We have the feddbacks of people who are buying the services and products of Hemker Park & Zoo ( Open May 1st - Oct 31st 10 To 6 ) (Zoo) near to the state of Minnesota.
At the present this business receives a rating of 4.7 out of 5 and this score has been calculated on 352 reviews.
As you can read, it has an average rating is almost the best one, and it's based on a very high number of opinions, so we can think that the assessment is quite faithful. If people have bothered to rate when they are pleased, it works.
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This Zoo corresponds to the category of Zoo.
First time going here and will be back again and again. Have gone to come on the mn zoo a ton of times over the years and this will now be my favorite. Their animals actually have grass to graze on! Got to see them feeding the lynx and bobcats too, fresh chicken. The animals here actually looked happy and healthy. They seem to really try to build a habitat that the animals can thrive in. And it's a nice flow to the place so you can let little kids run around:)
Great zoo to visit. Easy to get to, plenty of animals and an amazing bird cage. Place is clean and animals are well cared for
Nice place to go
Huge variety of animals, friendly, knowledgeable staff.
Hemker was so much fun! Doesn't look like much when you pull up but there are so many well cared for animals & photo ops! It was awesome! Our 2 year old loved feeding the giraffes and the pretty birds. Will definitely be back!
Fun place to take the kids
This is an amazing place.
Great experience for the kids. You can get right up close to many of the animals.
Loved how close you can get to the animals
Expensive
The kids could get up close to the animals. Not to crowded. Staff very friendly.
Great zoo in the heart of MN! Feed the giraffes, totally worth it!
Wonderful place to bring children
What an amazing local zoo!
I drive by the place even in the winter animals look like they can use lots more room
Awesome zoo! Lots of different animals to see and enjoyed being able to feed different ones!
Beautiful small zoo
Very nice zoo! Animals are well cared for and have great little habitats. Lots of information about the animals.
Nice zoo if u live in the area and dont want to take an all day trip to the cities for the big zoo
Me and my family went here was very nice kids loved it. Staff was great! Pluss lots of animals to see it's well worth it!
Great zoo love the way the staff cares for the animals!!
Fun place to bring the kids. Many different animals. Feeding the birds is fun. Snack bar on site!
Loved feeding the giraffes
This is a small family owned zoo. It is a great trip with little kids.
We took our 14 month old to the Hemker Zoo and we had such a fun family experience! There was a wide variety of animals and the zoo was so well maintained. It was easy for my 14 month old to see and hear the animals which is much different than the larger zoos in the city. We are looking forward to going back!!
What a treat! Such a special place. We will be back
Small but fun for the whole family. It has penguins, red panda, giraffes, reindeer, and so many more. Worth the drive.
Great place for kids
Fun times. Great for kids!
Very clean and great variety of animals!
Never thought I could touch a flamingo and feed a giraffe. There are a lot of interesting animals and things you can do. It's definitely worth the drive and price.
Cute Place! Small but nice, you can tell the staff are very dedicated and the feedings are great. We came for the otter feeding and it was so fun.
Great fun for the grandkids!
Really nice little zoo
My Grandchildren look forward every year to going to the Hemker Zoo. As soon as it starts to get warm the first question out of their mouths is "Grandma, when are we going to the zoo?". Of course, it isn't just one trip during the spring, summer or fall. It is several for they always have different things going on! We LOVE the Hemker Zoo! It's a WONDERFUL place to take your family, grandchildren and yourself for a fun filled relaxing day! It's all about family there! Family Owned and operated and that is what makes the difference! And when you're there, don't forget to get in on feeding the giraffes! Your children and grandchildren will have a blast. You even get a chance to touch them!
Enjoyed Park lots of animals that are not displayed in others. Very nice
It was a nice surprise to run across this place out in the middle of nowhere. Most of the animals had very nice enclosures but some barely had room to turn around.
Great small zoo! Perfect for younger kids. You can get through the zoo in about an hour or a little more or take a lot more time if you want. Giraffe feeding and otter feeding is neat.
It's a great place with close up encounters of the animals. The staff is very friendly. They go above and beyond to make sure your visit was great! Our visit was a wonderful experience. I would most definitely come back again
Hemker is a lovely local zoo just north of Freeport MN. It's not large but is a respectable size given that this is multi-generational family run zoo. With no major financial trustees Hemker's does not have the gloss you might expect from larger state or national zoos. But it makes up for that with a proximity to animals that you are not afforded in larger zoos. Giraffes can freely reach past their fence and interact with visitors. Flamingos are within an arms reach and Scarlet Ibis fly freely around visitors inside their habitat. Most other animals are just the other side of fences that are mostly 1 or 2 feet away from the paths. There are many feed stations around the zoo which offer feeding pellets for $.50 All in all a fun local place. Shade is limited since you are out in the prairie. Be sure to bring a hat and sunscreen on bright days.
