You have a beautiful park and our family has enjoyed every visit , but today we made the mistake of…read morepurchasing food. First of all it was the most disgusting food I have ever had the misfortune of trying to eat , which went from 1 bite to trash!!!! Secondly you should be ashamed charging amount money for this garbage, "shame on you " who is she selling her house? Hope you take this as chance to do better

We had a bus trip to visit in the morning during the week so it was not that busy. This was my…read morefirst time here but I'd heard good things about it. We walked through the gift shop to board a little train ride. The train ride was kinda lame in that you just went in a circle around a pond and didn't see anything other than some llamas. We were then free to roam around the grounds. I especially liked feeding the giraffes the carrots! I felt like the bigger animals should have had bigger spaces to roam around (it seemed cramped and big cats were pacing back and forth in an agitated mood). The bear cubs were very playful and cute rolling around with each other. It was fun to experience this but I think the Syracuse zoo is better with more space for the animals and more variety.

We really enjoyed our visit to Wolf Mountain. The grounds were a perfect place to stroll and relax…read more We opted for the tour(which is included in admission) and I am glad we did. The staff were very knowledgeable and gave a ton of information not found on the signs. In addition, the wolves seem to be more comfortable when the staff are around, so they come near the edge of the enclosure more often. My favorite part of our visit was when one of the wolves started howling and then all of the others did too. It can't be put in to words how cool it was to here15+ wolves howling from different parts of the park. In addition to the wolves, there were other animals there too and they were equally cool. Another thing worth mentioning is their use of solar and other green tech to have a smaller footprint, a nice touch.

If you like nature this is a Must see Be prepared to walk…read more Bring the kids but leave pets at home

I cannot stress enough, how much me and my family enjoyed this zoo! We came here Saturday morning…read morevisiting my aunt who lives nearby. The entire zoo is immaculately clean. As soon as we went through the doors after the ticket counter we saw some happy Gibbons swinging around, and they even started talking. We then made our way over to the lions. The area where they have the three lions (who are all siblings) is large and has a walkway that you can walk almost 360° around to get a good glimpse of them no matter where they are. The zoo looks small, but as we made our way around, we felt like it was much bigger than it first appeared. We saw a bald eagle, zebras, ostriches, emus, alligators, and quite a few reptiles! Every time we thought we saw everything we saw there was more! We made our way back over to the lions and caught the end of one of the zookeeper talks. They have three talks per day and if you're around for one it's definitely worth catching one. We learned the names of the three lions and that they were all siblings. The zookeeper asked us if we had any questions which, of course we did. He told us about how they fed the lions safely, what their diet was, and a little bit about the personality of the lions. (No spoilers, you'll have to go yourself to find out!) Everyone that works there was extremely kind, friendly, and knowledgeable. This was such a great zoo. I would highly recommend it to anybody visiting the area or just passing through.

This is not your large city zoo, it is small and 90% outdoors, so a snowy winter day not the best…read moreidea, haha. That being said for small children it's perfect, a nice walk, easy to see the exhibits. Personally I think the areas are too small for the animals and wouldn't visit again. Price point and membership options do make it affordable for families.

awesome people and amazingly rare - individual approach to providing service! very much a…read moreexceptional , incomparable approach to operation

Love this place! Awesome horses, staff and views!! I went there to go horseback riding and I never…read moreleft. Now I volunteer there and I love it!

I really enjoy taking my daughter to this zoo. It's very clean and organized and there's always…read moreplenty of parking! My daughter absolutely loves seeing all the animals. They have multiple exhibits here such as the barn animals, aquatic life, elephants, tigers and seasonally, leopards too! This zoo is very stroller friendly and it's easy to spend about an hour or two walking around and taking the time to look at each animal. The gift shop is well organized and fun to browse. I do wish they would update the cafe and have more food options and allergen friendly options, that would be my main critique.

We went to Brew at the Zoo, VIP, and experienced what the food options were inside before the event…read morestarted. It's a 'real chef' behind the food, and she's great! Go experience an evening event at the Zoo if you can. It's worth it!

What an absolute gem of a find! We were looking for a pit stop on a long drive where we could grab…read morelunch and stretch our legs, and then I saw pictures of Amberations and immediately knew I wanted to figure out how to get there. It took us a couple of U-turns to find the exact spot, but once we arrived, I was so glad we made the effort! The kids absolutely loved meeting the barn animals, while I loved the beautiful riverside picnic tables. We also traded a few books at the little library and took a nice, long walk along the nature trails. We ended up spending much more time here than we expected, but honestly, we enjoyed every minute of it. It was peaceful, beautiful, and had something for everyone in the family. Such a wonderful little oasis that we happened to stumble upon during a road trip. Definitely worth the detour!

