Reviews of DEW Haven - Maine Zoo and Rescue (Zoo)

918 Pond Rd, Mt Vernon, ME 04352, United States

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Weed Starr

It is a great place to go with your friends or take the kids. Kids under 4 go for free we brought our 2 year old and 1 year old and 3 year old niece they all loved it. Super cheap entertainment for the kids as well. Staff was also very nice and were great with the animals

Zach Williams

Great cause here at dew haven plus how often do you get to feed a bear

corey roberge

Fun place for the kids. A bit expensive really. $50.00 for 2 adults and a kid with a $10.00 bucket of grain to feed to goats. Too many farm animals, I mean how many goats and mini horses can you do you need to see. The whole place felt like it could use some work. Kinda run down feeling.

Erin Libby

We love going every year. Whenever you take a tour it’s evident that the animals love Bob as much as he loves them. To see a place where all of the animals can live their lives happy & relaxed is wonderful. Definitely take the tour as it is so informative.

Nicole Collins

Really great place for animal lovers! The man that owns it gives awesome tours and can tell you all about his animals! Definately will be going back...and telling everyone else to go! Thank you we had a blast!

Matt Chrissikos

I liked seeing the baby monkey and the cats

Terry C

Very nice zoo, great collection of animals seemingly well cared for. Nicely landscaped surroundings.

Nicole loves animals

Best zoo I've taken my son to hands down! You can tell the animals are very well taken care of and very loved.

Elizabeth Bryant

An amazing experience. It's bigger than I thought it would be and is deceiving from the parking lot! So many beautiful animals and they seem loved and well cared for! Caught up with the tour and heard the stories of some of the rescues. It was a great morning!

Collette Pierce

Not only can you really see the animals and feed some (designated feeding areas) but the owners interact with the animals and guests. So while he is talking with you about how they acquired lion cubs from New York and bottle fed them, the male lion is "talking" and rubbing up against the fence so he can pet it. Their daughter also tells the stories while she safely provides attention.

colleen donahue

It was nice seeing all the animals. The tour guide was very funny but didn't hesitate to make sure children and adults respected the safety rules. Highly recommend this for family outing.

greg allen

Awsome. My one year old was vary intrigued. And us adults were intertwined as well.:).

Carol McAllister

It was awesome! They had a lot more then I thought. Loved the white tigers.

jen girouard

So clean , so enjoyable ! we had a great family day . All the animals looked well and very content.. Thank you DEW for your hard work for the animals.

Diane Levesque

Wonderful place to learn about the different animals in our world.. Bob and Julie are the best for taking care of these amazing animals..Lions,tigers,bears,and more..

Nathan Hoskin

Very nice collection of exotic rescued animals. Kids can feed many of them - not the carnivores, of course! Such a shame that so many animals are illegally imported & mistreated.

Rain reinauer

I interned at DEW Haven in Mount Vernon Maine and I can honestly say it was the most rewarding experience of my life so far. I loved waking up knowing that each day I was going to learn something new about the animals and work alongside the most caring staff members. I would highly recommend DEW Haven to anyone interested in volunteering or interning with beautiful animals and people.

Deb Russell

Pricey, but they depend on gate fees

Michaela Tobias

This place is amazing owners are so friendly the amimals, are well taking care for. What a beautiful place to spend the day! My husband and i drove 5 plus hrs to come here, we will be coming again before they close for the winter! Ty Bob and Julie, u both are amazing!

Michelle Friel

My family and I Love this place. We try to go at least once a year.

Charlie West

Excellent place my grand daughter love it

Tiffany M

Inexpensive place to take the kids.. Unfortunately they were under construction and we missed some of the exhibit.. We will have to go back when the construction is completed..

Jessica St. Pierre

Beautiful animals and a well kept zoo. No smoking anywhere inside the gate

Robert Decker

Nice array of animals in a quaint setup. Worth the visit and revisit... I urge all to go.

Carrie Upton

Great place to go and spend the day looking at all the animals

Kate Decker

Wonderful place to visit, bring your own lunch.

