You will see the feddbacks of real people like you who purchase the services and products of Grover Nelson Park (Zoo) in Nelson area (Canada).
Currently this business receives a rating of 4.6 over 5 and the score is based on 127 reviews.
As you can read, the average score it has is almost the best, and it is founded on a large number of opinions, so we can say that the valuation is very accurate. If people have bothered to evaluate when they've done well with the service, is that it works.
You know that we don't usually bother to give opinions when they are positive and we usually do it only if we have had a problem or issue...
This Zoo belongs to the category of City park.
They have a spacious big and little dog park and a nice playground for the littles with a big pond that normal has ducks and even a beaver ????
Beautiful and inviting.
Great park for the kids
Fun place
Pretty place to just take a break from it all.
No fishing license needed since this is a City of Abilene park. Parks and Wildlife regularly stocks both small lakes with catfish (channel & yellow cat), trout, and bass (small and large mouth).
Love fishing great spot and very relaxing
Cowboy Football practice, Zoo, Good fishing w/ducks on the water, Softball, a splashpad; its all there! What better place here has so many different activities to enjoy!!
Great place to take family and friends
Fun place for everyone.
Great park with lots of places for kids to run around and climb on and a nice splash pad.
Good for walking, bike riding, softball, fishing, dog parks, zoo access, splash pad, restrooms, etc...
Had fun with my grandkids
Great after this we went to Zoo
Fed the ducks...that's all we could do that day with no where to sit by the water and enjoy the day. There's just few park benches here and there but nothing really by the water. The ground is about it.
Very nice park near the zoo. 2 playground areas and a great walking path by a small lake. We love to visit here for walks when it's nice out!
Amazing place to get it in when your homeless
I went there for lunch during the winter. Quite and open!
Great place for everyone
Great place
Beautiful park! Great to bring your kids or pets. Plenty of benches and playgrounds for every age. Two different dog park areas. There is also fields to play sports and in the summer a free water play area. A nice trail to walk, jog, or take a stroller with plenty of different trees to sit under. Plenty of water fowl to see and feed. The sound of the water fountains helps create a soothing atmosphere. Watch for info when to bring your fishing poles. Just a lot of fun for every one.
It was ok.. no danger
Nice place. Very clean place
Grand kids loved it
My grandsons had so much fun playing at the splash pad.
Nice playground for the kids. Jogging trail could use some patching up, but still good for talking walks or biking.
It's Awesome and free
Love this park. It is by the zoo. It also has a cool play ground called fort imagination. There is a small lake and hiking and biking trails.
Great place to visit with family. My kids love feeding the ducks.
Small, but very clean and well kept.
My kids enjoyed it and loved seeing the animals
Wonderful place. It's non expensive and you are able to get close to the animals and experience it up close without having to pay big city price. They have a huge variety of animals. My four year old was able to walk all around just had to keep water in had since it was 100 degrees outside. We also brought enough sunscreen and quarters to feed the fish. The train was fun we did that last so my daughter could catch her breath she LOVED every part of it. We also did the swan paddle boat it was okay for $12 we didn't last the 30 minutes my daughter was freaking out. Maybe when she is older she might enjoy it more.
Nice park to fish in spend time with family and friends. Have a party or go to the zoo
I've only been there once...it was nice ... you can puddle in the lake...stuff was friendly
Grate for a walk,and good place to tack kids
Clean nice great place to feed the ducks and fish
Love coming to this place! Feed the ducks, walking the trails, and letting the kiddo burn energy on the playground
This is such a lovely park close to two dog parks (one for big dogs and one for small dogs) and the Zoo. It has a playground and splash place. Evening walks or bike rides here can be lovely. Gorgeous sunsets. There are also plenty of places for fishing. One of my favorite places in Abilene. Great for families.
Fun family.place
Nicely kept and a fun place to take the family.
Nice city park right next to the zoo. Clean and easily accessible.
Decent fishing and pretty scenery
Love it.
Such a cool park with lots of space!! So beautiful
The Zoo is always fun and great family activity. We went to the light fest the Zoo had. We had an absolute fantastic time! Hope they do it again next year.
When it's hot outside)))!!!
cute park. Great place to go spend an hour or two.
nice dog park. two seperatly placed yards for small and large dogs. people need to pay more attention to cleaning up after their dogs!!!!!
I used to come here a lot for the splash pad with my kids, and just recently had my first fishing trip here. Every time we have fun and find it hard to leave. Beautiful parks and lanscapes make it peaceful.
Awesome! Great for kids of all ages!
Splash pad was fun for our little one.
The playground is great for kiddos of various ages: lots of ramps provide easy access for younger ones. A nice walking loop, and the pond is available to fish in, or to feed the ducks.
So. Much. Fun!!!!! It was amazingly fun! So many animals. By the way when you go to the camels, their names are Sahara and Dakota. If you call them by their names when they are not eating they will come and talk to you! (Not literal!) The rhinos name is Macho. Hes pretty cool. When you go to feed the fish, they will go wild and fight. (Not really fight but like they will flop on eachother and go wild!) Its a truly amazing zoo.????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
Truly enjoyed the Sunset Safari hosted by the Abilene Zoological Society on Thursday evenings. Decided upon a trip to the zoo for "Date Night" and I have to say that this was a great choice. Abilene is very blessed to have such a wonderful zoo available and it is very overlooked by local residents. While it certainly is not like a trip to the Fort Worth Zoo or even Breckenridge Zoo down in San Antonio we are very fortunate to have such a facility here in our own backyard. We arrived just before the 7 pm handler show (Cat Show) which was educational and a joy to watch as the handler demonstrated how and why they work the cats specific ways. As this was also our first trip since the new giraffe exhibit opened. Twiga Terrace is the name of the new paddock and is one of the best that I have seen and is also much easier to climb by elderly as well as families with strollers. Overall the evening was very pleasant with the temperature being a bit cooler than the middle of the day, thus the animals were a little more active. While there were a number of people in attendance, it was by no means crowded so as to be very easy to get around.
