Springfield, United States
1401 W Norton Rd
N/A
+1 4178331570
Good for kids
Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Dickerson Park is a nice zoo to take kids and offers several activities to interact with animals. While DPZ is not the best zoo we have visited, it is good considering the decently priced yearly memberships. Pros: -There is a great park for kids to play in right next to the food pavilion, which is the perfect spot to relax between exhibits. - There are a couple exhibits that allow you to feed animals, which my kids love. You can feed giraffes or farm animals, such as goats and alpacas. The giraffe deck is very popular, so on really busy days it might be hard to get up close to see/feed them. - The train is a big hit with our family and at only 2 a ride, very reasonably priced. It goes around a pond two times and is a very relaxing ride. Cons: - While the zoo is handicap accessible, the paths can get very steep, making it difficult for people with strollers or wheelchairs. - Some of the exhibits with only one animal are sad. Although they each have a good area to roam, the elephant and tiger seem lonely and visiting them can be a little depressing. Overall we really enjoy our membership to Dickerson Park Zoo and it is definitely worth the money if you have young kids that you can take throughout the year.
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While we have a pretty awesome zoo here in Houston, it’s always fun to visit other cities’ zoos and see what they have to offer. This zoo definitely didn’t disappoint! While it was a little chilly when we visited (we’re from Texas, so 37 degrees is cold, okay?), the animals were totally used to it and out and about in their confinements. Our favorite animals we spotted were the giraffes, kangaroos, and lions. It was also really neat to see how the peacocks were just everywhere! They were wandering all over the place - but steering clear of the tiger cage of course. This is a great place to visit if you have little ones or are an animal lover yourself.
Had a blast with the wife and kids! The place is set up really good you can go different routes and see everything without taking the same route twice. Restrooms we're well spaced animals seamed happy monkeys tend to be little show offs.the elephant was a character and the bear was in hibernation
This zoo should be so much better. It is nice and all for the regular stroll. But it should be so much more, Rhino, Bison, Moose, Elk, Sea turtles, etc. It feels like a regular park and not an attraction. I prefer the STL zoo compared to this.
We really enjoy our little zoo here in Springfield. It's 15.00 for adults and teens and 10 for kids. The pathways are in the shade throughout most of the zoo. Everything is easy to get to and maneuver throughout. We went on a busy day and everyone flowed throughout nicely without a major jam in any areas. We loved the giraffe area the most.
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