Mitchell's Petting Zoo Located in Sweetwater Offers Interactive Zoo Experience From March through December

3/31/25 - Sweetwater, Tennessee

Mitchell's Petting Zoo and Exotics has opened for the 2025 season and this interactive zoo experience is located in Sweetwater, Tennessee at 2422 Sweetwater Vonore Rd. The Zoo offers over 70 animals for petting, feeding and interacting with. The Petting Zoo is open Thursday, Friday and Saturdays from 10 am until 6 pm. The Petting Zoo will be open through December 28, 2025 for the season. Book an appointment today for an encounter with your favorite animal. Enjoy feeding, petting and playing with adorable animals and creating special memories. The Petting Zoo is also available for birthday parties or other private celebrations on Sunday afternoons. Prices for a private party at the zoo begin at $325.00. Daily admission is $15 for adults, $12 for children(ages 3-12) and seniors((65+) and free for ages 2 and under. You may purchase feed cups for $3. You can also purchase apples for feeding the animals for $1.

I visited the zoo and found it a very relaxed and well setup petting zoo experience. From sloths to camels here were a wide array of animals available for interacting with. Some animals were reserved for adults only, but only a very few. Most were fully available. The zoo just opened up the capybara enclosure with 2 young capybaras. Some of the other animals included zebras, llamas, pacocks, yak, antelope, a camel, lambs, sloths, goats, deer, pigs, bunnies, tortoises, kangaroos and others.

The owners are Robert and Kailynn Mitchell and they provide a small family owned business. Kailynn proved a very informative tour of the zoo and I will be back with my family for another look.

For more information, you can check out the facebook page: Mitchells Petting Zoo & Exotics or website: mitchellspettingzoo.com. You can also contact the owners via email:mitchellspettingzoo@outlook.com or phone: 423-271-6099..