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Lee G. Simmons Wildlife Safari Park, Ashland, NE
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Lee G. Simmons Wildlife Safari Park

Drive a four-mile route past bison, elk and cranes on Nebraska prairie, then stop at the Wolf Canyon overlook, run by Omaha's zoo.

16406 N. 292nd Street, Ashland, NE 68003 · Ashland, NE

About Lee G. Simmons Wildlife Safari Park

Wildlife Safari Park is a 440-acre drive-through park near Ashland, off I-80 at exit 426, run with Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo. You follow a four-mile route in your own car through prairie and wetlands with North American animals such as bison, elk and cranes, and stop at the Wolf Canyon overlook and the elk meadows. The park also runs cheetah and Amur tiger breeding programs, shown on paid behind-the-scenes tours. Admission is $14 for adults, $12 for children 3 to 11 and $13 for seniors, and children 2 and under are free.

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