What a gem of a zoo! For just $4.00 you can spend a great relaxing day with family and friends exploring bears, sheep, giraffes, buffalos, wild birds, hyenas, wolves, camels and much, much more. The staff is very kind and friendly. The grounds are well kept. Most paths are paved: Easily accessible for individuals with mobility issues. Plenty of sunny and shady benches. FYI: You can bring your own water bottles in. Clovis, NM is very fortunate to house such a wonderful location!

Cost only $4. Small but lots of beautiful animals

There are lot more animals then I thought. The price was $4.00. Some things were closed but you could still see some of it from the gate. Very impressed.

Our family just moved hear and having a nice zoo in our community is fantastic. Great rates for families and military.

I am visiting family stationed at Canon, and we dropped by the Zoo this morning. What a hidden gem for Clovis. We had a great time. The animal variety was good, and the zoo was well maintained. We bought a family membership, even though we may not be back for a while... worth supporting.

Havent been there in a while but, it was real clean except for the large pond which looked like a toxic green. Was very hot out but was a good walk.

The animals look very unhappy. The bears pace back and forth, the otter does circles. The bald eagle exhibit is everything but freedom. There was a visitor tormenting the tiger, and no one around to stop it. Regret going.

Small town zoo with a nice selection of animals. Walking paths and layout are a little strange but you can tell it was a lot bigger/nicer at one point in its life. Great place for families and people wanting something different.

Hillcrest wasnt the largest or most unique zoo I had ever seen, but it was well worth the hour or so I spent there. As with most small zoos some of the habitats - particularly those where the bears and tiger reside - could use to be larger. However, the enclosures appeared to be well-kept, and the animals mostly seemed to be acclimated to their homes. I will make it a point to stop there again, should I end up in Clovis again.

Amazing zoo for a great price. Many different types of animals from tigers to eagles to snakes. Definitely dont miss out on this Zoo!

Bathrooms could use a cleaning and some updating, however overall good experience & would come back.

Fun little zoo! Currently being renovated and the animals seem to have plenty of space. Very well priced!

Great little zoo. Good exhibits and a great place to stop in the middle of a road trip.

My first time going and i had fun even tho its hot it was a good experience for a small town like so!

I have always loved our zoo. I am glad most of the animals have more room to run and play, now. All of them, should have enough room to run. The big cats should be next. Poor things. Then it would be really awesome. Because, they would all be happier.

It was a great zoo but I wanted to see more animals. They didn’t have any animals to pet but it was still nice.

Great little zoo. Friendly staff and great prices on admission.

Went there with grandkids, and we all had a wonderful, and exciting time.

My goodness it has been a few years since I walked the Zoo and saw the animals. I applaud the Zoo personnel for all the hard work and the attention to the animals is evident. For a small town Zoo, Clovis should be proud. Limited funds are always a problem, but I noticed all the nice benches and other contributions from individuals and some organizations. Again I say Hats off to Clovis for caring about this little part of their town. Way to go.

Was surprised to find the Zoo emptyClean place and healthy animals, worth a visitYou (and children) can watch reptiles there, feed ducks and walk next to peacocks.

Cool place to get away and do something different in a small town such as this. Reasonable price. Lots of shade to stay cool. Large park near by to picnic at and make a day out of the park. I will revisit again when in the area! Recommended to visit.

Good small zoo.

We love going to the zoo! So fun and affordable! A great place to wear out the kids before nap time!

Clovis is a smaller town but this little zoo is a great part of the city. Lots of animals you wouldn’t expect which is a nice surprise. The zoo is pretty clean, great family outdoor activity. My little one loves it. Try it out.

I love this place! The price is right & the people actually care about their animals! I think the size of this zoo blows away other zoos! Its all about the animals here. Theyre not out to sell you a million useless souvenirs throughout your walk through, like most other big city zoos. Great variety of well taken care of animals! You will enjoy it! Go here!!!

First zoo in New Mexico and it was amazing it had many animals I was NOT expecting! Reptile room was probably my favorite oh no I lied the lemurs had to be my favorite! Great staff extremely friendly and most importantly did NOT cost an arm or a leg :)

Enjoying some family time

Love it ! Make sure and stop and talk to Joe Black when you come to the birds

We have enjoyed taking our little one here we lived so close for years and had never gone we loved it

Small zoo, small prices, our kids dont know the difference and they love coming here, especially to watch the spider monkeys. Some parts arent as well maintained as others but recently it looks like they have been working on improvements.

