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West Coast Game Park Safari

Hwy 101, Bandon, OR
541-347-3106
Ranked #8 of 9 attractions in Bandon
3.5 of 5 stars 81 Reviews
Type: Nature/ Wildlife Areas
Activities: Viewing wildlife
Description: The United State's largest wild animal petting park.
Useful Information: Activities for young children
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Coquille, Oregon, United States
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9 reviews 9 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 May 2012 NEW

My kids had a blast as well as my husband and myself. Although when we were petting the cubs the attention was on my girls rather than the cubs lol. The staff is very friendly and the cubs keeper was very knowledgable and sweet. We deffinitly plan on going again!

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Vancouver, Canada
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 May 2012 NEW

They claim to be a 21 acre park but the LARGE animals are kept in small cages; animals like zebra,lions and chimpanzee, that are kept alone despite their need to be kept as groups. You feel like their just there to be able to say that they have them. As you look at these large animals in small cages you... More

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Brookings, Oregon
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12 reviews 12 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2012

The kids love this place. You can pet a bear cub, baby panter and more! Walk through the park and feed the goats and other animals (only .50 cents for some feed!)

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Coos Bay, Oregon
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 May 2012
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Though I do believe that some animals in captivity fare well, this place does no justice to the great, educational zoos I have been to. The enclosures are tiny for the animals they are housing! The enclosures filthy and it is obvious the animals are not happy. They do not play or interact just stare empty eyed. Very sad place... More

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Reedsport, Oregon
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15 reviews 15 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 May 2012

Nice little place to see local and exotic wildlife. The bear cub was neat to hold. the lion was grumpy.

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 April 2012

We thought this would just be an activity to fill time between golf rounds but we were surprised to like this place as much as we did. Being able to pet a leopard and a bear cub and sitting on a bench beside a baby lion was amazing. Definitely worth the visit and the trainers there are great, very informative.

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Medford, Oregon
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139 reviews 139 reviews
Reviews in 44 cities Reviews in 44 cities
61 helpful votes 61 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 April 2012

This was our 3rd visit here and god us the main attraction is the baby animals. The kids got to pet an 18 week old lion cub, a bear cub plus other cool creatures. In the past they've been able to hold bear and tiger cubs. We got to see baby wallabys peeking out of their momma's pouches...super cute! There... More

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Dixon, California
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12 reviews 12 reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
17 helpful votes 17 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 April 2012 via mobile

In our recent Pacific Northwest adventure we saw billboards for this place and decided to stop. Before going in I read many of the reviews on this site and had mixed feelings going in... The morning that we visited it was raining but we still had a great time. The people were friendly and the animals friendly. First off, my... More

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Vancouver, Washington
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12 reviews 12 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 April 2012

this is an awesome place! I was a little confused by the extremely dirty animals, they had mud and poo hanging off of them. there has been an extreme amount of rain and flooding so this might be the reason. we will go back and I hope that the animals are more taken care of looking next time. they do... More

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Hobart
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48 reviews 48 reviews
Reviews in 13 cities Reviews in 13 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 April 2012

Ok there are zoo's and petting zoo's this was neither! I was shocked the bears were pacing which what I learned was a sign of bord and stressed behaviors! It really looked like it was going to be fun but it just got worse and worse. DON'T WASTE TIME & MONEY HERE THERE ARE BETTER THINGS TO DO IN BANDON!

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