Like I was a kid again
Love this place. Splash pad, several play grounds, Abilene's Zoo, fishing pound,and softball or baseball diamonds, plus a running or walking track.
Love it here. A great place to come.
Haven't been there in a while
Nice park
Love it!! Peddalboats, feeding giraffes, feeding the fish, or watching the monkeys it's just fun. Husband and I went to the zoo on a date and had a blast. Clean and friendly people.
First time here. Good Zoo and park to enjoy and picnic at.
I went here a few years ago and there were more mammals like a tiger and an elephant now there are more birds than anything also the drinks are expensive like 3 dollars for a bottled soda jeez and also many macaws and squirrels were in the exhibits plus the lion is alone give him a friend.
Perfect sized Zoo! Animals were fantastic.
I love the setting of this park, beside a lake and across from the Zoo. There is a lovely path around the park with trees shading some of it. Camp Barkley is a dog park there which is well maintained.
Well kept. My kids loved the splash pad area.
It was my husband first time we enjoyed it ????
We love going here we enjoy it as mom n daughter time
I highly recommend stopping in here if you're passing through. There are great walking trails, nice little lake that I see people fishing in a lot, and huge dog parks that are well kept. I've been walking my dog on the trails every day for the last week and a half and I am continually impressed with the maintenance people taking care of the park. It's really nice, and kept clean! Multiple baseball parks, multiple playground areas.
Beautiful park! There is a splash pad and a lake and some green fields! Right next to the zoo
Peaceful and clean place to walk around ..
Nice park, water, splash pad, some of the city's action is in the area, airport is close for plane spotting... dog park is close, it's a good park now that I'm taking 2 seconds to think about it.
It was really nice here
It was so fun we got delicious food, snacks, and fresh squeezed lemonade, the best part it across from the fair and splash pad so no hot days at the Zoo
Love the dog park.
Fun for parties and next to the zoo. Big playground.
Family friendly !
The kids and grandson Love it! Pond with ducks and Swann. Splash pad and a huge for play ground even a toddler section.
Not crowded and a good variety of animals. Kids liked it!
Always a good time
verynice park and the zoo is connected
Perfect place to bring the little ones! Fishing area, splash pad. So much to do!
Great park with shelter
Beautiful park
Awesome place, I'm enjoy a lot, really nice for all family
Nice place to take kids to play and feed the ducks
Clean and safe!
Beautiful trees, walking paths, two jungle gyms, a pond, well tended beautiful area next to the zoo.
This is one of the bigger parks in Abilene. Family friendly and clean. Close to the zoo and a small pond where u can do fishing and feed the ducks. Really nice.
Great place to let kids be wild!
Great lark- splash pad playground
Needs some updating/modernization and more space for some of the animals. Friendly staff.
Very family friendly. Will not break the bank. I recommend feeding the giraffes.
This is the most beautiful park in Abilene if you ask me. Its magical. You can walk, bike, fish, picnic.
Great fishing the playground for the kids. Not much more can be beat that
Me and my mama go to that park every day she walks i ride my skateboard
Went to see the ground hogs
Perfect spot for kids and families!
Abilene's award winning park!
Great park for birthday parties and to walk the trail.
It's a good park not the best park to play ball at but a good place. It's always fun cause your never know what your going to get or have when you play on this fields. Other than that the park is on the other side of the park and not even close to the main fields in the front.
Had fun
Had a great day and adventure.
Whenever we have a long day in Abilene, I love to take my kiddos here for lunch to relax and play and take a break from our busy day.
Stopped by to see the prairie dogs
They are pretty cool anmails
A very pleasant place to hang out during lunch.
Kind of small. No elephants, The San Antonio Zone was better. And the Goose ride is down. The Front desk staff were very nice but the ones in the park seem like they didnt want to be there. Lots of other cool stuff there too. Lions,bear and several other animal all hid in there caves due to the heat. Overall i think the habitats need more shade for the animal to hang out outside. The poor giraffe's had no shade at all.
My kids love to see the ducks.
Great place to fish.
Needs air conditioning lol
Clean and pretty. Well maintained! Right by the zoo. Love it! Fun to feed the ducks in the pond (but don't feed them bread!). Why not bread?! For starters, bread is essentially just junk food. It fills birds up, but it doesn’t carry much nutritional value. That means pretty much the same thing it means for humans: baby birds are more likely to end up malnourished, without the plant nutrients they need to grow properly. A high-calorie, low-nutrient diet can cause waterfowl to develop a condition known as “angel wing”, an incurable wing deformity that usually renders birds flightless. It’s sad as heck, y’all. And then there’s the fact that the constant availability of human-supplied junk food keeps ducklings from learning how to forage healthy food for themselves. Meanwhile, grown-up birds who gorge on carbs are more likely to get fat and sick. Some safe options include corn (canned, frozen, or fresh), peas (same deal), seeds, oats, and rice (don’t worry, it won’t make their stomachs explode). A rather exhaustive list of potential duck foods put together by bird enthusiasts suggests that, aside from breads and obvious junk foods, the only THINGS TO AVOID FEEDING DUCKS AT ALL COSTS are: avocados, onions, citrus, nuts, chocolate, popcorn, carbonated beverages (what), and alcohol (WHAT). So while you probably shouldn’t dump a container of leftovers into your local duck pond, there are plenty of foods you can pass along to your waterfowl friends once they’ve lost their luster. --article from Popular Science
Wonderful park!
