Hillcrest Park Zoo — Attraction in Clovis

I brought my 2 kids here for a mini vacation for Spring Break. I read a few reviews before deciding between visiting Clovis or staying in Lubbock. We visited on Saint Patrick’s Day. The admission is inexpensive. Located in a park. This place isn’t bad, but it definitely needs some TLC and updates. It isn’t big, but isn’t small. Perfect weather. My favorite animals to see were the giraffes! We got to see them drink and eat. There are many benches, and places to sit to watch the animals or enjoy a picnic for lunch! Lots of shade. Very convenient and much appreciated. My son really enjoyed the reptiles! They had their own area. Since it wasn’t at all busy or crowded, we took our time and stayed for about 2 hours. It was very nice to not feel rushed. Some of the animals were sleeping, but we came back around and were able to see some of them wake. You do feel a bit sad for these animals, but they didn’t look or seem to be mistreated. In fact, when you purchase something from the gift shop, the money goes towards expanding tiger’s area and I’m sure other updates to the zoo! I highly recommend purchasing something to help out or donating! Gift shop had decently priced snacks and souvenirs. My daughter picked a monkey from there, and has slept with it every night since our visit. Bathrooms very clean! The lady who work in the gift shop was very kind and informative. My kids loved the visit. Overall, we had a nice experience and...

We went to this zoo out of curiosity, after we looked up their website and saw that they had bears and a Bengal tiger. We really love to go to different zoos, we have been to many around Texas (my husband and I) so we thought why not go to one in Clovis New Mexico? Besides it's easier to go to New Mexico than anywhere in Texas so we went. We got there on a Thursday morning, and it was not busy at all. Which we really wanted an easy day, so this was good for us. Can't speak on how busy could possibly be on different more popular days. I'd suggest going on a regular non-busy day to not feel rushed. We were very happy with what we got, and for only 6 dollars each. Super inexpensive! They have a timber wolf, bears, Bengal tiger and bison! Honestly, it's a very cute zoo. It has personality though I feel it definitely needs some updating. The benches looked worse for ware and didn't seem very comfortable to sit on. There is also a very scary bridge in the middle of the park that feels like it could break under you. Other than that, it is well...

Lots of small old rusty cages. Not a lot of information about the animals either. I’ve worked with wildlife for the last 6 years in rehabilitation. It was really sad seeing all the pacing, repetitive and neurotic behavior commonly seen in zoochosis. It’s a neurological disorder commonly seen when animals in captivity are poorly cared for. The tiger had a trench in his enclosure from pacing (and limping?). The other cat was in nothing more than a glorified dog kennel that I wouldn’t feel comfortable keeping my lap dog in long term. The monkey cages where tiny, dirty metal and not nearly interesting enough areas to keep primates. We were wondering where all the keepers were to take care of the animals. Didn’t see them until we where leaving… I guess it takes 5 keepers to guard the back gate? I was sadly very disappointed after reading all the good reviews. I hope things improve for the...