Only $2.00. Fabulous place to take children and very covid-19 prepared and safety precautions utilized. Excellent experience.

Adorable small zoo located inside the beautiful park.. I was pretty surprise and happy to discover this place. Perfect for the whole family , cute animals and just about $2 per person plus $5 entrance to the park for parking

Exelent. 2 dls entry. Kids 2 and under free. Social distance and mask required.

Had a blast. A fantastic day trip for anyone trying to get outside and have some fun.

Very nice small zoo. $5 to park, $2 to enter zoo. They have got a good range of animals.

This little zoo is a gem. Its only $2/person to enter and there is a good variety of animals here (bears, mountain lions, other cat varieties, eagles and hawks, beavers, and more including reptiles). The zookeeper gave my kids a talk while feeding some animals that they were very into. As a mom with little kids the size is nice. We can walk around the entire place without getting tired. Due to covid it is a one way path, which actually improved our experience. I encourage anyone who hasnt been to visit, especially if you have young kids. There are also cute halloween decorations up.

Perfect place to go to spend time outside! They have it set up for one way only, and only allow a certain number of people in at one time to help maintain social distancing. Definitely something to see again while finding things to do with my toddler!

This is a very inexpensive fun zoo to go to has mountain lions so close feel like you could touch her highly I highly recommend feeling it visit

Everyone keeps saying that the headlands are the perfect place to take visitors, but people, take the time to enjoy and appreciate your own city! snap the quintessential OH photo for your own book. roaming around the old bunkers and climbing on the rocks beyond the ropes i feel like a billy goat. gotta love places that make you giddy like a kid :)

Nice small zoo with covid-19 precautionslocated inside Irvine railroad park.

This is a great local zoo. Dedicated to animals that are native to the Southwestern United States. Nearly all of the animals here have been rescued and/or would not otherwise survive in the wild. New bathrooms are a great addition to the zoo as well.

Its so beautiful there, and so much to do. Just walking around is enough to make you happy. The zoo itself was awesome, very cool indeed.

Very inexpensive to see live animals. Its a long wait to get in because they promote social distancing. I felt safe so its worth it.

Opened today. Animals were as happy as we were. Interacting at the fence lines. Very covid safe. Youll see what I mean when you get here. Had a blast!!

Nice size zoo for a great price. Great for the family and kids

The cost is $2 for everyone over 2. The zoo is newly renovated and has a brand new bathroom, updated animal enclosures, and a one way path due to covid. It is a small zoo that normally has a petting zoo and feed stand. All the animals in the facility are rescues and the park operates primarily on donations. Well worth the price!!!

So much more to do than just a zoo! My family had a blast visiting the animals, and all the activities available here.

Extremely surprised for the amount of animals ( I expect less due to the fact that is in a park), and the price:$2/person. My granddaughter had a blast petting the goats and feeding the sheep. And her eyes got bigger when she saw the bear! Nice, shady, relaxing!The park is huge, with multiple playgrounds, bathrooms, there is a lake, paddle boarding, food, and more. Awesome place to spend a day with your family!

Awesome park, fun, food, boat ride, bike rental, train ride, so much parking. Trails are open, peacok sight everywhere. Family friendly. Zoo is open.

Marin headlands? i dont know where it is. i heard it sucks. dont go. its ugly there. not worth the drive. go back. i dont think it exists.

Really cute zoo inside a huge park. I enjoy the focus on displaying wildlife native to this area.

Great place to take your little one. The location was only $2.00 for adults and children under 2 years old are free. Place is open right now too

It is a small zoo for a couple hours of visit. It is well managed and kids love this place because it has many kinds of animals. The best part is a padding zoo where they can touch and brush different kinds of goats. Also, they can feed:)

It’s fantastic place for kids to see the animal and even pet and feed them. The people who works there are super nice sometimes they bring some of the animal outside so so kids can see them closely which is a great experience for kids.and the ticket is just $2.

Its small, but very pleasant, with good views of the animals that we occasionally see near our home at a distance. Lots of good information. Its a great value.

I wonder if humans would enjoy being put on display in cages?...

An inexpensive yet great place to spend time with your family. Its clean and very well organized during COVID time

Very good place for little kids. There are good variety of animals, wad surprised to see a mountain lion. The place is kept clean. There are rattle snakes, farm animals, deer, bear, lion and more. The entry ticket is just $2, so definitely worth the price. Its not too big, you can walk around the whole thing in an hour or two.

Nice set up for Covid safety. Nice variety of animals, birds and reptiles, great staff

Very nice collection of animals and very friendly staff. The covid rules were above quality and a man was cleaning behind every family as we walked through

Even tho a small zoo its nice. I would recommend...

