Reviews of Menominee Park Zoo (Zoo)

True Optimist

Cool place! Saw a lot of kids having a great time with otters, wolves, elk, and even some goats! Thanks to a generous contribution it was free!! Wish there was a little more staff to help give talks and what not but a great time anyways!

rawknroll5150 .

It is free admission due to the generosity of donors. Not a huge zoo but nice for families especially with little ones. Beautiful, natural park setting. Other activities available nearby including a swimming beach, miniature train rides & pedal rafts for rent.

Destiny Steffens

A great day trip for the kids if you are on a budget. We packed a picnic lunch and spent time at the huge playground across from the zoo and then took our time walking through the zoo. Lots of signs up around the zoo mapping out new exhibits that they are busy building. Very much looking forward to coming back to check out all the new animals!! My kids favorite animals were all the box turtles in and around the pond and the talking Macaw bird.

Trevor Morris

A nice overall zoo with the park connected. This place is improving on the up keep of the animals. Cages looked quite small for some of the animals but highly recommend. Expect to spend no more than thirty minutes here. Free admission is a plus, with gift shop and visitors welcome center. Ideal for families with kids. No dogs allowed.

tony hellenbrand

Up for cusa very nice well-kept park the inside the bathrooms were nice lot cleaner than I thought they were going to be it's a good fun park easy Parking

hi bob

Nice placw dor family. And it's free. No charge

Gianna Vlad

It was so peaceful and cute and cant first free!!

Denise Taylor

My kids & I love the zoo & the park

Katie Sierra

So much to do and see, fun for the whole family!

Roman Caraman

The Menominee Park Zoo is great for someone with appropriate expectations. The zoo is smaller and does not stand up to the zoos in Chicago, Atlanta, or Green Bay but this is a free zoo that can easily be navigated with a family without exhausting young children. There are plenty of facts littered throughout the zoo for an educational experience and to discuss conservation. The zoo gift shop is fairly priced and the staff usually provide great service.

Maribeth Winter

Took the grandchildren there. Very disappointed. That could be a beautiful park,but it is not kept up very well. But,The lights at Christmas time are beautiful.

Lauren Wieczorek

Very fun and cute little zoo in a gorgeous park!

Alec Lefeber

Very cute place. Small, but humble selection of animals. It surprised me the variety of animals they kept at this zoo. The only thing that bothered me was that the size of the bird enclosures seemed much too small for the birds to roam and be happy. Otherwise, it is great. Free family fun!

Marissa Miller

Great place for a short or long visit. Nice play area for the kiddos.

Promise Dahal

The location is very convenient so whoever thought of having this little zoo with just enough animals for kids to specially be excited did a very good job

Kathy Papenfus

There weren't alot of animals that you could see. No otters, no wolf, the monkeys were gone. The kids did like feeding the llamas and goats.

Chester M

Nice Improvements and now free admission.

Tim O'Dwyer

The only downside of the zoo is the size of it. Great place to visit!

See Joy

It’s a small zoo, not too many animals, but still a very good place to spend time on a sunny nice weekend. Or even to take a walk on a quiet day. Its FREE. Also spend time on the beautiful Winnebago lakeside, which is a great place just next to the zoo. We enjoyed chatting with the zoo staff too, who were all nice and socializing with visitors. So many families and kids were present.

Destiny Woolf

Some people are trying to take down the park and now a lot of things are blocked off. I am here right now and am out raged. There's nothing wrong with this park. Some parents complain about how they don't know where there kids are, that's not the parks fault they should be watching there kid. I was here all the time when I was younger and think it's just crazy for the park to get taken down. In the end I hope this park never gets taken down.

tammy lynn

It's free but small easy to get around

Bobbi Jo Goetsch

Love spending time here with my kiddos we always have fun

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Children love it too. Snow season

Stip House

Nice little place to walk around. Some of the animals weren't out, but that can happen. Nice staff. Very friendly. My son had a nice time. We then went around the parking lot and had a train ride. Nice day!

Mr Rottman

Great place to visit. Help them out.

