This is such a waste of time and money. Web page said everything but rides were operational. Drove 2 hrs to find that only thing was the drive thru. Only animals were donkeys llama and a few buffalo. Would not recommend this to anyone. read more

This place is worthless! They should be shut down they have so many fines. They don't feed or take care of the animals. Don't support this guy. The owner doesn't even live here and hires un licensed care givers who don't care for the animals properly. They are in so much trouble with violations, it's so sad to see animals treated this way. Lousy human beings make their money and don't care about the animals. You can do your own research on this place and see the violations he has as it is a public report. read more

Feeding the animals was great...but besides that nothing else was worth the trip. The employees were NOT helpful at all and one of the employees was drinking on the job and kicking the camel. We would have never found what they call a "petting zoo" if we didn't ask no one told us anything about it , we didn't get to pet any animals , the go kart racing and bumper cars were shut down. The little shop outside was empty and the reptiles room was so hot and only like 5 lizards. Not to mention some of the animals had no water...the rhino look super hot and the tiger got in it's tiny water bowl cause it was so hot they fed the tiger a dirty live possum right in right of us , it was just all a mess. waste your time and money ! read more

I remember coming to this park when I was younger and it was so much better. Now someone is about to say, "Well everything is better when you're young!" I'd agree except I've also been about ten years ago and while it had gone down some when I visited ten years ago, it has definitely gone downhill even worse now. The whole thing felt like walking through an abandoned amusement park. The first thing I noticed was that the gift shop had the A/C set at a high temp. That's usually the first clue that an attraction is skimping because that's where you want people to spend time, especially after being outside in the heat, and they're not going to do that if the shop is stuffy. After walking through the shop and buying our tickets, we went outside to the walk through area. Just about everything was closed, shut down or just looking plain abanonded. The pond was low and murky. Now Oklahoma has been in a drought so that's understandable but someone had dumped some siding into the pond and since it was low, it was now poking up out of the water. No one had bothered to pull it out (or pull it further in at least). We went to buy feed for the turtles, fish and ducks and were told at the little snack shop that they were closed. They were kind enough to sell us two bags when they saw we were going to pay with cash so we at least lucked out there. After feeding the pond creatures, and since there was nothing else to do in the walk through (all the animal cages were empty), we got in our car to do the drive through portion. To start, the road through the drive portion is in very sad shape. Now we couldn't buy any animal feed at the gift shop but we were assured that we could buy it at a stop inside the drive through. What really caused us an issue is that we asked if they could take a credit card from us inside the drive through. The worker in the gift shop assured us they could. She was wrong. They could not. We were lucky that we did have some cash on us so we still got feed. So what about the animals in the drive through? We saw mostly llamas, deer and donkeys. We also saw a few emus and ostriches. Then near the end we saw some antelope style animals, a few buffalo and two rhinos. The animals mostly were clustered in a few spots so it turned the drive into a few stops for animals and then a slow crawl through as we looked for more. One of the biggest disappoints was the missing giraffes. I remembered them from both times I had been previously and someone else with us who had been just within the last three years remembered them as well. It was what we were looking forward to the most. I don't know if they are gone or simply weren't out due to the heat but it was disappointing. I think the worst part is some of the animals looked in poor health (scraggly, bald spots, that kind of thing) and not well cared for. I'm hoping it's just the heat and not actual lack of care but seeing any animal, particularly one in a controlled environment not in good condition is just depressing. In closing, it seems this park has been sliding downhill for some time and has just about reached the bottom. It's sad to see what used to be such a great place come to such a fate. I don't think I'll take the time to return again and I urge you not to take the time to go at all. I'll lay Arbuckle Wilderness to rest in my head and I hope it will rest in peace. read more

