Safari North Wildlife Park

Reviews

• KD

  Kati Diedrick

  Jun 29, 2026
  5.0
  This is not something anyone should miss!!! The enclosures are well created such that even sleeping creatures can be peeked at. They have more animals than most, and even a rhino!!! I enjoyed every minute abd it is laid out in an easy walking fashion such that you don't miss a single animal. The staff was gracious and helpful. I would love for them to add an online guide to post more information about the animals we are viewing. I always read plackets, but have been to zoos that provide animals names, history, family ties, etc. Thank you for an incredible experience and i am already telling everyone to visit! Almost every enclosure had multiple animals! Watching the snow leopard was such a rare treat. Knowing each of the animal status's as endangered was so important!! Thank you for an incredible experience! We visited on a cooler rainy day which may have contributed to the active animals.
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  danielle seeley

  Jun 28, 2026
  1.0
  Was an overall good experience. But was very said by the way I was treated by the manager when we bought sifting rocks and the bag we specifically bought was fossils and shark teeth, which had 0 in them if either when I asked for a manager the young boy staff was rude about it but eventually the manager came and rolled up in her utv basically yelling at me they close in ten minutes. I tried to explain the bag we bought had 0 of what is advertised would be included. And then I was hoping maybe she’d just apologize and give us a new bag since we bought one of every kind. She said no so I asked for a refund of my 8$ and then she also said no refunds we don’t do that I told her I’d give her the rocks back since that’s not what we wanted and she said that she has no control over what’s in the bag and it’s a you get what you get but the sign specifically says you get fossils and shark teeth nothing about getting rocks. She was very rude over 8$ and told me that “she didn’t get a refund on her cereal when she didn’t get the toy she wanted” over just rude staff over 8$. I asked if I could just buy a new bag she said no and then eventually did.
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  John Diedrick

  Jun 28, 2026
  5.0
  Hidden gem. We are visiting from twin cities. Had a great time. Many animals could be seen up close. Lot's of family activities as well. Recommend this stop. I'll be back.
• MH

  Marie Heath

  Jun 28, 2026
  1.0
  Would never go to the actual zoo! I was disgusted to see they brought some of these animals to lakes jam music festival. No care for these animals what so ever. We have to speak up for these animals when they don’t have a voice. There’s no reason they had to be put in an extremely NOISY atmosphere with drunk people all over the place. IM DISGUSTED!!!!!
• KL

  Knel Lee

  Jun 25, 2026
  3.0
  Visitors are priority when it comes to design of overall zoo experience. It can be entertaining given the variety of animals and how the exhibits are laid out. Unfortunately, that comes at the animal's expense. Majority of the exhibits are laid out such that the lean-to/shelter are facing the visitors. This might seem like a good thing but it offers zero privacy for the animal especially when most shelters bump up against the fence/wall. Other than the tiny size of each enclosure, most exhibits also have zero trees to hide under or provide shade! I can't imagine a summer day that is 85 degrees+ and high humidity. Most shelters don't have airflow either (the tiger shelters are made from solid concrete). The major exhibits that I recall which dont have trees include the tiger, grizzly bear, giraffe, rhino, camels, and farm animals. Look at the satellite imagery and you'll notice zero trees or shade structures. Funny enough, the alligators (cold blooded) seems to have the most shade. I'm no zoologist, but they also cram multiple solitary predator species together (like 3 separate leopard exhibits, tigers, bears, cougars, male lions, cheetahs, eagles); pretty crazy work. All the primates are caged up with no privacy either. I thought I had a good time the first time I visited (even though I recognized the poor conditions) but the second visit was really eye opening. Half of the animals did not look healthy; even the ducks look rugged. All the bears were in bad mental condition. The grizzlies and sloth bears were pacing (nonstop) in a straight line so much that they created a worn down path adjacent to the electric fence. One black bear sat in the shelter facing the crowd looking defeated. They had this large African civet (pitbull sized) in space with a square footage of a truck. Overall, I wouldn't recommend supporting a place that ignores basic principles (privacy, space, shelter, shade). If you've ever seen the historic zoo "exhibit" (jail cells) from the 1930s at Como Park Zoo in St. Paul, then this is reminiscent.