OPEN TODAY: 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Wild Nights

Park Open Late & Special Admission Rates

The Park will be open until 9 p.m. every Friday in June, July, August, and September!

Come see what happens at night at Wildlife Prairie Park! Hike the animal trails, ride on the Prairie Zephyr Train, and visit the Forest Hall Education Center until 8 p.m. plus listen to live music during our Wildfire Concerts (dates listed below)! Wild Nights also include Night Hikes and Critters and Cocktails.

All Day Train Tickets are $7 per person.
WPP Members receive FREE admission. Non-Members must pay regular Park admission. 

2026 Wildfire Concerts - 6 to 9 p.m.

Grab your friends and bring your lawn chairs to experience a concert in the great outdoors! Keeper Chat with a Wildlife Prairie Park Animal Ambassador during intermission. Food and Drinks available for purchase. No outside alcohol allowed on Park premises. Admission on Wildfire Concert nights is a $5 cover for WPP Members and $10 cover for Non-Members.

2026 Night Hikes - 8:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Experience the Park at night! Look and learn about local wildlife, meditate or hear ghost stories - every hike you will learn something different! Registration Required. $5 for members, and $10 for non-members with Park Admission. Park Admission is FREE for WPP Members.

2026 Critters and Cocktails - 5 to 7 p.m.

A wild mixology experience! Craft unique cocktails inspired by WPP animals plus behind-the-scenes encounters with those animals! Registration Required. 


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Wildlife Prairie Park - 3826 N. Taylor Road, Hanna City, IL 61536

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