April Littlefield

Everytime I go to DEW Haven, I feel like family. The people are as remarkable as the animals. I can't say enough good things about this place. I had the opportunity to volunteer with Spring cleanup one year, and the behind the scenes is everything I I hoped it would be. The animals came first. Focus was put on safety for animals and guests. The animals here are loved by everyone. A summer is not complete without a trip to DEW.

Valerie S

Fantastic area really well kept up and awesome animal exhibits

Tanner Swan

Crew was friendly and there was a big variety of animals of all kinds. Had a great time will be back!

Michelle Johnson

Amazing! The owners interaction with the animals was astounding! We will definitely be back next year.

Darryl Lafleur

Such a great place to see some amazing animals.

William C. Bradford

Best zoo experience ever. Closer and more direct engagement with animals here than anywhere else.

Maggie Strehlke

I love this place. For everyone making negative comments...you complain about the price...how much do you think it costs to feed one tiger for a year? Your money if for the animals but if you choose to spend your money at a local shelter...good for you...the money is used the same way but I guarantee that you're not donating $70. Next, these animals came from horrendous conditions and some were on their death bed when they came to DEW Haven. These people love and care for every one of these animals. The enclosures may not be "beautiful" but they run on donations and volunteers. If you want to see "pretty" enclosures I would suggest going to a zoo. This place is a sanctuary for these animals. DEW Haven, keep up the good work!!!!

Shannon Booker

Loved this place!!!! Thank you for finding a place for these beautiful animals, not to mention a real environment to see them in. Anyone with kids should check this place out and feed the bears!

Brenda Lane

Loved it...was volunteer clean up day Went with friends Got much exercise outdoors raking and shoveling up leaves and debris Saw some of the animals Real nice time Beautiful fall day to be outdoors Definetly want to go back and tour the zoo

casey codey

Always a great visit, just keep in mind some animals are awake at different times naturally. They (the animals) are very happy here. :)

Hunter Collins

Cool animals but pricey

Tony McKnight

This place was amazing for my family. We will definitely be going again. I hope next time we will be able to see the wolves

Tom Friend

It is a very unusual Zoo here in Maine BUT we'll worth the effort to make the visit! Many, many different types of animals. GREAT for adults and children alike! Up close and personal like you've never experienced at any type of Zoo - very educational!

Herb Taggart

Great people lots of animals not from around here very kid friendly grandsons loved it

David Collamore

This is a labor of love for these people. Almost all the animals they have are rescues from zoos that no longer want them or people that bought "exotic pets" they had no idea how to take care of. A hyena kept in an apartment in NYC. A tiger that was going to be destroyed because of a blind eye. They are amazing people, and they exemplify the best in people. Making their whole lives about taking care of these animals that wouldn't have a home otherwise. Sharing it with the public is wonderful. I've been bringing my two sons there since my oldest was three. He's ten now, and my youngest is six, and every year they look forward to at least one visit

Steve Tumasz

Been going there since they started from there first house with just a couple of animals. Great place, great people and great animals!

Weed Starr

It is a great place to go with your friends or take the kids. Kids under 4 go for free we brought our 2 year old and 1 year old and 3 year old niece they all loved it. Super cheap entertainment for the kids as well. Staff was also very nice and were great with the animals

David Normandie

Great place with friendly workers

Trinket the bird

There are so many awesome animals, maybe needs a bigger gift shop??

Joseph Morin

Just the fact that the owner of the zoo opens it up once a year to veterans at no cost is a nice bonus in and of itself. It's a great place to bring your kids.

Anthony Duhaime

Such a good place to bring young children! We went with a 4yr and 1yr. They both loved it.

Cheri Hayes

Awesome animals! Staff is kind and knowledgeable

Heather Nelson

We had such a fantastic time here for a little family day trip. We've been to many zoos and animal parks and never seen animals as close or as lively as we did here. Also of note, the owner gave us a tour and our youngest son has autism and the owner took him under his wing and did everything in his power to communicate and involve him. It really meant a lot to us!

