Maymont is Great! It's a wonderful park to bring the kids, check out the animals, or even go for a relaxing run! Good ol' Maymont.

This is a great place for families. There is a petting farm for younger kids & animals for older ones, pretty gardens for the garden lover and a mansion tour for the history lover. This must be amazing in the Spring with the tulips and in the Fall with the foliage. We visited in early August and the gardens were still pretty. The paved paths are great for strollers and there are ample benches to relax and perhaps have a picnic. $5 donation is suggested but there is no obnoxious soliciting. You can spend an hour or so in the small zoo or spend the whole day if you want to check out the mansion & nature center (additional charges). The nearby Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is free so it's a good option after your Maymont visit. read more

I've been going to Maymont for decades, and have always thoroughly enjoyed it. As a child, I loved exploring the bamboo forests and seeing their variety of animals. As an adult, it's made a great date spot, as well as a fun place to hang out with friends or just take some time away to relax. I'd highly recommend checking it out. read more

honestly, what is there NOT to love about Maymont?! thoroughly enjoy an afternoon throwing the frisbee or football with friends at this gorgeous park, with a picnic basket full of grinders and sparkling mineral water with fresh lemons! on a cooler day, love taking a nap under one of those big trees in the park with my i-tunes on. read more

Love this place the goats have excepted me as one of their kids and I climb up the Mountains and feed my pig from madame zeroni I won't forget to feed her thanks maymont read more

This place deserves a must place visit in Richmond for nature lovers. Admission fee is a donation. A hidden local gem. The park is well- kept. read more

This is a great place. The animals appear very well cared for. The grounds are beautiful. I can't wait to go back!

Beautiful park-great fun for the kids. We went for Spring Break week and spent about 4 hours there for FREE. The money we spent was by choice (goat food, nature center, donations). We tried to park near the farm but since they had part of the parking lot roped off (during spring break!?!?), we went to the Nature Center lot. I will probably park there more often because the parking was better and we got a nice spot up close and in the shade. Our first stop was the "newly renovated farm". Note to Maymont-Please "unrenovate"! They now have only one goat food machine that now costs 50 cents and it literally gave everyone about 10 tiny pieces of food. They used to have several and it was a quarter and you got a handful. I have to say that I didn't hear anyone having a bad time the whole time we were there except for at this point. The kids were antsy because of the LOOOOOONG line waiting to get to the one machine, the parents were mad that it was now 50 cents and then when the food came out....uh...let's just say I thought there would be a riot. My goodness. I was not thrilled either. I had my son and a friend with me so we spent $2 for less than a handful of food. That being said, after feeding the goats the kids seemed happy to pet the sheep and goats and the food fiasco seemed to blow over quickly with everyone. I wasn't thrilled with the new look of the farm, but the kids still had fun. We walked the whole park and the highlight was the rocks that they could climb. The rocks were busy and the kids were all having a blast. The nature center was $4 for me and $3 for each kid. We've been before, but couldn't wait to see the otters. Sadly, the otters passed away. Had we known that ahead of time, we would have saved our money. All but one interactive exhibit was being worked on too. We saw fish and turtles and snakes and left. We spent 10 minutes in there and only that long because my son fell and had to sit for a few minutes. It was a total waste of money. We did donate to the park when we were there because it is free and the most beautiful place to visit in Richmond. We've been to Lewis Ginter and it was fun, but expensive. Maymont is free and beautiful. We will go back but we will skip the farm and nature center. read more

Not everyone knows about the all the different sections of the park. Lets start our tour with the Italian Garden, with the giant arbor path and formal stone flower beds, head down the stairs by the waterfall and you enter the Japanese Garden complete with a giant Koi Fish Pond and plenty of shaded areas to relax and enjoy the scenery. Adjacent to the Japanese Garden is the Bear Habitats which are pretty darn good for a small zoo/park keep walking and you will see the Birds of Prey and a stream with tons of frogs and tadpoles. Follow the path and head uphill and to the left, You will begin to see the barn animals and eventually arrive at the "Barn" which is actually a petting zoo, with peacocks roaming free. The barn area has a lovely butterfly garden by the entrance. I'm not exactly sure which path you take to get to the nature visitor center, but the center has some adorable otters in a easily viewable tank/habitat. they have fun swimming right up to kids and visitors that watch from outside of the tank. Unfortunately, I believe the owls are no longer inside the nature/visitor center and the fish and turtles don't hold my attention well. This is on the other hand one of my favorite pass times, especially on those days that its just to hot to go to the river. There are lots of opportunity to beat the heat and stay in the shade or get some AC in the nature center for a bit while still getting a chance to get out and enjoy the nature :) read more

This place has it all...history, geology, animals, nature, evnironmental studies, great camps, classes and programs, gorgeous views and landscape...The gardens are fabulous and couldn't be a better place to ley out on a blanket to have a picnic or a nap. By there is so much to see as well! Maymont Mansion is beautiful and maintains a wonderful collection. The otters at the Nature Center and the baby goats are always a treat! Great for photography or fitness...what doesn't Maymont have? read more