Kids absolutley love this place. Great experience
It was a really nice park and a fun place to spend the day with your family
Great place to bring kids and dogs.
It's so peaceful
Nelson Park is the best Park in Abilene with 2 playgrounds, a dog park, splash pad, covered picnic areas, baseball areas, fishing, nature. It's perfect for everyone.
Very family friendly.
To many people feeding ducks when I'm trying to fish
It's an okay zoo there isn't much there
Not very meny animals.. finish whole park in bt hr,,, and most animals were asleep,,
Fun fishing
Great park. Splash pad, 3 ponds, and next to the zoo.
This is the second time my poor dog got hurt at the park first one she got bit by another dog the second someone fell on her keep an eye out on your dog
Wonderful little park with a duck pond and easy access to bathrooms.
Wonderful meeting spot for friends and family
Nice park to run with my dog.
Gorgeous
Kids favorite park in town! We love to go fishing here, and feed the ducks. Also located near the zoo and has a nice splash pad for the kids to cool down in the summer
Nice park if you come here don't forget your fishing poles.
Grover Nelson Park is located right next to the Abilene zoo which happens to the best location, especially when you have kid's who are not ready to leave, you have something to bribe them with. "Hey kiddos,if you come on we can stop by the Park before going home. It works like a charm getting them through the gift shop and out of the zoo without crying. And the Park is awesome with the fort playground and the ducks.
Baby ducks are hatching fun to fish and just hang out with the family plus dog park and zoo
Nice little park. Great for the whole family.
A great place to take kids and grandkids. Check out Fort Imagination right next to it.
This was my childhood favorite and now I have the opportunity to take my child here!
The zoo is a awesome place to spend a few hours. Everytime I go I find something I haven't seen before.
This beautiful park placed next to the Abilene Zoo is a great place to take the kids after visiting the zoo to wear them down a bit more before heading home. The two main attractions near the zoo are the Splash Pad and split playground that accommodate kids of the pre-school persuasion on one half, and elementary - middle school ages on the other. If you're more of the "Let's take a walk" type there's a path around the lake area that's just perfect for a good stride. Even further in you'll find the pavilion areas with even more playground equipment nestled among some of Abilene's best baseball/softball fields. We have had several birthday parties at the pavilion area and are great for hosting all kids of events.
Lovely environment, wasn't crowded, good exercise
Very pretty
Big park relaxing views next to the zoo
Good for train and walk
Was pretty clean and a nice place for my kids to play
Family fun.
Love ???? spending time with my grandson and Great-granddaugther
Very nice and clean park. It also have 2 dog parks for either large and small dogs. Water park for the kids. Close proximity to the Abilene zoo and a softball field.. fishing is a popular pastime.
Nice walking trail, covered picnic tables, softball and baseball fields, water splash pad, a pond with fun fishing
Had a blast! Great family zoo
Great family place!!
fun my kiddo lovef it
We had a blast
Great park with a view of the water and the zoo. There's a large play area and one for the younger kids. The benches actually have shade for the parents. Plus there's Fort Imagination and a splash pad at the end of the park. Also, good fishing spots, as near as I can tell. I don't fish, but I always see people fishing here.
Just went bye.
It's a wonderful place for you and your kids to go too for the weekend. Very nice zoo, water splash pad, nice park, nice picnic area and kids playground. 2 dog parks, and a huge recreation center.
Lots of family fun.
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Great place for kids
This place was absolutely beautiful and very peaceful! My husband and I really enjoyed our time here.
One of the cleanest parks in Abilene!
Loved the play ground
Nice zoo!
The Zoo is rgt there and a lake and things to play on and ride!
We enjoyed our visit; from the sites to feeding the giraffes to the train ride. By the way, in my opinion, the train and carousel should be stated as being for children only. It was a little difficult to be comfortable on the train. Only a few seats on the carousel are able to accommodate an adult; with weight being considered.
Love the zoo, plan to come back again
Beautiful area
Nice place for parties, festivals, etc. No door on one of the stalls in the women's restroom though and no hand soap.
Pretty
It's a pretty nice zoo. U can feed the giraffes and there's a train that takes u around.
Great time with the scouts
Pretty good for abilene
The splash pad is awesome, the fishing spots are awesome too, plus it's right by the zoo, had awesome parks, nice bathrooms but they need to be debugged, and nice pavilions
Many improvements over the last few years, well worth your time.
It's a nice place to take the family,and you can take your own lynch and ice chest. Ware comfortable shoes lots to walk.
A great place for everyone!! All kinds of activities to do here.
Enjoyed the small lake ducks and cooking out there for father's day
This park has a splash pad and a great park for the kids to play in. We only come to this splash pad once a year and it's on 4th of july
Where is the court ????
We loved it....It was great
Nice park my daughter loves playing here and feeding the ducks.
Loved it
Awesome
Great park, clean with restroom facilities and tables. Trail by the lake and you can hear the animals from the zoo.
Clean, water was not turned in.
Love seeing the animals
Many people gone to have a nice time.
The splash-pad is great for kids and adults during the summer months. It's a great way to cool off from the Texas heat and have a blast while you're doing it!
Good play area
The zoo was great. Need bigger attraction. Also the Park needs more attraction and special gathering with events.
