Akron Zoo

Are you in the Akron Ohio area and looking for a very fun place to go with your family? Then I’d say the Akron Zoo is a great idea! We have the yearly pass and frequent this Zoo a lot during the warm months of the year. It’s a great place for our kids to go and burn off some energy while also having a great time! Most of these pictures are showcasing the most recent exhibit which features 30 life-sized animatronic dinosaurs scattered throughout the park. The exhibit is already open and fully running. Not sure how long this event lasts but I’d check it out, the dinosaurs make realistic noises while also moving. Very cool even if you are an adult! When events like this become available those with a zoo membership are given the option to check it out a day earlier before it’s available for non-zoo members so that’s a cool perk to becoming a member. The staff here is always knowledgeable and can tell you each of the animals names and a lot about them. We all had a great time and plan to visit this Akron Zoo many times this summer! They were also giving out mini melts or dipper dots for free which was a bonus along with free carousel rides which are things you usually have to pay for. They also have a very large food court and plenty of bathrooms along the way during your zoo adventures.

It's a good zoo for the price. The staff is super friendly. Food is priced decent. Parking is free and the parking lot is nice and clean. Finding all the dinosaurs was pretty neat as well. I look forward to the giraffe expansion!

Visited this place for the renfaire This is a very nice long walk and all the exhibits where fun to visit, I'm particularly a very big fan of the animatronic dinosaurs around the park. The birds where very bold in this park (the local ones) and I even witnessed one bother a bear.

We went in late April and the parking was free (great surprise). The zoo is easy to navigate and the exhibits are well maintained. The food was also pretty good and reasonably priced. A great way to spend half a day with the kids.

Good size park for young kids. Wish there was more variety in the Pop up trucks that were available, lot of ice cream/snow cone trucks. Very cool art in the park with artists through out the walk which was very nice and cool for the kids to complete a scavenger hunt.

It’s OK. I wouldn’t suggest this zoo for just adults since it is so small, but being a small zoo makes it more manageable for children. The exhibits are nice, and the employees are kind. I understand that you aren’t going to se every animal all of the time but it’s a bit of a bummer still. The dinosaur animatronics making noises throughout the park every 2 seconds is kind of annoying though, since they seem to be motion activated. This also seems to scare the smaller children since the roars are kind of loud. The zoo itself is fairly well kept with little trash or litter, but the bathrooms are gross, and we didn’t go when it was busy.

Such a fun little zoo, that's expanding!! We love coming here and always have great interactions with the staff. It's kept clean, and there are lots of things for kids to do throughout the exhibits like slides and small playgrounds. There is also a little train and carousel and of course food options.

Pleasant experience for the whole family. Cool dinosaurs added throughout park. Parking was great and free! Staff were very helpful. Misty station on a hot day was perfect too!