About Dutch Creek Farm Animal Park
Dutch Creek Farm Animal Park is an Amish-owned animal park about 10 minutes outside downtown Shipshewana. Its draw is the safari-style wagon tour, where you ride out among the animals and feed them up close, and the park mixes familiar farm animals with exotic ones; the monkeys are a favorite on the feeding stops. A petting zoo rounds out the visit.
The park is open from May 1 to mid-October, Monday through Friday from 9 am to 4:30 pm and Saturday from 9 am to 4 pm, closed on Sundays. It also opens on Memorial Day, July 4 and Labor Day, and closes on Ascension Day. There are three ways to see it: the wagon tour, a drive-through in your own car at 5 mph with windows up and no feeding, or a walk-through.
It is a classic school field trip stop, and groups of all sizes are welcome; buses are asked to give two hours' notice. Families with small children tend to get the most from the wagon tour, since feeding is part of it. Photos are encouraged, and the park takes cash and major credit cards.
Bloomfield Schoolhouse Lavender Farm & Apothecary's shop in downtown LaGrange is about 25 minutes east, so you can pair the animals with a lavender stop.
What to do
- Ride the safari-style wagon tour and feed the animals
- Visit the petting zoo
- Drive through in your own car at 5 mph (no feeding from cars)
- Bring a school or bus group, with two hours' notice
Season, hours and prices
- Season
- May 1 to mid-October; closed Sundays
- Hours
- Season May 1 to mid-October (as posted, checked October 2026): Monday–Friday 9 am–4:30 pm, Saturday 9 am–4 pm; closed Sunday and Ascension Day; open Memorial Day, July 4 and Labor Day
- Admission
- As posted in October 2026 (subject to change): wagon tour adults $16, seniors $15, children 3–12 $11; drive-through adults $14, children $10; walk-through adults $13, children $10
Good to know
- Reservations
- Walk-in; buses give 2 hours' notice
- Payment
- Cash and major credit cards
Tips for your visit
- Choose the wagon tour if you want to feed the animals; feeding is not allowed from cars.
- Keep car windows up on the drive-through route.
- The season ends in mid-October, so call before a late-fall visit.
Pair it with a lavender farm
Bloomfield Schoolhouse Lavender Farm & Apothecary · about 25 minutes away
Bloomfield Schoolhouse's lavender apothecary in downtown LaGrange is about 25 minutes east, a calm stop after the animals.
Getting there
Questions
Can you feed the animals at Dutch Creek?
Yes, on the safari-style wagon tour. Feeding is not allowed on the drive-through route.
Is Dutch Creek open on Sunday?
No. It is open Monday through Saturday from May 1 to mid-October.
Do they take credit cards?
Yes. Cash and major credit cards are accepted.
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