Gail Berry

More large cats than any other zoo around. Very rustic enclosures.

Shelly DuBois

Nice family zoo.

BassLove520

We enjoyed seeing all the animals. We didn't enjoy watching adults allowing their grandchild to chase one of the ducks. And allowing them to run in front of the big cats, where there are signs asking them to please not run. If you're going to bring your kids, please pay attention to the signs.

Martha Blodgett

This place has been on our list of places to see in Maine for some time. Boy are we glad we finally made it here. It was so cool to see all the amazing animals. We loved how easy it was to see everything. Also loved that we got to learn a little about some of the animals from the signs hanging on the enclosures. Seeing the big cats all sprawled out basking in the sun was awesome. To top the whole experience off we got to meet the owners Bob and Julie. Very nice people. You can tell just by talking to them that they love what they do, and they sure do put a lot of work into this place. All in all a great place to visit and now we can't wait to bring the grandkids next time.

Suzanne Larrabee

We loved Dew Haven Animal Rescue Zoo! I took my 15 year old Granddaughter and 10 year old Grandson. It is a short drive from Augusta to Mount Vernon through some lovely towns and countryside. The animals seemed well cared for and had quite a bit of space to live in. My Grandchildren enjoyed feeding and patting them . The quarter mile walk was easy enough to do for my 68 year old knees and shaded with places to sit and rest. I was glad to see that the animals had streams and ponds available in many enclosures along with shade and varied natural terrain. The posters in front of each enclosure were educational not only about the species but about how some animals were hurt in the wild and rescued. I was dismayed a bit to be told that some of the animals were born in the zoo. There were beautiful free range peavocks strutting about along with ducks, chickens and a bird unknown to me.

Melissa Renaud

This place is Awesome! Bob and Julie Miner are AMAZING!! This world needs more people like them in it. Thank you for all that you do for these precious animals.

BassLove520

We enjoyed seeing all the animals. We didn't enjoy watching adults allowing their grandchild to chase one of the ducks. And allowing them to run in front of the big cats, where there are signs asking them to please not run. If you're going to bring your kids, please pay attention to the signs.

Wade Stevens

Friendly and kind very welcoming staff and owners. Lots of animals for the littles to enjoy . Well cared for and clearly loved. A great place to bring the family. It's an easy walk with plenty of benches if you have a hard time to get around.

Allison Driskill

Happy and well taken care of animals. My family loved it!

Martha Blodgett

This place has been on our list of places to see in Maine for some time. Boy are we glad we finally made it here. It was so cool to see all the amazing animals. We loved how easy it was to see everything. Also loved that we got to learn a little about some of the animals from the signs hanging on the enclosures. Seeing the big cats all sprawled out basking in the sun was awesome. To top the whole experience off we got to meet the owners Bob and Julie. Very nice people. You can tell just by talking to them that they love what they do, and they sure do put a lot of work into this place. All in all a great place to visit and now we can't wait to bring the grandkids next time.

Kyle Green

Price for admissions is steep, the place is small and pretty dirty. There are some super cool animals here (lions, tigers, cougars, Badgers) but it's small. Even if you take your time I wouldn't expect to spend more than an hour or so

Michael/Rachel Sprague

Beautiful and fun place to visit. The care that they have for their animals is so beyond words. The connection that Bob has with each individual animal is amazing! I highly recommend visiting DEW and showing them your full support in what they do and stand for. Without them rescuing these animals the animals would be put down just because no one wants them.

Ben Mathieu

This place was amazing my son loved it all kinds of animals lions tigers bears oh my Bobcats and jaguars leopards peacocks tons of exotic animals most of the big birds like peacocks roam the property freely which my son loved

Sandra Horton

I was impressed with the zoo. They had a very good selection of well kept animals. We had seen a program on Animal Planet on this facility.

LL Ouellette

Great place! Love the free-roaming ducks and geese - like little ambassadors. Not 5 stars only because I discovered that it wasn't as wheelchair friendly as I was led to believe on the web site. Lots of tree roots to traverse, and I needed help to get up one step incline. Doable, but Quite the workout!

