This is a new find for us. Easy slopes with either dirt or gravel trails for unimpeded walks, or you can roam and meander across the goat-trimmed fields. Lots of oaks and bay laurels to provide intermittent shade. Bonus access to the back side of the Oakland Zoo with views of bears and grey wolves. Be respectful!

I love Knowland Park! It has a gorgeous view of the Bay and the sunsets are absolutely insane to witness here, regardless of clouds (in fact, its better if there are some clouds). Although Ive found a special entrance that usually has no one around, I often bring my clients here to photograph their families as it has diverse locations and fields for children to run in. It never disappoints.

The zoo is beautiful and I think more important now.

Safe and fun.... must if the animals were out and active!Unfortunately the smoke resurfaced and forced an early closure for health and safety.

Very quiet and nice place to spend time with animals.

It was a perfect space for a picnic. Amazing views but shade is hard to find.

The zoo is always clean and all the employees are always cheerful and helpful

Nice little park, lots of space and family friendly.

You have a great view of the city and it gets very hot and cold their u have to walk a little to get the best view if you go up.

Oakland Zoo is always nice and fun especially when you have a little one in the house

This new opening has a lot of well placed large exhibits. The design makes for very large enclosures for the animals. This also makes for large viewing areas so lots of people can have views at the same time. Try the old tiger are for the opposite effect. The gondolas are top notch, and you also get really good views going to Know and park.

Park did not meet expectations! $ 20 for the entry for each person, $ 10 for the car. The level is very low, everything is very old. What liked the cable car, beautiful cabins !!!

Great place to visit.. Good place for kids.. Entire day will go here. Tasty food in restaurants...The restaurant is little crowded..But waiting time is less..Rest rooms are available..The view outside the hotel is too good...So many varities of animals are present here..The gondola trip was awesome..We should stand in queue to go down or to come up...

Just keeps getting better. Just did Boo at the Zoo. Suggest family pass. Be careful on weekends. Ever since they opened the new California trail and the restaurant with observation deck its nuts. Freeway backs up and parking lot overflows into neighborhood. I wish they would limit crowds, but I guess greed is more important than customer satisfaction or being a nuisance to their neighbors. So for best enjoyment, please, go on a weekday.

Many many long trees and different flowers are so beautiful through out the park on either side of the walk ways. All animals are in the huts and enclosures between the trees.

Nice Zoo with lots of animals. But when you get on the ride and go up the mountain, there aren’t many animals there, most of the cages look empty.

Beautiful park inside Oakland zoo. Fun for kids to run off steam and to rest while exploring the animals. Amazing view.

We love the Oakland Zoo as we are current season pass holders. Its a great time out ! Theres a great cafe atop the gill and you can get there via gondola! What a blast !!!!

Never crowded and a hidden little gem if a park with pkenty of trails and views to die for! Spring time is best with all the wildflowers and zero weed stickers to worry about getting stuck in poor puppies fur. Park off the residential areas and walk towards the open spaces to find the hard to find trailheads.

Ive been coming here for more than 10 years.. The animals seem well and safely kept. Lots to see and do. Its possible to entertain a family of multiple kids of different ages! however, the food in the rides area is very unhealthy. Theres not even one healthy option to counterbalance the churros and fries.

Beautiful Natural Sanctuary

Beautiful view.

Superb day at the zoo. Enjoyed the wild animals. The humans behaved well also. Nice to see such a well maintained habitat. Lots of shade and benches and bathrooms. The California trail is awesome. Dont miss this. Amazing to see the HUGE fauna that we humans nearly killed off. Happy to see the wolves and grizzly playing. Even on a crowded summer day it was not bad.

Spacious and scenic!

It was a beautiful experience!

Grew up in SF and we would come here on field trips when I was a kid and it would seem a world away. Live in the South Bay now and I get the same feeling when I come here with my family. This place is truly special.

Beautiful site. Loved the gondola ride. Excellent view.Expensive, bland food. Remember no straws here if you have kids so bring your own if needed.

Was a good time here nice cable car

Nice place for families. They have carnival rides. They have a wonderful zoo. Just a great place for families with children. they also have season passes available.

A great place to go and see animals. I suggest taking your kids here on a weekday when it less busy because you have more time to enjoy the animals and Lounge a bit more. Overall great experience.

Awesome new attractions

Amazing views and great trails. Dog friendly too! Highly recommended.

Great place to visit. Grepst place to take the family.

Fun place to explore, walk the dogs, or just enjoy the beautiful view.

Really great part of the Oakland zoo. It was the highlight of our visit. The grizzly bears were playing in the water by the glass then getting fed, a cougar was walking then Jumped in a tree, there was a fun small little playground with a slide and zip line. The kids loved the playground more than the animals.

Very nice different place from when I was a child.

Loved the Zoo and fantastic views from the sky ride.

Great hiking and biking, fun for the family take a pic nic basket relax and enjoy nature

Amazing views! Incredible animals!

Why does it say these are different places, its the Oakland Zoo. YAY.

Great part of the zoo. Fun for all and good view of the bears.

Huge museum, lots of species, too much fun!

Oakland zoo a must see for all. New grizzly habitat at the top of the FREE gondala ride. Make sure you take this opportunity to see all of zoo and the East Bay from the top. Good eats and breath taking views. Much better than the tickedted skytram ride thats been there for decades. New animal bird habitats as well. Enjoy

Cool park

Great way to spend a few hours, spacious enclosures for the animals.