Ok, so I might be a little biased since I went to Fossil Ridge park in glen rose Texas a lot when I was growing up. I hadn't been to that park in probably 15 years. Now I've been living in Oklahoma City for about 5 years and have passed the signs for Arbuckle wilderness all the time on my trips back and forth from Dallas to okc. We were trying to figure out something to so for fathers day and my husband decided on the arbuckles. He had good memories from his childhood, and I had great memories from my Texas park. Now we had our 16 month baby boy who looooovvvveeees animals. We turned into the gate that had a tiger and giraffe painted on it, and pulled up to the gift shop. I totally agree with the other yelper that the cashier there was not the most excited person haha, she was nice but had that attitude that said she was over her job and was ready to leave. We paid 16.99 for each of us and baby boy was free, $5 for 3 cups of food pellets. We started strait on the car trail and passed up on the walk through park area. The speed limit is 5 miles an hour and there were not too many cars in the park, I was able to have baby boy sit on my lap so he could see out the windows and call everything a "dog". We were greeted by emus...... Who are just like the xercies from the "dark crystal", then came up to a huge herd of mini Sicilian donkeys and fresh cut lamas. They all know when you have food ha! And they are not shy. We had a blast rolling the windows up and down depending on what animals coming up. Down for the donkeys and up for the scary camels, emus and definitely for the freaky ostriches! It was fun for what it was, a lazy petting zoo. Instead of walking through a smelly barn petting goats you get to sit in your car and drive through a winding crappy road avoiding hitting stubborn donkeys and trying not to spill so many of the food pellets in your car. But we had fun. Don't expect a zoo........ Go to the zoo. But if you want to be outside, have a little adventure and see a ton of lamas, then have fun and make a trip here. We did see the white tiger, he was in the back of his cage, and there was a hyena that was chilling in the tall grass in his cage. But no giraffes, rhinos, or water buffalo. There playground at the entrance is wood with two small plastic slides (splinter city). Also look for the turtles in the pond on the drive and throw some food their way.......... You will see a hundred heads pop out of the water and head for the food. We will keep coming here until it runs down to oblivion...... Which sadly might be sooner than later. read more

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I was shocked when I went into the "gift shop" at Arbuckle Wilderness and saw a grown lemur in a way too small cage, which was approx 15 square feet. The animal was obviously in distress, and pacing back and forth. When I questioned the staff, they got defensive and informed me that it was legal, according to the USDA. Legal does not make it right, and this abuse of animals is a disgrace to the City of Davis and our state. Reading the reviews on multiple websites, I see that this is an ongoing problem for this park. I can tolerate an old shabby building, rough roads, and rude employees, but animal abuse is a whole other level or wrong. Some of the other animals in this park did not look very well taken care of either. I plan to spread the word as much as I can. This is not acceptable. Please do not encourage this kind of treatment of animals by visiting this park. There are lots of other family friendly attractions in the area. read more

This place is a total rip-off not only is it just a whole bunch of llamas but the llamas are disgusting and way too overfed one of them projectile vomited inside of our car and it covered me and my son and the whole inside of my car not only could we not get out and wipe ourselves off and clean up because we are in the middle of the Safari but they didn't have any bathrooms or any stops along the way so we had to ride for almost an hour covered and llama puke. All the really cool animals that you wanted to feed like the giraffe we're fenced off and too far away you can't feed them I don't know if it was just the time of day we came or what but if that's the case then shouldn't they lower the price we paid $100 to just feed some llamas get puked on and deal with really rude girls working the gift shop. They were extremely stuck up if you're going to be working a gift shop at a family-friendly place maybe have a little personality and be welcoming and say hi when people walk through the door give them some kind of information don't just ignore people and stand they're not paying attention at all like you don't want to be there. Halfway through the kids lost interest and rolled up their windows and didn't want to participate anymore it's literally a whole bunch of llamas a few donkeys there's a couple other animals like bison and some different kinds of deer but it was not worth $100 at all whatsoever this place is way too over hyped and does not deliver never again. All the cool animals are fenced away and you can't get anywhere near them pet them or feed them there's a rhino a tiger and a giraffe butt honestly you have more interaction with them if you were at a zoo. read more

We took the kids on a cold day, before the walk through part was open. We drove through, it is a large park area and were able to see LOTS of llamas and Emu/Ostrich to feed. Some other cool animals, various types of deer, rhinos but the giraffes and big cats were not out. Still, kids had a great time. I would NOT recommend this to a small or low profile vehicle- the terrain is rugged and you would for sure want an SUV or Truck. read more

Please take your money and go to a casino. It's a way better investment. Whatever his place might've been in the past, it's horrible now. Lots of deer and donkeys, and too many empty exhibits to count. $77.00 for 4 of us and a few bags of food. The road inside is falling apart and 10 years past needing repair. read more