Elizabeth Hoadley

I interned at Dew Haven in Mount Vernon, Maine last summer and even though it was my first internship, it was the best time I’ve ever had. The owners are so genuinely in love with their animals and the people that come and visit. Having been behind the scenes, I know first hand what the owners and employees do for the well being of their animals. I couldn’t think of a better place to donate my time and money to; it’s worth every minute and penny I promise.

Scott Morash

Excellent place to visit with the family.

tiffani belisle

Always a great time! Pens could use some cleaning though.

travis tripp

Under construction bin the monkey area. Really miss Bob's tours. Hope he heals well.

Last Last

Less of a sanctuary and closer to a prison. I researched them after visiting and found them guilty of numerous violations. Animals in deplorable conditions, and very depressed.

Ed Bernard

Great place to take your family to and great peaple

Pete Costello

Surprised to find this zoo here in Maine an hour from my home. Lived here 35 years never knew about it. Lions, tigers and bears + much more

Beth Roobnon

Animals were awesome !!

MegAnne L.

Brought my daughter & she had a blast! Took the advertised tour with Bob, the owner. Very entertaining and educational. Will certainly be returning!

Arnold Clark jr

Just a great time kids loved it the owner gave a awesome tour

Wayne Border

Great entertainment. Gives you a whole new respect for chain link fence. Kids loved it and we stop in every year. I think it is a must do.

Suzanne Larrabee

We loved Dew Haven Animal Rescue Zoo! I took my 15 year old Granddaughter and 10 year old Grandson. It is a short drive from Augusta to Mount Vernon through some lovely towns and countryside. The animals seemed well cared for and had quite a bit of space to live in. My Grandchildren enjoyed feeding and patting them . The quarter mile walk was easy enough to do for my 68 year old knees and shaded with places to sit and rest. I was glad to see that the animals had streams and ponds available in many enclosures along with shade and varied natural terrain. The posters in front of each enclosure were educational not only about the species but about how some animals were hurt in the wild and rescued. I was dismayed a bit to be told that some of the animals were born in the zoo. There were beautiful free range peavocks strutting about along with ducks, chickens and a bird unknown to me.

Lacey Smith

Awesome environment, feasible and fun place to enjoy a variety of animals! Staff was also very friendly and approachable

Melissa Renaud

This place is Awesome! Bob and Julie Miner are AMAZING!! This world needs more people like them in it. Thank you for all that you do for these precious animals.

Edward Leahy

A very Maine experience. They do their best with what they have. (Some people will hate this place.) my wife and I love it.

Destiny Doyle

After visiting DEW Haven in Mount Vernon, Maine for the first time, I fell in love. I decided to apply for their internship program. I spent two summers there as an intern and had the best time of my life. This facility was built from the ground up by the amazing Bob and Julie Miner with the help of their family and many supporters. The animals are so well taken care of and are beautiful to see and get to know. The DEW crew is equally wonderful! The hard work and dedication the Miners put into this wildlife refuge is so inspiring. I highly recommend anyone to visit and take a tour to learn more about DEW and it's critters! It's a hidden gem and a great experience for all ages.

Penny Gowen

Although you may say their areas are small, they are clean, they have fresh water, and all these animals were rescued from very bad situations. If you gave a lion 2 acres of fenced in property you would never see them and let's face it we pay to see them. They can't afford to care for them if we don't pay to see them!!

Zeb Woodbury

This is the "most" down home loving animal community I have ever experienced, even got a chance to meet BOB the founder of this wonderful place!!! Thanks to my son Dayne for making this happen!!❤❤❤❤❤

Danielle Driggers

I had a blast. Enjoyed seeing all the animals that were content and happy

Jane Knight

This place is Heaven on Earth for animals. Makes my heart Happy.

Alyssa Louise

Love the variety of animals and ability to feed them!

Christine Bowden

Loved hearing the big cats roar!!!

