San Diego Wild Animal Park

Pros: Exciting animals/Wonderful crew
Cons: Not a one!

Just love it!
The San Diego Wild Animal Parks are the best place to take all three of my kids, ages 2 to 13, together at the same time. All three of my kids are in year round schools so when they are on their six week break (three times a year)...

Pros: Rare and Endangered animals, Large and fairly natural enclosures, Lots of activities
Cons: Long Walks, Hot weather during the summer

I have visited the San Diego Wild Animal Park (SDWAP) several times, but I am fortunate to have had the opportunity to volunteer there as well. Over the course of two years, I was a volunteer behavioral observer in two research projects (one project...

Pros: Educational value, good cause, lots of fun for all ages
Cons: Expensive extras, expensive entrance, lots of walking

I have visited the Wildlife Park several times. The San Diego Wildlife Park is one of the most interesting wildlife sanctuaries and breeding programs on earth. The Wildlife Park has saved several animals from extinction, often taking species off the...

Pros: natural setting, huge enclosures
Cons: animal may be far away or hidden

The San Diego Wild Animal Park is a 2,000 acre haven for exotic and endangered animals from around the world. It was designed as an open-air captive breeding center, an adjunct to the Zoo, where animals would have enough space and natural habitat to...

Pros: Space for the animals, less people, and completely worth the drive.
Cons: Bit expensive but I know it for a good cause.

I am stationed in Las Vegas, NV at Nellis AFB. I am originally from Detroit Michigan so the surrounding were something I was not comfortable with. I had heard many good things about the Zoo in San Diego and I had only heard a few things about the Wild ...

Pros: See endangered species in a natural setting
Cons: Don't expect to see all types

The most important thing for the first time visitor to know about the San Diego Wild Animal Park is that it is not in San Diego! It is actually closest to the town of Escondido; the nearest coastal city (where you will exit I-5) is...

Pros: gorgeous scenery, expansive, wide variety of animals
Cons: lots of walking, hard to see everything, somewhat confusing layout

Last night, I came back from San Diego, where my family went to visit my brother Benjamin, an ensign in the Navy who has been stationed there since August and is shipping out for a six-month cruise in a couple of weeks. We wanted to make sure we got to ...

Pros: Lots of interesting animals, makes for a nice day.
Cons: A little pricey.

My girlfriend and I recently visited the park. We were not sure where to go and decided to go to the zoo and chose the wild animal park. We had a blast! It was a little expensive for food and gifts but that is easily over come. The large trip around...

Pros: Beautiful, huge enclosements for the animals, great animal shows, and very educational!!
Cons: The food is a little spendy, but that is at any tourist attraction!!

I have been to this park several times, various times of the year. And every time I go there, I have more fun, and learn more about the MANY different animals!! Their newest addition is "Condor Ridge". This exhibit is so amazing! As you...

Pros: Relaxing, educational, interesting
Cons: Parking

A visit to the San Diego Wildlife Park is a mini adventure tour. The Park is a horticulture splendor, with its own plant shop that is as enticing as any nursery. Wear your walking shoes and enjoy the many meandering paths around the park. We visited...

Pros: Natural settings for animals
Cons: Don't plan on just going for a couple of hours!

I usually hate going to zoos. The concrete pens, where the animals slowly roam, only having a few of their own kind-- other then the gawking humans-- for company, was fairly depressing to see. Is this the only way to view exotic species up close and...

Pros: Tons of plants and animals, beautiful exhibits, natural settings
Cons: Long walks, semi-expensive, hot during the summer

I had lived in San Diego for most of my life, and going to the Zoo and Wild Animal Park were by far my most favorite pastimes. The Wild Animal Park was my favorite because of all the lovely open expanses for the animals to roam, the beautiful exhibits,...

Pros: It gives you a warm feeling in your heart
Cons: None

I have now been to the San Diego Wild Animal Park for the first time. I used to live in L.A. and had never ventured out here to do this. But, now that I have been living in SD for 4 1/2 years, I felt an urge to go.

My daughter has probably...

Pros: In San Diego Area, big, animals free
Cons: too big for a one day visit. animals may not be visible

Located 32 miles northeast of the Zoo near the city of Escondido in north San Diego County, the San Diego Wild Animal Park is 20 times larger than the Zoo. It is also a completely different experience than a visit to the Zoo. The 1,800-acre wildlife...

Pros: You never know what you will see!
Cons: You never know what you will see.

Wow! That male northern white rhino nearly got it! His romantic advances didn't impress the 2 female white rhinos - he moved in just a little too close, and one of the females charged him! Was I visiting the Garamba National Park, in Congo, seeing the...