Aikman Wildlife Adventure

Aikman Wildlife Adventure ONLY Drive-Thru Zoo in Illinois! Stay in your car to see over 100 exotic free roaming animals.
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Aikman Wildlife Adventure provides drive and walk thru zoo and safari adventures in Arcola, IL and the surrounding areas.

Thank you to everyone who dropped off their Christmas trees so far! Our animals have been LOVING them!🌲💞A few more of ou...
01/03/2025

Thank you to everyone who dropped off their Christmas trees so far! Our animals have been LOVING them!🌲💞

A few more of our animals would still like a tree so if you would like to donate one, let us know! (We can only pick up locally)

Jurassic Weekend is happening TWICE this year!🦖Get ready to visit Aikman Wildlife for Jurassic Weekend:-January 18th-20t...
01/02/2025

Jurassic Weekend is happening TWICE this year!🦖

Get ready to visit Aikman Wildlife for Jurassic Weekend:
-January 18th-20th
-February 15th-17th

🎉 What’s included with admission?
-Museum of Prehistoric Life
-Indoor bounce house
-Petting Zoo with feed cups
-Outdoor Walk-thru
-New Masters of All Toys Museum

🦓UTV adventures will also be offered🦓

**We open at 12PM on Sundays**

See you all there!

🌟Make sure to stop by our last night of Pathway of Lights this Saturday!🕒HOURS: 4-8PM (Drive-Thru closes at 7:30PM)🐫We w...
12/31/2024

🌟Make sure to stop by our last night of Pathway of Lights this Saturday!

🕒HOURS: 4-8PM (Drive-Thru closes at 7:30PM)

🐫We will be offering lighted wagons along with other animals adventures and encounters!

🌧️Due to the excessive rain we’ve had, our drive-thru will be closed for Pathway of Lights tomorrow.We will be unable to...
12/27/2024

🌧️Due to the excessive rain we’ve had, our drive-thru will be closed for Pathway of Lights tomorrow.

We will be unable to offer lighted wagon or UTV rides. That being said, all other animal tours, encounters, and museum will still be available!

We will be offering:
🦘Kangaroo Encounters
❄️Winter Barn Tours
🦜Red Barn Tours
🦔Cute, Cuddly, and Scaly Encounters

HOURS: 4-8 p.m.

Thank you to Hicks Gas for sponsoring!

We are looking for live christmas trees for our animals! 🌲🐺Some of our animals love the smell of christmas trees and the...
12/27/2024

We are looking for live christmas trees for our animals! 🌲🐺

Some of our animals love the smell of christmas trees and they make for great enrichment! If you have a tree that has NOT been chemically treated or had tinsel on it, please call or message us if you would like to donate it!

Merry Christmas from Aikman Wildlife Adventure!🎄🦌🎄🦬🎄🦓🎄🐂🎄Our animals enjoyed presents filled with treats to enjoy the hol...
12/25/2024

Merry Christmas from Aikman Wildlife Adventure!

🎄🦌🎄🦬🎄🦓🎄🐂🎄

Our animals enjoyed presents filled with treats to enjoy the holiday! Shout out to our staff Heather, Lauren, and Manahil for wrapping these gifts!

Our cute, cuddly, and scaly animals are getting into the holiday spirit!🦔🦎We are offering encounters with all of these g...
12/23/2024

Our cute, cuddly, and scaly animals are getting into the holiday spirit!🦔🦎

We are offering encounters with all of these guys every Saturday night during Pathway of Lights!⛄🌟

📸Shoutout to our animal keeper Britt for taking these photos!

❄️Meet Our Winter Barn Animals❄️Each year, some of our Drive-thru animals move to our winter barn for the colder months....
12/20/2024

❄️Meet Our Winter Barn Animals❄️

Each year, some of our Drive-thru animals move to our winter barn for the colder months. Join us on a special winter barn tour during our Pathway of Lights event and meet these furry friends up close!

🐪Bonus: A baby camel encounter is included on each tour!

🤍✨Another stunning wedding in the books at Rustic Acres!
12/18/2024

🤍✨Another stunning wedding in the books at Rustic Acres!

🎅Santa will be at Aikman Wildlife again this Saturday!Santa and Mrs. Claus will be in the loft of our red barn during ou...
12/18/2024

🎅Santa will be at Aikman Wildlife again this Saturday!

Santa and Mrs. Claus will be in the loft of our red barn during our annual Pathway of Lights !

🕗4-8 p.m.

All other animal activities and encounters will also be available!🦬🐫

Thank you to Neal Wood Land and Residential Team for sponsoring

🌅Alpha and Nova love golden hour!Alpha and Nova are two out of the eleven wolfdogs we have at our park. We rescued them ...
12/16/2024

🌅Alpha and Nova love golden hour!

