Lived near here since 2011, and never once bothered with Salinas zoo; probably because I assumed it was something akin to Manhattans- small sad animals and not much to look at. We gave it a go today and it was amazing! You really do get close up to the wildlife, which is so nice. It has a good variety of animals; to include ones you don’t always get a chance to see. Their exhibits were all open, animals in the enclosures. Apparently there is a tram, and while I saw someone comment that it wasn’t running and they “had to walk” around the zoo, I’ll note now that it IS up and running and it’s 3 dollars but the zoo itself isn’t at all hard to trek. If you need assistance getting around they have electric scooter rentals, and strollers for your kids. Yes, you have to wear a mask IF YOU CANNOT MAINTAIN 6’ DISTANCE FROM OTHERS- but we found it easy to get around without anyone getting close. The only thing COVID closed is the giraffe feeding.The museum is so cool, it really takes you through wildlife around the world- but the talking manikins are super freaky... especially when they blink. And, there’s a pair of them that shame you for ruining the rainforest, which is weird.All in all, this was definitely an experience I wish I had visited before. It’s truly a hidden gem in Salina, and is better than the Topeka zoo and the Manhattan zoo. The enclosures do seem small but the animals seem happy and healthy!

We had a great time. I suggest on hot days you take drinks because most of their pop machines were empty. But up by the food they have drinks and snow cones.

A small zoo in the middle of nowhere but had a lot of great animals. The animals were well taken care of in the zoo is very clean. They have a outstanding Museum filled with dioramas. I highly recommend going

It was great! We had so much fun looking at the animals with my child, only drawback was it was windy, but that was mother nature not the zoo if Im ever near these parts again, would definitely be passing by there. Staff was nice and friendly. Most animals we were able to see though not all.

This zoo was an excellent for the size. Therr are a lot of animals to see and the price is amazing. It is smaller but that didnt prevent us from spending 4 hours there! It was a breezy Friday afternoon and all of the animals were enjoying the weather and lazily napping. There werent many people around which was nice because we didnt feel rushed. We walked around once and then hopped on the tram. Our tram driver was very knowledgeable and you could tell he love the animals. The wildlife museum was cool and although all of the animald are stuffed we got a good idea about the true size of the animals. It was clean and well marked. If we didnt live so far away I would definitely come back here.

What a fun place! We loved this zoo. It is small compared to our Denver Zoo but much more interactive. Lovely park-like setting. The exhibits are spread out and you can get really close to them. There are 4 Tigers, a large male, Mother and 3 one-year old cubs. They were so playful! At the end of the zoo is a great interactive diorama of habitats around the world with real waterfalls, rivers and robotic people telling about their country. It was fantastic! Well worth the admission!

A wonderful local attraction. World class dioramas.

Fabulous staff, Beautiful animals. Spacious, Clean Zoo & Museum. Great prices. Our family had a wonderful day!

The dinosaur exhibit was fun for the kids. Seems to be less and less animals than the last couple times we had gone. The museum is a nice cool escape on a hot day, and has a lot of neat set ups inside. We will be going back again once more things open up to make the trip worth while.

Nice zoo, like the trans thats available with stops for you through out the park. Dont have to stay on one can stay as long as you like n catch another one

Perfect for little kiddos! My son is obsessed with the dinosaur exhibit I wish it would stay permanently. Nice little zoo for a rural area. The museum is amazing too.

The zoo and museum are amazing. The hospitality of the staff are second to none. We used the zoo as a break from I-70 but wished we lived closer to enjoy the zoo and museum on a regular basis. The museum is a cant miss part of the zoo.

My family always has a great time at Rolling Hills! Weve been going for years and my son LOVES the new dinosaur installation.

This was our 2nd time visiting this zoo and it never disappoints! You can see so many of the animals up close and they appear to be well taken care of. Staff is friendly and the facilities are very clean. One of our favorite zoos!

Wonderful place out in the middle of great country! The zoo itself is a good time, a lot of animals to enjoy. Take the tram to get a little bit of backstory on the tour. What really wowed us since our last visit (many years ago), was the addition of the museum on the top of the hill. Wow! Worth the admission price several times! I could spend all day in there. The dioramas are top notch! Worth your time to visit!

Great place to visit!!! Animals are very well taken care of and staff are amazing.

The zoo was fantastic. Great animals and friendly staff. The only bad thing was most of the other visitors did not wear face masks or social distance. I.e. the reptile house was very crowded and we were the only ones who had masks.

Worth the stop. I just finished walking through looking at the animals and now Im eating a cheeseburger and fries. The staff is friendly and you can get pretty close to the animals in most cases. I will be coming back... if even only for the painted dogs.

We took the grands here. Just s little spur of the moment trip. For the small size it was very nice. Love the museum it was great. Prices are good staff is great.can tell they are giving it some much needed tlc. Definitely going back.

