Roar and Snore Campground

July 14, 2024. The experience was great. Park staff was friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. Lots of fond memories. Tent #27 (not #22) was not so nice (sides of tent had awful stains that looked like mold on the inside and a slight smell too, our alcohol impregnated hand wipes didn’t do anything). Cost for our basic package was $145 + park entry of $79 per a person. So my son and I paid a total of $448 (plus $20 parking at the entrance gate). This is for one over night camp out which is your sleeping bags on a 1 inch vinyl covered foam mat. Buffet dinner, s’mores by the campfire, non alcoholic drinks and buffet breakfast are all included along with guided tours during the day and at night. Let’s start with checkin which is 4:00 PM ( you can arrive earlier the same day and visit the park prior to checking in, get a hand stamp so you can go into the park after checkin, the camp out ends at 9:00AM the next day. Get another hand stamp so you can still re enter and explore the park some more if you like). The adventure starts when you drop off your bags and camp gear at a booth near the preferred parking lot. You then enter the park from the normal front entrance and meet up with your camp guides and tour the park during your walk to the camp site. Dinner starts promptly at 5:00PM then dessert is making s’mores at a giant camp fire. Then everyone gets a break to settle in to there tents. That’s when we got a little scared at our accommodations. You can say bare minimal just no dirt floor though. There is no power outlets inside the tent unless you up grade so bring your backup power packs. There are two power outlets that are located next to the light poles that light up the camp area. In the tent was a battery powered lantern that was attached to the roof of the tent. Cell service was excellent. Anyways, there was a night tour of the park to view all the nocturnal animals (flashlights are a must but keep them low powered for the walking path, shining at the cages and animals are prohibited) that was awesome and took about 1.5 hours. Once back at camp, pop corn and drinks were provided before bed time. Lights out was at 10:00PM. It’s pitch black at night and you can hear different animals communicating. And yes you do hear the lions roar through out the night. By both the male and female lions. Wake up is at 6:00AM, pack up the gear for pickup, then breakfast by 7:00. Walk through the park to a tram tour of the wild open space back safari area. Walk back to the front entrance by 9:00 for check out. Pick up your gear outside put it in the car in the preferred parking lot. Go back in the park to enjoy the other parts that you did’t get to see. The night tour gives the the park a whole different feel which not everyone are able to experience. Well worth the 2.5 hour drive from LA. Interestingly, there were no mosquitoes and other flying bugs during our stay.sThere was a strong smell of centranella in the air. Ants were there on the picnic table.

Did Roar and Snore with our girl scout troop. Was definitely a once in a lifetime experience. Waking up to the lions roaring all night was so cool. Looking over the rinos and giraffes from our tent was also nice. Overall the whole experience was awesome. Walking the zoo at night in the dark will be a memory for a lifetime.

The roar and snore would of been awesome but they had a wedding party going till 10pm so all we could hear was music and no animals we wasted our $1000. I wish I could do a better review. our tent is about 300 ft from the party. even doing the camp fire the music and yelling is louder than the animals. our experience was on 6/22/2024.

I decided while on vacation from IL, I thought it would be awesome to sleep at the zoo and listen to the animals as other posts had mentioned. however there was a wedding going on next to the roar and snore all we could hear was music drunk people screaming and singing till 10 pm. which I am writing this at 9:20pm. We brought this to the attention of the roar and snore director and all she said is "this is adverse as a safari experience" wow when does the safari have a wedding? I really hope that the park refunds all roar and snore guests money. the video attached shows how loud the music and noise is. I hope other people don't have the same experience as my family did. thank you Chris.

Very fun experience, highly recommend. Cool to hear the elephants and lions at night. It loses a staff because the tents are gross. Mold, and slugs everywhere, there was even a plant growing in the tent