Absolutely LOVE this zoo. It is so quaint and all the animals are very well cared for, their pens clean and appear well fed. Staff is always friendly and knowledgeable. The park is well maintained also. Zoo admission reasonable. I go every time I’m in Lansing and support this accredited animal park.

It's kind of a sad little park. Paths are bumpy. Not a huge selection of animals/exhibits. The grounds are nice with the river running alongside.

Had a great visit during off season, so no parking fee and cheaper tickets. It was cool weather so lots of animals outside. Good information placards and fun photo ops.

Great little zoo. Beautiful grounds. A little challenging terrain, especially towards the elk. Nice place to spend an afternoon or a day, if you're like me. Would definitely be a member if I lived in the area. Staff was very engaging, helpful and personable. A nice variety and some unique species. Well done habitats though some areas need updated but it's obviously evolving with new enclosures/habitats in progress. Intimate space with close proximity to many of the inhabitants.Only negative was that just about every school district in the area had their zoo day the day I was there. In fact, I heard several people comment in line that they had never seen so many people there. Good part was, they were pretty well cleared out by noon and it became a quiet, peaceful afternoon.

This is a really strong zoo for a city of Lansing's size. I explored the whole thing and it took 2 hours. Animals range from big (rhinos, camels, lion, tiger, cows) to small (snakes, binturong, penguins). There's a petting area, pony rides, a nature play area, and camel rides. Most of it is shaded, so in the summer should be good. 2 buildings for reptiles/small animals and for monkeys - the rest are all outside. I went in March - the upside is the price was low and there were only about a dozen people there. The downside is that 1/3 of the animals were off exhibit.