Was a great experience with our 3yr and 4yr old. All the staff was very polite. Will definitely be coming back for future vacation trips. Thank you guys excellent work your all amazing

Museum was awesome. Zoo was kind of sad. Not too much space for the animals. Small exhibits. My wife picked up multiple pieces of trash while we were there..

Such a great little zoo! What a find in Kansas! Superb animals who look happy and healthy. Be sure to spend the day, and check out the natural museum as well!

It was horrendous. We are a family of 6, 4 kids and 2 adults. We got tickets all for $60 in total which was good but not for the experience you get at the zoo. Practically every animal we saw was either asleep or dieing from the heat. All in there beds some passed out and others about to be. Not even the vending machines wanted to work. The only decent part was the way sprinklers which kept us somewhat refreshed in the balding sun.

This is the best zoo/museum combo Ive ever been to. I learn something new every time Im there and I used to work here.

I Was Working Here,But Its A Great Place To Take Your Kids On A Days Adventure!!!

We went since it was the last day of the dinosaur exhibit, and my 5 year old LOVES dinosaurs! It was a perfect day!

Today was the first cold day of fall. We were on our way home from Manhattan to Wichita and wanted to stretch our legs and get some walking in with our 5yo daughter. This was our choice of stop. I have to tell you - I have a masters degree in museum studies and worked in museums for years. The “museum” at Rolling Hills has THE best nature based dioramas I have ever seen. I have been to every Smithsonian, the Field Museum, and the NYC museums. I was blown away. The quality, care, and vast number of taxidermied species was unreal to me. After we went through the museum we braved the cold and walked the zoo, enjoying every little thing along the way. It is clean, animals seemed well cared for, species were varied and interesting. We happened to come upon a keeper feeding the rhinos (never have I seen an Indian rhino in person, and being a huge Albrecht Durer fan, I was thrilled to pull out my phone and show my husband the hundreds of years old sketch that so matched their rhino!). She was friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable. It was a joy to talk to her and she interacted with us in such a way that I didn’t want to move on to more exhibits. I am grateful we stopped, and I do have one suggestion. The museum nerd in me really wants to know the provenance, exhibit history, taxidermy team, and level of care the specimens in the dioramas receive. It is worth a small pamphlet or note on the website for sure. Someone’s collection is vastly impressive, and they deserve credit in a short book that I would definitely buy from the gift shop! Ideally it would have the same informative maps of each exhibit but then specimen history as well as species history. We will be back!

We enjoyed strolling around the zoo and eating a nice lunch at the restaurant. This place is great for people of all ages!

All the animals were sleeping. The musium was good though.

Awasome the museum was amazing some of the noise and robotics scared the bejesers out of me but it was amazing and fun

Great zoo very fun. The tram is the way to go! No walking and the drivers tell you about the animals. Very good food and not to pricey. Great place will go again.

Great zoo but go when tram is running so not as much walking nice that there is room for big pins good time!!!

We had a great time. My grandson loved the Dinosaurs and the Hide away was really neat for him to explore.

Well kept zoo with quite a bit of variety. Sadly, its location might keep a little unknown, but maybe thats the benefit. A hidden gem. Been there three times in about fifteen years. Still need to visit the associated museum.

I have always had good experiences at this zoo. They have a great assembly of animals and clean facilities in a quaint location. The workers are always nice and ready to help or answer questions. I look forward to going whenever I am visiting.

I was really surprised by how good the exhibits were for the size of the zoo. My favorite part was the museum. I thought the displays were some of the best taxidermy exhibits I have seen.

The experience was fun and we enjoyed it. It was very nice to get out and enjoy the day. The staff enjoys talking to you and telling you stories about the things youre looking at.

One of our favorite zoos!! Friendly staff, great variety of animals. The tigers today were so active and fun to watch!! Sadly we never got to see any of the rhinos.

Lovely morning at the zoo. We were able to see most of the animals. Lucky enough to witness the feeding of the monkeys. Very entertaining.

Nice little zoo. We visited on a warmer day in February when we needed to kill some time. There were quite a few animals not on exhibit but still plenty to see. We especially enjoyed the tiger cubs, giraffes and lemurs. The kids really enjoyed the museum and animatronics. We spent about 2 hours here with pretty much the whole place to ourselves. Only drawback was all the geese.

This is a fun little zoo off of I-70 in kansas. We saw a lot of animals more up close then at other zoos and it only took us about 1hr 30minutes to get around the whole place. It was extremely hot though and it is mostly black top.

Small zoo. Easy to see animals. Well taken care of.

This zoo was definitely a great visit! It is kept super clean and tidy. Staff was very nice. Due to weather we were the only ones and it felt like we had the place to ourselves :D it was awesome. Thank you!