A lot of fun to visit during covid they did a very good job of keeping sanitary and having lots to see

We recently moved to Orange County and although I had lived here before (a long time ago), Id never visited this zoo before and I was missing out!Unlike all the other big zoos around, this little 8 acre gem in the middle of Irvine Regional Park is easy to access and has great animals you get to see super up close! The enclosures ensure the animals have space and can find peace away from prying eyes, but they also let you get pretty close up of the animals allow it.With Covid-19, we felt really protected by the mask requirements, the one way system, and the frequent wipe downs of the railings, not to mention the many hand sanitizer stations throughout the zoo.If you have 3 hours to spare or even 1, this is a great place to get to know some common animals you might not see in other zoos but not in your backyard, as well.We saw a beaver for the first time in real life. How have I never seen a beaver at another zoo? Because people want to see exotic animals! There are some of those, but the coolest thing is to see animals here you didnt think you could get excited about, but you soooo can!Anyway, $3 to get in the park and $2/person for the zoo. It was $11 for all of us to have an enjoyable, educational afternoon spent in the OC Zoo.Oh, bring lots of water! It gets hot and dry out there!

Its a perfect place to take the children. Its only $2 per person. My daughter love it, after the zoo we took a walk around the park.

Great family experience! Small and intimate with great exhibits!

Amazing gem! It was only $6 to get three of us in, other than the $5 entry fee to the park. It isnt too big but not small either. Has a good variety of animals including a petting zoo. Great if you have kids and also just great to spend an afternoon.

My favorite homegrown zoo!! So educational as I am not a native Californian! The petting zoo is always a hit but make sure you have coins to get some feed. Zoo prices cant be beat (2-3$ I believe)...I just wished they closed later during the week as I would love to be able to just go after work

Very cool! $5 to get into park and $2/person to get into the zoo. Both the park and zoo are very well maintained and super neat. Loved the zoo, cages are large and spacious for the animals and all the animals seemed to be very well cared for. Well worth the money to come see! We will definitely be back :)

Ive driven by Orange County Zoo probably about 50 times in my life and yet today was the first time I stopped in and checked it out. This place is kiddy Nirvana for munchkins from 2 to about 6.

Its a wonderful experience for kids & adults to learn about animals an its habitat.

Cant beat heading to this place for the kids. My wife and I were out for a conference in Anaheim and spent a nice morning at the zoo with our one year old. There arent tons of animals by any means but lots of cool exhibits that you can get up close to and also a petting zoo. We spent about two hours here but were impressed with the quality- nice animals, clean facilities, and at a great price. We also had lunch in the adjacent park since we already paid to get into that to get to the zoo. Highly recommend for a nice sunny day and for a fun couple hours with the family.

Really awesome place for your family with tons of things to do.

The park itself Irvine recreational park is $5 to go in. The zoo is $2 per person children under 2 are free. We had so much fun the feeding farm was a great way to have the kids interact with the animals the bears were beautiful. There is so much to see for it being a small zoo. Simply amazing

The zoo is small but has a lot of regional animals and is part of the larger park. There are trails, playgrounds and lots of other fun things to do before or after visiting the zoo.

Great place to take the kids.

Quaint, adorable, and well organized regional zoo! We have been up to this park before for a Halloween festival, but this was our first visit to the little zoo there. It is just a special little corner to feel close to animals that are living amongst us out here in the Western States. They are very well cared and seem to have been acquired as rescues from having been injured, and are not able to be released back into the Wild and survive. So, it’s nice to know they have a place to live out their lives where they are cared for. The staff is Park Rangers, and they are knowledgeable, maybe a bit stand offish, or I am outgoing, not the most personable. A bit different than being at another zoo where the keepers seem to enjoy interacting with visitors and discussing the animals. They seem less than thrilled here. But, it’s an easy trade off for a VERY affordable day. Only $2 admission! How can you beat that?! Afterward, we walked over and let our youngest have a Pony ride for $5, and you are still feeling like you had an insanely cheap outing. Bring quarters for the feed machines for the goat area. And plan on spending some time in there with your kids. They have brushes to “groom” them and their sweet little pigmy goats. If you plan ahead, you can easily make reservations for an actual trail ride, or go on a hike, have a picnic, and still fit in the zoo, and maybe even take the last train at 4pm. They have a precious Christmas village at the park, and don’t forget parking is $5. The entire park is beautiful and has great spaces and playgrounds. The bathrooms are a bit nasty, though. They were a definite no go for me. Maybe on a weekday they are better?

Fee very reasonable. Volunteers super helpful and friendly. The animals were great and the walking tour and descriptions very interesting and educational. Everything a zoo should be. Parking could perhaps be expanded a bit - that would be my only improvement suggestions. Great place for kids and adults alike.

The zoo is a nice little addition to the park its very small but still worth the $2 to go in and check it out. We had a great time.

