This is a fantastic place! My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed seeing all the exhibits and were amazed how much closer you could get to each area to take pictures as opposed to some of the other zoos wed been to in the past. The layout is great where people arent on top of each other. Cute gift store, and plenty of places to sit and eat or take a break. The petting zoo area is great for kids. Super friendly staff everywhere we went. Could not have asked for a better experience. We will definitely go back. Highly recommend!

Everytime we come here, it’s hard to leave we enjoy seeing all the different animals so much. One of the owners also gives very interesting and informative talks to visitors that are so much fun for families too usually at staggered hours but COVID times have prevented that for now I think But, sometimes when talks are possible, you can meet certain animals right up close that they bring around for you to examine up close! Neat! Only one improvement I could suggest is. There are information charts about the animals in the barns but they are worthless cause it’s way to dark to read them. Not sure how to fix that but needs fixing! So folks can learn what they are looking at!!!

Thank you Summerfield Zoo for a wonderful beautiful day to come out! First time! Everyone was attentive and friendly! The animals had a blast with all the attention they got! See you later for the winter events!

Ive taken the kids a couple of times and we always have fun. Its a different experience than you get at a standard fair zoo.

Kids loved it and not as busy as I thought it would be. Definitely space to keep your distance

Its a nice place to visit thats close by. The price is reasonable as I know its necessary to run a private zoo. Everything was clean and organized. My only concern is the alligator, Id love for it to be more friendly for children to see. Its not the safest practice to hold them up over the fence. Of course the alligator is small, but maybe a plexiglass window would be helpful, if thats safe for the gator as well.Of course, Im saying this as spectator, not someone who knows whats best for the animal.

Friendly staff. Just be warned. I wouldnt really classify this as a Zoo. More like a bigger childrens farm/petting zoo. Very small with some fun things to see. Can get through in about an hour. Probably in different times there would have been more to see and do. A little pricey for the size.

Awesome place go visit get up close to the animals.

My wife and I went here for the first time last week. Its a small zoo but they have interesting animals. The baby goats are absolutely adorable and eager to get at the milk the zoo gives you to feed them. There was a small child and she seemed to do well with the little goats but do keep an eye out. The goats chew on every thing.Over all we enjoyed our trip to this small town zoo. It was inexpensive even with the tickets to feed the baby goats.

We picked a very hot day to go and unfortunately the wolf area was closed for remodeling of sorts but the family and I still enjoyed ourselves very much! We would of loved to have been able to see the majestic wolf while we were there because its one of our favorite animals but then again that just gives us a reason to plan to visit again

Great small zoo. Clean and a variety of animals.

Great small Zoo! The family had a fantastic time walking around. The Staff was really friendly!

Great family outing to start your holidays

Great little zoo! Love the baby goats. Only thing I didnt like was no actual bathrooms only 2 porta potties.

My family enjoyed it! Super fun!

Beautiful experience with amazing animals very nice staff.

Great place for the kids. Reasonably priced little local zoo with a surprisingly large array of interesting animals you wouldnt expect to see in N.Illinois.

Such a cute fun zoo! Small but lots of animals. Very clean. And the animals seem very well taken care of.

Awesome zoo for its locations. I gave this zoo a 3 star because I have been to zoos in large citys before going to this one and do to that those citys have set the bar for what a zoo should be. With that being said this zoo have great staff that will host did you know shows about different animals while walking around with the topic animal for you to get a close up visual (with the option to touch that animal). In my opinion this zoo does have more animals then I thought when I 1st pulled up. When pulling in the 1st impression I got was this zoo appear to be a house thats on multiple acres with animals. Overall great zoo for its location

Nice little zoo,close to home, with a good variety of animals both wild and domestic. I do have concern for the wolf that they have. I am not an animal or wolf expert but it has such a small run and seems very unhappy. They dont let visitors go up close to the wolfs run. Its been like that all 3 times I have visited the zoo. If indeed its not the correct habitat for this beautiful animal, or it needs socialization, maybe they should consider rehoming it to another zoo. JMHO

There is a decent selection of animals considering that its a small zoo but when we went all of the animals were inside or sleeping and hard to see so we didnt spend as much time as I expected to.

Had a great time! Kids enjoyed it

We had a great wonderful time with the animals its so nice

Interesting mix of animals. We enjoyed our visit. Good place for small family outing.

Lots of things to see in a small place, kids loved it!

