Ellen Trout Zoo

I recently took a little drive (18 hrs) from Fl to TX to visit a friend and found the greatest place while I was there: the Lufkin Zoo. They had such a wide variety of amazing animals. My favorite were the peacocks! They are so gorgeous. We loved to watch them dance around us with their feathers proudly displayed. I think its mating season because the male peacocks were moving all around and shaking their feathers at the females which was pretty cool to watch. All of the animals were so friendly and active. I just hate it when you pay admission to get in a zoo and then don't get to see any animals cause they are all hidden or inside their houses or removed from their cages or whatever! But not at the Lufkin Zoo! The river otter came out and swam for us. The monkeys played on ropes for us. The hippos even did some fancy moves! Over all, this was a great place to visit! more

We LOVE the EllenTrout Zoo! This is a zoo that can be compared to some of the larger city zoos around. I actually would rather visit it over the Houston zoo or other larger zoos. The prices to get in are very reasonable and the gift shop and snack bar are both very reasonably priced also. The train is a very fun thing to do. And sometimes we just take a loaf of bread and walk around the pond to feed the ducks. We have a yearly membership and the members activites are really neato too! Overall this is just a perfect little zoo for anywhere and I think anyone would enjoy visiting here. more

If you want a cheap day out try the Ellen Trout Zoo. All the animals are extremely active and its just a cute little place to go. The prices are great! $3.00 per adult, $1.50 per child. 3 and under are free. What great prices huh?? They have a cute little gift shop. more