Kind of not really worth it. The tiger looked like it was dead, and the miniature donkeys are really cute. They come up to your car and open there mouths, but besides that there really aren't any cool animals. Worth it if you're bored or Turner Falls is closed and you have no other option. read more

We went to the park today and had a wonderful time! There were lots of animals including the donkeys, llamas, giraffe, tiger, antelope, buffalo and more. read more

The negative reviews almost deterred me from coming here. I drive a little Honda Civic and let me tell you: the roads are just fine if you know how to drive! Yes, they could be better paved but whatever. The average speed I went was 5mph bc my daughter was having so much fun stopping to see all of the animals. Beautiful views, plenty of animals out. The turtles even will come out of the lake when they hear a car driving up. My 9 year old was fascinated and remarked "this is better than a zoo". I'd have to agree! We bought 3 cups of food which was plenty. Don't let the negative reviews keep you from stopping by this place! read more

Tiger neglect! Don't go! Overall a wonderful experience. The animals were highly active since it was such a beautiful cool-ish day. They all wanted to come eat from our cups. Many cool animals including a rhino and emus. However, I was so sad to see the tiger in such a tiny enclosure. Its cage was even smaller than the ones that they air on the Netflix show "Tiger King," for anyone who's seen it. When we drove past him, he looked so depressed. He was laying down and didn't even look at us when we passed. Arbuckle Wilderness evidently has plenty of land for most of the animals to roam around on, so space is not a concern. The tiger should have a bigger enclosure. a few other animals were enclosures too, but i'm not sure about how much space those animals need for a decent life. May be enough for them, but I wouldn't be surprised if their cages were much too small as well. Again, I had overall a fun experience at Arbuckle, but I will not be returning because I refuse to support the neglect of this poor tiger. read more

We had taken our children when they were young. We all decided to visit again now that they are grown up. It was the highlight of our trip. So much fun and laughs. Wonderful adventure!!! Thank you!! read more

This place is not fun at all if you look at the web site it shows go carts and bumper boats and bouncy houses the bumper boats were drained and go carts were closed the bouncy houses were up but covered in mud and leaves they had a bunch of empty cages in the walk through area not many animals there's a reptile room that says to close the door behind you but it's very dark and damp in there so we left it open there were only about 5 out of 15 cages with something in them then we went through the drive thru area and spent 70$ to drive through there isn't much of a variety of animals a LOT of ostriches and donkeys and a few others sprinkled in I would not recommend this place to ANYONE! read more

Took the kids on Monday and was VERY disappointed. The whole park was over grown. Alot of things run down or falling apart. Only a few exotic animals. Alot of llamas and miniature donkeys. So not worth the money we spent to drive through there. In the gift shop, most of the shelves were empty and the restrooms were so gross. read more

We loved this place! The animals know that you'll feed them so you never have to coax them over, they'll just straight up walk to your car! If you're going in expecting to feed lions and hyena's out of your car then you're sorely mistaken because that's obviously dangerous and unrealistic... But feeding the zebra, donkey, giraffe, etc out of our hands was so awesome! Animals all look well taken care of, and they all have tons of room to roam, unlike the small cages like regular zoo's. Overall a very fun experience! Worth the money! read more

I thought it was a lot of fun and so did the kids. The camels and ostriches would really want their little snacks! They'd stick their head in your car and it was really amazing! The grounds are large and well kept for the animals. There is a variety of different animals and you can just drive through the place and enjoy it. Doesn't take too long and you need to buy plenty of food to last you through the drive, but all in all I would definitely recommend it if you have kids who love animals. Don't get out of the car, like they tell you! read more

Just visited 8/14. The walk through is a waste! The drive through is alright...90% of the animals were donkeys & emu. It's very run down. None of the rides were working and didn't look like they have in years! The admission fees are ridiculous for what's to offer. Don't recommend traveling a long distance to go, but if you're already in the area go ahead. Just get ready for a disappointment. We did get a bunch of laughs and in the end had a good time. Just hoped for more for the cost. read more

a TOTAL Blast loved the donkeys, the camel stuck his head completely in the car, and wow was he clean (moreso than any of the other parks we have gone to). OK, so I couldn't feed he Rhino or tiger, probably for the best. We didn't plan on going here just saw the signs, and so glad we did. Even saw someone feeding a bison! When was the last time you fed a giraffe or zebras? Beautiful horses and even some wild horned things too. We went 3 days ago (winter) and ALL the animals looked healthy and clean. No bugs, no stench at all! But lots of food, we had 3, would have liked 6 cups. TOTALLY worth the price! TONS of laughs and lots of fun. A MUST-do! read more