Nice little zoo where you can really see the animals close up .. perfect for families!
I bring the family here a few times a year and it never disappoints. It continuously improves too.
Fun little zoo, be sure to feed the giraffe and the birds. Kept kids entertained for a couple of hours and they want to go back for the bird feeding again.
Love this Zoo! Our family’s favorite place to go together.
Amazing place and wonderful staff
First Time Experience, Large Varieties of Exhibits, Up Close and Personal Experiences...Hand Feeding Giraffes, Variety of Birds....Was an AMAZING Experience to Share with Your Family. Memories Made for ALL Ages...Thank You Hemker Park & Zoo for the Family Memories Created Today from All of US at Names To Remember :)
This place is amazing.Get up close to the animals.Feed a giraffe. Worth the travel time!
Cute zoo lots of animals! Clean and we'll kept. Lots of fun, they've done a great job!
Had a great time at Hemker Park with our granddaughters. What a wonderful and devoted staff.
We had a blast here. Lots of great exhibits and the staff was great! The bird house was so much fun. Got this incredible memory with one of the littles... apparently it was breeding season for the turtles haha. All the turtles were feeling randy.
This place was so much fun for my family and I, it doesn't look very big but when you get in there and start walking around you'll be surprised at how much there is to see and do!
Great selection of all kind of animals. You can even feed the penguins. Call for more details
Loved feeding the giraffe!! The hands on with the animals was top notch. Feeding the budgies was also a highlight of our trip. A bit concerned about the welfare of the many parrots. Definitely not in good shape.
The animals were great! More shade in the large loop would be appreciated.
So much fun for little kids.
Awesome!!! Great job taking care of all the wonderful animals! We can tell thier passionate about thier zoo!!!
Great local place to go with the family for a day of fun without driving across the state or breaking the bank. Nice variety of animals, easy to get to
We took some people who had never been there and they were very impressed with the amount and different variety of animals in a small hometown zoo! I am always happy when we go there.
Had a great time.
They do have food now. Very relaxing atmosphere.
Great zoo! My kids love coming here!
My wife and I visited Hemker Zoo on a Saturday and it was good experience. We opted to pay for the "feed the giraffes and otters experience" which was definitely worth it, made for some good photo ops. If you have kids this would be a great place to bring them as it is very child friendly. You can tell that the staff takes good care of the environment because everything is quite clean and in good repair. My only one complaint(and it's not really a complaint) is that it'd be nice to see the animals in larger more realistic enclosures. But that's one of those things that comes with time and funding. Otherwise we had a great getting up close to the animals and feeding them.
Great that this treasure is local. No matter how many times we have been here we never tire of the collection of animals. Really love that little red panda, could watch him all afternoon.
Super cool! Surprised by the animals they actually have there... And their animals appear to be well taken care of also
This zoo is so fun! My daughter loved feeding the birds and giraffes.
Amazing place!! Well worth the drive. We will visit again for sure!
Love this liocal zoo! Employees are all THEIR family and they are all grand. It was a beautiful time in the sunshine!!
Great place to bring the family and can see all animals
Very fun and reasonably priced only downfall not enough parking
Like the personal experience this place gave...very friendly and knowledgeable.
Great small town zoo
It was a wonderful little zoo!
Nice variety of animals. Paths were easy to use stroller. Convenient.
So much fun for kids packed into just 20 acres.
Nice family zoo! You can get close to the animals. Great for little kids.
Affordable, they have a lot of animals to see, and the layout of the zoo is not bad. The playground is great for little ones. You can feed a giraffe, which is an absolute hoot (especially if your toddler is doing it too). Very easy to spend a whole day at. Wouldn't recommend ordering food when it's really busy -- it was a terrible experience. Basically waited an hour for a corn dog. Also, the vending machines will rob you. But you can bring your own food in, which is what we'll do next time. Overall, this place is definitely worth a visit.
So much fun and so much to see!!!
Super friendly staff everywhere always asking if anything is needed. passion zoo not a profit zoo
Great place to go with family. Loved the budgie house
Always enjoyable!
Nice little place.
Fun zoo, lots of animals, nice paths
Great zoo to bring the family to. Lots of exhibits, friendly staff and reasonably priced!
This place is amazing!
This place is awesome! A must go if you have kids.
Such a wonderful place! ♥️
Great place to bring the kids. Lots of monkeys, turtles, birds and various large animals. The animals seem happy and well taken care of. My son loved feeding the parakeets in the aviary. We were able to grab a little lunch there for very reasonable prices. About an hour and fifteen minute drive from the metro, but a very fun day trip. Would recommend for ages 3 - 12.
