Cheyenne Mountain Zoo

I can't believe I've never been here. This zoo feels so spacious and well designed with sections of diverse landscape and sprawling layout on the side of the mountain. I'd easily spend 5 hours here with the family and feel like I'm out in the wild with animals roaming the common areas. Super interactive with a lot of volunteers that can help with fun facts and background on the animal's history. What a lovely place and definitely worth the extra drive from Denver.

Amazing zoo and a super fun day for my almost 4 year old and I! Feeding the giraffes was so cool and the staff and volunteers were super nice and explained things we were seeing. I loved doing down the big slides with my kiddo. I wore basketball type shorts and I went so fast down them! My daughter wore Jean shorts and didn’t go fast. I had the 9 o’clock entry and parking along with traffic was so easy. We left about noon and the traffic and parking was full. Bring some ones in cash to buy bird feeding sticks!

Best zoo we’ve ever been to and we’ve been to a lot. 10/10 recommend. The flow and access to animals is extraordinary. Great for 3+ family time. What stood out was the flow and cleansliness of the zoo. Definitley do this if you are visiting COS!!

The best zoo that we have ever been to everyone there was knowledgeable about any and everything we had questions about every animal. The staff was all super friendly and we actually got to see all of the animals. Unlike the zoo where we live in Tulsa, Oklahoma it’s awesome. Definitely worth going to.

Great place for families, but also for people like me, exploring by myself. Plenty to see. Very highly conservation conscious. The feeding times and demonstrations are great for all ages and very education. They do a great job of not making it feel like the animals are just there for show, but they use the time to engage people in taking care of them. There is a sky lift for something like $6 and that is sooooo awesome!!! There is also a shuttle to take you to the different areas which really came in handy. The little golf cart shuttles are also Ada compliant if that’s a concern for you. It is $3 for the full day. If you pay at the shuttle it is cash only. But they do have an atm. Or you can pay at the front (which I recommend). Some of the staff didn’t know answers to questions, which I found really frustrating, but ultimately, the staff has pretty good customer service… ESPECIALLY: the girl who ran the lift at the top.