Zoo Gage Park

I love coming here and you do not need to have children to enjoy. It has a great variety of trails to choose from, lovely pond area, places to picnic and more. The area for kids where they can take the train ride, go to the zoo and support our local community is where it's at. There are plenty of spots to grill out and there is a nice community pool. All in all a one stop fun area and it's well maintained.

My family and I where on a mini vacation after a work function and this zoo was close by so we stopped in. The price isn't bad for a family of 5 and the setting of the zoo was beautiful as far as landscaping goes. We found some of the grounds crew very unfriendly and almost rude towards my kids. It was tough to find many animals outside in their habitat and we're not sure why due to it being in the low 80s. Most of the animals where I'm their inside cages beside from the very cool elephant and hippo my kids where almost board after a hour of being there and their all under the age of 9. I was told we should have went to the Kansas City Zoo and I wish I would have listened.

went to see the tropical rain forest and that was small but nicewe went in and out of the other areas as it was depressing to seethe small areas.

Just an amazing experience for a toddler dragging her dad and grandparents along. Bright, clean and every enclosure well designed to put the animals' well-being as first priority but with excellent visibility for children to see, this zoo is a gem. Plenty of parking, wide walkways and flowers/plants galore make it a very appealing experience. Great gift shop too!

Cost/Benefit Analysis: Good Benefit for Cost.I recommend visiting this establishment.The Gage Park Zoo, Topeka Kansas, is a modest exhibition zoo where you can see beautiful animals on exhibit--rather-than in expansive natural habitats.The primary advantage for the human visitor is that the animals can be readily seen up-close.One-way viewing screens have ingeniously preserved the animals' sense of privacy. We particularly enjoyed seeing the giraffes, mountain lions, and Sumatran (to be distinguished from Siberian) tigers.The African artifact display was also well-worth the time.The zoo's approach is clearly informed by conservationism--rather-than environmentalism. As a conservationist, I like that!There is tremendous industry--with far reaching business interest--in and around Topeka, Kansas.Expansions and improvements could be readily funded by tax-advantaged business partnerships. It would probably be wise to invest in this direction.More animals, younger animals, and mating pairs of animals could be rotated into--and out of--other zoos and habitats (after the fashion of Lincoln Park and Balboa Park).Maintenance could be improved throughout.Animals on exhibit should never be one of a Kind.Cost/Benefit Analysis: Good Benefit for Cost.I recommend visiting this establishment.

The only thing this has going for it is $7 to get in. It's small and the animals were not out. I did not enjoy this place at all. Adults could walk it in 25 mins. The staff is non existent and inattentive. Not good we love small zoos but this was no bueno.

My husband and I travel via RV across the US. One of the things we like to do in each state, city, is to see the local zoo. This one was ok. Its small, and not laid out well. I like when its laid out so you dont miss anything without having to toil over a map. They had some unique animals I had not seen before. The enclosures looked nice and the animals seemed happy. Well as far as I could tell, they didnt let me know they were unhappy. One food option (was not expecting a sit down restaurant) and it was very limited. My husband likes to get a corn dog when we visit zoo's. He does not get those at home (YUCK!). But sadly there were none.I wouldn't go back, but it was an ok zoo for one visit.

A fine small zoo. Animals seem well cared for. They seem to be trying to upgrade the facilities they have to modern zoo standards. Nothing really jumped out as differentiated. I would not go out of my way to visit but it is a nice local zoo.

Except for the snack bar being closed, when the website said that it would be open, the Topeka Zoo was great. The kids really enjoyed the play area and the ease of seeing the animals. The adults enjoyed the many buildings with AC! One issue however, was the poor signage. When poor signage is teamed with not giving out maps, it leads to folks missing exhibits and retracing their steps.

Nice Zoo. Not too big to get through in a few hours. I enjoy taking pictures here. If you like big cats the Tiger and Lion exhibits are fantastic.