Micheal Slate

It only took about 30 minutes to walk through and not much was out, but it was free so definitely worth the price. Great place to take small kids

jake barr

WOW IS THIS NICE!!!! really a great little hidden gem for any age. It is FREE!!!!

Mandy Suess

Great experience for the kids and i! Loved the LED Military Lightshow contribution! Turning on the radio to go along with the Lights was awesome!

Momma Wisco

Cute little zoo and the park nearby is a must visit. There is also a swimming beach right there.

Olufunke Akinleye

#enjoyednewadditions! You gotta visit.....

Jim Hepner

Come on people let's raise the money to make this place great.

Wolf izz

Fairly small, but the owners are planning an expansion as seen on a map near the entrance. Admission is completely free, but small gifts such as stuffed animals and food can be purchased for an amount of money >$20. Some of the animals we saw included lemurs, bobcats, miniature donkeys, elk, and an assortment of birds. They also have wolves and otters, but they were hiding when we went.

Adam Belling

One of the best free zoos in the state! Unique animals and a great experience.

Logan Miller

Few animals but it was free. Nice playground for kids nearby

David Weddig

Great zoo for the family. Free admission. Free parking.

Nadya Wilker

Well my son just loved the zoo!! And the best thing it free in the summer for family!! Love this place sence I was a little girl!!!

sk vang

A great little zoo with huge potential!

Ian Trudeau

Playground is nice and it's technically a zoo but there aren't many animals

Anne Van Laarhoven

Free to visit. The zoo is going to expand, once they get enough funding, through donations, to do so. There are many animals to visit. The one to look for, is Dash the tortoise... He roams around the zoo, having lots of fun. Don't forget to visit the Elk, or to feed the goats & Llamas. Lots of other fun animals to visit. And near by is a beach you can swim in, & a beach house to change & shower in

Caitlyn Mason

Great for a short walk around the park looking at some animals. It was free when we went, but I think that is due to funding. That could change. There were elk, an old wolf, otters, different birds, lemurs, bobcats, sheep, llamas, and ponies. Im sure I missed something but there was plenty to see. I was able to scratch the head of one of the sheep. There is food you can attempt to feed the llamas and sheep for a quarter. Overall, fun and pretty for about an hour.

Chuck Lakefield

I used to be on the Oshkosh Zoo board.. First visit back in a few years..impressed!!

Mark Davis

Always enjoy watching the grandkids have a great time at the park!!

Austin MacLeod

Interesting, but some enclosures (especially the ~1 acre wolf enclosure) looked far too small. Still, the variety of animals was interesting and the jumping fish spawning was fun to watch!

Anna Ulman

Great staff n cute animals to look at, only thing was disappointing was had nothing in feeders to feed animals. Love that admission was free, just had to donate, makes being on strick budget nice for family to go too!)

Brandon Pokey

Had a great day at this park. Plenty of stuff to do with the family. It was definitely kept up better when I was a kid! Parks department is slacking a little bit

Dan D

Great park/zoo. Good fishing, cool animals and awesome train!

James Meyers

Went to the Celebration of Lights. Awesome light show as usual. Always impressed! We did miss seeing the light show at the end that's usually on the building. Great job though!!

FlippinGold

It's a good zoo. I do disagree with the premise that we can simply cage an animal, that normally runs wild, for our amusement.

Dave Bogenschuetz

It's okay if you like very small zoos with very few animals. Nephew animals Lisa where in enclosures that look like small closets. Kind of sad actually. And no birds on the lake whatsoever (???). If you have 35 minutes to spare check it out.

Heather Nolasco

So cool it's perfect for little kids.

david sultze`

It's a nice place for being free

Gary Burton

The zoo is fun and the kids love the playground. There's even a small nice beach.

Joe Coenen

Great place, they have a really nice zoo, which is free!! The park is huge and very nice. Lots of place for young children to play, run around, and explore!! Great place if you're in the area it's worth a stop. If you have kids and you want to wear them out they have a bunch of play sets to keep them busy. It's also on the lake so it had great views! Very nice place!

