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Friday & Saturday: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Sunday: Noon - 4:00 pm Visit our website for seasonal changes to our visiting hours.
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ADMISSION to the exhibits is FREE, thanks to a generous donor. All visitor donations are welcomed and appreciated and help support the care of the animals at our nature center.
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4 years to Adult
Wildlife Discovery Center
The Wildlife Discovery Center is a special place where visitors can meet nature eye-to-eye. Located at historic Elawa Farm along the 670-acre Middlefork Savanna in Lake Forest, the WDC offers visitors a rare look into the world of unique and often times endangered wildlife.
Visitors can see over 150 animals including a bobcat, raptors, Kookaburras, and an assortment of venomous and non-venomous reptiles such as crocodilians, snakes, turtles and tortoises. Additionally, the WDC is home to one of the largest public exhibits of rattlesnakes in North America, including four species that are native to Illinois.
The Wildlife Discovery Center, a division of the City of Lake Forest Parks and Recreation, offers programs for people of all ages who have an interest in wildlife and their habitats. Children's classes, adult programs, and school field trips focus on wildlife conservation, field biology, and ecology. The Center also offers self-guided nature hikes, workshops, eco-based summer camps, wildlife ecology trips, group presentations, traveling animal exhibits, wildlife birthday parties, and exciting volunteer opportunities.
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