Your Membership to The Wilds has gone digital!
It's time to turn in your plastic membership card for a sustainable online card, housed conveniently on the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium's free mobile app.
We've gone digital for memberships to:
- The Wilds
- Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
- Zoombezi Bay
Member Perks
Membership at The Wilds includes 12 months of benefits:
- FREE Open-Air Safari Tours (May - October) while pass is valid
- FREE parking
- FREE digital member magazine, The Wilds Connection
- Discounts on premium safari experiences and tours offered year-round
Additional Membership Benefits Include:
- Discounts for lodging at Nomad Ridge, the Lodge, and The Wilds' Cabins at Straker Lake
- Discounts at The Wilds Gift Market and Overlook Café
- Add the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium to your Wilds membership for a discount
- Discounted admission to the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
- Discounts on Columbus Zoo Lantern Festival tickets (Returning 2025 for select dates)
- Offers from The Wilds and our partners
Family Plus
Fun for the whole family!
Admits up to two (2) primary named adults in the same household plus up to six (6) dependent children OR grandchildren up to age 18 (not both). This membership also includes up to two (2) named or unnamed guests.
- $304.99Buy Now
Family Membership
Fun for the whole family!
Admits up to two (2) primary named adults in the same household plus up to six (6) dependent children OR grandchildren up to age 18 (not both).
- $254.99Buy Now
DIscovery Family Membership
A membership for families who live in Ohio, and qualify for Ohio Direction SNAP/EBT.
- $84.99Learn More
The Wilds is dedicating $5 of the cost of your membership (included in price) to support our local and global conservation efforts. We are committed to saving species worldwide through conservation action, education, science, becoming a trusted conservation resource to the community, and modeling environmental sustainability. We are proud that when a member visits, we know that these visits are benefiting animals in their native range. Learn more about our conservation efforts.