R Lazy J Wildlife Ranch

What an amazing experience!! Money very well spent! Staff were super nice & knowledgeable about the animals. All the animals were so adorable & nice! So not miss out on this place if you’re in the area!!

This is an amazing adventure for the whole family, education groups, parties, etc. The staff is super attentive and knowledgeable, and you get face to face with wildlife. For a small cost you can feed them if you choose. I'd recommend it to anyone. Christmas the Camel will take carrots out of your mouth if you dare.

I’m a native Arizonan and I’ve never been to Eagar. Today we traveled less than an hour from Pinetop to Eagar to visit the R Lazy J Wildlife Ranch. We had changed the time of our tour and even though they had no other guests registered at that time they still accommodated our guided tour of the ranch. The animal species were predominately cooler climate animals from all over the world and our guide provided information about each and a time to visit and feed each animal. It was a small town hospitality feel and we were appreciative of the time and patience they took with our special needs son. If you’re in northeastern AZ and especially if you have littles don’t miss this hidden gem!

On recommendations from a few friends and doing some research I decided to go and check this place out. I was not disappointed. I booked a tour online with their set timed guided tours. Easier this way. Or call. The tour was nice with a very knowledgeable tour guide. We went on an outdoor truck with a few other people. This is a great tour for children and adults. All kinds of animals from all over the world. Including Oryx, Cloud Leopards, Sloths and more. They have treats you can purchase to hand out to some of them including the camels, llamas and pigs. A small petting zoo and you can purchase bird sticks to feed the parakeets out of your hands. A must see for families and you are helping the conservation of these animals to repopulate zoos and help endangered animals also. They also have a small gift shop. For extra money you can purchase an encounter to get closer to the sloths or the Ring Tailed Lemurs.

This is a top place to bring kids and parents alike! I would strongly recommend paying for the guided tour. Shorty was our guide and she new just about everything there was to know about the animals. You get to feed them hand cut carrots and they sure do love it! They have a wide variety of exotic animals and birds that I have never seen before. Pluss they have a lot of babies right now! All the staff are friendly and very helpful. It's worth the day trip from the valley to come to this fun place!