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Petting Barn at Fort Worth Zoo

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πŸ‘πŸ‘ Beautiful zoo. Very spread out, every encounter was clean. Lots of animals to see. We enjoyed our time. People often mention animals, goats, kids, clean, time, nice, tickets, brush, online, love,


Address

1989 Colonial Pkwy, Fort Worth, TX 76109, United States

Website

www.fortworthzoo.org

Rating on Google Maps

4.60 (601 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Thursday: 9β€―am to 4β€―pm
  • Friday: 9β€―am to 4β€―pm
  • Saturday: 9β€―am to 5β€―pm
  • Sunday: 9β€―am to 5β€―pm
  • Monday: 9β€―am to 4β€―pm
  • Tuesday: 9β€―am to 4β€―pm
  • Wednesday: 9β€―am to 4β€―pm

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: animals (17) goats (11) kids (10) clean (7) time (7) nice (7) tickets (7) brush (7) online (6) love (6)
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  • 5/5 Mrs. S. 1 year ago on Google β€’ 37 reviews
    Beautiful zoo. Very spread out, every encounter was clean. Lots of animals to see. We enjoyed our time.
    7 people found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 Caryn S. 1 year ago on Google β€’ 183 reviews
    The Ft. Worth Zoo is a beautiful place! The grounds and exhibits are so wonderful. It's always a good day when visiting the Ft. Worth Zoo!
    4 people found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 Jin H. 7 months ago on Google β€’ 62 reviews
    Animals were all friendly and come close to the car, was easy to feed them and watch them. My toddler loved feeding.
    3 people found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 brian s. 1 year ago on Google
    Love Fort Worth Zoo!! Lots of Animals and exhibits were awesome. Highly recommend going!
    4 people found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 Michelle D. 10 months ago on Google
    So much fun. Had a blast with the family. Will definitely be back.
    4 people found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 4/5 Modrone Flying s. 9 months ago on Google β€’ 49 reviews
    Came to the zoo during our vacation. For the price it was a really great zoo. Price of a bottle of water was 5$ but it's a very nice zoo. Definitely worth seeing if your in the area. Buy tickets online and avoid the lines.
    3 people found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 4/5 Lady Glow O. 1 year ago on Google β€’ 95 reviews
    Very expensive, Wednesdays are good because it's half price. We did the train ride. We sat on the train ride for 5-10 mins and it was over. For $4 a person which I brought 4 of my kids so for $20 was not really worth it. I remember going to the zoo and it was affordable. $5 to park not bad. I bought my tickets online. Really recommended because I didn't have to wait in long ticket line. Lots of places to eat. Access to public and family restrooms. Not many animals were there but the ones that were there were very active which made it very entertaining. Park was clean workers were helpful. The weather was nice so we had a good time. It closed at 5pm we arrived at 1pm with enough time to sit down and eat and see all the animals.
    2 people found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 DINARD2010 1 year ago on Google β€’ 68 reviews
    Zoo is large and spread out evenly. So it never feels crowded. It's always clean and staff is friendly staff as well. We got yearly passes to go back to enjoy it without feeling rushed.
    2 people found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 Smitha K. 2 years ago on Google β€’ 109 reviews
    My kids love the petty barn at the zoo. The animals are calm, the place is clean and they have hand wash area. They have brushes to brush the goats and the kids have fun doing it. There's carousel and train right next to it, so if you're with kids, it's definitely worth the walk.

  • 5/5 Brad W. 2 months ago on Google β€’ 67 reviews New
    Great zoo but a lot things in the children's section were not working, as a member this is why we came. Grandson is 3 years old and loves the train and the different attractions in the barn was disappointed this visit.

