matt Lesher

This is a great zoo. It's not big or very diverse, but it's neat & clean with quality displays. Most of all, the animals and birds are loved and well cared for. As a bergen County resident, there is a great discount entry fee. The zoo is in beautiful van saun park.

+6

Victoria

Love visiting this zoo! It’s such a peaceful and relaxing spot to take your kids. I really don’t understand how anyone could complain, especially considering it’s free during the off season. There’s so many amazing animals from mountain lions to sloths, bison, wolves, monkeys, horses, prairie dogs, and more. The zoo has a big playground nearby, plenty of walking paths, places to picnic, and just enjoy the outdoors. There are also restrooms, a gift shop, and crafts/events for children. Great family friendly place!

+8

Ivonne Marte

Went for the Holiday Lantern Spectacular & it was a great experience. It's toddler friendly and caters to different age ranges. Ticket says s'mores come along with it that's not true - you have to purchase that apart. Other than that there's a lot to see and the train ride was the highlight of the trip. Highly recommend.

+1

A wonderful little county park zoo. It has a feel of the Central Park Zoo where you walk clockwise to follow the path to see all the animals. So it is petite but packs quite a bit within it. Even outside of it, there are the train ride and merry-go-round too. It’s a great way to separate those in line for the rides outside of the zoo. We went during a school field trip with our kids and unfortunately the train queue was to be about one hour plus long wait. We got a rain-check/voucher since the ride was pre-paid. The merry-go-round was a hit with all the children! Overall a wonderful zoo and will surely visit again. Hope all the animals will be out then, during our visit a handful were off-site. 🐒🐯🦘

SP: Unfinished Business

I used to visit this zoo when I was a child, came here to visit again to see the "Let it Glow" festival, the last time I visited didn't leave a review but I'll leave one now, the prices are reasonable and it's a nice interactive place to just take a stroll, and I love the fact that the train is still running, though I think the area itself needs some changes, the old ticketing booth was moved to the other side now, and I also think that they should have more holiday type festivals every season, maybe for the Spring time too, with water sprinklers or a water fountain for the animals...

+1

Ammarah Asghar

We usually have a blast every time we come here. But when 1/2 the animals are off exhibit, that becomes frustrating for children & parents. We purchased tickets online, and there was no announcement as to which animals were not available for viewing. But if you buy tickets on site, there is a list of animals that you won't be able to see depending on the weather. We went around 60°+ weather, and we saw the mountain lions, condor / vultur (he was hiding), llamas (only from the train), rhea / ostrich, pigs, goats, horse, sheep, donkey, goose, buffalo & elk. The main attractions for my kids, alligators, the indoor birds with turtles exhibit, owls, macaw, and so many more were unavailable. Thankfully our kids are easily distracted & were just happy to be spending time with their cousins. But when that many animals are off exhibit, I definitely think the prices should be adjusted or the zoo should be free. Parking was easy to find at 10:45am on a Sunday morning, and the zoo was pretty empty.

Susan Haas

My grandkids and I enjoyed the train ride and the carousel as well as the wonderful nearby playground. The staff was pleasant and helpful. I would give 5 stars except that I dislike all zoos. Here, like everywhere, the animals looked lethargic and I have to believe they are lonely and frustrated in the small pens. But BCZ does the best they can for a small suburban site.

Miriam Chami

We went for the glow show last night - took my 2 y/o and he loved it. It was super cold so be sure to bring an extra jacket. The walk-through was pretty short but just enough for a 2 y/o to enjoy :). Lights were super beautiful of course! We especially enjoyed the train ride and seeing the farm animals! (The other animals were out away because we have bookings from 5-6pm). Definitely recommend!

Hanna Lyaschenko

Probably a good free zoo. After skating, we didn't have the energy to walk around the zoo. The illuminations are very beautiful. We'll come here again.

+13

Shreyas Tendulkar

The zoo and the exhibits are good for the kids to enjoy and learn. But the viewing of animals is not easy since the cage fencing is dense and there's a lot of distance between the cage and viewer fence. A lot of exhibits were closed and the train broke down leaving a lot of kids to head to the carousel. Overall a well managed facility for kids day out.

Wing Lee

Came here for the Halloween event. Majority of the animals were not in there exhibit. We were disappointed. We saw three monkeys, one goat, and two lambs. The Halloween event was ok. There were only two activities tables and it was overcrowded.

Someone

One week later update on the most recent review regarding the mountain lines. They are extremely distressed and pacing in circles repetitively. This will be reported. Bergen County zoo you need to do better and fix this right now or this will be solved rightfully so. Get these mountain lions into a better habitat let them go to where they belong. They are growling and pacing in circles.

Belle Belle

🚨 As of 08/27/25: There were two mountain lions repetitively pacing in circles and looking distressed. Their enclosure is TOO small for such large animals. Most animals live enclosures that are too small, but the mountain lions were the worst ones I saw. It was upsetting to see. Bergen County Zoo, do better! Please improve these beautiful animal’s living conditions as soon as possible. Some of these enclosures, specially the mountain lions’ is unacceptable. Living in such a small enclosure is torture for these animals. I will update my review when and if animals’ living conditions improve.