Another a great stop with the family when your customer the area. The wildlife parks boasts a range of animals from local Minnesota wildlife to exotic African animals. The whole park took us about 2 hours to get through. Strollers are welcome and for the most oath the baths easy to push a stroller across. Nothing is paved, so watch for any possible muddy spots, but we had no issues. The park starts with smaller animals in cages beneath several trees which provide welcomed shade. As you progress you move out from the trees towards the open areas where the large animals roam. There is also a petting zoo and playground area for the kids.The entry fee was certainly reasonable for everything they offer. You can also pay extra to ride a camel, feed carrots to a giraffe, feed the animals at the kid friendly petting zoo, pan for gemstones in the sluice box, feed alligators, or feed the small birds in the aviary as they land on your hand. The park also has a small concession stand to cool off with ice cream or lemonade on a hot day.All of the animals seem to be well cared for. I would definitely come again.

We have visited this place twice in 2020 with our grandson. Reasonable admission. Very well maintained. Great variety of animals.The interaction with the giraffes is worth going here by itself.Next year we will probably get a season passes.

So many animals to see and feed. Loved the path to follow with animal cages every couple steps. My kids loved riding the camel, Charlie, and feeding the giraffes the best! The snack shack made great food as well!

This place is so cool, Many different varieties of animals and they were all fairly active too. Camel rides, giraffe feeding, petting zoo, and a lot more. The price is definitely worth it! Plus you are supporting those animals, some of whom are almost extinct. If you are in the area, definitely worth the stop.

This little zoo was SO cute. It doesnt look like much but there is a lot of animals and activities inside. You can feed giraffes for $5 and they give you a cup of carrots. My son loved this! Our local zoo at home only gives you a piece of lettuce, so this was a lot more fun. They also have camel riding and parakeet feeding, which was super fun. Good variety of animals. I loved the snow leopards! Would definitely return if we were in the area again.

This is an excellent little zoo. Great variety of animals to enjoy seeing, very clean and very well put together. Would highly recommend.

Where do I begin? Safety precautions inside; washing stations in petting and play area. Friendly staff ... AMAZING ANIMAL WORLDS!! No words to express how healthy and cared for they looked. (Even a young kangeroo in Mommys pouch; a grizzly bear playing in their pool; parrots talking to us!)

I was concerned because it was so small compared to the big zoo, but the kids and I loved it. Great staff, facilities and customer service.

We went here in 2017 and while it was a bit rainy we still loved it. This time around our 4 year old loved riding the camel and feeding the animals. They have definitely upgraded the amenities too. Enclosed picnic space with fans, concession stand, and lots of fun photo ops!

Love this place its higher in price but its totally worth it for the many many different animals and amazing experiences.

This place is amazing. My family and i will absolutly be back.. we had a great time. Its worth your time and money. I wish they had more in the gift shop I would have bought some hoodies and shirts, none in or sizes today.

Very awesome family place. Animals looked healthy and happy. Alot to see here i was surprised at how nice the staff was available how informed the young staff was. Great place gotta see for yourself..

The staff was friendly. The variety of a animals were decent. The Giraffes are probably the best part. This was my 1st and last visit. My only problem was that most of the caged animals were in environments that were not stimulating for them. A handful of their animals were in obvious distress do to this, hence why they were pacing back and forth. Places like this need to provide environments for these animals that they can be kept entertained and thrive in, this wildlife park does not do so. If my review is read by the owners or even workers. Please suggest and try to make their environments better and more suitable for these animals.

Decided to go to the Zoo with family since we hadnt been there since our little one was 2yrs old. They added a few animals from what remember and it was a fun family outing.

Fun place! Great set up. One can really see the animals. Friendly people. Bigger than it appears. A bit pricey and closes earlier than Id prefer with a short open season. However, we had a great time here. Lots to see. Be sure to take quarters to feed the animals!

Love this place. We usually get a yearly pass. Well worth it if you are going to go there fairly often. Prices are competitive to the big zoos. The paths are always well kept. Ive never had a problem with bugs and flies, either. That is a HUGE plus. They are always adding new things and animals. The kids love the deer and the parakeet house. Very fun. We like to splurge here and there and get food from the stand. Not sure if it is running with all this covid stuff going on, but if it is when we finally go this year we will happily check it out.

