animals but spent 2 hours amazed with the wallaby walk, otters, and petting zoo. Ill admit, the petting zoo stole my kiddos heart. However, I thought the butterfly pavilion was impressive, with butterflies everywhere you look. Outside the zoo was a plethora of playgrounds to please all age groups of my crew, even up to the teens. This was a fabulous surprise during our quick trip to Lafayette!

Cool free zoo. Everyone loved it.

Miss to old pool but still a very nice place to take the kids and family

This place is amazing to take your family. I would suggest anybody and everybody to go there its amazing so beautiful. Most of all they keep their Parks clean and safe.

My kids loved it. Several parks for different ages of kids to teens. Great place to just let the kids be kids and play