Alpha and Nova are two out of the eleven wolfdogs we have at our park. We rescued them in 2019 after they were confiscated from a drug dealer in another state. 🐺

Get your memberships before Saturday!✨
12/12/2024

Get your memberships before Saturday!✨

You still have time to donate to our cause!Nicki the caracal has faced some unexpected medical issues this year that n...
12/09/2024

You still have time to donate to our cause!

Nicki the caracal has faced some unexpected medical issues this year that now require regular vet care.

By making a donation towards Nicki's vet care, you have the chance to become a winner of one the following prizes:
🦓1 free behind the scenes adventure
🦥4 free triple crown admission tickets
🦘4x 50% vouchers for any animal encounter
🐆1 ultimate African cat encounter (meet and feed our caracals & serval!)

🔗Learn more about Nicki's medical journey below
https://www.aikmanwildlife.com/giving-zoo-day

Night 6 is this Saturday!⛄✨Pathway of Lights is every Saturday 4-8PM until Jan. 4th!Activities offered:🌟Lighted walk-thr...
12/05/2024

Night 6 is this Saturday!⛄✨

Pathway of Lights is every Saturday 4-8PM until Jan. 4th!

Activities offered:
🌟Lighted walk-thru display
🎄Lighted wagon rides
🌟Museum of prehistoric life
🎄Nativity billboard story in Drive-Thru
🌟Hot food+drinks
🎄Red barn tours
🌟Winter barn tours
🎄Animal encounters
🌟Petting zoo

*Drive-Thru closes at 7:30PM*

Thank you to CHI Overhead Doors for sponsoring night 6!

Our foxes and baby caracal have been living their best winter lives after the first snow of the year! ❄️🦊🐾We are current...
12/04/2024

Our foxes and baby caracal have been living their best winter lives after the first snow of the year! ❄️🦊🐾

We are currently fundraising for our baby caracal's father, Nicki, which you can learn more about here: https://www.aikmanwildlife.com/giving-zoo-day

🎅Santa's coming to Pathway of Lights ... TWICE this year!📅December 14th & 21st🕥4-8 p.m.Santa and Mrs. Claus will be in t...
12/03/2024

🎅Santa's coming to Pathway of Lights ... TWICE this year!

📅December 14th & 21st
🕥4-8 p.m.

Santa and Mrs. Claus will be in the loft of our red barn so make sure to get your pictures while enjoying the lights!

All other animal activities and encounters will also be available!🐪🦓🦘

Tomorrow is ! This year, we are partnering with SABLE, Inc and asking for donations to help care for our caracal named ...
12/02/2024

Tomorrow is ! This year, we are partnering with SABLE, Inc and asking for donations to help care for our caracal named Nicki.

Nicki came to us severely overweight in 2022. He lost 20 lbs in our care and we noticed some underlying health issues from obesity. He was recently diagnosed with osteoarthritis and the vet also discovered a previous back injury that affects his movement.

His vet care this year cost $1,200 and is expected to cost a minimum of $500 a year for the rest of his life. Our goal is to raise $1,500 for Nicki's vet care by New Year's Day!

(Nicki is also baby Zuko's dad!🐱)

If you want to learn more about Nicki or how to donate, visit this link: https://www.aikmanwildlife.com/giving-zoo-day

Address

125 N County Road 425E
Arcola, IL
61910

Opening Hours

4pm - 8pm

Telephone

+12172683500

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Happy #sugarglider Saturday from our two new additions - Zelda & Violet! ☺️🐛 These two were rehomed to us earlier this summer and are loving their new home. Violet is more outgoing than her mom Zelda, but both love to get special treats like these mealworms and are slowly coming out of their shell! #sugarglider #marsupial #saturday #awa #aikman #wildlife #adventure #zelda #violet

Watch Penelope figure out her enrichment! 🦜🥜 Macaws are intelligent birds and need enrichment regularly. This helps prevent boredom and stimulates various behaviors for our birds. Hiding Penelope’s treat in puzzle feeders is one of her favorite enrichments! #enrichment #macaw #penelope #blueandgold #parrot #macawsofinstagram #puzzle #zoo #awa #aikman #wildlife

Our baby camels are staying cool with popsicles and a good roll in the mud puddle! 🍧🐪😎 Visit us on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays this summer! #camels #millie #summer #popsicle #animals #awa #aikman #wildlife #adventure #zoo

Ruth the yak loves to check out our Off-Road and Behind the Scenes Adventures! 🐂🐮 #awa #aikman #wildlife #adventure #ruth #yak #cattle #zoo #park #illinois

Happy Sunday from Thelma! Our porcupines love getting corn on the cob! 🌽🥰 #thelma #louise #awa #aikman #willdife #adventure #animals #porcupine #sunday #funday

Isn’t Bandit just the cutest armadillo? 💕 You can meet him and get a hands-on encounter with him on our Quills & Thrills Adventure this Saturday, March 2nd! #awa #aikman #wildlife #adventure #animals #encounter #march #marchmadness

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