It was an amazing movie my place. The museum was awesome. So many cool animals.

Had a very good experience here. 2nd time I’ve been there. My granddaughters age 7 and 10 love this place. Very clean and staff are great.

Its a bit pricey for most of the exibits not being available to see...because of covid.Our favorite is the museum,kids country, and the dinosaurs.

It wss super enjoyable only problem that I had was they said the tram would be back in 30 minutes but it was too close to closing so they didnt come back around.

This is a great spot to take your little ones on a chill day! I recommend the fall myself! Its very quaint out there. Plus, its a smaller zoo so ya gotta help out and support the little guy! I was a member a couple years back. I was pleasantly surprised by all the activities they have for a smaller zoo. Its great addition to the Saline County area!

Its a good place for familys to get together and walk around and enjoy all the animals its a fun place for kids to learn about the animals to

Great zoo with many animal exhibits to enjoy. We went on a Sunday and nearly had the place to ourselves. Super affordable and easy to get to. They have a tram that can give you the tour and that makes is nice for anyone who may not want to walk the entire zoo.

Great time. They had misting stations around the zoo to cool off

Really nice medium sized zoo and museum. Great for kids and adults.

Zoo was nice, staff wouldnt let us ride our segways though.

Variety of animals in large areas (but still highly visible to guests), and tram rides were worth the price. Highly recommend!

Love this place! Favorite zoo in Kansas!

Went while areas were closed for Covid. The Zoo had so much more to explore that we were not able to see and I would love to go back when its fully open. Saying that the staff was amazing. They still had alot to see and enjoy!

This was a unique experience. My kids thought just another zoo but had a great time. We fed a giraffe, camel and ostrich. They kept our fur baby in their free pet area as well.

Great zoo! Excellent layout and great enclosures. The animals have good room and seem well taken care of. My one issue is with them keeping Redtailed Hawks...seems like such a common bird of prey from our area deserves a better life; not sure they contribute to the overall goal of conservation awareness.

Very spread out, so it makes for a good way to wear out the kids! The animals are highly interactive—the cougar was the highlight of our visit! He came right up to the kids!The flamingos are the first enclosure, and they are right on the other side of the fence line.We loved the polar bears and train ride, too!There’s also a playground for the kids next to the camels and ostrich exhibits.

Great little zoo in the middle of nowhere! LOL

I was there for my birthday and their 20th Anniversary celebration on October 26, 2019! We got to see the tiger play with her triplets and it made my whole day!!! It was beautiful weather and all the animals were out and visible! The Lemurs were in the process of moving so we were disappointed we didnt get to see them but a glimpse of one!!! I lost my anniversary bag somehow and the director personally made sure they saved me one at the entrance hut!! It was so thoughtful!!! Thanks for a great birthday!!!

One of the best Zoos we have visited. Very clean.

Great little zoo with a good variety of animals and good (shaded) viewing areas. The big cat area was cool!

I came here with my girlfriend and it was on a super cold day, so no one was there. But the workers still gave us an amazing experience. We got to see almost every animal (besides the sleepy lion) and an amazing museum of animals!!! Defenitlaly worth the stop

Even though some of the stuff was close because of crona, it was still fun to go and see all the animals. My favorite part

We found this place on our cross country road trip and it our familys favorite stop!

The zoo and museum were incredible like always. The dinosaur exhibit was extra fun.

Clean, helpful staff, easy to navigate, nice large exhibits (some being updated).

This Zoo was surprisingly good. The layout was nice, without a lot of backtracking, though its quite larger. The exhibits were clean. The animals seemed happy. The staff was polite and friendly, and pointed out how we could see certain things. They had some interesting and uncommon zoo animals (aardvarks and tiger kittens, for example). They also have a cool museum with lots of taxidermy animals in cool locations. We went in the late fall, but this would be a nice place to cool off in the summer. Finally, they a really cool kids area inside the museum with Legos, puppets, an aquarium, climbing equipment, mounted insects, etc. You could spend hours in that room with properly curious children. Well definitely go again.

This zoo was a nice break on our drive from Topeka to Larkspur. We saw lots of animals and got to stretch our legs. They had bus parking so we could park with our trailer easily. The museum is included with a ticket and was truly an experience.

Nice place. We traveled for a family birthday party and brought our dog with us. They allow pets to be boarded in air conditioned space while we walked through the zoo! Huge plus for us as we were coming from the Wichita area and were headed on to more traveling after the birthday party. The zoo itself was nice, lots of walking but good exhibits. Liked all the different cat species of animals.

A great place to go if you want to thoroughly enjoy two hours or more! Both the museum and the zoo were great! We visited on a warmer day in March and still got to see lots of animals. The habitats are oriented to really allow you to see the animals up close!

