North Texas's premiere exotic animal facility offering you the opportunity to experience rare and endangered exotic wildlife in a unique and personal setting. What better way to learn about conservation than by seeing it up close and hands on?
Gates open at 10am. LAST SAFARI TRAM LEAVES @ 4:00PM! This means that all interaction with education animals and self-guided sections of the tour will close at 4:30. If you're coming at the end of the day, we suggest arriving by 3:30 to ensure you get everything in before the last tram leaves @ 4:00. No one will be admitted to the ranch after 4:00pm.
Ticket prices:
$10 Adults (13 yrs+)
$8 Children (3-12yrs)
$8 Seniors (65 yrs+)
Children 2 & under are Free
Sharkarosa Wildlife Ranch is a 501(c)(3) non-profit ranch licensed and regulated by the USDA.
How many times have you spent a small fortune to take your family to a large zoo for the day, only to find all the animals hiding in the back of their exhibits, too far away for you to see them, let alone experience them? Our mission is to provide the North Texas community with the opportunity to experience rare and endangered exotic wildlife in a unique and personal setting. What better way to learn about conservation than by seeing it up close and hands on?
Our 126 acre educational park offers field trips, private tours, open to the public Saturdays and rental for events large and small! A Safari Tram, bucket train rides & outdoor dining areas help make Sharkarosa Wildlife Ranch your next wild adventure!
Open to the Public Days are every Saturday March through November(see event's calendar for details). All other events require an advanced reservation. Please browse our Visiting Section (located on the menu above) for information on how to book a private tour, field trip or party.
Sharkarosa Wildlife Ranch sits on 126 breathtaking acres near Lake Ray Roberts in Denton County, Texas. It was designed, fabricated and built by Scott Edwards of Pilot Point. The Ranch was created as a way to say thank you to the North Texas community.
Sharkarosa is a work in progress. At any one time it houses roughly 130 animals with an additional 20-30 animals at other facilities on breeder loan.
We are not, by design, a rescue organization. We do and can, however, assist with exotic animal rescues, both short term and long term - either by lending experience, needed supplies, or housing. We do not take in domestic animals(dogs, cats, etc), pet shop animals(hamsters, hedgehogs, etc.), reptiles, amphibians or birds of any kind. Please contact your local humane society or specialty rescue group for assistance with these types of animals. Ongoing projects include new habitats, habitat expansions, building expansions and endangered and rare species breeding programs.
We are a 501(c)(3) non profit facility, so all donations are tax deductible and go directly back into our programs and projects.
