Hours & Directions
Open year round! Just 10 miles west of downtown Peoria. Wildlife Prairie Park is conveniently located 2.5 miles south of I-74.
Current:
Parks Hours: 9 am – 6:30 pm
Animal Trails: 9 am – 6 pm
Forest Hall Education Center: 9 am – 6 pm
Snack Shack: Friday – Sunday 11 am – 6 pm
Adventure Store: Wednesday-Sunday 11 am – 6 pm
In order to ensure each guest is able to enjoy the Park, we limit the last admission to the Park one hour before closing. This provides at least an hour to enjoy the Park before we close for the day. For example, we stop letting guests into the park at 5:30 and our staff will close access to the trails at 6pm.
If you choose to spend time on the west side of the park, disc golf, pump track, and bike trails are currently open until Sunset.
The park is open year-round except for the dates below:
- Christmas Eve
- Christmas Day
- New Years Eve
- New Years Day

DIRECTIONS
• Take I-74
• Exit 82 or I-474, Exit 3
• Follow the signs to Wildlife Prairie Park
Address for GPS
3826 N. Taylor Road – Hanna City, – IL 61536