Park is nice but restrooms are gross
Amazing experience!!
Great place with lots of different activities. If you want to have a party here, you must arrive before dawn to setup and claim your place. There's no way to reserve a pavilion and it is one of the most popular party locations.
TODAY THE WEATHER IS WINDY AND COLD NOT A GOOD DAY
The kids and I had a blast!!
Fed the duck with my kids but couldn't help but notice all the trash. City should do community service there.
Such a nice place to walk & enjoy the ducks at the pond.
Awesome time????✌
Clean and kept!
Very Nice
Great place to picnic and enjoy the day
Lots of good memories with my kiddos there
Great equipment, fun for the kids
I have played softball at Nelson's Fields for over 17 years now, and although I do not exactly agree with the positioning of teams. Back when I was on a Rec. 1 team for 5 consecutive years, we dominated. Im sure that the fields' owners are trying their best to make sure that softball season runs smoothly, i was wondering if there was a way to get a better lineup for the teams that play there. I was on Recreation team, and the added up how many points you have earned in the career / points obtained by playing the season games, points depending on how you play the entire season. I am sure that I will be making my team a little more higher quality than alot of the teams, only because i have 18 years of experience in the sport and at Nelson among other places i played at in Tournaments. Somehow and some kind of way, there has to be a better system than the one that has been in affect the past few seasons, at least. Also, no more end of the season tournaments. That's due to the fact that really great teams have lost in the past, only to dominate the lower class divisions. Some of the people love to scream and yell at the moment a mistake is made, but they will yell, screaming and fighting as soon as you mention the mistakes/mistake they have made. But most of them do not understand this is a family game for the most part and everyone is wanting to have fun with the game and make friends. That is the hardest thing to do whenever you have a coach or even a "know it all" teamate. Those kind of teamates desert deserve expulsion from the organization or suspended for half a season but and I wanted Nelson you have to argue with an Umpire to get that type of repraminding. The umpires will Kiki from the game AR beginning and end middle regardless of what it is due to cursing donor glove throwing a bat talking bad to the Empire I'm so talking about the other players if he hears you that's reprimandation right there. But I think it would be a good idea to have Recreational leagues again, i have played for 19 years now. I have been playing with the team that makes you feel like you are worthless and completely a waste of time to this person. These people who look down on everyone because they are "SO MUCH BETTER" that they are not, ill tell you why, one instance is that about 6-7 years ago I was playing for a decent team we were not to great, but on the flip side we weren't too bad either about a half half when ratio but the teams that we played were 10 times greater than we were and I went to an Empire and asked him why we were put in the same Recreation and they said it was a matter of points each individual that plays no matter how long you played your number and name I'm sorry your driver's license number and name and the fact that you have so many points do the how long you play and how well you do depends on which rack you go to or League or division or what not I think they should figure out some kind of way to make it even if we're not one team gets out there and gets demolished not one team cheats and loses the tournament just to be in the same Rec because they dominated first year I mean this is ridiculous it's getting to the point to where they just need to start out with the you know even know the team's you know everybody need to sign up a certain sheet at the beginning of the year beginning of the Season or whatnot and those people need to be split up by the points and have each team equal points not everybody has the same point but it will be close and not everybody's going to know each other and then it solves the problem!! Im not a genius, but I can see that it is the best to make the dominate team destroy all teams in their own division, also that cuts back on the males, stepping up in the batters box and cranking out, and every single time. But, they solbed the problem last season by asking coaches to make a decision about the homerun limits. Also, in Co-ed the guys are stacking up the teams as much as possible. Yes, the solution: make a list of all players b4 season start, then even out the teams!!
A good place to spend the day with the family.
Fun
Very nice and clean and my kids loved all the animals
Great place! Breeze was awesome
Loved it
I wenr there and it's really fun!
It was nice. Had a lot of cool animals and exhibits. Great place for the whole family. I miss some of the stuff that was there when i was younger like the buffalo, the different types of bears, the hyenas
great for whole family just be smart and where sensible shoes
Nice park
Great park, fishing sucks but I had a great time. Very relaxing met some folks , had a great visit with them.
Loved it, will return!!!
Love it
Beautiful pond with ducks and other birds. Nice fenced in playground for the kids. Good walking path for strollers or other wheeled things.
Great park to take the kids for many activities. They can go fishing in the pond, or get wet at the splash pad. Although the splash pad could be due for an updated. That's just my opinion though. Pretty great playground for the kiddos to run around on. Pretty decent bike and walk way to run, jog or walk. Pretty well kept park and if all else fails the Zoo is just a walk away.
Nice park
Nightmare on Elm Creek was so fun
Good place for family time
Great family time
It's very relaxing place to take the family. There's parks, lakes, you can fish or just admire the water!
Nice family friendly park. Good place to go for a walk and there's a dog park at the zoo side.
I love this Zoo. Stroll at your leisure. That gator is huge.
family fun of all kinds
Super nice
The zoo constantly updates and has very friendly staff. There's 3 playgrounds within walking distance and even fishing or swan boat rides.
I had never been to a zoo before. My man took me, the day after my 22nd birthday & it was so incredible. I was walking around everywhere, in amazement like a child. I had the best time being there. I can't wait to go back soon.
Little nice park out side of town they have a platform in the middle of the lake that is floating go out and enjoy the water and sights
My daughter loves to feed the ducks here
Peaceful , tranquil , and serene.
Great zoo for an afternoon of fun!
Good fishing & turtleing
My kids love this park.