Susan

This place is beyond amazing...and that's not including the people there...they are amazingly friendly and go out of their way to help!! The animals look wonderful, and seem quite people oriented...not to say that the wild animals aren't wild animals though lol Everything from lions, tigers & bears (oh my

chuck staple

Was a wonderful place to visit and the animals where happy and health much better then any where I have been including gray animal farm.

Ron Hebert

I would rate my experience here at 10 stars if possible. After having read some of the negative reviews here I would challenge any naysayers to show another animal refuge or zoo where the animals are so comfortable the owners can rub the cougars chin or feed the bear from their lips. And every animal comes running for attention when they see him coming. I have been to many different places that care for animals, exotic and otherwise, not one of these animals here ran to the back of it's enclosure in fear as I have seen in other places. As far as the conditions are concerned this is in essence a working farm is the best way to describe it, there are no food vendors or paved walkways, it is strictly about the animals and not the tourists.

M&C Fletcher

Great place to take the kids. Bob and Julie and the entire staff are great. Well worth the trip.

Ashlee Merrill

Kids loved it!!

Josh M

Can't express the love these people put into the care of the animals, the animals are treated like family. The personal tour by Bob is entertaining and knowledgeable. We love coming here, we are life long fans. Would rate this seven stars if I could!

Annie Fleck

Chickens everywhere and it was awesome! All the animals are being well cared for and the staff are so happy and helpful.

nikki bulmer

Love seeing the animals and the respect theyre treated with. We go every year and are never dissppointed.

Julie Alexander

It wasn't bad, not real friendly. Lots of goats N ducks... I can see them anywhere. The other animals just looked sad. Worst part was the picnic area was right next to the Porta potties.... nasty. The kids enjoyed it but I won't be wasting 35 bucks again. Plus 2 for an ice cream cone of grain.

Lucy Kirby

Research this place before you decide to go spend money somewhere that is clearly abusing its animals.

Robert Jolly

Great place to bring the family. My daughter had a blast seeing all the animals up close.

Leilani Catman

Really enjoyed ourselves here. Lots of animals. Cages/pens were a little less than I would have desired but nice for a small zoo

Mark Blythe

Awesome simply awesome

Sabrina Moulton

It was ok.. the water was dirty and bears water hole was empty!! Very expensive I paid $10 for a plastic bucket of food for my kids to feed there animals

Jaydean Decesaro

Had a amazing day at dew haven the animals are so happy and the owners are super laid back and friendly

Cody Nelson

Love taking the little one here. Glad to see someone really taking care of these animals, watched the owner yell at a kid for taunting the animals and that alone made me donate knowing they aren't there just to make a buck

Michele Deane

We enjoyed our trip to DEW Haven immensely. No where else can you get that close to as many big cats as we did. I'd highly recommend a trip!

Farina V

Admission is for the entire day, so you are welcome to leave and eat lunch on the picnic tables before heading back in. You can feed the animals in the beginning of the park, including the bears! There's even some fowl just strolling around with you! More exotic cats than I have ever seen in one place. You can see they are expanding to include more as well. Staff were friendly and helpful, gift shop available at the end of the park. Definitely worth a visit (or three!).

Joy Pierce

I had so much fun seeing and feeding the animals. Can't wait to go again.

Andrew McClement

Really neat place with a diverse group of animals. I took my 3 year old and he loved it, definitely worth checking out if you find yourself in the area.

Marcie Kulovitz

Nice little zoo

Ilene Lazar

Very nice that they rescued these animals. All were healthy and had plenty of room to move around.

Mary bouman

I went to dew haven yesterday it is a beautiful place to visit, Julie and Bob are the nicest people I met. The place was very clean no smell's at all. You can see they love there animals. I think they do a great job and I would go back. They are hard working people. I think for people to cut them down. Is pretty sad. I've seen nothing wrong there nothing but well taking care animals and happy. This is a pretty place to go and see. Keep up the good job it is beautiful. I want to thank you for taking time to take a picture with me. 9/17/16

Jessica Westhaver

Loved it! We had a tour from the owner, Bob, and he was great!