Fun place to take the fam!

For a small town the zoo is great. It continues to improve and so much has been done to make the experience better. The small shop is nice too. Lots of cute little things throughout the zoo.

My kids enjoy this zoo every time we visit. It is our must stop when in Clovis.

Nice small zoo, clean, well cared for critters

Killing time at the truckstop, and decided to ride my bike down to the zoo. Very nice setup, and very nice people working there too.

Had a good time the only thing I didnt like was no snack bar was open and it was a hot day.

The Hillcrest/Clovis Zoo has amazing and hardworking staff and is wonderfully shaded. And a talking Raven (Joe), plus a dancing Macaw. Does it really get better without an hour commute? Honestly my favorite part of Clovis. My Work center will be sponsoring an exhibit again this year!

Great place to walk around and get fresh air as a group! Those who like pokemon go will definitely enjoy the stops and gyms. They keep adding animals which is a plus!

I love going to the zoo!

What a wonderful zoo! My husband and I visited the zoo with my sons family just before Christmas. I love Joe the raven. Make sure to talk to him. He will talk back. The staff was very friendly and genuinely care about the animals. I recommend anyone who stops in Clovis to visit this zoo. I will again!

I am not to happy with the way the animals are being treated. The bears look sick. The camel has something wrong with its coat. The reptiles water is all nasty and they are getting way to much light you can tell buy the skin. The ask for donations to help and I understand we all need to do our part but I also know they get help for the government with grants and stuff. There was over growing grass everywhere and the duck pond is green this and should be fix we take our kids to the zoo to see happy animals not dying ones

Great small zoo. My babies loved it

For a small town zoo it was great for our kiddo.

Im on the other side of the fence with this place. Good bang for your buck, on the one hand. Has a lot to see for a small zoo in a small town. ON THE OTHER HAND, a good amount of the caged animals were walking or surrounded by their own filth.

Very pleasantly surprised would recommend this little zoo to anyone price was extremely reasonable Gatesville TX.

The hillcrest park zoo was a fun little place for the whole family with monkeys, giraffes, reptile house and a decent variety of animals and creatures. In short it was fun for the family and took up some free time and made great memories for the kids. With the amount of animals they have, there is room for expansion and it seems to me they are planning on adding animals in the future. If you do visit dont forget to donate, every contribution helps support this great community attraction.

Very nice experience, I went with the family on a trip over spring break, it was very clean, and easily surpassed our expectations. There are no huge animals like you would find in a zoo like Albuquerque, but it hosts plenty of interesting and plain cool animals like zebras, and a very friendly hyena. Would definitely recommend if your looking for an off the beaten path but totally worth it stop.

Lots of different varieties of animals. Great staff, friendly people. Great place to take the family, also surrounded by park and splash pad.

Lots of Ducks!

Warm and friendly people, the park looks awesome they have definitely upgraded

Great to get away for the day with my family to walk and enjoy our get away to look at the animals

Lots of different animals! Low cost. Beautiful greenery.

Smaller zoo. Really great experience for the price of admission.

I was amazed at how many animals were there. It was a very pleasant stroll and quite large. My granddaughter enjoyed it a lot.

The zoo is great for Clovis gives the little kids something to do the entire park is cool from the splash pad to the playground and the dog parks love the setup of Hillcrest park and Zoo

Incredible zoo for the price and location. Not a huge zoo, but it is well kept up with a good variety of animals to see.

Decent Zoo, use your phone to look up the critters and teach the kids a little, very intimate with the animals.

The place could use a little update. Park benches need painted. But overall a nice visit. The gift shop was great. Everything was affordable and even had a dollar section!

Beautiful place with plenty of shade. Kids loved it!

Actually an incredible little zoo, very personal. All the animals are rescues of one sorry or another too and cant be released back into the wild - which somewhat changes the narrative of the zoo.And all this for a very reasonable price. Consider getting an annual family pass and use the zoo as a regular park

I frequently visit the Hillcrest Park and Zoo. Like any other zoo they have exotic animals in a very attractive clean and beautiful inviroment Where in the park area you can have a great time picnicking and enjoy fun and games. Softball Volleyball Soccer and even a three holes golf course.