  • 5/5 ANITA JC-G (. 1 year ago on Google
    It is a nice experience for everyone that love farm animals specially for little ones. You can brush a goat hair, so that I traction with the animals is very fun.
    1 person found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 Vicki W. 1 year ago on Google
    They had so much for children, and adults, to be able to interact with the animals! Feeding the giraffes was a fun experience and they had a zoo keeper there to educate us about the animals. The kids loved feeding the sting rays! I am partial to the farm animals, especially the bunny rabbits. They have a great design for their zoo.
    1 person found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 Jenna G. 10 months ago on Google
    The kids loved it. The employees were doing a great job cleaning up after the goats.
    1 person found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 Exploration G. 1 year ago on Google
    First time visiting and had lot of fun. Will come back next year to see the new animals 😊.
    1 person found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 Emil P. 2 years ago on Google
    The little ones had so much fun. The animals are very tame. This is a great time. The workers are very friendly and helpful
    1 person found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 Angela W. 2 years ago on Google
    My son had a blast. There was a lot of interactive activities. We were not able to pet any animals however there is enough stuff for us to do
    1 person found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 Andy B. 2 years ago on Google
    The petting barn at the Fort Worth Zoo was pretty neat. My kids all got to enjoy live animals up close. There is just something neat about the farm life.
    1 person found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 Lavender M. 1 year ago on Google β€’ 23 reviews
    It was super fun, we got to pet and brush goats. While I was taking a picture of a goat a kid picked up the brush that I had laid on the ground in front and me and he babbled if it was mine (he was quite little). I told him it was but he could take it if he wanted, he then handed me his brush and ran of with mine. I think this is what people call friendship. The goats were also very docile and didn't really care that we were there. I have bad experiences with goats before but these ones were nice.

  • 5/5 Naomi B. 4 months ago on Google β€’ 13 reviews
    I had so much fun and didn't know they had an area where you can feed giraffes (you just have to pay for a voucher). I bought my tickets online so there was no wait.

  • 5/5 JesΓΊs mariana M. 2 weeks ago on Google β€’ 9 reviews New
    Marvelous

  • 5/5 Eleazar M. 2 weeks ago on Google β€’ 9 reviews New
    Beautiful place

  • 5/5 Susan B. 1 year ago on Google
    Our 3 year old grandson loved this. Being able to brush the goats with the staff right there teaching him how to do it. Another staff member right there to clean up any mess from the goats. And an area to wash hands before/after petting animals

  • 5/5 Vi M. 1 year ago on Google
    The kids enjoyed it!!! My son is on the spectrum. Usually he never leaves the wagon when we are out and about. He was excited to see the animals and walked around the zoo the whole time we were there. We went on a Friday and got there before it opened. It wasn't too crowded which was nice. It was very hot but we stayed hydrated. Had lunch inside and continued to walk around until we left.

  • 4/5 Daphne S. 1 year ago on Google
    It's a great interactive area for the littles! It's mainly just a bunch of goats you can pet and brush. They have 2 pot belly pigs πŸ– but those are corralled off. And I think perhaps you can feed the goats or pigs but the bins were empty when we were there. My only complaint would be that they need more variety like chick's or ducks or something πŸ€” πŸ€·β€β™€οΈ... Oh and there is a watering station so you can clean off after πŸ™‚

  • 3/5 Diane Valle (. 2 years ago on Google
    Not to big to walk through it. A little disappointed because they are doing renovations so not all animals were there. All and all enjoyed the day.

  • 3/5 None Y. 11 months ago on Google
    It was mediocre. The predators wasnt opened until june. So wait till then to go

  • 5/5 Emmy B. 2 years ago on Google
    I absolutely love the petting barn at the fort worth zoo. I love how it is so open and you can go right in with the goats. Such a nice experience for hands on animal experience.

  • 5/5 Ivonne G. 2 years ago on Google
    We love this zoo. I do wish they still had paper maps because the layout is a bit confusing. They have a map online but the kids wanted to carry around their own map. The zoo was clean and most of the animals were out. No sharks though. At the petting zoo the goats are very friendly. We skipped the water park so I have no review on that. Make sure you pack water because the drinks from the vending machine are $4.

  • 1/5 Daisy R. 2 years ago on Google
    The congestion of traffic was really bad leaving you need to get there early like 8:30ish to not be in the back of the line but definitely buy your tickets ahead of time I went on a Wednesday half off day it was another reason it was crowded

  • 2/5 Maibelin M. 1 week ago on Google β€’ 8 reviews New
    The Animals were either asleep or dead, because they did not move. I felt your sadness.. The giraffe, the elephant, the hippopotamus looked magnificent. But I still wish they were free

  • 3/5 M M. 2 years ago on Google
    The lines were very long because of spring break; understandable. But when we finally get real close to show our tickets we were told to make sure you have your online tickets ready because the zoo doesn't have wifi. This caused us to get out of line to ask for tickets to print. Back again in line... It would be nice if they had instructions before purchasing and after online purchase. Also, signs or more employees letting us know. Also, verbal directions or signs letting us know with which line to stand. Several customers had to ask each other. Other than that I love the elephants as they are very sweet with each other and the monkeys. 😁

  • 5/5 Cameo M. 2 years ago on Google
    A place that everyone loves! We enjoy feeding the giraffes and exploring part of the African Savannah. Wonderful experience for kids and families ☺️


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