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John Ball Zoo

4.6
  • Zoos
  • Grand Rapids, MI

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1300 Fulton Street West, Grand Rapids, MI, 49504, United States

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Mon9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Tue9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Wed9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Thu9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Fri9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Sat9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Sun9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
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Jim Holderread 
a month ago

Take caution John Ball zoo has blackout dates for using reciprocal memberships. Showed up hoping to take the kids to the zoo today during normal operational hours for a normal zoo day. Found out they had a kids day with discounted admission. Cool! We get in for free with our reciprocal membership but that’s cool they do that for the community. Today they refused to honor our membership even though regular admission was discounted. THEIR members still get in for free. I do not recommend based on these highly questionable busi... read more

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Spring DeBoer 
2 months ago

This place is ridiculous now price wise. They now charge to park even though you pay to go to the zoo plus if you have someone that needs to use an amigo. they now charge 20 deposit and 30 to rent it no matter if you use it for half an hr or more. This is crazy if I knew it would cost so much I would have just gone to Binder Park Zoo and paid a little more so we could see more animals and more things to do 

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Ed E Cadieux 
2 months ago

I purchased 6 tickets back in May. I called this place to make sure that the zip line was going to be up and running by the time we came in July to enjoy the park. And zip lining, I drove a 1000 miles to take my grandkids to the zoo to do the zip line, and when we got there, I bought 2 more tickets for my other two grandchildren, they did not tell us that all the animals were locked up or you couldn't see the animals. And the zip line was not open because they did not get proper permitting, and the manager is a young punk. K... read more

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Amanda Repke 
3 months ago

Buy your tickets in advance or don't plan on getting in. Long drive to find out tickets were not available at the gates as advertised online. 

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How is John Ball Zoo rated?

John Ball Zoo has a 4.6 star rating with 14,511 reviews. 

When is John Ball Zoo open?

John Ball Zoo is closed now. It will open at 9:00 a.m.