My other review was just biased, I moved in military and I didnt know much about the town when coming here... But now Im going to make a decent review. The lake water is green but I learned that they recycle wastewater for it. The animals look alright but it does need some more keeping up. The zoo has a decent selection of animals and it isnt that bad for a town like this!

A good zoo to test the waters on how kids will handle being around crowds and animals. It is a good family place to get out of the house and get active in Clovis it takes about an hour to an hour and a half to see the entire zoo and the price is always fair. Being from a big city this zoo was a bit disappointing but it is wonderful for toddlers and young children to explore and learn about animals they dont usually see.

Very nice zoo. The staff was also knowledgeable and friendly. Many of the animals are rescues.

Dog park its clean and fun

Loved the zoo, wish it had better funding to just clean it up a bit.

We enjoyed the zoo its alot bigger then we expected , definitely will be back

Kids had a blast. Great pricing for families

Hadnt seen the zoo in 50 years. Theyve upgraded it welll.

Cool place to take your family

I love the Hillcrest zoo its small but very nice come in late spring or thru the summer

Some of the animals didnt look very healthy. The grounds were unkept. I normally love zoos. Been to several all over the place and this one wasnt good. Lots of little statues around. Money could of been better used for animal Care/better habitats.

This is an amazing zoo for such a small town. It is constantly being updated and animals are well cared for. Its a fun way to spend a day!

I was surprised with how nice this place was. For a small town zoo this place is great. Its actually large. Never gets too crowded. Cheap prices. Way better than the zoo in Amarillo.

Great small Zoo. Very friendly and super cheap. Been there about 3 times now. Lots of Pokestops too. Just sayin

Decent zoo, considering the remote location. We will go back. They had giraffes, zebras, and many other animals that the kids enjoyed seeing.

Nice place to take the children. Wish they would advertise it more so more people would go.

Amazing for such a small town. Wide variety of animals on exhibit. Guest friendly, most of the enclosures are fairly humane, great for an older zoo. Its been 15 months since Ive been there, but if they still have the same raven, hang around for a few minutes, he has an interesting comment to share!

Beautiful park. Large trees, a duck pond, and a nice long track. The only negative here is that the park is dirty. There is always dog poo everywhere. You cant lay in the grass without laying in dog poo. Decent zoo.

This is NOT a full or medium sized zoo. So I cant compare it to zoos Ive been to like the Philadelphia, San Diego or LA zoo! That said, its a cute, small, quaint zoo to see, when you are in Clovis, NM. Its only $4 dollars admission, so bring the children and have a nice time. Sorry, many of my photos are substandard because I couldnt get close enough or the fencing/wire was in the way.Considering that a world class zoo, like San Diego charges $45-59 for admission, this is a bargain for sure!

I love this Hometown zoo its so relaxing to visit the many animals.

Good place to go if you are looking for fun though needs to be cleaned a bit. Staff helps with any questions you may have and staff is very nice!

Just left the Clovis zoo great place our son as well as us had a great time the animals looked great and happy the staff was great would definitely recommend this zoo thanks guys for a great experience

I enjoy going to the zoo with my children. Its changed so much since I was a child.

Its very nice n good

It was ok. I have been to multiple places like this and this had to be the worst. The snack shop was closed, all the vending machines sold out. Make sure to take your own food and water. Almost half the exhibits were under construction or closed. Go to Almagordo NM its much better

The kids had a blast!!

Good zoo.Very educational and with the small budget they still keep it reasonably well.Worth a visit if youre in town.

Animals look happy and healthy. Moderately sized. Great experince

Quaint little zoo. Was too hot for us and animals, but we enjoyed ourselves.

Lots of upgrading done lately keep it up

I Love this zoo! We go every weekend, with our yearly pass. Great way to get outside with the kids.

Granted it was a free day, but the exhibits for some of the creatures were awfully small and some seemed miserable. The tiger especially was not pleased with visitors. There was no apparent staff amongst the park we could speak with or stop arrogant punks from tossing things and teasing the tiger

The animals looked so real, that I almost thought they were real. Good 3D technology.

It was nice. Some of the animals look sick. No water. They really need some volunteers and donations.

Great little zoo pretty good assortment of critters

Its really fun and shady and the animals are nice the only complaint is the pond it can pass as shreks swamp.

Beautiful place for the kiddos never gets old

Really nice for a small zoo; well certainly return

Was a great experience for my four year old..