What a super nice simple place to spend a couple of hours and relax.

Not much of a Zoo, very small, but for kids I think its fun. It also is surrounded by a nice park, all in all, nothing special you cant find arround the area except for the animals of course. They have two small ponds with many ducks, you can also rent bikes, take horse rides with a guide and take a short train ride (7 min, not worth it).

Orange County Zoo is a great little spot to see some exotic wildlife up close. The day I went, I did not have to pay anything to go view the animals. There is quite a wide variety of different species to see, some of which you can interact with. This place is perfect to bring your kids too, and teach them about the animals!

Coyotes, hes so small,nobody takes him seriously. But looks and size can be deceiving.

Theres aot of rescued and orphaned animals here... Im a huge bear fan so I came for the bears... The darker black bear was said to possibly been hit by a car and has some brain damage... As much as I loved seeing these amazing creatures, it was sad as well..The staff here is great..extremely friendly, knowledgeable, and caring. You can actually see connections between the animals and the handlers here at this zoo.

Entrance fee is only $2 and you can actually see the animals rather than them being hidden. We loved the keeper chat, which was informative and interactive and it brought out the animals for us to see. The baby goats petting zoo was so fun and relaxing. Definitely check out this place! You get so much value for the money!

Not a big, it is the local small zoo. Very good for younger children. But price is only 2$ per person!!

Very cute petting zoo inside. Girls loved it. Pretty small zoo by very well kept

Small but super entertaining! Could spend more then 2 hours here. The variety of animals here is great! Also for families it is quite inexpensive!

1st time here love it. Love the welcoming by beautiful birds,

Awesome little zoo!! Perfect for an afternoon trip! Its very small but the kids love it! The best part is, this park has a lot of things to do so when you are done with the zoo, there is plenty more to do!

Its a nice *small* zoo. I was there for Star Wars day. It was very crowded. Even dealing with the crowds, the staff was professional and very friendly.If youre going to be at the park for any reason, you should probably spend the $2 per adult and spend a little time watching the mountain lions and the bear.

Love seeing the local wildlife up close.

Fun! Relaxing! Well be returning.

We loved the half off deal they had for the family bikes! We would not have been able to enjoy it otherwise.

Nice small zoo to visit while at the Irvine Park. There is a wide variety of animals from bears to reptiles. The zoo is small and you can see everything in an hour or less. Make sure to get there early because parking can be really tough at this park after morning hours.

Cant beat this place for the price. Small little petting zoo in the back is great for little kids. The staff is super friendly And hey when your done youve got a huge park to walk about

Great little zoo for the family located inside Irvine park

Very small but absolutely perfect for the price and the time. Having a young toddler and going to the zoo is exhausting and its ALOT of walking. This zoo has a decent variety and a beloved favorite of my sons, bears. Its small and quaint so I feel comfortable letting him walk on his own with minimal carrying. He loved the animals and instead of missing stuff we were able to see everything because of the size.Afterwards is super close to a toddler playground and place you can get food if needed.Definitely enjoyed and will return!

For the price this place is great! The enclosures are pretty small (sadly) but it makes for a close encounter with the animals. Bring quarters to feed the goats and sheep! There is no bathroom inside the zoo, which makes it really difficult for little kids so prepare for that. They are currently building a bathroom which looks like it will be really nice. I think they could charge more for admission, it is worth a higher price.

OC Zoo was great!

This was the first zoo I brought my daughter to. Its very small, but she enjoyed it. We came during the Halloween festival and the goats in the petting zoo were dressed in costume. There were a lot of interactive stations, a scavenger hunt, and trick or treating. The staff and volunteers were very friendly. This was perfect for her first zoo trip.

So much fun we took our family 8 adults 3 teenagers and we all loved the experience. The mountain lions, eagles, and petting zoo were the biggest hits with the teens. And its only $2 per person can you believe it. Definitely check it out.

This is a small zoo compared to the others we have been too. The entrance fee is cheap and the animals are hand are enough to burn a few hours wirh the kids

What a great little zoo! It has animals found in southern California. Nice displays, but a some are a a bit small. Nice place for kids to see what roams their streets (coyotes). I would go back again.

My friend Karen and I went to the zoo yesterday. I saw bears, raccoons, beavers, turkey vultures, and porcupines.

Great zoo and park to take the family and hang out.

Ive been to this zoo at least half a dozen times with my 2 and 4 yos. It is tiny, so great for little attention spans, has a petting zoo with goats & sheep (and a place to wash up afterward) and has a variety of different animal exhibits. There is also an area for school groups and talks, although Ive yet to see it being used.It would be nicer to see some of the larger animals in bigger enclosures, but the zoo is extremely limited in space it can occupy. I feel -from what Ive seen- the keepers try to keep those animals needing more space from being bored as well as they can. Water toys, iced food, etc.For the cost of entry, it is definitely worth it. $2 for people 3 and over, under 3yo is free.