Amberations is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to supporting mental health through…read moreinteraction with the natural environment. With almost 50 acres, they are located on the western edge of Onondaga county in Marietta, New York. At their barn site they offer opportunities to mingle with their goats, donkey, birds and barn cats. There is easy access to a small stream, teaming with frogs, minnows, and salamanders. A lovely deck adorns one end of their barn. It's a nice place to enjoy the sounds of nature and occasionally be visited by a Great Blue Heron. This is a wheelchair friendly area. The entrance to this area is a driveway shared with 2231 Amber Road, next to the Otisco Lake Community Center. Look for the small silhouette of Big Joe the donkey! In their upper fields they have built wheelchair paths surrounding a gazebo and are always working on developing gardens. There are also very nice trails through woods as well as through their songbird habitat. This is the best area for taking dogs and walking trails. The entrance to this area is at 2345 Amber Road, up a long gravel driveway. Go left at the top to find the small parking area in the fields. There is also a large pasture with two beautiful horses to visit. Their goal is to nurture relationships with the community they seek to serve. Opportunities abound for getting involved in many capacities. If you like nature, the outdoors, gardening, animals, or helping others, please consider giving them a call and volunteering. I'm a volunteer for Amberations so I can tell you, it's an amazing organization. It was started by two families who wanted to be able to bring nature to people of all abilities. It has grown so much in its 10 years of existence. They've hosted weddings, hold two big fundraisers during the year - their Otisco Lake Bike Race and Mothers Day Brunch in the spring and Fall Festival in autumn - as well as offering glamping, a new pond full of frogs, and their wonderful animals to visit. Definitely a place for everyone to check out, whether you like animals, nature, hiking - whatever you're into, Amberations has something for you.

This zoo is beautifully maintained in the middle of a very nice park. I love the trees and greenery…read morethroughout the zoo itself. Seems like a very ethical zoo and all the animals are rescues. The staff were extremely knowledgeable about the animals and provided a lot of information. All the animals are native species to NY, so it is a smaller zoo than some others with more habitats. It took us about 1.5 houts to walk through at a comfortable pace. We got close views of almost all the exhibits. They offer elk feedings daily at 1pm for $10, which was a cool experience. There are other animal encounters you can pay for but need to schedule in advance. The ticket prices are very reasonable and so is the annual pass. Lots of immersion for kids as well and multiple play areas. Overall, a really wonderful zoo!

Let me start out by saying this is such a cute little zoo. My wife and I are up in the area for our…read morehoneymoon and decided this Zoo would be a fun place to visit. I guess we got lucky, and we actually got free admission due to a company sponsoring the first 100 visitors for the day. It was a cold rainy day so there were not many other visitors at the park with us. It was so neat to see a zoo mostly dedicated to the animals seen in New York State. With it being a rainy, cold day not all of the animals were out, but we were able to see most of them. Our favorite was the Wolverine who was doing lap after lap running around his enclosure. He would stop and say hi to us when we were near the fence, and then continue on doing his laps. We even stopped in the gift shop and got a wolverine stuffed animal. You could definitely tell that it has been some years since the zoo had had some renovations, but I think this is what I liked best about it. The zoo its self was nice and simple with an easy route to see all of the animals. I think if we are in the area again, and it is a nice day out, we would stop again.

We arrived after hours, so we weren't able to check out the interior, but we visited the 6 story…read moretree house (a short walk from the back of the nature center), which was as awesome as it sounds. It was impressive that a group of students built the structure, and my kids had fun running around and scaring each other at each turn. :) There is a lovely field near the nature center with a pollinator garden, so if we had more time, we would've spent time running around there too. I was sad to see that the animal habitats were empty with signs that this was due to a lack of funding. Please support this awesome nature center!

This stop was definitely on the way out of business or not really sure the status. It is a donation…read morebased visit so you can give what you are able to and/or want. When exploring it was very difficult to navigate as there was little to no signage for the trails. We explored around back as the lodge was closed. All of the animals were relocated elsewhere, which I prefer personally seemed very small of an establishment to maintain any animal life. There is a short walk to the back field and there is an awesome 6-story treehouse that you can go in and climb around. We explored for a bit and went on our way. Definitely a neat feature to check out for a quick time kill.

it's all run by volunteers, buy the food, buy all you can to support this place! They do the vas…read morebest they can.

This place was so much fun seeing the animals without them in cages. The one thing we learned is…read moreif you roll your window down don't have the cup of food in eyesight of the animals especially the camels. They ransacked my cup as soon as we rolled the window down and then it stuck its head in and took the other one!