My husband and was just here. We loved all the different animals. We did notice that none of the animals had anything to do or no way to interact with the visitors, except the goats and giraffes . Some seemed stressed and bored. Hope that improves. Great job otherwise.

Such a great time for the whole family. Best zoo ive been to by far! You really could spend the whole day there ! They have a great place where you can eat some lunch and snacks, a cute petting zoo at the end, along with a play ground. We really Cant wait to go back ! Being able to watch our kids get so close to the animals and interact with them was amazing.

We love Safari North! The owners and staff are always friendly. There are multiple opportunities for close up encounters with some of the animals. Overall its just a fun place to spend a day outside.

Love going here with the kids. We love feeding the giraffes and putting the different animals. We appreciate seeing all the different animals.

Some of the animals look okay but TOO many of them look completely unstimulated/bored/stressed/vacant- this establishment clearly cannot maintain proper spaces and activity for these animals. I hope someone would consider rehoming to legitimate sanctuaries for the animals that should just NOT be kept in small cages with NOTHING to interact with. Please dont take your children here and normalize the idea that these animals deserve these sad lives. Its literally bad for their brains and for ours.

Many animals to see and even ride on a camel. Well worth the price of admission. Also feed carrots to the giraffe s.

One of the staff workers were really rude to my family and i. the zoo in general is awesome. the extras are a little overpriced. 5$ for like 10 carrots. $5 for 3 sticks for bird feeding.5$ for a camel ride that’s one lap in 40 seconds. maybe if they dropped the price. but yeah, the animals are great to watch.

The way this zoo keeps their animals is absolutely horrible, they are left in the sun with little to no shade, and seem very neglected. A zoo is supposed to be a place of education and a place to reinforce care for the conservation and preservation of these species and habitats. This zoo is nothing but a few fences in a grass field with random animals packed into them. They need to either make it better for the animals to live there or donate their animals to a better zoo.

We used to love coming here. But now its just sad. They keep expanding and adding more animals and cages but they never update the enclosures they already have. Almost all the animals dont have enough shade they dont seem to have any enrichment. The enclosures are small and full of weeds and thistles. My 9 and 13 year old have both talked about how sad the animals look and how they dont want to go back anymore because the animals seem to be uncared for.

Incredible! Your money is well spent here. There are so many animals here and they have a wide variety as well. They have a deer exhibit that allows you to be inside with them and pet/feed them. The animals were awake and excited vs other zoos where they are sleeping and hiding. It is well worth the trip and price

Pleasantly Surprising! Great day for the family. Fun, safe , lots to do and see. We will definitely plan another family day

Had an amazing time here with my family over the weekend. Had never heard of this place before and found it on a luck Google search.Wish I could rate this park as a 6 star. It is amazingly large and pretty inexpensive to get in. I think we were charged about $50 for 5 of us. Tons of local animals and also a large selection of stuff we dont have here; Alligators, Camels, Tigers, etc.It is all outside, so dress appropriately. The park itself is well laid out and make sure to being extra money for stuff like feeding animals and also camel rides.Seriously, check this place out, it is wonderful!

Everyone was friendly and the giraffe experience was great, but a number of the animals were obviously extremely stressed out.So many of the animals were anxiously pacing the fence line of their enclosures, one of the saddest ones was the brown bear. He obviously spends a good portion of his day pacing one section because the grass is torn up and a path is made where he walks.The staff did seem like they cared about their animals, but there was no enrichment in hardly any of the cages. Very sad to see. Maybe with a little bit bigger cages for some of the animals like the monkeys, and more enrichment for birds like the parrots, this would be a better zoo.I love seeing these animals that you dont normally see, but I left this place feeling extremely sad for the majority of the animals. I will sadly not be returning unless some major changes are made.

Our special needs daughter loved it! Especially feeding the sweet giraffes

Awesome arrangement of animals in a good sized park. We purchased our second season pass this year (at a very affordable price. I believe $99 for 2 adults and 2 kids) as our 1 and 3 year old cannot get enough of this zoo. There more animals to see than we could have ever expected for our area. Some of the highlights are; brown bears, white tigers, giraffes, camel rides, petting zoo, play ground, snack shack, indoor bird feeding building, a very entertaining baboon, and much more! There is also a lot more to see along the well shaded (tree canopy) path filled with alot of the smaller animals. Each year they have been adding on and improving the experience. This year they added a new wing on the shaded path with a river otter aquarium, some smaller monkeys and birds.

