Wilderness Trails Zoo

What a hidden gem Wilderness Trails Zoo is!! If you are in the Birch Run area possibly shopping at the Birch Run Outlets and have children do not hesitate to go and check out the zoo. Reasonably priced and housing, many exotic animals that you can view closer than at larger zoos, Wilderness Trails Zoo will give you and your family a day to remember. Staff were warm and welcoming. Thank you to Jeremiah and his amazing team for such an amazing contribution to our community.

First time visiting. Cost: Price was average around $18, as we always want to support the care of animals, thought they gave student discounts but they don't. They did say they do for veterans. Asked if we wanted to include use of feeders throughout park & asked if we wanted to pay for stick of seeds for parakeet house. Added it to our bill, but realized afterward, we could have just brought a dollar & some quarters ourselves. Also found that feeder empty fast so if you're not careful it spills, which is good anyway, if you run out quarters you can just pick a pieces of feed off ground. Trail: It's a mile or more if you venture into smaller areas. Trail was easy to walk. Wish they would have had more markers showing how far you've walked & how much is left. Even with a disability it was okay. Would suggest sunscreen & bug spray. Animals: Lots of animals to see. Saw workers cleaning & even giving us some interesting facts about the animals. Barely any animals not seen in their enclosures. Parakeet house: It's small, maybe 4-5 people can go in at once. You can still see all of the parakeets if you choose not to go in.Staff give you a large popcicle stick with bird feed on it when you pay the extra dollar, then they let you in. Only one of us went in. Wish the staff members would have warned us. They said the birds would all fly to you, land or walk on you....HOWEVER they DID NOT tell us that the Parakeets can pinch your skin hard enough to draw blood. When my daughter was in there, she had to ask the worker to help her get out because the birds were pinching her. When she came out, she had blood on the side of her neck. All the staff member said was, "yeah, they do that sometimes." Overall, we still enjoyed ourselves, thought, it was fairly priced & understand animals are not predictable, so we still gave it a 4 star. It's worth visiting, just be cautious with the parakeet house.

Awesome place to visit. A lot better than any zoo I've been to. Not crowded, takes about a 1 1/2 hrs to enjoy everything, you can bring your own food and drinks, the animals are very well taken care of. Very friendly staff. It's a little place of happiness. They have animals that even Detroit zoo doesn't have and very close encounters. I highly recommend

Best zoo ever. There is plenty of free parking lot. Friendly staff. There are no waiting lines. Friendly staff. There are many opportunities to feed the animals, and when you buy your tickets at the entrance, they offer you coins for the food dispensers. It's is clean, the animals well take care off. They have an impressive variety of wild animals, and it's the closest I've ever been. Highly recommend 👌

This place has a lot of neat spots like feeding the turtles and ducks and a few of the other animals. But in our Cheyenne mountain zoo you don't have to pay to go in with the parakeets. Nor in the Montgomery zoo either. You just pay for a seed stick if you want one but they don't stop you from going inside. Also the big predatory animals need larger enclosures and tubs with water they look miserable. It made me sad. The Bears had water but the tigers didn't. Tigers like to play in water too. I've witnessed it growing up in Colorado. Please think about it. Look up some pics of Cheyenne mountain zoo. It's not easy making a zoo on a mountain. Here you have so much more space to work with. If they can. So can you.