Stink at bird section. Very small zoo. It was the smallest zoo I ever been. Many section were closed when we visited. But it is a good place for kids to go in Abilene.
Maybe the old amusement park with the super slide could come back. That would b awesome.
Nice, clean little park.
Great experience!
Just a park
Decent size zoo. My daughter loved it and had a blast.
The park would be so much nicer if the rules were enforced. There are any number of days where people have big dogs over 50lbs in the side for small little dogs for 30 lbs and under. The water at the park has been broken for the last 5-6 months and again because people are not paying attention to the rules. there's poop being left, even though bags are provided.. Barkley Park is meant for the pets a nice place to to run and play... People are the problem, not the park, and definitely not the dogs... PLEASE BE A RESPONSIBLE FUR-BABY'S PARENT AND BE RESPECTFUL OF OTHRS PLEASR
The Zoo is amazing and the Giraffe house is the highlight.
Very lovely views. I love to watch the swan boats paddling around.
My favorite walking spot in Abilene when I want to get out with the pup. The park is well kept, the trail and surrounding area are scenic and open (with a nice water view), and it has easy access from the highway.
Excellent zoo
Great
Lots of picnic tables.
Great
Not bad! The girlfriend and kids absolutely love it!
Had fun.
This park has a playground and lots of seating with umbrella and without it. It faces an artificial, beautiful lake and there is plenty of parking . No fees are required; this park it is located next to de Abilene zoo .
Awesome park with everything you want in a public park
Fun park.
Fun family place
Nice ???? park, owners don't pick up after there dogs too much. But the park was great.
Boss and Molly had a great time here. We take them here and Sonic for Happy Hr for family time
This is at Abilene zoo l had a good time their
Always fun for the family. Great place to cool off during the summer
Kids had a great time
Awesome for kids!
Very peaceful setting.
Great zoo
I love taking my dog here except for the area of mud about 40ft from the entrance and the mud around each bench. Come on Abilene, seriously, you can't come up with a little sand to fill it in. we've been asking for months. Update: i guess the thinking was let's make a hole so when it rains the dogs will have a mud puddle to play in except all i hear are complaints. Most people don't want their dogs running and playing in the mud. Please fill it in, at least in the small dog area. If owners want to let their dogs play in the mud they can take them to the large dog area. At least give us a choice.
There was a variety of animals!!! Took my 3 month baby and she enjoyed herself especially the giraffes!!!
Has a community fishing pond. Large playground. Walking track. Pavilion for parties. An splash pad down the way.
Love the zoo
Really cool Zoo
The Dog Park at Nelson Park was so nasty cause of all the feces dogs leave and owners DONT pick it up even though bags are provided by the Park District.
This park has lots to offer
Great place to bring the little ones, best around ages 4 or 5 and less. Basic splash pad right next to a very big playground. Plenty of entertainment for the kiddos.
Love the zoo. Found a baby bird the zoo takes them, helps them and releases them back to the wild.
I love this Park, great for walking, jogging, kids, right by the Zoo and splash pad, its all in one place.
Nice, clean park. Brought our food and ate it on the picnic tables.
Clean
Loved every minute of it!! The children absolutely adored the animals and fed the giraffes!! Beautiful place and great caring workers who are eager to except volunteers any time!!
We have so many memories here. My girls and i love going back. So nice to just go there and relax! We dont live in Abilene anymore but when we do go back we always go to the park . Beautiful place!!
This is probably the most complete park in abilene an its right next to the zoo and when it gets DARK go to the fort imagination and play sardines and hide and seek
Had a wonderful time, will return.
Beautiful well cared for park.
Great dog park here!
Amazing Amtgard group "County of Skywatch" meets up at pavilion D every Sunday at noon!
Excellent
Great place for the family
Attended the United Way fundraiser, Key City Rhythm & Blues Festival, outdoors in the lovely fenced Nelson Festival Park. The Park provides double slab pavilions with water fountains & restrooms; a large Permanent Event Canopy for table/chair functions off slabs; Shade Oaks throughout playground & along west side of fence; spacious lawn area for stage & audience seating, Vendor Area close to Entrance (easy access, setup/power). A well planned festival park! Large Oak trees around the slab pavilions were wrapped in colored twinkle lights - so pretty & fun. Festival Producers provided: electronic checking for online tickets, HEB Food Tent (smoked & BarBQue brisket & sausage) full Cash Bar & Over 21 wrist bands, Funnel Cake truck, Souvenir-Tee Tent & roving Glow-In-Dark sales, Mobile AT&T Charging Station (really upscale), Access to the Creative Playground for kids, Meet & Greet Table offstage for autographs & CD sales (behind speakers for actually talking), Roving Security in Parking, extra Porta-Potties. Even the Sound Booth was far enough from the stage to ensure great mix of sound - in front of stage was too loud for me, but Tower Speakers projected over crowd to the play ground on opposite end of park. Excellent R&B artists - lots of standing ovations following solos. Great Job! I will attend outdoor events here again!
Awesome play ground but people don't clean up after themselves, so there was some trash around.
Small little park. For this town it's all we are gonna get. Has enough to keep the kids busy.
The park was nice a lot of things to do.
Very relaxed chill place.
Please keep Abilene beautiful! ????
Nice
Kids first time fishing .they had fun
Always a quiet peaceful place
Super fun and kid friendly!
Nice park.
Beautiful spot outside the zoo, a free place to relax and enjoy the beautiful weather
Awesome park too! Calming too and safe
We absolutely loved it. It was so much fun!
I love this park they need to put another splash pad
Cool place to take kiddo
Lovely place to walk, especially early in the morning.