Great views

Love thos park great for walks n hikes

Its amazing place for kids and families who enjoy walking and seeing cool animals

The animal kingdom.

Excellent as always!

It was fun and the park was also neat

Beautiful views

The top part of Oakland Zoo. You go up on a gondola (which is free) and then have a walk on a good path for natural range exhibits of animals native to California

The best place for us .Fresh air Grizzly bears family..kids can play tiny pond and playground perfect place .

3 years of being members to the Oakland Zoo because its a wonderful resource in the bay and the new California expansion is amazing.

I love the park and Landing cafe , Gondolas are cool but the animals are the best!

Everytime im feeling down i come to this park because it has a beautiful view and quiet place to relax

Love this zoo. Come two e a week. The animals and the views are spectacular.

Perfect day in a well designed and humane zoo. Wandering paths. Stunning new gondola ride up to a hilltop cafe. Knowledgeable docents and staff. Looking forward to my next visit. Great for kids and adults.

This is a fun and educational place for children and adults.

Reasonably priced family fun. Located in the beautiful and cool Oakland hills. It does have some good sized hills so seniors and infirm beware.

Our six year old enjoyed the small assortment of rides. At 1-2 ticket per ride it wont break the bank. The train ride and Carousel Ride are adult-friendly so you can enjoy the fun with your child

Great family fun.

Just one of the best zoos to see animals in a more natural settings. The food is actually good, and better in the Godola Restaurant. Play area has great young workers.

Its beautifull place love it.

I Love this place. The new California experience is really nice. I highly recommend it!

Nice park very easy access right off of 580 Freeway

Nice park but not the nicest in SF. Good views of the city for pic shots.

Nice view of the zoo and city of Oakland

Beautiful park attached to Oakland Zoo.

Well maintained, friendly staff, lots of attractions. Only zoo in the state that I consider more expansive is San Diego Zoo. Were season pass holders for 3 years now.

Lovely place to get away from the city rush.

Most activities need to have at least 36 inches

Good good very park

Loved the zoo and gondola ride. The animal enclosures look more natural than most zoos.

Great place to being kids of any age. It is; however, very hilly so be prepared to do some uphill walking throughout the zoo.

We have the membership starting from 2014, and like the place so much for its convenient layout and variety of animals. The gondola and restaurant is great. Looking forward to the new park opening in 2018.

Havent been there in years, over thirty years. Njoyed ourselves.

Its animals that need a lot more land so theyre harder to see sometimes. But the play area is really cool too

Great zoo. I recommend it

We love this place. Weve been members for years. The new gondola is great and the views are awesome.

Nice place to visit

At Oakland Zoo... green pretty

We loved it here

Visited Oakland Zoo in Knowland Park.

Good place for the kids. With an excellent view of the SF Bay area.

Our trip was great as always! Getting as membership is totally worth it if you live close! Who doesnt like the zoo. Most animals are almost always visible here. Not like some zoos where you dont see animals. Granted some animals like the big cats and the bears take patience but if you use the feeding schedule youll definitely get to see them. Food is pricey but its a non-profit so its worth it. The view is as mazing for the top of the zoo where there is as whole new set of animals that are new to California as well as z great new play area with sand and water play, a zip line and some other fun things to do for the kiddos. The top is a quiet area so the animals will come out. The only animal I have never seen is the wolf on the way up to the play area. There is a fun petting zoo area for hands on kids. The train ride gives you access to animals you wouldnt see otherwise. Likewise the Skyride which is different than the gondola also gives an amazing view of the lions that are good at hiding. The new gondola is free but the Skyride is $3 per person. It doesnt go as high as the gondola but it takes a different route so the view is different. Also, there are rides that you can purchase tickets for. There is a roller coaster (kind of jerky), a merry go round, a little car ride, an airplane ride that goes up and down like the Dumbo ride at Disneyland. The zoo is very big. Its hard to do it all in one trip especially with little ones but getting the pass makes it easier to come back as many times as it takes to see it all. For adults this makes a good day trip. Like all day. To do the train ride, the Skyride and the gondola, grab a bite and of course see the animals and read about them.

Great spot for mountain boarding

There was beauty everywhere you looked.

The new California trail was lovely. Ate at the cafe with a terrific view of the Bay.

Had a great time with the family and the gondola was a cool experience! I cant wait until the second part of the Oakland zoo opens up!

Nice walking area.

A city park that surrounds the Oakland Zoo. With a few short trails. You cannot enter the zoo from the park.

I became a member. It gets me out of the house.

Fun time with family and kids. With a bit of education about different animals their habitat, behavior.. lots of things to learn...

Great place to have fun with kids.

Buffalo were absolutely beautiful!

March 11, 2018. If you decide to explore the park beyond the walking trails be mindful of the poison oak. I dont regret in the least the great meandering walk I had. I guess I have to appreciate my evergrowing outbreak of rash as an ongoing reminder of that beautiful day!I went to the parks website the other night curious about the history and plant identification. Cant ignore the the concern over Zoo expansion proposals. They seem extensive and invasive, taking over the natural habitat like a non native vine.

We had so much fun.

Ive been to a lot of zoos and I must say that Oakland CA zoo is the worst one Ive been to thus far. The lack of parking after being charged for it, no shuttle service, a super lack of accessibility to the food court, not to mention the lack of seating, super expensive lunch for mediocre food, and most of the animals exhibits were dirty. For example the crocodile tank had just as much green algae buildup on the glass to the point we where almost unable to see the fish in there with it.