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Location
Parking
Gravel roads with turns and bumps; speed limit 5 mph or less. Visitors must stay in cars at all times.
Best time
Visit on a weekday morning to have the property nearly empty, allowing you to take your time driving through the safari and get close-up photos of animals without crowds blocking your view
Visitor tip
Purchase animal feed at the gift shop (3 cups for $6) before entering the drive-through safari—animals like llamas, donkeys, and zebras actively approach cars for food and are much more interactive when you have feed to offer
About Arbuckle Wilderness
Drive-thru exotic animal park. Exotic-animal park with self-drive car tours, plus a petting zoo, reptile center & small rides.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Zoo
- Experience
- Drive-thru safari with 200+ acres and exotic animals
- Highlights
- Feed animals from your car, House of Reptiles, petting zoo, hay bus rides
- Admission
- $16.99 adults, $14.99 children/seniors (drive-through)
What visitors say
This was such a fun experience! Came early on a weekday, the place was pretty much empty. We got to take our time driving about the space! The animals are fun and love approaching the car. They will get in your way to get food so…
I took my sister from Florida here today. Our true experience follows. We arrived at the gift shop went in took a picture of some animal to the left. Bought a couple of tshirts, a bracelet, tickets and some feed. 3 cups worth for 6…
We absolutely love Arbuckle Wilderness! It’s one of our favorite places to visit, and we make a point to go at least once every year. The drive-through safari is always such a fun and unique experience, especially getting to see the…
From 2,701 Google reviews
Did You Know?
- Arbuckle Wilderness operates 362 days per year year-round, closing only on Thanksgiving and Christmas, making it one of the most consistently available drive-thru safari experiences
- The drive-thru safari spans 200+ acres across the Arbuckle Mountains with hundreds of exotic animals from five continents, allowing visitors to feed animals directly from their vehicles while maintaining a mandatory 5 mph speed limit
- Animals mentioned most frequently in visitor reviews include donkeys (305 mentions), llamas (150 mentions), and ostriches (131 mentions), with white tigers and zebras also prominently featured, indicating diverse exotic animal collection
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