The whole familY ENJOYED this place...Big grills...picnic area...and playgrounds!
Great park. Very clean. The trails aren't normally busy like the rest of the park. The big lap is 1.5 miles. There's many things to do here. Great place.
I love to see it's nice and clean beautiful animals
Fun play area pit stop during freeway travel for active boys on the way to Grandma's house!
Enjoyed the time spent there. Very nice.
Really great zoo for the price
Great place for running
Love this park. Always so clean and there are several different thing's to do
Great place to spend with the family
Nice calm quiet
Addie's 1st birthday party ????
Nice little park by the zoo. Fun to come and feed the ducks. Be careful of you are innocently fishing here though... we've seen the game warden out checking licenses before.
Very clean and friendly
Love it
My daughter loved the water park. We did the zoo, had a picnic and daughter loved the water pad.
Granddaughter loved feeding the giraffes
Two stars because it was a beautiful day. Minus three stars for nasty restrooms and poorly maintained softball fields.
The Abilene Zoo is the greatest! The newest edition is a male Jaguar from California...
Fishing Playing and picnicking Fun for all.
Clean, reasonable price, friendly employees
Took my dog for a walk and dog park very nice
My whole family loves going her for the Zoo.park and the water activities
Big park with a (man made) lake. Nice area with play structures and swings, one for bigger kids and other for toddlers. Lots of grass and trees, but not many tables from what I could tell. There's a mixed group of ducks that hang out at the lake, VERY people friendly as they are accustomed to being fed.
Great place to take the kids to play
Great park
It's okay
Loved it
Fun place fun splash pad l like the fishing pond all around great place for family fun and close to the zoo
Tried to wear the child out instead I was wore out.
It was awesome kids loved ????
Park is nice for any outdoor bbq or birthday party event!
Love the zoo
Love this park!
I didn't get to visit here after visiting the zoo next door. It has a nice splash area/ water fun for kids and adults to get wet in. Also a nice jungle gym but it was too hot o think to play on. We will have to stop by next time we visit Abilene.
Beautiful park, multiple play places, across from the zoo
Awesome! The grandkids loved it. So did grandma!
Giraffes were cute
This place is amazing! Fun, entertainment and education for all ages!
Very fun
Great time and facilities, except for all the water fountains not working
Love the fishing
Good place when the city maintains it
Awesome. Best I've seen in 30 yrs.
A nice neat park.
It is really nice for a small zoo. Nice if you are traveling and just need a little break. Not much to choose from as far as food goes. I'd suggest eating first. And don't pass by the fish. The kids loved feeding the big fish.
Beautiful park
We saw the fireworks show, it was outstanding. The park is beautiful and very seren. People were relaxed and enjoying themselves. I enjoyed myself as well.
Great time on the dock! The stars were beautiful ❤❤❤
Fixing up pretty nice.
Took 2 and 1/2 year old and 8 month old greatgrands with their grand parents . Katherine, the oldest, had a big time didn't want to stop riding the carousel . Loss of plants from the freeze is a shame. It will take time to recover. Still a good zoo.
Well kept, fair price, quant& small enough to relax& take your time, Very family oriented, while there feed a giraffe the money goes to a good cause& throw some fish pellets for an unusual experience
Cool park
Nice small city zoo. A really nice doggie park as well.
Nice park for small ky
Everytime I pick up trash theres more trash next time i come back.
Great! Awsome zoo!
Visited with the school for a class field trip. The employees were great with the kiddos and helpful when needed. The animals were fun to check out and there is a great selection! I think we missed a few, so we will definitely be making a trip back soon to seem them all!
Very beautiful and perfect to take the family out.
Need improvement on making sure orders are correct.
Loved it
Amazing food with a wonderful environment all due to the best friendly service of their staff. Far exceeded my expectations. Absolutely love this place, I plan on making this place my regular stop when I'm back home while on my military leave time. Everyone should give this place a try, y'all will love it too!
Had a great time
The park is really nice. Just a great place to take the family and outta town guests. I go as often as I can.
Beautifully maintained. Nice lake, convenient parking, zoo.
Great place for kids.
Wonder place to play.
It's a good place to take ur family and have a picnic or outdoor practice or have a fun time as well too
This is a great park. Near the zoo. A splash pad. A dog play park. Fishing. Plenty of room to run and play.
Excellent park yo go with family,friends,
Great place to spend a Saturday morning with the kids lots to do play grounds fishing ponds
Abilene Zoo is great. Family fun at a good price and alot of new attractions like park train, swan boat rentals(4.00 per person for 30 min.) carousel and more. Animals like the white lion, mountain lion and lions exibit are awesome as well as the new giraffe exibit with feeding area is totally fun. Snacks, drinks and theres a water park next door and more.
Even though it's a smaller zoo our grandkids and grandparents(wife and me) always enjoy. Very friendly staff
It was super nice
Very nice and Clean park. Trees look beautiful right now. Alot of people taking family pictures right now. But not much luck fishing!
Nice place for a wall. Playground for kids, and has a building to rent for parties. Tennis center, Senior center, and Saftey City.
I go here every Sunday to play Amtgard.
They got animals. And it's cool and stuff
Great zoo. Clean and well maintained.
Variety of activities in the park.
Perfect place for kids to have fun!!!
My first time going to that park, it was beautiful and clean. We went there for movies in the park.
Could use an update
Nice facilities.
The kids had fun the first time we went here, then when I was thinking about going back the water was off
Nice clean park.