This place is amazing. Year round, there is something wonderful to enjoy. The nature center is excellent for young children and is accessible in all weather. The farm barn is a favorite of our child. So much to see and do! Definitely worth a visit if you come to Richmond. read more

1st day of spring break and great weather headed out to take kids to see the barn animals. Boy what an awful surprise. half the parking closed off with cones, no place to turn around. workers refused to help. parked many blocks away and walked to only find goats. The barn gate closed and no animals to see. Asked several workers and no one knew what they had or when you could go see it. What a waste of a trip. Even checked website before we went stated barn open 10-5 dailey. Don't think we will go back . Nice new barn, shame you cant see the animals read more

Maymont never disappoints me when a friend from out of town visits. Especially during the fall when the leaves are changing colors. I highly recommend everyone to come visit Maymont as a date or just to relax. There's a farm if you like animals to a Japanese Garden if you like flowers. read more

Been here on field trips as a kid, on my own accord as a graduate. Love this place, great for kids and adults to run around and explore. Staff are super nice too. read more

As if Maymount needs another review to convince you to visit.... It's great. Large hilly areas for just roaming around, interesting paths that meander up and down, and a variety of things to visit (gardens, zoo, farm, historic home). I recommend paying the $5 and taking the tour of the Gilded Age home. It's rare to find an historic home with so many of the actual owner's furnishings intact, and a lot of these are over-the-top. read more

Every time I come here it gets better and better. What a beautiful park. I love when I have days off so I can come walk around and potentially meet frogs. read more

I love Maymont. Beautiful grounds, well cared for animals, my favorite place to go anyday!

Wow!!! Awesome! What an inexpensive way to spend an interesting day!!! The mansion was so beautiful and that swan bed was for sure, one of a kind! The grounds and gardens were so lovely it was as if stepping back in time. We loved all of Richmond, but Maymont was the highlight! read more

Beautiful grounds, and interesting house tour. Would bring a picnic next time - lots of trees and gardens to enjoy!

We love going to Maymont Park. The gardens are gorgeous. They have the petting zoo, animal zoo, and nature center. The last time I went they were doing some construction so I would check with them to see which areas they are working on. However, there are plenty of things to enjoy, even with the construction. read more

My Mother walked this park pregnant with me, strolled me through the beautiful gardens as a baby, chased me around the fields and rolled with me down the big hill by the old petting farm. This park was a huge part of my life and still is. It's been special to my children and hope it will be here for my grandchildren! read more

I have explored Maymont all over. The animals inside and outside are great for all agees. I have also run around the lakes and through the trails. There is always people there but never feels crouded. read more

I recently had selected Maymont for my upcoming wedding. In the contract they give you a choice of six different catering companies to choose from, if not you have to pay a $600.00 fee for outside catering. The caters take at least a month to get back to you. I had to call Maymont 2 different times because three of the six never did not return my calls. The other two estimated at about $10,000 + additional rental fees and the third was a BBQ place which was not what I had in mind. I spoke with the event coordinator supervisor and told her of my problem contacting the caterers. She made me feel as if I was wrong, stating that she had talk one caterer (A Winning Taste) and she stated she had emailed a proposal to me twice. I told her after waiting a month that I hadn't received anything. I left multiple messages. First impressions are everything. The caterer stated my email address was wrong. She never even attempted to call me and say that. Clearly my business wasn't needed. Finally I decided this wasn't for me. I didn't want to spend an extra $600.00 fee on catering when my services weren't met from the beginning. I felt apprehensive about it. If communication is off from the start than I couldn't imagine how it would it I booked her.The supervisor of the special events department at Maymont showed no compassion. IMMEDIATLEY she asked for my email to send a cancel request from. She made me feel belittled as a customer ,no empathy.Almost as if she was siding with the caterers AND your deposit is non-refundable. She never even asked if there was anything she could do to help. She sealed the deal for me I signed it that day and sent it back. I decided to do a local wedding, where people treat you like family and appreciate your business. They at least act like they care, sometimes it's not that way when deal with big businesses or organizations who make millions with or without you. NO THANKS!!! read more

Took family and some friends to Maymont Park today (Sat) to see the animals. Problem was , ther were no animals. Long walk, kids looking into empty pens, 2 bison and a handful of deer was about all that was visible. We were there about 2 hrs before closing time but most buildings and exhibits were closed up. Did see some huge koi in the Japanese garden and some nice flowers in the rose garden but not exactly what the kids expected. Asked several people in the park who claimed to be locals where the animals were and they didn't know either.Well not a total loss we did see a fox, 4 whitetail deer, and a rabbit as we were driving up the road to our house. So where in the heck are the animals??? Place used to be crawling with them. We just went to a similar park in Salisbury MD and it was amazing. All sorts of animals in spacious, natural designed enclosures. Native wildlife wandering free throughout the park as well as those in enclosures. Remembered Maymont from earlieryears as being similar. What happened????? read more