My family really enjoyed this unique visit. Feeding the animals from our car was a blast! Check out my review here: http://dadsmagee.blogspot.com/2016/03/family-vacation-davis-ok.html read more

Was really excited to go! Arrived and started the drive thru. Not a lot of animals were active. Lots of mini donkeys and llamas. Bathrooms were disgusting, over half the stalls were out of order and one of the sinks was leaking water all over the countertop. Was highly disappointed! read more

We went as a spring break day trip after checking on their website that they were indeed open. It stated that the rides were shut due to storm damage, but that was fine. The kids were told ahead of time so there was no letdown there. When we arrived it looked about what I expected for a roadside attraction. We toured the park seeing mostly exotic cattle, some sheep, donkeys, horses, Canadian geese, water turtles, llamas, elk, emu, ostriches, a couple of gazelles, a few bison, and some overly friendly camels - the highlight of the tour. Off in enclosures were a couple of zebras, a tiger, what we assume may have been a hyena asleep in some tall grass, and a rhino. Several enclosures appeared to be empty. My kids were excited to see and feed the giraffes featured on the home page and were saving back their feed pellets for them, but we saw none. We kept looking for them but eventually found ourselves at the exit without ever seeing any giraffes. Ok, there was still the petting zoo...Nope. We followed the signs telling us that the entrance to the petting zoo was through the gift shop only to be told once inside that it too was closed until Memorial Day. Their featured reptile exhibit consisted of empty dark cages and a rabbit. My kids tell me there was a lemur asleep in a pet carrier in a cage at the front door but all I saw was the cage and carrier. When questioned I was told that the reptile exhibit was out on tour and several animals (including the giraffes) were sent south until the magical date of Memorial Day. When I mentioned to the clerks at the store that it would have been helpful to put that on the web page, they told me that it was on there. I have since gone back online and confirmed that it is _NOT_ stated on the homepage or anywhere else I can see on their site. We won't be back. I'd skip this and go south to Fossil Rim wildlife park in Glen Rose for a far superior drive through zoo experience. read more

Family had so much fun and will return again. The animals are very active kids enjoyed it. The giraffe by far was my favorite. I can't wait to go again. read more

Went there yesterday for a fun day and ended up pretty disappointed. Should be advertised as a llama and donkey farm because those were the main animals there. They were cute and we had fun feeding them but the other animals did not seem well cared for. The petting zoo consisted of one donkey and two sheep who just seemed desperate to escape! The poor porcupine was in a tiny cage with a concrete floor and no kind of shelter to snuggle into. At one point we though one of the llamas was dead. I know they've had some flood damage but these animals need help! read more

Very disappointed. As a kid I was taken here. It built memories that I can't explain. As a father of two children I wanted to share this experience. As we arrive the place looked vacant. Nobody working the booth. Had to park and go inside. All the attractions were closed the only thing open was the park drive thru. Feed was expensive. If I wanted to see donkeys, lamas, and emus I would have went to a farm. More emus and lamas and mini donkeys. Oh wait we did see a rhino but he was far away and laying down. There was supposed to be a white tiger that was not present, all caged animals were not present. So again lamas, mini donkeys and emus. A few horses all out in a field really far away laying down, a couple camals, buffalo all out in a field really far away. Let's put it this way. Not going back here again. Built a few memories with my kids but nothing to brag about. I was warned not to go but I wanted the same for my kids as I had a kid. Need to get there shit together. read more

Let me start by saying this park was awesome the first time I visited which was about 10 years ago. I went yesterday and it was terrible. The park is full of miniature donkeys, llamas, and emu's. If you are looking to see several exotic animals and such, you will not find them here. We spent 52.00 for 3 people. The women's bathroom was nasty. Some of the stalls do not even have doors on them and the one's that do have no toilet paper. We did the walk through part of the park and saw a monkey and a sheep. All the cages were empty. The park looks like it is slowing dying. If you want to drive and see many animals, I suggest going to Fossil Rim Park. read more