Perfect sized zoo to complete in an afternoon. Not too much walking for the little ones. You can let and feed a giraff, and ride a camel. You can hold birds too. We are coming back to see them again soon

It was way better than expected and really cheap. We loved it!!

Friendly staff, lots of animals and spacing to allow for social distancing. Lots to do!

The best little zoo ever! And always growing and changing. Our kids love going, and even after moving away we continue to buy a season pass and make a point to visit a couple times a summer!

Fun zoo! We bring our family at least once every summer! Lots of up close animal encounters, variety of animals and overall fun for families.

Omg I Love LOVED this place!!! Definitely be cautious with small children getting too close to fences, but I was totally overwhelmed with the selection of wild life and the fact that you can feed a lot of them is a big deal for me and my family! Came all the way from Elk River and cannot wait to return when they open next year!!!!!

Local gem!! They love the animals and it’s such a nice experience for the kids all the way up to adults!

Lots of great animals to see, a decent snack hut, plenty of hand washing stations and a fun gift shop! A yearly trip for our two boys!

Its way bigger than you think lookkng at it from the hwy. My 1 year old loved it!

Good pricing for the size and animals (there is a LOT more than you think there would be!). As with all zoos, I do wish some of the animal areas where a bit bigger to accommodate the sizes of some animals

Lots of animals! Very well set up and lots of places to take pictures.

Loved this zoo lots of animals but they could use some more trees in some spots went on a hot day got lots of sun.

I recommend this place because you can ride camels feed giraffes and witness the wonderful world of the animal kingdom.

Spur of the moment trip for the kids before school started this year and so glad we went! There is definitely some room for improvement. Some of the deer had major bald spots from all the petting they received and probably should have been rotated better in the petting area. After paying to get in they also have spots to buy food to feed the animals... I suggest coming prepared with $5 bills because when we went I didnt know what to expect and only had 20s. My daughter ended up not getting $15 in change back at the parakeet enclosure. All in all the kids had fun.

Very nice zoo!!! Loved the interactive parts!! Great selection of animals. Loved the Giraffes!!!! Will defiantly be back!!

Nice place. Might have been nice to have more hand sanitizer stations around.

Awesome time, clean staff are nice. Great fun for the family

I FORSURE will be going back! Its not overly crowded and the staff is super friendly! The animals are close enough you get GREAT pictures AND they have a petting area. They have camels you can ride, giraffes you can feed and a little mining area for the kids to find treasures! It has so many cool little things to do here. I will definitely be bringing my family back!

It was great for the kids. We got parakeets on our heads, and feeding the giraffes was a great experience.

We had a great time, camel rides and feeding the giraffe were the highlights for us. Petting zoo with sheep and goats was fun also. A lot of variety of animals in this zoo. Porta-potties were available outside in the zoo. Restrooms in the gift shop building as you enter. Bring water on a hot day youll be in the sun a lot.

Super kids love it, they are happy to see animals so close. Thanks a lot.

Amazing, loved the huge amount of different animals from all over the world. From Africa to Australia, to North America, Central and South America. Asia. All over. Great!

Awesome place for families! Lots of different animals!

Awesome experience for families, good assortment of animals and the ability to get close to the cages provides the opportunity for great photo opportunities

Great place! Very fun! And the animals all looked super healthy which is not something I can say for a lot of zoosk unfortunately. This place is definitely worth the stop!

Our first time there was today. It was great! I have it 4 stars only because of the parking situation. We got there at 10 and parked up front, when we were leaving we were blocked in by other cars as all the cars parked so there wasnt a way to get out, even an RV parked sideways. I ended up calling inside and they had someone come out to rectify, luckily the owners husband helped me navigate put between a car and the RV. My only suggestion would be to some how mark so ppl can get out. I think my sons favorite was feeding the giraffes.

It was a nice little get away. The giraffes were fun. The Snack Shack was a hit for the kids.

This place was way cooler then I thought it was going to be. Spent the whole day! Would be neat if they had a recorded message for each animal, instead of a reading plaque, so you can hear about the animal youre looking at. It was so wonderful to interact with some of the animals. The picnic area is great...pack a lunch. Gift shop is affordable and has as many unique gifts as they have animals in the park!