Very nice smaller sized zoo. Worth a visit!
The canary cage was awesome! CCW friendly
Great place to see animals up close, clean . But no food , except for chips, pop, candy. Great place to bring a picnic lunch. $$$
Many different types of animals. Lots for kids to do. The animals were Lively, well-kept and fun to see up close.
My wife, my son & I visited the Hemker Zoo today. When we first pulled up, we were worried cause it didn't look like much. We already drove over an hour to get here so we still went. We arrived, paid to get in and all agreed we wanted to do giraffe feeding. While walking around, we loved watching the animals and seeing some of our favorite animals. We got to touch the huge tortises. They have two peacocks wandering around as well. When it was time for the giraffe feeding, it was fun. We loved watching the giraffes with their long tongues, grabbing the lettuce to eat it and petting the giraffes. They have a very nice shaded area with a bunch of picnic benches to have lunch with a playground next to it. We brought our own lunch in a cooler but they do have some stuff you can buy there. If you have any questions, the family is phenomenal!! Very sweet and poliet. Our main reason we drove out to this zoo is because we read on the website we could a pet a penguin which has been our sons biggest dream! After we got done walking around and doing us, I walked into the gift shop area and asked Anne how could we pet a penguin. Anne explained that's it an additional fee so I walked over and explained this to my family. We discussed it was too much. We didn't bring a lot of money due to recent events on our life, so we told our son, who has autism, maybe next time. I know we promised. He understood. We went to the bathroom before we were to leave and my wife told our son to pick out a stuffie since he couldn't pet a penguin. While paying for the stuffie, Anne asked where we were from and we explained everything. Anne did the unthinkable. Anne made our sons wildest dreams come true. My wife cried. My son cried. I did everything in my power not to cry. He got to pet a penguin. He was the happiest boy I have ever seen. Thank you ladies so much!! This place is incredible! We don't have words to tell you how thankful we are! THANK YOU♡
Outstanding family owned zoo. Good variety of animals. Larger than expected. Very friendly staff. Nice price also. Glad we stopped.
We enjoyed the zoo we live in the DC area and have gone to the national zoo which is a totally different thing. The experience at this zoo is very up close and personal which was perfect for our 4 children. They actually enjoy the experience more than the DC zoo because they were able to get up close feed giraffes and hang out in the bird sanctuary. You ever in the area stop by and check them out!
My favorite zoo ever
Cute animals
I wasn't particularly impressed by this zoo—while they do have a lot of animals, and they have some cool things (like the parakeet feeding area), a lot of the animals seemed quite out of sorts, their cages were too small, they'd worn tracks around the edges from pacing, they seemed dirty and uncared for. In a zoo, the first thing I look to see is that the animals seem happy, and I just didn't feel that that was true here.
Awesome, lots of animals, you can feed otters, giraffes, monkeys , parakeets and some farm animals. Kid friendly has a play ground and sitting area for lunch.
Test place to bring kids. They have a nice playground and picnic area.
Nice little zoo, the animals were so close and looked SOO healthy and happy! All of the staff said hello to us. This is a smaller zoo, but there is a lot more opportunities to interact with the animals. Lots of birds.
The kids had a great time and so did the adults.
Great with the Grandkids
Great time for the family. We will be making this a regular activity.
Great zoo considering size and scale. Tons of fun for kids and adults alike.
Really nice zoo, friendly workers
Really great place to go with the kiddos
Place smelled they need to do a better job cleaning. Animals had little to no shade and often small enclosures. Save your money drive to como or Minnesota zoo for more enjoyable experience.
They brought some Raindeer to St. Cloud
loved all the close encounter opportunities! My family had a great time here. Anticipate spending extra to feed the giraffes, otters, and budgies. Also bring plentiful quarters! You can buy little cheerios to slide down a tube in to some of the monkey enclosures, which they go crazy over! We went mid-july and the mosquitoes were bad in the shade and flies were bothersome in the sun. We did not anticipate needing bug spray or deerfly patches but would bring some next time. Also I wish they would plant more shade trees along the perimeter, it’s scorching without shade in the summer.
We all had a blast. Staff was very helpful and friendly. Great place and I would definitely recommend Hemker Park & Zoo.
This place was a lot of fun to visit! There was a bigger variety of animals than we expected! There are even some birds that roam around outside of cages. A word of warning though: the birds in the budgie house love to nibble on shoes, so don't wear flip-flops or they will bite your feet!
AMAZING zoo to go to! Managed well and just an overall fun experience for adults and kiddos!
What a gem of a tiny zoo. Well worth the visit. Great place to bring kids.
