Oxbow Park & Zollman Zoo - Summer 2023
Oxbow Park and Zollman Zoo (just west of Rochester, MN) was an absolute gem of a stop on our family trip to Lewiston ! I was scrolling through Google Maps to see what state parks were on the way from Southwest Minnesota to Southeast Minnesota, and I noticed the listing for a zoo. My girls love zoos and animals, so I decided to check it out. It looked like an interesting stop, and the best part is that it was free! The zoo, nature center, and Path of Imagination Playscape ended up being even better than we pictured. We started in the brand new nature center and took advantage of the nice bathrooms and cold drinking fountains. The nature center has displays to learn about area creatures and has some indoor animals, including birds and snakes. Next, we headed outside to the zoo. We walked past a variety of birds, including two bald eagles. Then we went to an enclosure for two otters, who seemed to be putting on a show for us, swimming up, down, and around in front of the glass, to th...