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Circle G Ranch: Wild Animal Park & Camel Safari

831 Thorngrove Pike, Strawberry Plains, TN 37871
865-932-0070
4.5 of 5 stars 33 Reviews
Type: Tours, Farms
Owner description: Come visit our beautiful 105 acre Wild Animal Park with over 500 exotic resident animals roaming freely in a natural habitat. See, view and feed...... more » Owner description: Come visit our beautiful 105 acre Wild Animal Park with over 500 exotic resident animals roaming freely in a natural habitat. See, view and feed hoof-stock from all over the world. Drive your own vehicle, ride our huge Safari Truck, Go caving or take part in our one-of-a-kind Camel Safari through our animal park. Prices are extremely affordable. Perfect for families, school/church groups or a scout outing. Check website for times, pricing and some reservations are required for certain adventures. Open 7 days a week (winter-weather permitted)Get up close to: Zebra, Water Buffalo, Camels, Aoudad, Deer & many more. Hope to see you soon!! « less
Useful Information: Activities for young children, Activities for older children, Wheelchair access
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monroe,ga
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4 reviews 4 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 25, 2012 NEW

this is the best thing we did on an 8 day vacation to the area. everything about this place is great except the outhouse. i wish they had a real bathroom. we have a minivan and the front 2 windows go down only, so we rode though the zoo 3 times so each kid could sit in the fun seat.... More

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Cincinnati, OH
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33 reviews 33 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 20, 2012

Our family makes sure we visit this place every time we drive through Tennessee. It's low-key, no frills fun. We have a mini-van and drive through with the doors open and our kids LOVE it. They do camel rides (by reservation only). We have yet to do that. We do the drive through petting zoo. They have cows, emus, pigs,... More

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Bay City, Michigan
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40 reviews 40 reviews
Reviews in 23 cities Reviews in 23 cities
36 helpful votes 36 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 11, 2012

This place is so much darn fun! My whole family had the best time! It was a drizzly day and we were looking for something to do - we'd gone through a bunch of brochures and decided a drive-thru animal park would be fun for the kids and keep us out of the rain. So we had not planned on... More

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Candler, North Carolina
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 10, 2012

First time seeing/riding a camel! First visit to Circle G Ranch and will not be the last. Matt, Christy & all the employees are very knowledgeable of all the animals on the ranch, very courteous & very patient answering all the questions I had. My inner child came out the minute we saw the pot-bellied pigs, pygmy goats, the petting... More

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8 reviews 8 reviews
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 8, 2012

We had an amazing time. The people were friendly, the animals were definitely engaging(to say the least). We did get a little intimidated to start with but once we relaxed we had a ball. Even took the camel ride. Short but for 5$ I can now say I rode a camel! :-) More

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9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 6, 2012

We have been coming up to pigeon force for years and this was the first time here but we totally enjoyed. This was the coolest experience how many times do you have animals come up to you and your car so you can fed them. My one year old loved it. We enjoyed this so much we got season pass.... More

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Alabaster, Alabama
2 reviews
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 28, 2012

If you are visiting the Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg area and you love animals, you must visit this attraction. There were three adults and three children in our group and everyone had the best time! The kids were 13 (boy) 7 (boy) and 2 (girl). The animals are so sweet and so very well taken care of. Other than a... More

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East Tennessee
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52 reviews 52 reviews
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7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 24, 2012
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Everyone enjoyed the park! The camels are a big hit, but looking for the animals and naming them all was a great game. More

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Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
2 reviews
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 9, 2012
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What an awesome gem! My husband bought a groupon deal last year to this location. We have been planning to go a couple of times, but things kept cropping up on the weekend schedule. Finally, we went last Saturday. The day was clear until we got to the ranch. Then it started raining. However, it didn't deter from the fun.... More

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Columbia, South Carolina
2 reviews
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 6, 2012
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This is a neat litle place tucked away in a rural area about a 30 minute drive from Pigeon Forge. They have tons of animals which are VERY friendly and will come right up to your car. At the end of the driving "safari" you can park and get out and tour the petting zoo, a big barn with MORE... More

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