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Location
Best time
Visit during the holiday season (November-December) for the full experience including the spectacular Christmas light show and nativity scene display. Summer visits offer only the Deer Park drive-through portion of the animal preserve.
Visitor tip
Bring food/snacks for the animals to maximize interaction - reviews highlight that deer and gentle animals come right up to car windows when visitors have food in hand, creating memorable photo and bonding opportunities.
Visitor tip
Plan a holiday visit with school-age children (middle school and up) or younger grandchildren - reviews emphasize the drive-through experience and interactive animal feeding as particularly engaging for this age range.
About Hollywild Animal Preserve
Free-roaming zoo with safari rides. Zoo with hundreds of free-roaming animals, many featured on movies & TV, offering safari rides.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Zoo
- Location
- Wellford, South Carolina
- Size
- 80 acres with ~400 animals
- Highlights
- Drive-through Deer Park, animal interactions, glamping retreats
- Mission
- Refuge and preservation of non-releasable wildlife
What visitors say
We had a great time with our grandchildren at Hollywild! The Christmas lights were amazing and the cost was comparable to other similar attractions. It was so much fun listening to the little ones as we rode thru the deer park and all…
We had an amazing experience there on Thanksgiving day at 6pm. So glad they are open on the holiday, during our visit from Florida. Driving thru the deer forest was an amazing and unique experience. The deer and cows are Soo gentle and…
Hollywild is typically on the list for christmas things to do. Fun to feed the animals and see the lights. They have improved their flow through the animal so it's not so chaotic. The parking lot and seeing the smaller animals is very…
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Did You Know?
- Hollywild houses approximately 400 endangered, wild, and domesticated animals across 80 acres, featuring a large herd of deer and hooved animals in an interactive drive-through setting
- The zoo features animals that have been featured in movies and television productions
- Hollywild offers glamping retreats on the property, combining wildlife viewing with overnight accommodations
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