Reviews of BC Wildlife Park (Park)

Travis Standen

Great place for the kids. Lots of local wildlife to see. Unfortunately, pandemic times has limited the variety of animals at the park. It is still a good place to spend some time and have a relaxing afternoon.

T Mac

The park is always a place of serenity and we got to see Clover. Clover is the Kermode/Spirit Bear. The paths are marked for social distancing and it is a great attraction. Everything was vibrant and beautiful. Bring big spray and sunscreen as it is hot and buggy. The good news is the water park is on to cool you down.

Nathalie Ellix

Nice place to spend time outdoors while seeing animals. Very big and lots to see for the price. They also have great information boards on all their tenants. Feels a bit like a retirement home in some cases (especially the birds of prey exhibit) which was sad. Overall very clean and perfect for the whole family. Lots of space to walk around and stroller friendly.

Henry Xu

The Kermode bear is amazing! The female coyote looked at us eye to eye, what a magical feeling. Cannot imagine how fun it is to watch the pig eats until we see it! Just wondering where the cougar went, didn't see her maybe she was too shy!

Robert Hale

Every year they put on a Christmas lights display and it's an awesome family event for all ages. You can ride the mini train, walk about viewing the lights, get a hot chocolate and hot dog and sit by a campfire or have a few laughs with …

Yvette Lu

There are a lot of interesting animals to see here. Some of them have large enclosures so be mentally prepared not to see every animal. We saw the grizzly bears but not the black bears or the kermode bear. The raptors were amazing with numerous eagles and owls.

Tim Conrad (timsbits)

Love the place, it is a great spot for a family to spend some time. The grizzly bears are by far the best entertainment most days, besides the …

Kun Z

A great place to go all seasons! They also have Christmas lights so you can visit them in Winter.

Vicky Huang

Today was hot and at the begging was a little bit of like I can't see the Bob cat and I couldn't see well the fox ... But when you go and see the bears the elks the deers the moose's and eagles and owls you got an amazing surprise and the …

Benjamin Kason

Cool experience, beautiful animals and informative. With or without kids a cool place to visit and enjoy.

Viktorija SB7

Always a great time at the wildlife park ????

Eleonora VI

Perfect place to explore with family. Fun for kids and adults. There is a playground, water park and small petting zoo. Due to pandemic some activities are temporary not available.

Sobia Noreen

The entire park is nicely decorated with lights. If you want to go for train ride come prepare to stand in a long line.

Keith Sukut

Over 1 million lights. Well worth seeing. I can't say enough about the experience this year to do it justice. With the snow ❄ on the ground it is something special.

Genieve Colville

They also had a cafe place to eat, gift shop.. about two hours start to finish,

Lilah Petterson

Fun for all ages, we love Betty bee ????

Tanny Sachdeva

Not so much to see or enjoy.. one time visit is ✅

Cheryl Lario

Great experience today. Many animals were away.

Karen Laye

Love this place! We get passes every year and do all the events for Christmas/Halloween/Easter. Love that the year pass also gets you in other places free or for a discount!

Heather Tomlin

Very good light display but very cold to do a proper walk through.

Tim Baldwin

Actually really nice and fun experience. We didn't get to see some of the animals , but would love to go back again and see them. Some of the animals had pretty small enclosures compared to others, but overall seems like they do care for the animals quite well ????

jacewebster

Was a fun experience for the whole family. Basically like a zoo in the fact that the entire purpose is to view animals and I love that its animals native to bc and canada. They even have a little train you can ride around which was fun …

Britt B

As far as things to do in Kamloops, it’s pretty good. As far as it compares to other wildlife parks/zoos, it’s not that great. They have made lots of progress recently, but it just still seems to be lacking. The bears are a must see though and quite often like to come right up to the fence.

K&J H.

When to Wildlights, was amazing. Great job. Was so glad we could go!!

Jay Chow

Plenty of animals and learning for the whole family! The whole park is mostly self guided. The birds of prey exhibit with the owls is super cool! Bring water, it's hot in the summer!

Richard Wisla

Truly an excellent means of entertainment for people of all ages. It's not everyday you can get exposed to such incredible sorts of wildlife. Not to mention the nighttime lights that are put on for Christmas season! It's so beautiful to go explore, and there are places for food and beverages as well. Gift shop has great merchandize also. Check it out!

okanagan ADV

Love this park, amazing learning experience for the younger ages. And beautiful animals to view. Honestly better than the Vancouver zoo. And for a better cause!

Loretta

It’s sooo coooooolllld ????????????????it was -22… My God.. you should check the weather and dress appropriately. So you don’t freeze out there….

Eva Rubínová

BC Wildlife park is a great place for a family trip. At one time, we used to go there every weekend - the family pass is really worth it. There is a playground and a splash park. The animal displays are beautiful, the whole place is easily accessible (there are paved roads throughout), facilities are clean.

Kevin Melanson

Great place, had a great family time , lots of animals :)????????

