Plumpton Park Zoo

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1416 Telegraph Rd
Rising Sun, MD 21911

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(410) 658-6850
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We used to visit the zoo and feel a little sorry for the animals. It actually closed down and was reopened under new owners, who have obviously put a ton of time, energy and love ...

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Love How Much the Zoo Has Improved Under New Ownership! 3/8/2013

We used to visit the zoo and feel a little sorry for the animals. It actually closed down and was reopened under new owners, who have obviously put a ton of time, energy and love into redoing the animal habitats and caring for them. They are working to do even more, like a state of the art giraffe education center. The owners are always so nice to the kids and we love visiting the new exhibits and seeing how content the animals seem. It is a nice sized place to visit with younger children because they aren't exhausted by the end of the visit. However, we have requests from the teens to still visit because they want to check on their favorite animals, who become friends over the years. more
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One of the best zoos! 3/1/2013

This zoo deserves so much more attention and publicity than it gets. It is a great place to take the kids, tucked away in the woods and countryside, yet close to many cities. It is clean and well kept and the owners are so nice. The animals are amazing and happy. After the kids are done feeding the donkeys and other animals they can pet, and have had a chance to say hi to all of the other animals, they have a nice playground that you can use. My kids love it here! more
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My family love's this zoo! 2/20/2013

We never got to visit Plumpton before it closed down a few years back, but when we did visit after they reopened. The staff, and volunteers were wonderful, caring, and knowledgable. They are working hard to upgrade their enclosures, and do the best for their animals. It is one of my favorite zoos to visit. -Danielle W. more
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Fun way to spend a day with the kiddos! 2/19/2013

LOVE this zoo! New owners are wonderful, and are around, pointing out things to the kids. The animals are well taken care of and friendly. My kids LOVED that the llamas came over to sneeze on me! Great place to picnic and hang out as a family! more
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Zoo With A Heart 2/19/2013

Pumpton Park Zoo is a fantastic place to bring the family to visit with the animals and enjoy nature. Many improvements have been made to the zoo to enhance the well being of the animals. It has been a labor of love and much appreciated by visitors like myself to see how well the animals are cared for as "family" members. An added bonus is that we humans get some fresh air and exercise while walking around the zoo. It is well worth the drive from Baltimore to visit this gem in Rising Sun. more
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Great Local Zoo 2/19/2013

Since I moved to MD 2 years ago I've been going to this close by local zoo - it's a great place to visit. It's more personable that the big zoos yet has plenty of animals to see, most you can get very close to. They always seem to be working on improving the grounds or facilities for the animals. Staff is very friendly. Go check them out, you will not be disappointed! more
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Wonderful!! 2/19/2013

Took my daughter to see the Zoo and we were thrilled. The animals appeared to be well cared for, were close enough to be seen but yet securely contained. We spent hours there going back again and again to see our favorites. It was clean and well kept. Good Job!! more
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Reopened and better than ever 9/14/2012

This is primarily a rebuttal of Melissa's review. In the past, yes, the zoo was in very poor condition. It rightfully got shut down by the state several years ago. However, 2 years ago new owners came in and bought it and have completely renovated the zoo. It is completely different now (just read any recent reviews for yourself!)!. The staff is friendly and the animals are now happy. So just take any reviews from more than 2 years ago with a grain of salt. They were reviewing a completely different zoo!! more
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Enjoyed the visit 7/28/2011

I took my granddaughter and we had a wonderful time. She loved the Bear. It made for a wonderful afternoon. more
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Nice Zoo ! 1/7/2011

Good: The Zoo was reopenened in October and it has really been upgraded. The animals look great and you can get very close. It was very clean and safe when I was there. They have a giraffe, bear, tiger, zebra and many other animals only seen at bigger zoos in a really nice laid back atmoshere. There is a nice picknic area also.. more
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plumpton park zoo 9/12/2009

very nice little zoo that is rebuilding with some very nice people working to improve it. the 80 something year old owner has found a very animal caring person whos . working on fixing and rebuilding and who truly cares for each one of the animals.people should help by donating money or supplies more
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Been There 7/16/2009

We were there in 2007, and found it very nice, Loved Jimmie the giraffe and the story of how he got to be there. I did not know it was still operational, as the web site appeared to be down for awhile. Will check it out,try to get there for Rating. Thank you. Audrey more
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Plumpton Park Zoo 8/6/2006

Plumpton Park Zoo is a small local zoo in the town of Rising Sun, MD. It is minutes from the PA border and about 10 minutes from the DE border as well so very convenient for a lot of people. Now, this is a small zoo but it is still very nice. All of the animals are in somewhat natural environments which is nice to see and they all have very large areas to roam and hang out. They have a lot of animals for a small zoo too including giraffe, bison, camels, llamas and so many more. This zoo also has a picnic area and a playground area for the kids. They have a few vending machines but it's best to pack your own picnic and stay for the day! more
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