This is a really beautiful zoo. There is an entertaining assortment of animals, the grounds are clean, and it's thoughtfully laid out. Given that it's in the side of a mountain, it's a little hard for young children and older people to walk the entire adventure. I would recommend having ample time to visit and plan your trip either during the morning hours or during cooler months. It was really too hot in July to thoroughly enjoy our time here. No fault of the facility, though.

There is nothing special about this zoo. Its all uphill, most of the enclosures for the animals seem small and the animals dont seem real happy. By the time you get to the top, youre exhausted and then you have to go down to leave. The giraffes are cool as you can feed them but thier enclosure is so small. I have been to by far better zoo's then this. My favorite is the Hippos, they just refurbished their enclosure, but it is still small. For the price you pay to get in, they could do a lot better.

Beautiful weather today at the zoo. It was warm enough to see several of the bigger animals out of their indoor enclosures. What’s unique about this zoo is that you can feed the giraffes, and a couple other opportunities to get up close and personal with the animals. Everyone who works there seemed happy to be there, as did the animals who all seemed really happy and healthy. I appreciate all the educational pieces to the zoo her, raising awareness for sustainable products and reducing waste to help with animal conservation. Word to the visitor: if you’re not acclimated to the altitude be prepared to walk the hills slowly!

Had a wonderful time at this beautiful zoo! It was easy to get to, the parking lot was close by and the zoo was laid out very well. We walked the whole zoo in about 3 hours. Highly recommend! Oh, and the blackberry latte at the Cozy Goat was the best!

We were visiting our daughter at college and she recommended visiting the CM Zoo. When we got there we saw you needed to online book tickets for an arrival time. We got there at 11 am and were able to book at 1230. They time limits help control parking and zoo occupancy limits to improve everyone's experience. A great zoo with many animals you would not expect in Colorado, like tigers, elephants, giraffes, and many from warmer climates. They also had penguins and grizzly bears. All habitats were educational and the overall scenery was great. Plenty of food options, we had pizza and meatballs, that can fill the youngest to oldest taste desires. All staff are willing to help and educate about the animals they are working with. A definite must for families with younger children, or those whom like getting some excise, fresh air, and see interesting animals.

The experience we had at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo was amazing! We had a group of 6 adults plus 3 & 1 year olds. Everyone enjoyed the animals, exhibits, knowledgeable zoo keepers who interacted with the guests, cleanliness & frequent restroom availability!

Visited in mid-March, 2023. Amazing location for a zoo. Lots of great animals to see, and it was good to see that most had really great pens/enclosures. As is the case with any zoo I have been to, if you aren't there on the right day or week, and at the right time of day, you may miss out on really seeing several animals (for various reasons). As was the case of this zoo for our visit. Also, as with all zoos we have been to, the dining options are high on price and low on flavor. Our meals were not bad, just very average despite paying a high premium. The zoo was very clean and well kept. Just fell slightly short of excellent. We still would really recommend people visit this zoo. It overall is very worth it.

Great Zoo...we are from Columbus Ohio and we have a great zoo, so we are always deeply impressed when another zoo exceeds our expectations. The exhibits are so visitor friendly....the layout is impossible to mess up....the food is actually good and the workers act like they want to be there! I will def. be back!

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is literally on the side of Cheyenne Mountain so everything is either uphill or downhill, which was interesting. PROS: The giraffe feeding was really cool and we enjoyed the elephant demo. We also liked how some of the animals (wallaby, penguins) were minimally restrained and therefore you could get very close to them and get fantastic pictures. CONS: A few animals were nowhere to be seen (rhino, warthog) or only visible from great distance (lemurs, wolves). The sky lift was an additional cost on top of the already very pricey admission ticket. You are REQUIRED to purchase tickets in advance because they have limited parking space but at least that keeps crowd sizes manageable.

This zoo is so unique and a must see attraction for zoo lovers. You get to be much closer to animals that normal zoos and the giraffe feeding is wonderful. The views from the zoo were magnificent and we loved the pizza and artichoke dip at the pizza and a view location. Would definitely return.