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Visitor tip
Start with the bird room (budgie barn) and hand-feeding parakeets first, as these interactive exhibits are consistently praised and best experienced earlier in your visit before crowds build up.
Visitor tip
The splash pad is a major attraction - bring swimwear and towels for kids. It's mentioned frequently in reviews as a highlight, especially when combined with the adjacent playground area.
Visitor tip
Don't miss Jack the giraffe and the lemurs in the outdoor area - these gentle giants are unusually interactive for an animal attraction and offer rare up-close feeding and petting opportunities that exceed typical zoo experiences.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Animal Park
- Location
- Minford, Ohio
- Hours
- Daily 11AM - 6PM
- Highlights
- Hand-feed parakeets, gem mining, splash pad, playground
What visitors say
Wow! What a gem! Took the Gkids here on a school field trip and was amazed at the variety and quality of the place! So much for the kids to do! A nice playground, bounce houses, splash pad and of course a very nice selection of…
This place was amazing! Clean, friendly and the animals all seemed happy. Great playground also. Staff was awesome. If you are thinking about going, just do it. Only $12 to get in.
Very neat little attraction for our area. Plenty of room to navigate and interact with the animals. My daughter particularly loved the aviary and the jump pad. I suppose my only complaint would be, and it’s really head scratching, is…
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Did You Know?
- Rose Valley Animal Park features a named giraffe named Jack that visitors can hand-feed and pet, described as a 'gentle giant' that provides an unusually close interactive experience compared to traditional zoos
- The park operates a bird barn with hundreds of small parrots (parakeets) that visitors can hand-feed, representing a significant interactive aviary exhibit
- Rose Valley Animal Park offers an exceptionally low admission price of $12 per person with free parking and operates on a cash-only payment system
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