Michael Serrano

Great zoo my kids love this place.

Zach Vanier

Such an awesome experience it was to see such a variety of animals this close to home in Maine! Staff was very nice and the owner was very good with the animals, he treated them as if they were his own kids. Such a great bond between them and it was really great to see! Great for kids to learn about the different animals. Definitely recommend!

Brenda Knapp

Had a wonderful time .... Reminds me of Gray animal farm back 35 years ago. When they were a small business.. Would recommend it to anyone. That wants to see farm animals and exotic animals

Sean Boyd

Great family place

Scott Crockett

Awesome place to go with the family... even got a guided tour!!!

Iceman910902

My wife and I go to DEW a couple times every year and I love it every time. To get that close to some of those large animals is pretty surreal and the fact that a lot of the animals there were rescued from pretty bad situations, I appreciate it even more! Watching the malnourished, abused, etc. animals bounce back to become healthy and happy is really awesome. Bob does a great job with the tours and it seems as though he has a great connection with the animals, which is a nice change compared to most zoos with rotating staff/handlers.

S M

I felt TERRIBLE the whole time. The enclosures were Not big enough for the larger animals. The small petting zoo animals had more room to roam around than the tigers or the bears...how does that make any sense? This is NOT a sanctuary. Dew haven is a cramped, dirty prison to these poor animals.

Adam Pearson

Great looking animals. But prepare to be there for at least 2 hours, to see all it has to offer..

Chrystine Cromwell

So many animals to see, and many to feed. If you happen upon a guided tour it is wonderful but not guaranteed. This was a great place to spend an hour or two with a nine year old.

Jeanie Daniello

This place is amazing and everyone should go at least once! Or twice...or three times...

Lady Of Tides

After talking to several of the interns here you can clearly tell how much love and care goes into this place! Deffinately worth the extra drive from Portland!

frank miranda

Best zoo /sanctuary I've ever been to.

Tina MacFaun

This zoo is amazing from the animals to the environment and more i would highly recommend everyone to check it out

Bridgette Sinclair

Can't wait to go again

Luckie Farnham

This truly is the best zoo I have been to. Not a lot of bugs no bad smells. The owners are professional and polite. All of the animals seemed healthy and happy. I must say "Thank you " to the owners and operates for creating such a wonderful experience for my family.!! We will be back often!!

Anthony Sequeira

Great local animal sanctuary!

Wayne Cyr

Awesome place. Good atmosphere

Mary Jo Clements

We had a wonderful time here...It is a well maintained park. Often you will have goats and other animals freely walking around so just watch out for the fecie they leave behind...Love the fact you rarely encounter flies at all as you would think there would be a lot but really there are none (go to the zoo and find out why!) Treating some of the animals with a coneful of pellets is a fun part of the visit...kids love to feed the animals. Only wish they offer an area along the way for the chance to buy a cone should you decide later to want some if you didn't at the entrance. The park looks great! Parking is a little challenging especially if it's busy but all in all it's a family fun place to visit! Thanks DEW Haven! We had fun!

Kerry W

Very nice! Great for kids. It takes 1/2 to 1 hour to walk.

Tracy Brunelle

I visited here with family and friends and the care they give these animals is beyond better than anyone could give. They love these creatures and give them a loving, caring and safe environment. I wish we lived closer!

Danielle Millett

Love, love this place. Even though we went in the fall, it still had a lot of animals to see.

Aubrey Knorr

The kids loved it and you can tell they really care about the animals.

Dale Anketell

I love the different variety of animals, they do such a great job keeping caged areas clean & tidy, and animals happy. Miss seeing Yankee Jungle on animal planet. Great place.

M Wright

Great little place to take the family.

Barbara Hines

Excellent variety of animals

Craig Florey

A great learning experience and the owner willing to answer any questions!

Richard Chin

A great animal refuge and family experience. Highly recommended!

