Action Wildlife Foundation — Attraction in Goshen

My boyfriend took me to the Wildlife Action Foundation last Sunday, and I haven’t stopped talking about it since. It was easily the highlight of my entire week! It’s about a two-hour drive from Long Island.

This place is truly something special. The park is filled with an incredible variety of animals from camels to porcupines, peacocks, zebras, goats, cows, and more. You can explore the grounds at your own pace either by walking or driving your own car through the park.

They also have a safari section, where you can choose to drive yourself or hop on their train ride, which is great if you’d prefer to sit back and enjoy the views.

He booked us two animal encounters, and they were both phenomenal:

The baby goat experience: We spent 30 minutes with six Nigerian goats in a private room. The space is set up perfectly for guests to relax and enjoy the animals in a calm, clean setting. The girls managing the room were so knowledgeable and sweet shout out to Sydney and Halen for answering all my questions and making the experience extra special. The goats were adorable, playful, and gentle. The private space lets you really enjoy the experience in peace.

NOAH!!: The moment I met Noah, a 4-month-old, 450-pound Scottish Highland calf, my heart melted. He is so cute like big, furry, teddy bear cute. We got a 30-minute private encounter with him too, and it was such a calming, joyful experience. He let us pet and brush him, and while they provide some treats, it’s up to you if you want to buy extra feed to give him. Totally worth it, in my opinion.

A few tips: Entry is only $18 and includes the entire park: petting zoo, safari, walk-around areas, and animal viewing. Animal encounters are an extra charge, but they’re absolutely worth every penny. They don’t sell meals, but they do offer chips, drinks, and water. Most animals are friendly and can be petted, but of course, always be cautious and respectful. If you’re looking for a wholesome, peaceful, animal-filled day go here. The staff is amazing and the animals are well cared for, If the weather’s nice, do yourself a favor and go. You...

I'm not one to write reviews often, especially bad ones.. but Action wildlife is disappointing. It is pricey to get in and the small amount of feed for 8$ is overpriced, I think 4$ would be more appropriate... The animals are alright, but its A LOT of varieties of goats and cows, with a few rare animals like zebras and a pair of kangaroos, emus, and some camels. The "petting zoo" is small, sad, and dirty, consisting of like 40 goats, 3 peacocks crammed into a small cage, and a couple llamas. I honestly felt bad for the animals because they were clearly starved for attention and food, their spaces were small and dirty, and it really took a lot of joy away from seeing them because of the conditions in there.. it really was sad to see and a major bummer to cap off the already lack luster experience of the park. And no hand sanitizer or hand washing station, which is desperately needed after being in there..

Also, I would like to add that every "event" we've gone to has been very disappointing. the advertisement seems so fun with food vendorS being advertised, beer, and games, only to be offered frozen burgers and simple foods from their own kitchen, warm beer, and an ice cream truck on the other side of the park and really lazily put together games, like basket ball hoops in a trailer and 5 gallon bucket pong? The "Safari" in the back of the park is really lacking as well. It has a couple of emus, some llamas and some cows.. and it is littered with poop and fallen branches, so it doesn't even look nice.. calling it a safari is way off the mark. Especially since the animals there you would have already seen in the park..

while this is a fun day out for kids once in a while because the animals, the playground, and the sand pit, I keep coming back and leaving...

This place is nice, but there was an incident that happened when we were there involving one of the employees. I will explain later in this review. We paid $50 for admission for 3 of us. I felt like $50 for 1 adult and 2 kids was a bit expensive for what it was and we paid $8 for a tiny container of feed. It was $20 for the one that was somewhat larger. Some of the animals were hard to see because it was hot and they were in the shade, which I understand. The very nice woman at the gate said the museum and gift shop closed at 5 and the rest of the park and gate closed at 6. It is a pretty property and the painted rocks around the park were a cute touch. We drove around and we were at the last few enclosures we hadn’t seen yet. Now I will explain the incident. We stopped at the capybara and we were getting out of the car, when a man stopped on a golf cart type of vehicle the employees drive around the park. He got out and came towards me making a motion with his finger straight out and moved it across his neck. I found this odd and I was very confused why he was even making this gesture at me. I continued to get out and he said we are closing. I told him we were told the park and gate closed at 6. He said, “No, it’s 5.” I said okay, but it’s only 4:43, so you aren’t closed yet. He repeated himself that they were closing, as if he wanted me to get back in my car and leave. I was very annoyed at that point because I paid quite a bit of money to get in and told him we only had two more enclosures to see and we would leave. He then got back in his cart and drove off. I thought this was very rude and it honestly made me not...