Riverside Discovery Center — Attraction in Scottsbluff

Riverside Discovery Center – Scottsbluff, NE We visited on an incredibly hot day, so some animals were less active at first, but we were lucky enough to see the tiger and the grizzly bear come out! The crowds were small (almost non-existent while we were there), which made it easy to take our time and enjoy the exhibits.

One tip we learned: the animals definitely notice when staff walk toward their enclosures — they often follow them or come out — so we kept an eye out for staff nearby and got to see more activity that way.

I do wish the concessions had been open on such a hot day, but overall, we still enjoyed our visit. If you go, bring water, take your time, and watch for those moments when the staff interact with the animals — it really brings the...

We went on a free Father's Day promotion. Normally, I would give them a higher rating, however they have not replaced many of the animals that were lost over the last year. This makes for a subpar visit and they are still charging a premium for less. It is great to see a location so small as Scottsbluff, NE have a facility like this, but I can't honestly rate it any higher right now. Losing all the big cats was a huge hit to the facility. We were through the whole place in an hour. I hope they find another zoological facility to work with to replace what was lost. At that point, I would be more than happy to amend my...

We enjoyed our time here! Masks were required when you couldn't social distance, but I don't think anyone actually wore one. It was a nice small zoo, totally worth the drive from Cheyenne!

The kids loved feeding the lake animals, my son wanted to get more food to feed the fish. Definitely entertaining. The dino dig area was cute, shaded so huge plus!

The animals were mostly sleeping but we got there around 10:30 so I just figured it was the time of day. Our visit was about an hour and a half. Definitely a lot busier when we...