Lawrence Yang

Was wonderful to see bears and eagles up close....I understand that they're rescues and could not survive in the wild. The animals exhibited some behaviours that I did not understand but I do believe that the staff are doing their best. The exhibits are relatively sparse compared to a zoo, but I think it's because the location only features rescues...the place was clean with very large grounds. I think some of the staff are volunteers. It was slightly over-priced for my taste but I understand that this park needs $ to maximize conditions for the animals

Chris Lacroix

The BC Wildlife Park does everything right. We have enjoyed ourselves every single time we visit, which is why we go back so often. Today we witnessed the Grizzly Bears feeding time and watched as they foraged for food. We saw the various Birds of Prey in their exhibits and for the first time we also had a clear viewing of Clover the Kermode Bear during one of his feedings (timing is evrything). The staff are always happy to answer questions and have fun facts to add to the conversation. Of course the visit is never complete without a ride on the train! Thank you for a wonderful experience BC Wildlife Park! See you again soon!

Chris Dirks

Wildlights is always a treat. Friendly staff, inexpensive food. I wish they would run all the amenities during the colder weather however -18 is not that cold for Canada during January! Glad they're open regardless.

Jackson Steinke

Love that the park hosts a variety of rescued animals. It looks as though they really do try to provide a nice living space for the animals although some of the spaces did look a little sparse. Would have been nice to take a tour so maybe we could have learned more about the animals and their respective situations. It was very hot out so we spent a decent amount of time in the "Birds of Prey" exhibit which was very "cool" both literally and figuratively.

Jim Edwards

My wife and I usually go once a year. It's a great place for kids. When they're done looking at the animals they can play in the playground or the little water/splash park. It's not too expensive considering that some of the money goes towards looking after the critters. The spirit bear is still exciting to see and the porcupine is interesting too.

Victor Tam

Well worth the visit! The legendary Pokemon "spirit bear" can be spotted near the end of the park. Bunch of birds that can be viewed up close. I like how the place is for wildlife rehabilitation. Perfect for all ages. I would recommend sunscreen.

Heidi

Always enjoy our visits there. Things are always changing and the park is looking good. Love the kids play area and water park. The water stations were a new thing we noticed and liked. …

Patricia Courtoreille

We went to late in the season I would love to see it in the summer, I heard the light show is interesting...

Keenan Moon

What a wonderful experience. All the animals looked well fed and happy. So many amazing animals to observe!

Electric Fat Bike Company

In so used to the Zoo in the cities and this is definitely a game changer. I love to see the local animals, and read all their stories.

Prasanth Abraham

It's a beautiful place to spend a day with family. Most of the enclosures had animals in them and there was a little train going around. Fun place to interact with nature.

John Beaver

What a great setup! Lots to see. A little Bee maze, lots of bears, even a rare spirit bear. Goats and mountain goats, sheep and big horned sheep. Buffalo, bobcats, bears, bald eagles and elk. We loved riding the train, and for a dollar each it's worth it! Cool down with an ice cream snack at the caboose. It might be better to come when the weather is slightly cooler as we didn't see much of the bears, hiding from the sun! Bathrooms are nice. There are lots of spaces for picnicking too. As always, exit through the gift shop!

Luke Coburn

Best part was watching the kermode bear(only one in captivity) frolic in the water. Best to go early before the animals retreat to the shade. Might not see all animals so temper expectations.

Trista Arney

Fun and informative wildlife park. They have a pin club for school aged children where they can earn enamel pins for completing worksheets based on infographics.

Nyree Davidson

Great place to take the family for the day ! There's a water park too if it's hot out it's nice to run threw and cool yourself down.

Charlene Spence

Excellent learning experience for children and adults. Ive taken my kids and now grandchild here multiple times.

Alvin Lim

A good place to spend time with the whole family. Almost all animals are here if you can’t see it on the hiway. Its a very interesting and educational once your inside the wildlife park. ????????????

zakrea hashim

Great place for kids and family, and great customer services, but the place needs more care.

Don Macarthur

Love the wildlights exhibit. It's always a spectacular experience. So many great displays. We did find it rather crowded compared to past years. Long line ups for the petting zoo and train and too many people crowding out the visitor center when you're trying to get outside to tour the park.

Geoff Schnyder

Such a great place. Will always support the wildlife park. Don't miss out on the wildlights over Christmas either.

LeeAnne Christen

not impressed with having to pay full price for an outdoor lightshow in the - 30 freezing weather; were not informed what that price included nor excluded; so when we looked for repose on the train; had to pay extra to do so.. light show was fantastic; but not really worth the price; vs .. going around kamloops and accessing streets with out door lights .. just as exciting as this was; however; we did enjoy supporting this great cause for the Wildlife

Brando T

Bright lights and hot apple cider. What more could you ask for during wild lights?

G Moore

Love the wild light we have gone for the past 15 Christmases, if you can please support this magical place they help out so many wild life and have an amazing learning center, great for all ages

S T

Love this place. Great atmosphere year round. If you have a family and go more than twice a year buy the annual pass.

Amar Damji

Good place to visit and reasonable. Unfortunately when we visited they were in evacuation alert.

Marilyn Troscianczuk

Nice place with what appear to be well cared for native to BC animals

Tyson

Wildlights around Christmas is always an awesome time! It's a great place to visit in the summer time too! A must if visiting Kamloops!

Clyde Caballero

Place is nice for small kids, took us a little bit more than an hour to see the whole place

Jason Smith

An excellent visit with many well cared for animals and a beautiful facility!

Sherron James

Beautiful ❤️ day at Kamloops wildlife park