Fossil Rim Wildlife Center is an amazing place to spend time with your family while enjoying a scenic drive in an African-like setting with wild animals galore.  They are an endangered species research and conservation center in Glen Rose, Texas with over 1000 animals from 50 different species.

Fossil Rim

You have the choices of exploring on your own, taking a guided tour or even spending the night on site. They have a lodge that operates as a bed & breakfast and tent cabins for more rustic camping.

The guided tours available consist of behind-the-scenes tours, adventure tours, family tours, after dark tours, accompany the feeders tour & bike tours.  These usually need to be booked in advance.

Fossil Rim

Giraffes, wildebeests, zebras, five kinds of deer & rhinos are among many of the unique animals on site.  You can buy a bag of food to feed the animals for $7.95.  Imagine the photo opportunities of animals coming right up to your car!

Fossil Rim

Fossil Rim is located about one hour southwest of Fort Worth, and around an hour and a half from Dallas. Wednesdays are discounted, and they have different off-seasons and peak-season pricing.

My 7-year-old received a trip here as a gift for his birthday from his grandparents.  He hasn’t stopped talking about it since!

Photos curtesy of Carlock Family