Billie Shane

Such a fun place! The cages depressed me at first but the animals all looked so content and well cared for. And the more I talked to the staff as I walked around I was so thrilled to see how much they love every single one of their animals at Dew Haven! I could have stayed there all day watching the bears and the monkeys but my kids wouldn't let me!

Alysha Ciccarelli

For anyone who gave this “zoo” more then one star... how dare you. Do your research!!! These poor animals. My heart truly breaks for them. The sooner you get shut down the better!!

Angel Gerry

What an amazing place!!!

June Bryant

Had a wonderful day.

Elizabeth Eaton

Amazing experience wonderful beautiful animals

Angel Clark

This is an amazing animal haven. Thank you to the staff for answering all our questions on our visit. Thank you to the owners for the amazing job you do in caring for the animals and the wonderful staff u hire. Never realized how much money and work this family does because they love animals. If anyone is looking for an organization to make a donation to seriously come check out this place. The Big cats will steal your hearts!

Becky Dolloff

Lots of fun. Great time for children.

Farina V

Admission is for the entire day, so you are welcome to leave and eat lunch on the picnic tables before heading back in. You can feed the animals in the beginning of the park, including the bears! There's even some fowl just strolling around with you! More exotic cats than I have ever seen in one place. You can see they are expanding to include more as well. Staff were friendly and helpful, gift shop available at the end of the park. Definitely worth a visit (or three!).

Melissa Marston

Had a awesome experience!! Loved every minute of it especially the baby animals..

Nova Moore

I'll start by saying that after my visit I learned that there's a tour they do sometimes where they really get the animals moving, so maybe that's worth checking out. My experience was kind of disappointing. My family drove 2 hours to get there. We paid to enter and it was just goats EVERYWHERE. A few alpacas and the like. A few big cats, but their enclosures seemed a little small. The tiger enclosures were quite large, but the lion enclosures seemed small. A lot of the animals wouldn't come out. When I hear the words "rescue" and "sanctuary" I just expected something, nicer? It said they were undergoing some "improvements" but I dont plan on driving another 2 hours to see it. If you live nearby, then by all means, check it out. Also, there isn't much of a gift shop either.

Jaime Eaton

I love the concept of this place and their story. The animals are well kept and healthy looking! We will be coming back every year from now on to support them!

Dwight Driskill

It was under construction but what a wonderful surprise this little place was to us. We will be regulars every year to support this rescue zoo. I loved the black bear, tigers, lions, black panther, mountain lion,. Bob cat, camel, farm animals (who you feed if you want), and the ducks that follow you but are nice.

Jaime Eaton

I love the concept of this place and their story. The animals are well kept and healthy looking! We will be coming back every year from now on to support them!

Denton Weimer

This place is awesome and they dont disappoint do not confuse this place for a Zoo they rescued their animals and love every one of them.

Ron Stewart

Very cool

kaila tenbrink

Amazing experience for all ages. Animals were well cared for and seemed to enjoy their habitats

Nate Nash

It's the best zoo I went too

Melissa Wheeler

Nice place to take my daughter to see all Animals..

Jessie Adams

We would go back an take family it was cool for my son to see the animals !!! An feed the

Elaine Draper

I just love this place! One of my favorite spots in our own home state of Maine. Pack up the family and a picnic and spend the day here! I will return SOON!!

iAm PapaMercy

It's a nice place. A good variety of animals considering it's Maine.

Tim B

Ignorant owner using his disabled veteran status to keep animals. Uncontrolled animal waste observed flowing into stream behind property. Tiny cages made from junk obtained from who knows where. Really sad to see animals treated this way.

