Big Joel's Safari Petting Zoo & Educational Park

Big Joel's Safari Petting Zoo & Educational Park Big Joel's Safari Petting Zoo and Educational Park is more than just your average petting zoo. Come experience the "Zoo made for you"!

Welcome to Big Joel's Safari Petting Zoo & Educational Park page. Our family owned and operated zoo is home to well over 500 animals covering over 70 species of domestic and exotic animals. Our facility operates from spring and through the holiday season. You can pet and feed some of our animal residents while many are just for viewing! Big Joel's Safari Petting Zoo & Educational offers b

irthday parties, educational field trips, Rent the Zoo, and more during most of our regular season. Join us in the fall for Big Joel's Spooky Safari where the the park is decorated for the fall & Halloween season. Don't forget to join us for The Holidays at Big Joel's Safari! This is our evening walk thru experience where the main attraction is the animals. You will see many animals especially our more winter ready species, Christmas lights, decorations, fire pits, snack shack, and more. For more information and more about us in great detail visit www.bigjoelsafari.com! Come visit the "zoo made for you" for some family fun for everyone you won't soon forget!

06/13/2026

Short wool is cool!
Here is a high speed video of one of our sheep getting sheared here at Big Joel’s Safari! He had quite a crowd watching today! We think he did a great job!
(Just in case anyone is concerned about the sheep, they are fine. This is normal farm stuff.)

06/11/2026

Tried the viral watermelon guinea pig tunnel. Realized our tunnel was a little short and someone was going to get sticky so we turned it over. They didn’t mind either way was fine with them. They ate the whole thing! Have a great day and stay cool!

06/04/2026

Armadillos are now out in their outdoor enclosure! They are having fun already!

Now open every day including Memorial Day! We hope to see you all here between the raindrops this holiday weekend! Even...
05/22/2026

Now open every day including Memorial Day! We hope to see you all here between the raindrops this holiday weekend! Even if we don’t see you, have a safe holiday.

05/08/2026

Did you know YOU can now feed the guinea pigs? Purchase a token in the gift shop, redeem it at the guinea pig house for two pieces of romaine lettuce. You can also feed it to the bunnies, cavy, and when the weather warms up-some tortoises too! Lettuce only for these cuties please.

We will CLOSE TODAY MONDAY APRIL 27th AT NOON!!Due to upcoming weather. Stay safe!
04/27/2026

We will CLOSE TODAY MONDAY APRIL 27th AT NOON!!
Due to upcoming weather.
Stay safe!

04/23/2026

Have you seen the small clawed otters yet?
Sam and Sally are too cute!
Hope to see you soon at Big Joel’s Safari!🙂

Opening Day this coming Saturday April 11th!New babies, new exhibits, new experiences! Even new more powerful hand dryer...
04/09/2026

Opening Day this coming Saturday April 11th!
New babies, new exhibits, new experiences! Even new more powerful hand dryers in the refreshed bathrooms. 🤣We’ve been keeping secrets and it’s about time for you to come out and see for yourselves!

This time of year when we are trying to get ready to open we often focus on how far behind we feel instead of looking at...
03/28/2026

This time of year when we are trying to get ready to open we often focus on how far behind we feel instead of looking at how far we have come. This is a throw back photo from May 2017 when we had just opened the playground area. A lot has changed since then. (Including our two nieces. lol. They’re in high school and college now. 😳 Don’t tell them I posted this. 🤣) Thank you all for your continued support!
See you April 11th for our opening!

We know the weather is beautiful. However we are CLOSED UNTIL APRIL 11th. Below is a photo of the current state of the ...
03/20/2026

We know the weather is beautiful. However we are CLOSED UNTIL APRIL 11th. Below is a photo of the current state of the Safari. Lots of work is happening which unfortunately means we are not able to accommodate visitors.
ps-We have been made aware that Apple Maps has us as open. We are currently trying to rectify that with apple. Sorry for any confusion.

Address

13187 State Highway M
Wright City, MO
63390

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 4pm
Tuesday 9am - 4pm
Wednesday 9am - 4pm
Thursday 9am - 4pm
Friday 9am - 4pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

Telephone

(636) 745-3031

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