Was a great place to visit, anybody in the area should cash in on this local treasure! A variety of animals, great food, nice walking trails, and a big enclosed bird area where you can feed them, it was amazing
Really nice place from the time you walk in the doors until you leave. The Granddaughters had a great time.
Staff is wonderful. Kids enjoyed being able to get close to the animals.
Love this zoo! You get much closer to the animals than you do in the bigger cities zoos. You can feed birds, giraffes, and more. Definitely a fun place for the smaller kids and families. Not the easiest accessibility for wheelchairs but it is manageable.
Super cool, fun, what a hidden gem! My kids had a blast we will definitely be back!
This is a great zoo! We got to feed the Giraffes and and other animals very fun for the kids.
Enjoyed our afternoon visit.
Was great. Nice open environment. Great animals. Playground for the kids was nice. Very relaxing.
It was good they really cleaned it up in the last few years.
Outstanding but they need food for visitors
Love this Zoo, always stop in when we are traveling within an hour away. Feeding the giraffe were so fun!
Great place for parents and kids. Wish we had more time to explore! Can't wait to come back.
Very nice place. You can see the animals very well. Small, family owned zoo.
The outstanding thing I noticed right away is how relaxed all the animals are. Also the zoo is set up so that you can get a great view to observe the animals. The variety of animals is wonderful also. I cant wait to return with more grandkids. My favorite was the large parakeet aviary that you are able to go inside and the parakeets often land on you.
Had a good time with the kids at the zoo. I wish more of the animal habitats were labeled. The budgie house was so much fun!
Fantastic place for your family or class field trips
Nice little rural zoo!!
We just discovered this place. Giraffes, that you can feed! Out in farm country. We even had a golf cart for my 83 year old father-in-law! Great day.
Lots of exotic animals. Bring lots of quarters to feed them!! Family friendly!!
Family friendly place!
We have been to the zoo once a year for the last 3 years. This year's visit there were so many improvements made. New enclosures, better viewing, new animals, it was great! Very impressed with everything. Love the budgies and Marcello!
We took my son here for his 4th birthday. The penguin exhibit was awesome! I've never been to a place where the penguins can come right up to the window by you. Also somewhat affordable. We pulled up & right off the bat It was a disappointment. From the parking lot you could see 90% of the animals. This shouldn't be classified as a "zoo", It's more like a wildlife park(and that's even cutting It). If you like to see farm animals & birds, this Is the place to go! We walked the entire thing(which took about 1/2 hour) & my kids couldn't wait to get to the park area. Park was good, the web climber thing was an accident waiting to happen. We came, ate, & left all within 2hrs. We we're really hoping for more(especially from all the previous reviews). All In all, my 4 year old had fun at the park. If you're looking for a quick stop on the way to somewhere, this would be a good place to get out of the car on a long trip.
Very clean Zoo I'm very nice zookeepers and watched out for little kids running around when they were trying to feed and take care of the animals
Good Variety of animals, nice place to spend with your family!
Its such a fun place. They have such cute, friendly animals. I will go back again for sure!
Quaint zoo with a decent variety of animals for the size. Good for about 2-5 hours of family entertainment. The staff is friendly. A small entrance fee is required.
Excellent place for a family fun afternoon! We had a great time and for to feed the giraffe and the birds.
Giraffes were great! Its like being at a farm, only with cooler animals. My kid liked the playground more than anything.
Awesome place! My family had a wonderful time!
Great for family n friends fun. Great for a class trip. Clean, have a pik nik area n playground. Animals of various types and birds of many variaties. Great time n educational for all.
Love all of the events they put in, especially Brew at the Zoo!
Surely love this little family run zoo
Wonderful day at the zoo!
Love this small zoo. The animals all look so happy
Great little zoo! Tons of fun.
My family and I enjoy this zoo every summer. Wonderful people/staff.
Very cool place, out in the country! They just got a giraffe!
Today was my first time visiting this zoo, and this by far has to me and my families favorite zoo now! The close encounters with all the animals, the friendliness, etc, made the experience even better, this is such a unique zoo and I highly recommend it
Great experience and place to take the family
Love it!! You're really close to the animals!
Exceptional zoo in the rural area. Good value and plenty to see for young kids.
I really enjoyed this zoo. A lot of variety. Space to sit anf relax. Every type of animal from Lynx, Monkeys, Giraffes, Owls, Bords that land on you and eat, reptiles, Zebra, flamingos... And more. So good. Tge animals were relaxed. They seemed to be very well taken care of. They were not pacing in cages. Wonderful experience for our family.
Giraffes, otters, goats, etc. Staff are kind and helpful. Can't wait to go back!
Cool place. A lot of nice animals. Well kept up and some fun things for young kids to do.
Nice