What a treat. This little zoo was exceptional!!! So many animals. Great petting zoo included. Perfect for toddlers and parents. Staff super nice. Zoo very clean. Take a picnic to enjoy in surrounding park.

Awesome zoo! We loved it, our toddlers loved it. The price is awesome. It is small but there is a lot of animals to see. Including 2 bears, 2 cougars and a giant tortoise. Along with many other neat animals. They also had a free goat petting zoo. It was a very relaxing, educational day at the zoo. Highly recommend.

It was a cute little zoo with a surprising amount of animals and I really enjoyed it. Admission is very cheap and all the animals are rescued!

Tiny but lovely. Its a wonderful place for you and your family! Makes you feel like this is the kind of zoo that you could really see the animals. You also get the chance to talk to the zoo keepers and ask them about the animals. And you get to see them train the mountain Lions. This could be one of my favorite zoos!

This is a fun friendly place with surprises . We were there with the 501st liegion Star Wars group. It was StarWars day and they even got some of the animals to dress up. It was alat of fun

Dozens of animals. 2 dollars per person admission. Cant be beaten.Childrens petting zoo has dozens of goats to feed and dozens of other, more friendly goats, who are available throughout brush using the provided goat brushes.Its certainly no international quality zoo like San Diego, but its inside a great park and you have a lot of other things to do other than just this zoo within walking distance. There is a pond to paddle around in, and the prices are not terrible at 20 dollars per 30 minute, which is about the most you could do on this size pond.It may be worthless, but they do have what could be the most luxurious chicken or rooster(Im clueless about poultry)that I have ever witnessed, as seen in attached photos.

Great for what it is! Mostly birds and lizards, but the petting zoo and bear are great, perfect set up for young children, strolller accessible, 2$ an adult and kids 2 and under free.This made a great family outing because we went rode the train, went to the farmers market (highly recommend looking up and going at that time, had a picnic, and went to the zoo all in the same park. That was very easy with small kids.The zoo is small took us about 1-2 hours to go through and spend time looking at each animal.Add this to your park agenda for a fun day outside

Best $15 I spent as well as time well spent with my kids!

Great local zoo! And now there are bathrooms in the zoo!!This zoo specializes in animals native to the Southwestern United States and most are native to California. The animals at this zoo have been injured, orphaned or confiscated and would not otherwise survive in the wild. The zoo is their permanent home and the animals serve as ambassadors to help educate the public in order to better understand, appreciate and respect the animals that live in and near our communities.

Great little small Park zoo! 2$ a person for two adults, see a bunch of local critters and a few other not so local. With staff feedings and q&a time worth while if your visiting Irvine park.

The zoo is good to enjoy as a family

Fun place for kids an adults sn chesp price

The line was long and the staff took a while to check people in. The weekend is the worse time to go, just to find parking took 20 minutes. A lot of kids and parents who let them run wild, they don’t social distance like they should. For the price the zoo was worth it.

Great place for a day outing. Theres so many different animals there and many added. Its a great place to go and not expensive. Great scenery. Its not one of the bigger zoos but its definitely worth going to, theres alot to see. Id recommend going to this zoo.

This zoo is perfect for young kids and VERY affordable. The zoo itself is not massive, but large enough to entertain my 2 and 4 year old girls. Weve been taking them there every year on their birthday. The staff and interns are informative and friendly. Kids can feed, pet, and brush goats as well. Beautiful peacocks roam freely. There are bears, mountain lions, snakes, lizards and even a bald eagle! The OC Zoo is a great spot to for families and photographers alike.

Love it my kids had a good timeb

Tiny place. Fun for little ones if you are already visiting this park area. 2$ entry. Small enclosures for a few large animals. Lots of goats to see!

A great zoo. I really enjoyed it and will be returning. I loved the beauty of the plants and trees and how their history was given. This is a great place to take your nana or someone who doesnt get out much as it is not so large as to overwhelm them. Riding through Irvine Regional Park is nice as well.

Great for the whole family.

Small but amazing zoo and cheap :)

Small and nice for kids. Has a goat petting zoo. Cheap to get in. Can be done in an hour but theres a lot to do outside in the park, too!

Excellent very well managed and perfect for a short field trip around nice scenery.

This is a cool zoo, although its small. It has mostly native California and southwest animals, with a few animals from other areas. This is great for younger children because its relatively flat. Come visit!

Price is right for $2 admission to get into the zoo. We were able to watch presentations of Bobcats and owl right when we arrived to the zoo. My son loved the reptile exhibit. They had petting zoo.