Michael Soule

A lot to see. Informative tour guide

Wayne Williams

On Sunday my girlfriend wanted to go Dew Haven for her birthday. Surprised at here choice to go to another zoo this being the seventh one this year. We headed out on a three and half hour journey from Vermont. Upon arrival we were greeted by a smiling face "Julie". We hurried out the door to catch up to the tour that had already started. We quickly caught up to the group and I saw our guide "Bob". It didn't take long to realize here's a man who had a ton of experience and knowledge of animals. throughout the tour I learned many fascinating facts , laughed at his jokes, and saw a man and his animals who have a strong bond. After the tour we took another lap around to see the animals again and we started comparing the zoos we had been to. Now Dew Haven might not have as fancy of enclosures as some of those other zoos but they have a nice selection of animals that are happy, healthy and well loved. What makes this place stand out above all the rest is a great guided tour, So if you want to actually learn something about the animals in the world we live in. l recommend visiting Dew Haven! Sincerely the Vermonters.

cindy martin

The care and love these animals get is worth every penny of the cost to get in...these people are my idols. I've been here many times and NEVER have I seen anything but the very best care being given. Those animals all love to see him coming. Well done! Love and recommend!

Charles Moody

The inclosments were clean, no smell on a hot day, animals were healthy no hair loss or balding animals. Great work Few Haven

Beth Allen

Very nice place for kids

Samantha Smith

Love this place

sierra frith

Love this sanctuary! The animals are beautiful! We got to pet goats and llamas and there are geese and ducks that run around loose! The parrot was definitely my favorite! Such a beautiful bird! I LOVED seeing the tigers eat and prowl around! The mountain lions were absolutely gorgeous, and the monkeys were just so cute!

tammyanddan

I visited this place for the first time and I must say I enjoyed it more than I did York Wild Animal Kingdom. The animals were all in excellent health and the owners make it very personal. If you catch one of the tours this is when you see the animals being real active. You can see the owners love the animals and the animals love them. I also just met Bob and his Wife for the first time while there. I took a guess that Bob was someone that could have possibly been someone who did not care for people and this was how he got started with DEW. With that being said I can totally understand they do what they need to for their animals to be taken care of. I can only imagine the cost of keeping that place going. I believe this place has always been a work in progress and that he is always improving it as money allows while keeping it open to the public for a few months out of the year. If you get the chance to visit I highly recommend you do :-)

Dwight Driskill

It was under construction but what a wonderful surprise this little place was to us. We will be regulars every year to support this rescue zoo. I loved the black bear, tigers, lions, black panther, mountain lion,. Bob cat, camel, farm animals (who you feed if you want), and the ducks that follow you but are nice.

Kelli Hebert

I think that what Julie and Bob Minor along with their children and friends do for these animals is a great thing!! These animals have and are put first & foremost their personal life which in my book makes them Godsend Angels!! Keep up the great work Julie & Bob, looking forward to bringing my Grandson out to your place when you open this Spring!

Rhondà Fish

For all the animals that they have, it was a very clean place. Would go back again.

thea johnson

Had a great day!!!

clockophony

Lots of interesting rescue animals here, who are clearly well cared for and loved. The owners appear to be good stewards of material and nature. Most of the structures were built with recycled materials, and the cats are fed primarily from roadkill picked up locally. Visitors are free to roam respectfully, and the owner also provides tours where he talks about the animals. We had a great time.

Vanya Caron

One of the caretakers told us that the beaver (which was huge!) was swimming toward us because it wanted a hug from the caretaker. Love this place and the animals in it.

Frank Hodson Jr.

This zoo may not be the biggest but it is among the best. Especially when you realize that many of the animals have been rescued. It was relatively easy to navigate with my 4 wheel disability scooter.

Leslie Welch

Dew Haven Maine zoo and Rescue, I give 5 stars.

Tyler Waltz

Smaller sized animal park, but dont let its size fool you. They had a ton of different animals that were all in large open enclosures with plenty of space to roam around. Staff was all super friendly and informative as well. Great place to take children as many of the animals your able to feed with grain that can be purchased at the gift shop when you check in.

Business Hours of DEW Haven - Maine Zoo and Rescue in Maine

SUNDAY
10AM–5PM
MONDAY
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TUESDAY
CLOSED
WEDNESDAY
CLOSED
THURSDAY
CLOSED
FRIDAY
10AM–5PM
SATURDAY
10AM–5PM

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