Great little zoo for West Texas
Its a.really nice change from seeing the rest of west texas and it is beautiful to me.
Just a great place family fun!
Love it
I love this park. Best park I have found. Perfect
Grandbabies always enjoy this zoo it never gets old.
Fun here
Cool park
Nice lil quiet place
This park is so much fun. Have a blast every time we go.
Great place to run
HEB is awesome partners and family was invited to the zoo today it was hot but we had fun thanks Abilene zoo and HEB
My kids love the park and the zoo especially!
Surprisingly nice zoo. Not huge, but we spent about 2hrs strolling through the park. About 3/4 of the animals were actually out.
Love this zoo and the employees are very helpful and the animals seem happy
Dog park pretty nice. Large area for dogs.
Fort Imagination is a great spot for the kids.
Great facilities including a fishing lake, the famous Abilene Zoo, a splash pad, playgrounds, and a dog park. Great biking / walking route.
It's fun place
Kids have a blast every time
Would highly recommend nelson park for anything we go on our lunch breaks just to sit and feed the ducks or the guys will drop a line for a quick catch they have a walking path restrooms play areas and tables to sit and eat its an all around adventure
It is small but it is better than most parks around here
Love feeding the duck's here!!! Kids have great playgrounds to play on. Splash pad is back up and running. Love hearing the sounds from the zoo!! Can watch a ball game too. Beautiful park!!
Christmas in the zoo was great
Always have fun here; great way to cool off on these hot summer days!! Only reason for 4 stars is because they need a TON more tables or at least benches/chairs for as many people are normally there.
Great zoo. Wonderful relaxing time...
A very fun place to visit love the jerrafs
First time to the park, took the grand kids, and they enjoyed the play area, tree house like, and being by the zoo, all great
Lots of pokestops for people who play Pokemon go
Nice place. Family friendly.
Awesome park did a 5k race here and the zoo is also located here and a lake you can fish in
Great playground for the kids.
Love to look at animals
Beautiful park, multiple play areas, plenty of parking
The fishing was great
Wonderful place for family time!!!
Great !!
We love to bring the grandchildren to this zoo. It’s the right size to see animals without being exhausted. They always enjoy feeding ducks and riding the zoo train.
There's more stuff to do than from when I was little. My nieces and nephews like the splash pad and the small playground next to it. Good place for kids.
Fun for all ages
It's clean and it is very accessable for everyone, and great to get the kids tired...
Awesome small town zoo
Always a great place to visit and you can feed the giraffes
Nice clean
Lots of options for different activities- splash pad, several playground structures, ball parks, and a mile long track. There was plenty of shade and benches for resting.
There is plenty of things to do for all ages. The Abilene Zoo is very fun and also a dog park for your bestfriend.
It was great love the animals
Great place to go by yourself or take kids. They live it.
Great place for everyone
Went and fed the geese and ducks!.
Good park
Love our zoo.
Best birthday ever
Alot of the zoo did not open so it was a waste of money
Needs more trees and places to sit. Great place to enjoy the outdoors.
More food place
Oj ok frr
Nice and quiet
Just went to the dog park, but it was great. There is an area for small dogs and one for large dogs, both with lots of room to romp and play with their friends. Oh, and Bruce says he really enjoyed it and is ready to go back!
Fun for the entire family
Decent amount of animals and a charge for everything
A great little zoo! Just be sure to visit in the summer when all the animals are out. We went in February and although a great time, we didn't get to see them all. We'll be back when the weather is warmer! Feeding the giraffes is a great experience. $5 for 5 pieces of lettuce. And other opportunities to donate to the care of the animals. They are also building a new exhibit, with the animals of Madagascar. Kids (and adults) will love the reptile house!
Second time here,first wasn’t as good but it may have been because it had rained a lot the day before n they only had one giraffe ????
Tons of fun for the family! Picnics, park, play and with the zoo right there toy can't go wrong
Nice place to spend with the family.
Abilene Zoo is great!
Great place for the kids.
I went to 5 other parks trying to find one with toddler swings . This park is very clean and has the proper swings lol
Great park to visit
Great, entering ducks, nice, friendly people. Just a great place to kill some time.
Love everything about it. Nice park and dog park, great little splash pad to cool off in.
It was very nice
Nice and clean
Family outing was awsome
needs to be sprayed, painted and cleaned up. weeds are out of control
Love seeing the ducks.
Park and wet pad for the kids and great fishing for all.
We enjoyed the zoo.
❤
Pretty good zoo and still growing
Very nice park
Nice park to go play, fish, watch softball game and feed ducks.
For ferding ducks Great for kids
Love taking my dog to dog park
Great dog park, clean, great location
Great place to spend a day!
Really nice zoo.
Nice place to visit. Found a bench in the shade, near the water. Peaceful had a good conversation with my friend.
Lots of fun
Cute place, very open spaces so it's easy to keep an eye on your kids.
Grover is a real nice park. Wish the park dept would keep the bathrooms in better condition
Nice park, clean amd well maintained.
While on a recent weekend getaway, we enjoyed a delightful Sunday morning at the Abilene Zoo in Grover Nelson Park. We plan to return Grover Nelson Park with our grandchildren to enjoy more of the park.
Nice place for people to walk. The prairie dogs are so cute!
Great park. My 7 yr old loves it.
Good place to go with family. Well maintained
excellent. It was 111 degrees outside. The attendants were very professional. It is well maintained.
My grandchildren love this park , lots of running room !!
Splashpad fun. Clean.
It's always nice clean and very fun for my kids
Super clean
Nice park
It's a pretty nice park.
