Tennessee Safari Park

Today, we went to this zoo. It was an easy drive and noticeable entrance. The bathrooms are clean and cute. The animal food was not over priced. It was not expensive. There was a gift shop full of gear and rocks and candy and snacks. We got to the counter for the walk in zoo at 4:29 I know because I ran, as I’m asking for food she says they can no longer sell more. We were a party of 11 & understood they closed at five. So I say no big deal, we walk through the zoo anyways. On our way back towards the monkeys we were approached at 4:53 and asked to start exiting. Listen, I know this is a family business but we loved your place and we as paying customers should be trusted to exit when you close at 5pm. Customer service needs improvement but the place is well kept, clean and so many amazingly beautiful animals.

What a fantastic trip. I think I enjoyed it even more than my kids. I will warn you, the Camels and Llamas will block you in and snatch your feed buckets from you. We also had one large gal rub her neck on the hood of the car and leave a small dent for memories lol Definitely worth the 2 hour drive.

We live 2.5 hours away. We headed out for a day trip. We got there almost at opening time. The line was about 30 minutes long at this point. We waited in line, which moved quickly. I bought $20.00 worth of feed, which was 4 or 5 bucks for $10.00. At first, I thought we had way too much food - but then... My kiddo dropped two of the plastic buckets of food in my car. I should've brought a cake pan to dump the feed in, and it would have been easier for the animals to eat. Two more buckets went to those strong camels. I'd suggest you save food for the end. Those animals do not get fed as much. We didn't do the walk through zoo and the end. We saw the sloth, and the kiddo bought a bag of stones to mine. It was such a fun experience, we'll definitely go again.

This was an awesome alternative to a zoo. You get to touch most of the animals but be aware because they are smart and will steal your feed bucket right out of your hands. They don't go for the feed in the bucket but just take the whole bucket. It was a camel for me and my wife. The walk through zoo section is also pretty cool. It's not big but a good size as to not get tired walking in the heat with kids. It also has lots of animals I haven't seen at bigger zoos.

Loved loved loved!! Definitely worth it! I have 3 teenagers and 2 smaller kids always stuck on their phones, this was one thing I got all their attention too. The only thing that could’ve been better where snack stands and or vending machines. It was a little hot throughout the petting zoo area. But otherwise it was a really worth it trip to the zoo! Oh!! Watch out because the camels will take your buckets.