Loved it best zoo so far and staff was excellent 10 stars if I could

This zoo has a lovely museum that we visited. They also have very friendly staff that were more than happy to tell us a little more about their animals!

Bummer that the lion croaked. Cool place. The giant guinea pig had a weird bloody membrain hanging from its butt. I really dug the mullet bird. Nice ppl working there.

This is one amazing zoo, was definitely a better experience than I was expecting, they have a huge selection of animals with petting animals as well. They have indoor exhibits as well in the museum, definitely make sure you check out the museum as well, its really cool! I went during the week and there wasnt hardly anyone there in the weather was nice.

This was a very beautiful zoo, it truly felt as if the zookeepers cared about their creatures!

I was volunteering at Deami Night 2019. Dream Night at Rolling Hills Zoo is for children that are disabled or have a terminal illness. The kids and their family enjoy a free night at the Zoo and a meal. It is very rewarding to help at this event.

Very nice Zoo. Nice way to break up the drive on I-70. The best part is the musuem.

We totally enjoyed our visit at the Rolling Hills Zoo!! The weather was great. We rode the tram and then stopped for a while in the childrens play area. Visiting with the knowledgable volunteers about many animals was nice. They gave us interesting tidbits about the inhabitants. Was even able to get a glimpse of the new Male Lion that was bird watching. We thought he was thinking of lunch as he followed their movement, lol. After seeing all the animals we headed to the gift shop to get a treat. Thanks for working so hard to make our day GREAT!! WE WILL RETURN!

A nice place to go for educational or recreational services. Catering service was great, worth stopping by and visiting.

Good family friendly venue. Reasonably priced. Easy to find and get in and out of.

Just the right amount zoo. Everything is layed out eaisly enough to make one big loop and see about everything in an hour and a half if you dont stop to read all the signs. Lots of great information, but when you are going along with two kids age two they dont really want to wait for to read the facts when they could be seeing more animals! :) We had a great time!

When I visited it was not crowded at all which is always nice. Most of the animals were sleeping but thats pretty typical for zoos so I cant hold it against this one. They had a place to put our dog while we walked around the shop which is nice since we were traveling and it was hot so we couldnt leave her in the car. Got to see a rhino from just a few feet away which isnt something Ive done at any other zoo. A few of the exhibits didnt appear to have any animals in them no matter how hard I tried to spot them. Thats the only real negative I can come up with for this visit to Rolling Hills Zoo.

Awesome place! Well kept and very clean. The animals look happy to be there.

Liked this zoo because it was very clean, and spacious. I didnt get the cramped feel like most of the zoos iv been too. The place is very nice and visually pleasing but I feel like there should have been more animals. Dont get me wrong, they do have a great selection and they hit all the major ones youd expect to see in a zoo. I will say that for most of the animals enclosures allow you to get a lot closer to the animals then anywhere else IV been.Food court was decently priced.I liked how it was out in the country instead of in the middle of the city)Entrance fee was a bit steep (for a broke collage student at least). But once you get inside you kinda see why.

The zoo was good. Just felt some of the cats deserved bigger enclosures than the flamingos or smaller animals

Amazing zoo with wonderful accommodating staff. The exhibits are large and animals all looked happy and playful. Zookeepers were knowledgeable about every animals past before they got to the zoo. Tram driver knew many interesting facts about the history of the zoo. The museum was very interesting and something I have never seen at any other zoo. For $14 you can get a days worth of fun and learning. Highly recommend.

Great place soutwest of Kansas City.

We are members of Rolling Hills Zoo - love this place for an afternoon getaway or family outing. Family visiting from out of state insist on seeing the zoo every time they come! The Members Picnic was where we got to see the snow leopard and lion out and about for the first time. Apparently theyre more active at night. Fascinated by the long tail on the leopard! This is simply a great local attraction!!

Amazing staff did a wonderful job creating activities for a childs birthday party. They were incredibly efficient and organized. Everyone understood their roles, interacted well with children, and did an outstanding job using the allotted time to keep the kids interested and involved. Great job!

Our kids absolutely loved it not the biggest zoo but perfect for all of our kids

Great little zoo. As a herpetological enthusiast im disappointed in the lack of reptiles, but its a small zoo in a small town. The keepers are very nice and were more than willing to speak with me and answer any questions I had.

Love visiting this place and when it gets too hot, we head to the indoor exhibit! Very cool zoo.

Great zoo for kids! The museum had a lot of stuffed animals in some great poses

Great zoo. Had indoor area to bring in picnic at museum area. Everyone was super friendly

It was wonderful and fun for kids!

It was great the boys had ablast.

This is a great private zoo. It is best to go in the morning when they feed the animals. In the winter they have the hippos in the barn and you can go see them very close. It is not the biggest zoo but is really a great zoo. The have a museum that is very well done.

Love this place. My 7 year old granddaughter has the best time watching the animals