Took our grandkids up there on a Sunday during what I thought would be in season. All rides were closed. Attendant at register told us the walk through had a petting zoo. And there were lemurs and a kangaroo. No petting zoo , three lemurs and no kangaroo. If what she thought was a kangaroo back there, she needs to go back to school. Restrooms, at least the women's, needed some cleaning. Not much in the shop. Things with out of service signs all through the shop. The drive through the park was fine if all you want to do is feed donkeys, llamas and a few ostriches. There were a few other animals there. A whole 2 zebras, one rhino, some buffalo, deer, geese but no giraffes. I remember there used to be some. The kids did enjoy what little we got to do. The place has a lot of potential if kept up. Sad to see it so run down. We will not be visiting again. Website is misleading on what is there. Too far of a drive for not seeing what is advertised on the website. read more

family of five it cost $84 seems a little steep for the animals they have most of just basic farm animals though there is a white tiger giraffe few other things I could see where kids would probably really enjoy this younger kids the road that you follow is pretty rough especially if you're in a car read more

Took a family outing to this location on Sunday morning and it was terrible. I wouldn't suggest anyone waste their money on this. We were charged full price even though nothing was open but the drive through park and the gift shop. The restrooms in the gift shop building were horrible....and I'm not kidding. read more

Donkeys, Donkeys and more donkeys...I had not been to Arbuckle Wilderness in 35 years and I know why I have not returned. It is in disarray and needs TLC. This place could be wonderful but in the current condition it is not worth the trip or the money. read more

Disappointed. I decided to take my daughter last Friday when it was super cold. I was looking for something to do with her to get out of the house. I thought driving through Arbuckle would be a good idea since she loves animals and we wouldn't have to get out of the car. I checked their hours online AND called them just to make sure they were open during the winter months. Both said yes. So we made the 1 1/2 hour drive only to get there and find out they were closed. The place looked abandoned. So at that point I got to try to explain to my 2 year old why we couldn't see the animals that we had been talking about the whole ride up there. Not pleasant. Then of course the inevitable 1 1/2 hour drive back home. Looks like you guys need to take the extra 3 minutes out of your day and update your message/ online info when you decide to not open on a "regular business day." Thanks for nothing. read more

I have always been one to take reviews with a grain of salt and quite honestly was ready to chalk up not going here all together after reading them. I was a child when I visited this place and only had vivid memories. It actually was a pit stop on the way home from OKC to Dallas after seeing that getting into Turner Falls would take a good hour or two. I am SO glad we gave it a shot. Pulling into the park it raises question as to if it's going to be as the reviews say. I figured I'd ask several people as they came out, how they liked it and I got: it was good, the kids liked it, and it was really neat, so we gave it a shot before continuing on home. What we got was more than I was expecting. A ton of very friendly animals, be careful though or they may get in your car(lol). You would think with as many people who come through there and feed them, that they would get to the point where they were no longer hungry, not the case and we got there after lunch. It took us almost 2 hours to go through. Had we had more food, I am sure we would have lingered longer. The giraffe was by far my favorite and most beautiful animal, but there were so many other great ones to see too. From a rhino, to buffalo, a white tiger, camels, emus, and a ton of other fabulous wildlife. People can be so critical, hard to please, and cruel, but if you love animals, them coming right up to your vehicle to give you a personal experience, know how to make any experience a good time, you will love this place. I have to admit I was a little disgusted at how many food cups there were scattered around the property, but after seeing a cup ripped right out of my little girls hands, I can kind of see why there are possibly so many out there. Also the roads can be rough in quite a few places(I'm sure all the rain we got these last several months hasn't helped them any either) but it would not stop me from going back again and the next time we will get double the food we had. I am already looking forward to going back. Make sure you have enough gas before going too. :-) Side note and TIP: You don't drive up to the gate, you have to park and walk into the shop and get your tickets(they offer military discount). The walk through part was closed(not sure why, but it was SO hot out, that didn't bother us). It is pretty run down looking(cosmetic wise), and a few of the animals looked like they needed to be tended to, but most of them were in good condition. Realistically they can't all be healthy all the time, especially with how many there are. The worst part was the bathrooms. Shame on them for how nasty and ridiculous they were. They are AWFUL!!!! Worst part of the visit there! read more