Phillips Park Zoo

Great outdoor activity for family. Playground even a zoo. I used to come here as a kid. Our son loves it....met some friends

If you're visiting Aurora when it's nicer weather, this is worth checking out. It's been a min since I was last here but I wanted to share some pictures and add another positive review. Admission is free. Parking is free and has more than adequate space available. The zoo is closed on Wednesdays. During the summer months, the hours are extended until 5 pm. Fall-Spring, the zoo is closed at 4 pm.

Besides the zoo, they have a visitor center, sunken garden, veterans waterfall, etc. Inside the visitor center, they have mastodon bones along with information to read. They also have bathrooms that are clean and well kept.

It's always a great time at Phillips Park. The animals that you see it depends a lot on weather on what you can see that day.
Check out the visitors center to learn about the history of phillips Park. Also, the reptile house is super cool to see, although we do miss the alligators that they used to have there.
Check out the splash pad, sunken garden or the playgrounds. Ride the tram around also, so much fun to be had.

Cute small free zoo! A great option to checkout if you are in the area. They have playgrounds, a small splash pad, and a garden at the entrance. It wasn't overcrowded and is a nice small stroll to look at a few animals.

I liked that the animals seemed to have a good amount of space and seemed well taken care of.

This was the only 4-legged animal we saw today. We saw about 4 white turkeys and a brown one, a bald eagle, some hawks , a beautiful macaw and that's about it. The paths to the baboon was closed off as was the one to the amphibians. Very disappointing. I was here pre-covid and it had many more animals. I don't know the reason for what's happening now, but my grands and I were very disappointed.

I don't want to give away one of the best kept secrets in Aurora... But my daughter and I LOOOVVVVVEEE coming here. Its free, not huge and there's a lot of activities for smaller kids. The zoo isn't big by any means (at all, so even If this is a really cool place, set your expectations for very limited amount of animals) but it's very easy to walk with young kids and there's still a good variety. They also have a couple of HUGE playgrounds AS WELL as a splash pad. I'm not joking..whenever we come here, we spend at least 2 hours. Parking is free and pretty close to the zoo and there's a pretty garden upon entering. I love this place and especially recommend for people who are looking for something to do that's free.

It's FREE!!! This is a great activity for kids especially if you live in the area. My kids had a great time and it was nice not to have to fight a crowd to actually see the animals. We will definitely be back!

This is a great zoo, free of charge. Also there's a nice park around it. Definitely recommended.

I came here with the kids because I wanted to take pictures of them in the sunken gardens. I figured if we went early enough, it wouldn't be packed. We were able to get some pictures before everyone started arriving but put on our masks inside the reptile house. There were mostly Mother's with strollers and enough space to be away from people here. The zoo is free which is great but it is very small. Some displays were also closed so we were there for maybe an hour before we left. I would recommend for people living close to the area and needing a quick activity for the kids. They enjoyed seeing the animals.

This small zoo is a surprise in Aurora, dating back over 100 years It only takes about 30 minutes to see everything if you're on your own, probably an hour with small children. Easy for small children to navigate. They have elk, bald eagles, a turkey vulture, an owl, a handful of reptiles, a wolf, a cougar, tortoise, alpacas, goats, a red-tailed hawk and peacocks. There's also an indoor section near the front featuring Mastodon fossils found when the park was created. It continues to be upgraded and is well-maintained - and FREE to the public.

Such a nice little zoo! The environment here is beautiful, plenty of parking space and little playgrounds around the park for children. The animals here are limited, but thats what you expect from a free of charge neighborhood zoo. Definitely check out the reptile house!