Jason Werth

They still have the train!

Michael

A bit small but a great free option for kids

Tiffany Anderson

A great place to go see a few animals for free.

Nicholas Prada

Great place to bring your kids or girlfriend!

Patti Stewart

Neighborhood is not good. Park needs some help.

Bonnie Martinez

Close to home. Very nice swimming and picnic area. The park is kept clean as well. Great entertainment at a decent price.

The Ranged Reaper

Loved it i have been going sense i was a kid and i love being there. Amazing animals

Megan Kuehn

Always something to do. Great playgrounds and their little zoo is pretty cool

chatterbox9112001

I went to this zoo when I was a young Kid I loved this zoo and still do. My family and I had a great time.

Liz Dillinger

The zoo is free admission, and while there aren't the typical animals you see at most zoos (lions, tigers, etc.) they do have some cool animals that you can feed and pet like goats and llamas.

mike tyloch

I found it to be a wonderful place to spend the night afternoon it was relaxing watching the waves in the water. Good company and Good Times

Sydney Christanya Berg

It's a neat fun little zoo. Was very disappointed that I couldn't see the otters. The peacock was gorgeous.

Sarah

One of my favorite places in Oshkosh as long as it isn't Lake fly week. :)

its Me

SO much fun here at this little zoo! they have some really fun animals here! I HIGHLY suggest you check it out if you are in this area!! :)

Tim Lofgren

Great little zoo for kids

Leah Jolin

Can't wait for the upgrade but I grew up in the way it is now and for what they have it's good!

Shaun Yonts

For a free community zoo, it's a fun visit. They are clearly making an effort to improve the zoo, as the otters, wolf, and elk have very nice enclosures, but other animals like the macaques are not really in the best type of environment. Gift shop is small and reasonably priced, but there is little beyond stuffed animals for your souvenir.

Ladonna Combs

It's beautiful and peaceful.

Karyn Lemke

I've been going to this place for years. One of the only reasons I have such a low rating is because of the wolves. Their fur was matted and they both could hardly walk. They look so sad. The water was absolutely disgusting as well. I highly doubt they have adequate drinking water. I have never seen wolves that miserable. I grew up going to a wild game farm regularly like 2 to 3 times a week. This is not how you take care of animals. The lemurs had an actual ladder like an aluminum one in their habitat. I get that it's a free thing but come on. I cant believe they havent gotten animal neglect charges.

Orville Jacobs

Good place and fun time for the kids.

Josh Fisher

He can't beat free and the kids love this place. Sometimes we'll stop in even if we're just taking a walk in the area. The monkeys and wolves are our family's favorites. It's also fun trying to find the tortoise roaming around the zoo freely.

Arthur Shattuck

Free zoo with nice accessibility

Jason Suleski

Not bad for a local zoo. If your in the area it's worth a visit.

Joseph Bonzelet

Love this place i ise to take my son there like every weekend in the summers when we lived in oshkosh

Paige H.

Very very small zoo, extremely under maintained, and every animal we saw was whimpering and trying to escape. I’m thankful that the zoo was free, because this place isn’t worth a dime.

Sandra Sepaniak

This city-run zoo is modestly sized and might not have the biggest state-of-the-art enclosures, but it offers free admission and does a great job educating the public about wildlife and domesticated animals. An excellent place to spend some time learning about animals.

Terry O'Dell

Great park with incredible views of the lake. Good selection of animals to see and great for all ages. To top it all off... its free.

Ryan Lindley

As far as small zoos go, this one is cute and unique. Fun activities for children to partake in and lots of walk ways to travel on. The lemurs are the gem of this place right now.

Mark Huth

Kids always love it.

Clint Brown

Very family friendly place to visit

Marcy Tyson

Great for a free zoo!

Mike B

Very nice, albeit smaller, zoo. Can talk a leisurely walk through it and spend a few hours. Great play area for kids.

Marica Holevatz

Love this place!!!! Have family get together at one of the shelters last weekend, couldn't have been nicer. Beautiful and peaceful.

