Went 10 years ago and then again today. What a difference. This is a beautiful place to visit and see these wonderful animals up close. Feeding time was especially enjoyable. I would recommend this for anyone who loves animals!

Husband and I went to Eureka Springs for our 25th wedding anniversary and decided to go see the beautiful animals. I must say I was really impressed, the staff was friendly and even though the animals were not real active, they were out laying where we could see them. It was a great experience and I would love to go again. I'm glad to see there is a place for these beautiful animals to go.

My family and I started going to the refuge about 5 or 6 years ago. we love it and have made many trips. We were the last time for the Indian Pow Wow in 2008.
It really opens your eyes to why you should not try to raise these beautiful animals as pets because it the end they are the ones that suffer.
They are wonderful with the animals. We learn ...

This place was amazing!! We went to Eureka for our wedding/honeymoon..This is one of the best places we toured!! Can't wait to go again

This place is AMAZING!!! We spent 6 hours here touring and walking the grounds. You can even adopt an animal which I would recommend to everyone who can afford it!!! It is only $100.00 The people who work here have the biggest hearts..the interns are amazing and basically work for 83 cents a day! SOOOO worth the trip if you love big cats...small ...

The Wildlife Refuge was amazing with all the care & attention the compassionate people choose to give to these beautiful animals. I thank God for this place & the way it has been set up for the good of the animals. All I can say is my most sincere "THANK YOU" too all involved in starting & continuing Turpentine Creek ...

This place is a must see. Your admission fees help pay for the upkeep on these beatiful animals that need and deserve our help and it takes a lot of chicken to feed a lion, tiger, bear or cougar. Many of their stories are tragic but you go away feeling that many of them are in a better place and they are being cared for by people that care. ...

WOW... I have never been so close to such exotic animals... WOW... I have never heard such heart-breaking stories... WOW... All these animals were so beautiful... WOW... We got to watch them feed the animals... WOW... We even had a tiger roar at us!!! WOW... You have got to see these animals up close to understand how BIG they really are...

Too bad there aren't more places like this to take on the poor exotic animals that people buy because they think they are cool. These animals are very fortunate to be at Turpentine Creek for the rest of their days. It is a very clean place and the attendants really seem to care. The animals looked very healthy and were active. I will never ...