Cape May County Park and Zoo
707 Route 9 North - Cape May Court House, NJ 08210 https://www.cmczoo.com/
This a nice zoo, just the right size, a great visit for all ages, and it is completely FREE. Did you get that? Completely free.
Picnic facilities, playgrounds, shops, and a zoo. You can spend an entire day here or just a couple of hours. It is certainly great for families, but we enjoy a stroll just as a couple, or with our adult children.
A few items of note for visitors:
- It can get REALLY crowded in the summer months. We recommend this spot for spring, fall, and even winter, but found that in the midst of summer, this was a bit "too much" on a hot day.
- Many of their animal residents have injuries that don't allow them to be released to their natural habitat, so they live a good life at the county zoo (they would not survive in the wild otherwise).
- If I were to offer any criticism, it is that some of the habitats are just too small for the animals they house. Some aren't even really "habitats" at all. We wish for larger fenced areas and more "natural" habitats for the residents, as some looked bored and sad. You could see where some of the animals had worn tracks into the ground where they paced the perimeter. The big and small cats, the farm animals, and most reptiles that we saw are in need of better housing. IMO, less can be more if you "do better" for Mother Nature's creatures.
Safe travels and may all creatures live their best life!
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