Rebecca Zimmerman

Maya and Audrey enjoyed the tortoise

Morgyn Mccarty

Great scenery and tons of paths. Have loved this park since I moved to Oshkosh 8 years ago

Peter Koch jr

good place to go BUT they took down lil oshkosh. now there's only one play ground here for the kids.

Todd Schoppenhorst

There's nothing there, a couple monkeys and birds, whatever happened to this zoo? Use to be a nice place to go to, it's like whoever the caretakers are just dont care, really sad.

Abby Arnold

boycott zoos! animals do not belong behind bars.

Trish Devlin

Menominee Park is beautiful all year around. I used to take my son there because he loved riding the train around the park & playing in the playground. As he aged he used the park for basketball, volleyball, graduation parties, so many things you can do!

Christianne Varela

Small wildlife center with well kept grounds. Had a pleasant outing with friends on a beautiful June afternoon.

Nancy Severn

Beautiful park with a beach, harbor, tennis courts, playground and zoo. Hosts many events throughout the year! Quiet neighborhood with plenty of parking.

Brenda Sobiesczyk

fun to see all of the different animals!

Lorey Nelson

Great place to spend the day learning about animals and a beautiful place to walk hand in hand with the wonderful person in your life

Aleezay Kashaf

That is good but mostly for children

Clarissa Heaney

The park itself was fantastic. Lots to do and great structures to play on. However the company that was there was horrible. It was a lit of teenage kids who were cussing and climbing inappropriately on things which was a great example for the you get children. There were also adults who were playing tag with their children which isn't bad except they we're running around like maniacs, jumping fences, and nor being safe around the you get children at all. My daughter was playing in the toddler area and almost got run over twice by adults jumping fences and almost running into us. I will not go back to this park just based on that.

Sarah Czeszynski

They added more animals to the zoo, than when I was there a few years ago. Still kinda boring but that's what you get with a FREE zoo. My kids love going there. There also adding more so who knows.

Regi Monster

I can believe a park this awesome is free!

Martha Short

Very clean and animals very happy.

Judy Prince

Nice zoo great staff

Sean Totch

Small little place but they are expanding. We took the kids for that overnight camp over. It was pretty fun. Will definitely go back.

Amber Schulpius

Pretty cool for being free ... A nice Large park is an added bonus

Alexander fritz

Free place to take the kids during the summer!!

Adria Warren

Always a great place to let the kids explore. Only downside is that there's not a lot of changing out of the animals from year to year, but they are expanding and adding in a new area.

Allan Zalewski

Fun and great seeing all the animals. The first little guy this little turtle was an extra he was just walking along the path.

Emily Green

I went there today as well as a couple other times. The wolf looked absolutely miserable and could barely walk. I felt SO bad for it. This zoo does not give the big animals enough space or enough care that they need at all. Half the animals look miserable and just not taken care of at all. Definitely shouldn’t be open if they can’t take care of animals. Will definitely be looking into animal control place that will cut her investigate the problem here. No wolf of animal should look like they are being starved.

Mike Vande Leest

Great place to take your kids

Katharine Smith

Free, little, seasonal zoo. Friendly staff, clean living spaces for the animals.

Samantha Hernandez

A fun little zoo that my kids can enjoy

Jasmine Moldenhauer

My mother sent me on the mission to bring her home a monkey. I was unable to do so because they don't have any monkeys! I grabbed a lemur instead and ran fast. Very fast. Besides that slight hiccup, it was a fun experience and I highly recommend the Menominee Park Zoo.

john beattie

Brought the kids there for the first time and we enjoyed it.

Vicki Turner

Small but yet free to get in so that was nice. Lots of mosquitos

michael Klatt

Probably the best park on lake Winnebago. Just an absolute gem.

Colin Hill

This is a fantastic free zoo for the size Oshkosh is. It doesn't take long to walk through but there are lots of animals to see. There is lots of shade as well. There are a few feeding locations in which you can get right up close to the animals to feed them. There also is a human snack bar if you get hungry or thirsty.

