Looking for something a little more interactive? Have you tried Butterfield acres?
Not only can you actually pet and feed the animals (sheep, goats, pigs) which is the main reason I go! There are so many activities you won’t know where the day went!
- Visit with lots of different farm animals….many right in their pens or thru the fence for the bigger ones!
- Hunt for freshly laid eggs!
- Have a warm snack on a cool day!
- Play on the goat bridge!
- Have a picnic!
- Feed the critters with some cones from Chop ‘n Cones!
- Let the piglets chew your shoe laces!
- Hee-haw with the donkeys!
- Little chicks..how cute!
- Climb on an old tractor!
- Roast some hot dogs around a crackling firepit!
- Pose for a goofy picture!
- Hop aboard the big old farm wagon for a trip out into the back pasture!
- Have a cool snack on a hot day!
- Can you get the turkeys to gobble back to you?
- Have you ever milked a goat? Come on over and give it a try!* Specific times for each day posted at Admissions
- Explore Nursery Rhyme Park!
- Shaded parks!
- Pony rides for the under 60 crowd! Specific times for each day posted at Admissions
- Ride over the hills and through the woods on a tractor-pulled wagon! Specific times for each day posted at Admissions
- Go for a pony ride!* (*See Hours and Admission for details). Specific times for each day posted at Admissions.
Both the Calgary zoo and Butterfield acres offer hours of family fun. Having a birthday? Why not celebrate it with some very cute animals, both locations offer birthday packages.
It’s fun, it’s educational and best of all they are for the whole family – young and old!