It was amazing all the animals were so cute and everything

Had a great time with my family we were there for 2 1/2 hours

Fantastic place to visit. Highly recommend!

Having been to paces like the Cincinnati zoo, I wasnt expecting much from a zoo in the Brainerd Lakes area. This place exceed my expectations by a lot. They have everything the billboards promised and more. While some of the smaller domeatic animals werent much to look at, the cougars, bears and white tigers were eager to put on a show. They have camel rides and a petting zoo that add to the experience. My rating is relative to the area and my expectations. Here are some pictures.

Fantastic small zoo. Family loved it. Highly recommend this small zoo.

Super! The best zoo ever

This is A GREAT place to make brained one of the better places in Minnesota to visit. They are consistently adding and improving!

Awesome place! Dont be shocked by prices it is to be expected. I suggest bringing your own beverages.

Great place to bring the kids for a few hours. I was really impressed with the amount of animal exhibits and the diversity. Parking was really good and gate prices reasonable. Their snacks on site were much less than you would think.The only downfall is the lack of seating in shaded areas. It can get uncomfortable fast in the sun and half the park lacks good foliage shade etc.Best zoo outside the twin cities for sure!

So very much to see bigger than we thought,also price is good, only concern we had was there wasnt alot of things for animals to play on, and not alot of shade for some animals, the squirrel had no place to go only back and forth was sad.

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! My one and three year old had an absolute blast. Totally well priced too!

Park was great!!! But the lady that was working behind the counter was absolutely rude she should be

Well maintained, very clean and so many adorable animals

Very cool animals. Loved the giraffes and the parakeets

This was an awesome experience for our family. The parakeet paradise enclosure was one of the best parts. You can pay to feed them. Other highlights included petting the deer, seeing the river otters, tortoises, petting zoo, feeding animals and the general wide array of animals there. This is very family friendly with lots of walking.It was difficult to push a wheel chair through the gravel paths. Some of the animals are clearly distressed in their enclosures most notably the black squirrel and the leopard frantically pacing. Other than the above two concerns it was the perfect way to spend the afternoon.

Great zoo. Highly recommend. Well worth the visit.

Impressive variety of animals there. Good day activity if staying in the area.

Very nice! Our 3yr old twins had a blast!

Always an awesome experience!!! Very interactive and lively animals!

Very fun times soo much to see I love feeding the birds!

Its small, but so fun! Feeding the giraffes and camel rides are our favorite.

Great diversity of animals and easy to see them.

Safari north is super fun for families and animal lovers, you can feed giraffes and meet other animals in their petting zoo. The parrots are a riot!! They have an interesting variety, the animals are usually pretty visible during the day, so it always feels like a worthwhile experience.

Fantastic. My 17 year old son and I had a great time. Its more of a zoo than a safari. Got to get very close to the deer and giraffes. Almost all of the animals were moving around a lot, and were easy to see.

Just added beautiful snow leopards near the otter exhibit!

You can hand feed giraffes here! Agggh! I cant get over it :) also the petting zoo is great for the kids. For a few extra bucks you can get feed for the petting zoo, or go into the parakeet area and feed them seed sticks while they fly around and land on you in droves. Its a fun experience, and a great way to wear out the kids.

Love the birds, giraffes, and monkeys! Kids loved the camel rides

Great place... the animals are so loving n tame! Great place for kids n adults! Lots to see!

Love the giraffes that you can hand feed.

Great little zoo, best to wear tennis shoes due to dirt trails.

Very nice Zoo and good place to take your kids

Great zoo! Great variety and so cool to get up so close to the animals! Animals look healthy and well cared for. We bought a season pass after only one visit...we will be stopping on our way to brainerd every time!

Lots of big cats!! Beautiful animals.

First time being here and it was a blast. I highly recommend this place.

Its awesome place to check out!!! Wed love to visit there again!!!

Love this place ! So do my kids. Worth the money.

YOU CAN FEED THE ANIMALS! I love how interactive this zoo is.

Awesome experience, loved the paraket building.

So many animals! Loved the parakeet cage

Great zoo in northern Minnesota! The staff was friendly and helpful, which was especially great because of my three year old. They showed us free strollers that could be used (we were on a camping trip and didnt have one). The park was well laid out and a lot bigger than expected. There was a place to get snacks and sit down in the shade, a playground, and a petting zoo. It was a very worthy spot on our weekend vacation!

So many animals lots of fun