Lynnae Berger

Love this park & zoo. It's always a place to take the kiddos. Let them unwind, while you relax.

Richard Kling

This is a great place to bring younger children. My kids loved all the animals.

Brandon Rizer

Looking for something to do with the kids, this is the place. Free is always great, as well.

kayle voss

It was great time to spend with friends.

elizabeth hoffmann

Not alot of animals but could be the time of year

Liz Greenley

I was concerned to see that the wolf seemed to have something wrong with his back legs, he wasn't walking right. He doesn't look the healthiest and most concerning he's all by himself. He was walking in circles also:( The Bobcat has too small of an enclosure and the Lemurs do too. Some other animals don't have a big enough space either most notably those animals I mentioned. The layout & location of the zoo is okay it's the habitats of the animals I am disappointed with.

Debbie Wilson

So charming and nice way to spend some time.

Katuhstrofik

Such a fun place to visit. Free admission, many animals to see with fun facts and whatnot along the way presented in creative and fun ways. Great place to take kids, I'd even go here with someone on a date. Cool little gift shop that sells food/snacks and stuff.

Jared ott

The best zoo in Oshkosh. Continual upgrades if it's been a few years come back lots of changes

Brian Meyers

A great family experience.

Daniel Tuchscherer

I a great local park for ha going out at in Oshkosh. The zoo is really nice too.

Amy Repati

Not bad. Needs a better concession stand. They only sell hot dogs. A bit run down.

brooke liebmann

Great zoo for an afternoon missing some of the animals from the first half habitats. Food to feed the animals and concessions for the family. And when you're done the park is right across the street

Felicia Granados

Free zoo and big enough for small kids.

michael steffes

Its a really nice park and it helps get the kids out of the house. Its also free which is a plus

Jackie Gee

Great place for a family to visit and see many different animals for free

michael burton

Nice place to get outside for a bit for free.

Steve Elert

Top notch for a smaller zoo , animals well taken care of , kindness and caring !

Lisa Whitty

My boys love the zoo. We have been there 4 times since school has let out. Then after we play at the playground. Keeps them busy and active. Very cute animals.

Jennifer Murphy

The zoo was quiet and small. Worth revisiting to see the expansions they have planned.

Jessica Isaacs

Very small zoo but it is free. It is a wonderful place to take small children.

Kendra Johnson

We love coming to the zoo and the fact that it is free makes it great too.

Riz.marie23

The Menominee zoo is really fun places to go with your family or friends to have fun cuz the park is right next to it but one thing is that they're not really good at taking care of their animals which they're always hungry and no matter what they even though it says don't feed the animals some people bring food for them because they know that they are fed their habitats are sometimes too small because they get like these tiny little cages I can really get them anxious and just not good it's not good to vegetarian / vegan standards which is a very sad thing because you're going to go to the zoo you want it to look clean nice with big cages with them to have food as much as they want but know they're small cages with not much food and his dad isn't really taking care of the animals that well and like stuff that has happened in the past were like the cages like are easy to get through so yeah but it is a good zoo it's a good family Zoo the local zoo that you can go to.

LOWKΣY

A free zoo that runs on donations, the have a fair selection of animals that your kid would love thats also surrounded by parks for afterwords

s h

Always a great, fun place to pass the time. Not too big, not confusing, wonderful animals, love the otters!

Ryan

Free zoo. Good place to take your kids when the weather permits.

Andy Thorpe

It was free, very much kid friendly. My 1 year old loved it so I loved it.

Richard Christl

It was a great family get away for a very inexpensive day. Zoo is free. Took a train ride and had a great family afternoon fun!

Christine Heller

Great place to visit with an child.

Lisa Johnson

Great park & zoo. This place has something for everyone! Handicap accessible.

Jacob Schonscheck

Small zoo with large selection. Free admission. Very friendly staff with a warm welcome feel. This is a great place to bring the kiddos. The have a small concession store, it's in the park so close to a play ground. Rare pokemon spawn here for all you go fans. Great place to meet new people and really puts a face to oshkosh.

Zac Schmude

Great selection of changing animals!