I wouldnt classify this as a zoo but a collection of diverse animals. I am concerned about the African Gray Parrot in the cage with one branch and very few toys, chinchillas in a small two-level cage, feather-plucked blue macaws and lack of fresh water in the enclosures. I was particularly disturbed by the swans EATING lost guineafowl chicks. Its terrible. I guess if your kids want to see animals then I guess you can come here. I had an average experience with concerns for animal care.

Very nice experience. Do recommend it

It was so fun but it costs 40$ to bottle feed the goats (for 8 bottles). Very expensive but you can feed them with normal got food for 1$.

Went for the Santa experience! Was nice and got up close and personal with some Reindeer!

I think the owners truly care about animals and try to rescue what they are able to. It is a good zoo for younger kids but also for older kids and adults. It is small and can be covered in a couple hours. If it’s been raining wear shoes you don’t mind getting a bit muddy. Having a small farm based zoo is a unique feature to the Belvidere area.

Very nice zoo. Just big enough.

I love all animals, they have a wide variety

I liked this place I saw a lot of animals that you dont get to see everyday

The layout seemed really odd and the animal exhibits seemed rather inadequate. The idea is interesting for this area but the execution isnt quite there. A little sloppy on the attention to detail.

I absolutely loved this place. I would recommend it to anyone. You get to be really close to all the amazing animals. Large variety of animals,some Ive never seen before. Very clean and very friendly staff. Cute gift shop. I had a blast. Thank you for this hidden little gem ️

Nice place for a small Zoo! Worth the trip especially with small children you dont have to the overwhelmed by crowds and a big area.

Fenix fox kit was the most playful one. Where else are blood pops a thing

For my first time visiting the zoo my sons and I enjoyed ourselves and feeding the baby goats was the best fun and a very first for a zoo. It was worth the lil drive we had even though its pretty close to Rockford cant wait to go back

Excellent winter time fun with reindeer. Cant wait to visit on ther summer. Great exotic rescue animals

Wonderful experience for children to see, feed and touch the reindeer. The reindeer barn was amazing with all in their own named stalls. All very clean. Able to take your own Santa pictures.

Great little zoo for the entire family

Good place for family!!!love it.

A little pricey for its size, but worth it if you arrange your visit around seeing the show. My kids really enjoyed it!

Lovely little zoo.

My wife and I enjoyed visiting Summerfield Zoo. It was a nice way to spend an afternoon. Definitely recommend bringing your kids or just coming as a couple. Stay for the show. It is very informative and you get to touch some of the young animals. You can also bottle feed the little goats or kids can take a pony ride. They have a nice variety of animals that are all taken care of very well.

A local treasure! Clean, friendly, a great afternoon getaway.

A lil pricey but my kids had a blast. Thank you!

Super clean. Easy to get to. Very interesting collection of animals . Pleasantly surprised by all the animals that are housed here. Worth going to. Staff very friendly and knowledgeable.

Today was mine and my sons first trip to the zoo and I thought it was incredible! They had SO many animals everywhere! Its also not like a normal zoo, you dont have to stand behind 5 layers of fencing to see the animal and there was SO many animals you could pet and interact with! I cant wait to go back for Christmas Town! Thanks so much!

Might be the best zoo Ive been to.

Really nice place to visit.in the middle of the fields.

A nice little place - nothing fancy but the animals seemed clean and well cared for. Some of the enclosures are hard for kids to view - i.e. fences or windows too tall - could use some stools or steps to help with that.Also, the goats are VERY intense and forward about being fed - they literally mob you and climb up your back and chew on your hair and clothes - I thought it was fun but probably a little too intense for most kids.

The animals were great.

Very cute place easy to find and a large variety of smaller animals. They seemed prepared to host parties as well. They also do an animal talk time showing off some of the new babies on the farm.

Kinda thought ZOO didnt exactly fit the name of this establishment. Farm is more accurate. Not a whole lot of exotic animals to see and its a pretty small plot of land for them.But I did think the sloth encounter was pretty cool. Flash was really soft on his back and just the cutest. He posed for us many times and started getting a little cranky after too long, as I expected. He cant stay out too long and it was snowing when we went to see him (he was enclosed inside, but I think he still knew lol)Rick and Danielle were very informative and treated us great :) My fiancee and family loved the trip and will need to come back out when its warmer. Thanks Summerfield Zoo!

The Christmas town was wonderful

Great mix of animals

We left with mixed feelings about our experience. A little pricey for a small town zoo, $62 for 3 kids which included feeding the goats and pony rides. The animal show was really cute and fun for the kids. The trip ended badly. My friend was helping her daughter onto the pony from the side, when it turned and kicked her in the knee. I think he was hot and burnt out from all the rides. Thank God it was an adult who was kicked. The pony instructor apologized but didnt really know what to do. Long story short, after speaking with a couple rude employees, being blamed for the incident, and being told they get kicked by horses all the time, my friend was given some alcohol to clean her knee. We wont be back!

