Van Saun County Park / Bergen County Zoological Park, Paramus

Van Saun is the cutest local zoo! It's very kid-friendly and it's great just to spend a couple hours with the family. They have a carousel available outside and a small train ride that tours around the perimeter of the park. There are a variety of animals including Bison and Elks!! It's very welcoming and quiet. They also hold informative events as well as Holiday events like Boo Zoo that occurs during the Halloween Week. Definitely a great place to visit near the area.

Paramus mini zoo great for all families. Just be prepared to wait on line and do some much needed walking for the waistline so wear your most comfortable sneakers or shoes. The line there can be HORRIBLE but if you're that person with extra patience, you will make it in to have a good time with the kids. Parking lot at peak times (the weekends or weekend holidays) is absolute madness. My honest tip if you really want to come here is to come super early at opening or on a weekday when others are working. Anything after 11 am you're on your own. The surrounding park is very beautiful so if you can't get in, the day is not totally wasted.

Great park with playground with cool zone in the summer, zoo, carousel, pony rides, train ride. Cost for activities is reasonable. Food available for purchase. Picnic tables available for family picnics or parties. Very crowded on the weekends, parking hard to find.

Great for kids to play and enjoy themselves... Walk a bit and there's the zoo. Nothing phenomenal there. But toddlers thoroughly enjoy the animals. There's a train and the line for is tends to be long. As far as food and drinks... There's a food truck that sells hotdogs and fries. Kids meals are $11 (dog, fries and a drink). Vending machines throughout the area have bottles of water for $3.15. So BRING ALONG SNACKS OR PICNIC.

People have been coming here for years yes there are other parks zoo's but when you're in Van Saun your stepping into history that's not so expensive good for kids and the outside hot dog truck is something to look forward to the A ride kids love I loved it as a kid and As A parent now I'm proud to be able to bring my kids to A childhood memory I always enjoyed.