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Visitor tip
Plan to spend quality time at the capybara and camel exhibits - these are the most popular and memorable experiences. Visitors consistently highlight these as must-do encounters, so arrive early or allocate extra time for these areas.
Visitor tip
If you have mobility concerns, you can see most animals without climbing the steep hill. The main barn area and surrounding 30-foot radius contain the majority of animals on level ground. Only the upper hill path with unlevel grass is needed to access cows and llamas.
Visitor tip
The prairie dog encounter is a specialized experience that generates exceptional visitor satisfaction. If available, ask about booking or timing for this specific encounter to make the most of your visit.
What visitors say
5 stars are not enough!!!! This was such a cool experience. It’s not at all like a “commercial zoo”. You get to get up close and personal with the animals and feed them. You can pet them all and feed them all and there was an awesome…
Go here! The animals are well cared for, happy, and very friendly. The staff is very friendly and accommodating; they want to make sure you have a good time! Didn’t have an animal try to bite or nip a single time (although the camel did…
We had the BEST time here! We did the prairie dog encounter! I can’t recommend enough!!!!!! Everyone was so kind and friendly and the animal habitats were absolutely spotless. The animals were all so sweet and interactive, they seemed…
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Did You Know?
- Mitchell's Petting Zoo features a capybara encounter experience that is prominently mentioned across reviews as a major attraction, with visitors specifically traveling to the zoo for this unique hands-on capybara interaction
- The zoo maintains a diverse exotic animal collection including camels, zebras (including a baby zebra), yaks, kangaroos, prairie dogs, and various farm animals, allowing visitors to feed and pet animals across multiple species
- The facility is designed with accessibility considerations, allowing visitors with mobility challenges to access most animals in the barn area without climbing the steep hill, with a level gravel and concrete path from the parking lot
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