Wildwood Zoo actually give you two options. A Drive thru area or you can park and wander around seeing more animals. I would suggest you do both. If possible take a picnic lunch as there are a lot of places and tables available. I always enjoy the buffalo, elk and wolves. Give yourself at least a half day to really enjoy the park. If you have kids bring bread for the ducks and maybe even catch a few pan fish in the lagoon.
We routinely take trips to Wildwood Zoo. It's free, clean, and has a variety of animals (you won't see elephants or giraffes, but there are owls, mountain lions, wolves, prairie dogs, geese, and things like that.They have beautiful seating areas, clear walkways, and a walking/driving path which takes you to see Bison, elk and deer. After taking either a relaxing stroll around the zoo or a jaunt around the driving path, you can head over to the wildwood park and let the kids run off any excess energy.
It's not a large zoo, but it's by free will donation - very well kept and easy to get to. There is also a lovely park at the entrance. I would recommend it.
Beautiful FREE park and zoo area. A lot of animal and bird of prey exhibits. It's particularly nice in the fall to bring the kids to feed the ducks and geese. Another nice feature is during christmas the park is decorated with well over 1 million lights for either driving or walking through. It's especially beautiful when the snow is falling. Did I mention it was free? The holiday light show requests a donation to support food pantries and please consider dropping a few dollars in the zoo donation as well. You won't be disappointed.
Can you get much for free these days? Well Marshfield Zoo is top notch and it is free. You can drive through or there are great walking paths to see even more. This is a must for us each trip. This place holds many dear memories.
Went on a Wednesday afternoon and it wasnt crowded at all. My son and I enjoyed our time walking around looking at the animals. The gift store and concessions were not open. Had they been I'm sure we would have spent some money!
We really like this zoo.The animal exhibits are clean and easy to access. Our greatgranddaughter loves to visit. Sometimes we just drive through on a Sunday afternoon. The drive is open year round. There are several events sheduled annually so there isalways something going on.
Wildwood is fun in the summer with all the critters present, but in the winter, with the Rotary "Winter Wonderland" lights, it becomes truly amazing!! Must see sometime during December.
The zoo is free and is in excellent condition. Great staff from the city and is in excellent repair. Sadly Miss Grizz the Grizzly bear has passed away but they are attempting to fund a new, expanded bear enclosure to get another.
This is the perfect place to take the kids to get out of the house. Its free to enter/visit, but make sure you bring some quarters to feed the ducks/geese. It has a great walking route that goes around some of the habitats, and you can check out the Zoo Crew (an educational/hands on program for the kids) only $5 for the year. http://ci.marshfield.wi.us/parksrec/?id=11974