Kids love this place????????
Nice zoo .
Love the splash pad
My kids love the zoo. We go as often as we are able.
Great place for the kids will be going back
My kids and grandkids love this park , it's good for fishing or just to walk and feed the ducks ..
Very nice.
Can't get enough of this park! The kids LOVE it!
Good facilities fun for kids and adults
Kids had fun
very nice zoo, lots of animals and a great gift shop.
Good place to take a walk, see people catch fish and nice parks for the kids
It's ok I've seen better.
Nice park
This park is perfect for children bug and small
I love walking the lake here, the park has an amazing layout and tons of different things to do. You will always find people fishing or out playing either on the playground or the softball fields. A great place to go and relax by yourself or to take the whole family.
Greatest park in town!.. bike / walking path by the ponds ... The zoo is here... Baseball field...splash pads for summer...
No body was here, it was so souch for my family. Didnt wait in any lines at all. Got to see all the animals up close because they were scared away by anybody. Would definitely come back to this place again.
Loved it but alittle small
Very nice
My baby had so much fun
Nice and quiet; fed the ducks and rode around from the park to the zoo side/ dog park...
Lots of animals and pretty acenery
Love the ducks and water aspect. Also enjoy the enclosure.
Grandbabies belong at the zoo, lol even if you have to take them home.
My dai3ghter loved it
Great park, so much to do. They have a dog park, picnic area, pond, and the Abilene Zoo. Zoo is small but still so much fun and so much to see
The zoo was nice and had a few different animals I haven't seen in a zoo before
Had a picnic can see lake
Small zoo but well worth the visit. Great giraffe exhibit. The train ride around the zoo is great for kids. Thoroughly enjoyed our visit.
Great place to hang with the fam
Gorgeous views and they let us beat people with sticks. What more can you ask for??
Good park with multiple playground and a lake
We love to feed the ducks
Nice place to go with the family. The park is clean and has multiple play ground for kids of different ages. You can also fish there and during the summer they have a splash pad.
We had a really good day. Took my granddaughter for her fourth bday.
Small put nice zoo Easy to get around. Staff helpful and friendly. I did not see anything for handicap people as far as electric vehicles for rental. New displays being built. No bears or tigers currently available to see. You can get up close to the Giraffes and feed them.
Fun playgrounds, splash pad for young ones ( no slides). Fishing lake, dog area, zoo.
Love the zoo!! Smaller, can be seen in a couple hours.
Was working NBC g at the zoo building new habitat
Love this park it's always clean well kept my fur balls love the dog park just don't understand why ppl bring big dogs in small dog park . Some smaller dogs are afraid can't enjoy it do to the bigger dogs in wrong park . But other than that there is so much to see to walk around and have space and enjoy a beautiful day in any season . Wish there wasn't a certain time where u couldn't be at the park wish u could be 24hrs
No goat head thorns in the park which is great, but it's basically just a field, with two trees. Not much for the dogs to sniff around. There is a small dog area too. It's big though, and there is a place to walk around outside the park to get some sniffs. Pretty sure I heard a lion near the zoo. That was cool/sad
Really nice park. Three tanks anyone can fish. Big tank stocked w trout every winter. Bass crappie carp catfish bluegill are year round prey. Nice playground . A few pavilions w grills n fireplaces. Alot of soft ball played here. Many fields . The zoo is on the backside of the park. Jogging path.
Good clean park with a zoo and fishing.
Cute
Great place for a party. Be sure to reserve your pavilion to be sure it is available. We were in pavilion A which was right next to the playground and restrooms.
Great park for 5K's!!!
Very nice place to take the kids
Christmas fun at the Abilene Zoo! Fire pits, s'mores, hot chocolate, story time, Polar Express train ride and of course, Santa.
Nice place for a day spent outside
Beautiful park with lots of open space and available parking nearby. Facilities were clean and well cared for.
Clean park...
Great place to just get away with the kiddos
Fun with grandson
We loved it here and had a fabulous time. Went during school hours and had the place to ourselves.
Kids loved it
Nice dog park
Big park, splash pad(when the city remembers to keep it running), nice small lake.
Abilene, Tx park was really appreciated
Nice park but the fish arent bitting
Probably the best park in Abilene. Feed the ducks, pay on one of the multiple playgrounds.. Go fishing.. Dog park... All sorts of stuff to do.
Enjoying a day at the Zoo.
Nice park
Zoo is open 9a-5p hours (stop selling tickets at 4pm), good parking, the "park" area is free, some items for sale were pricey, no electricit scooter rental but they do have wheel chairs to rent.
Great people
Its family orient and a good place to cookout and fish walk the trails and its close to the Zoo and a Baseball park next to it a lot of park things for kids of all ages.
Went to a Softball Tournament there. Nice Facility.
Kids love this place
Great place to let your kids run off some energy
Amazing. Beautiful and easy to navigate.
Great fireworks!
Great park, small pond with ducks across from Abilene zoo. The trail is breaking and needs repair but overall well attended Park with dog poop bag stations around the trails, and the local dog park is located here as well. Nice trees in summer gives nice shade. At evening you can hear animal growls and some stars show through.
HAS PLAY GROUND & WALKING TRACK PLUS FISHING AREA'S TOO & SOFTBALL GAMES DURING SEASON
Love this one because there are hardly any one here . always have the whole place to ourselves.
Good park
Prairie dogs were cool
Awesome dog park just needs a little TLC fill in holes and fix water faucet
Great park, AMD wonderful softball parks.
Love the zoo and its membership perks
It was pretty and wide space for social distancing