Such a quaint little zoo. Staff was extremely kind and considerate.

An awesome place wish I could have seen more of the animals

Raindeer were nice. A little crowded. Cant really see raindeer to many people allowed to visit at once. Also very muddy walking in. Cost ten dollars to enter. Little high.

Nice, cute place. Highly recommended

It was great seeing all the animals.

A nice zoo for younger kids, just learning about real life animals.

First time visiting this zoo was part of a school group. What a wonderful place to visit and learn about animals. Small enough to see in one day but large enough to see a wide variety of animals. Will definitely return as a family.

Summer field zoo is a great place for youngsters and young at heart. The animals are very well cared for and very healthy.

Loved the place. Small but fun. Great animal show, up close. Baby goats fun to feed.

Excellent little Zoo recommend to go out there we got there and there was Santa and his reindeer were there today great for all ages

Great place to take the family! Will be back!

Great experience for my 4 and 12 year old. Just enough to see and perfect place for kids.

Always love going here. I always seen the baby goat feeding and never tried it; HIGHLY recommend trying it. Make sure to tie your hair up

Always a nice time

Great place to take your kids to see different kinds of animals. Its not very large which is nice because my toddlers can handle walking around it without whining. The zoo has more of a farm feeling. Animals seem like a part of their family. They are taken care with love. Each of them is special, has character. Every year we enjoy coming here. The donkey, reindeers and lemurs are our favorite to see every time.

Very nice, small zoo. Its a nice break from going to the bigger zoos in the area and a lot less crowds. The animal demonstration was informative and they brought out a wide range of animals too. We would definitely go back again.

Laid back. Good day with time for kids.

Summerfield Zoo is small in size but has so much to offer visitors! You can see so many different types of animals from Alligators to Zebras! Its privately run and many of the animals that reside there are rescues!

Nice! Super nice elves and reindeer

Great place for toddlers to experience a variety of animals. However, we felt badly that the wolves were in a smaller enclosure. Feeding the goats is a must.

Feeding baby goats is a great way to spendTime. Some interesting animals. Never seenA kinkajou before. It would help seniors if there were more benches.

Very nice, lots of animals, beware of baby goats, they are super greedy. A very good time for the kids!

We went for Christmas town. It was an amazing experience for my two children. The reindeer course was AWESOME and the elves did a great job with our family photo with Santa!

We love to see all the animals, sometimes they get new ones to check out. Their staff is already friendly, we love the animal show where you learn about certain animals and actually get to touch some of them. Its a great inexpensive outing for a family!

I love to visit here and the show they have is great learning and getting to pet the new babies.

Its small but it was well worth it!!! There were a lot more exotic animals to see.

Fantastic place to call visit. You can really get up close to the animals.

Summer field Zoo located here in Belvidere, Illinois is a nice small zoo. The animals are well taken care of. The special active around Christmas time with Santas house and Meeting the Reindeer, seeing Sparkle the elf was very cute for the kids.

Nice. Clean. Small quick visit.

Nice place to visit, open area in the country, with a variety of animals, not ALL animals as bigger zoo but they make up for it with its country side view.

Neat little zoo. but dont call your goats a petting zoo lol

Its a cute small zoo. Perfect for a quick trip with the kids. You get to feed baby goats bottles, feed big goats,ride a pony or draft horse. There is a petting zoo and every day they have a educational program on some of the animals, some of which you can pet. There is also concessions and a gift shop.

Wonderful zoo. Did not expect the variety of exotic animals. The staff were very friendly and helpful. The animals looked well cared for especially since some of them are rescue animals. Well worth the visit and will go again.

My granddaughter and I love seeing all the different animals

Small, family runa zoo/conservation. Wear your boots, the walkways are dirt/mud. All funds go to caring for the animals. They have animal encounters available throughout the year. Education is a priority. See the wonderful collection of creatures and enjoy the quaint zoo without the big city

Its a rescue Zoo. On a farm. Small, simple, effective. Great for younger kids. Easy to visit without killing an entire day.

Very nice little zoo. I thoroughly enjoyed

Very nice little zoo. I believe it is a family owned zoo that started as a farm. Not certain though. I am certain that I had a really nice time visiting, and think its a great place to take children for a good day trip.

Had a great time with the baby goats and seeing all the animals outside.

The animals are sweet and are very well taken care of.

Nice little zoo! Definitely go to the little show!

Need better walk ways for walkers and wheelchair parking