Animal Adventure Park

[banjoman 56]

I read on here something about the Catskill Game Farm and I have to say, it was a fun place to go when I was a child back in the 50s and 60s. My parents took us kids there 3 or 4 times and it was cool. We even took our kids there a few times in the 70s and 80s but I must say, we stopped going there because it was starting to get somewhat run down.

However, if you want to share the animal experience with your kids or grand kids - I would recommend the Animal Adventure Park in Harpursville - north of Binghamton off I-88. This past year was hard for the Park because no one was traveling or going out much (which of course means no tourism dollars).

You may remember April, the giraffe, had a baby 3 or 4 years ago - it was on the tv news - and the park had the April-cam and you could watch on the internet to see how she was doing..........  anyway you really should take the children up there - you'll all have a good time there, I'm sure.

[Chris 3,211]

Yeah that place has been on our radar for a day trip kinda thing. Hopefully this year!

[KarenK 503]

Wanting to take the grands up.  

[banjoman 56]

On 3/11/2021 at 2:12 PM, banjoman said:

You may remember April, the giraffe, had a baby 3 or 4 years ago

Just heard on the news last night that April passed away at 20 years old - they said avg lifespan in the wild is 15 yrs.

[Hal 553]

She got five more years of life and gave us the baby Giraffe , Rest in peace old girl ! 

[Linda Roorda 170]

My family took us kids to Catskill Game Farm several times, as we did for our kids, and then an anniversary trip for the last time just days before they closed permanently. Miss it, and want to go to Animal Adventure Park one of these days too! My uncle farmed next door or on part of the Adventure Park land in the '60s, and my family camped in one of the pastures in '67!!