🦌 Wildpark Dünnwald is a municipal park spanning approximately 20 hectares, home to native and rare animal species like wild boars, mouflons, and European bison.
🌳 It offers an ideal destination for a wonderful day in nature with children, friends, or family, managed by the Cologne Forestry Office.
🐗 See numerous wild boars, deer, and rare white deer in large enclosures.
🐑 Observe mouflons (wild sheep) and impressive Wisents (European Bisons) up close from a two-story, covered observation deck.
🍎 Feed the animals with food from four installed vending machines, supporting park maintenance.
🚶 Explore a tree nature trail, the 4.3-hectare Arboretum (established 1961) with rare trees, or the memorable Rhododendron Forest.
🪵 Discover chainsaw-crafted wood carvings of native animals, perfect for children to climb.
💦 Let children splash and play in the Mutzbach stream or visit the nearby playground at Geoffineweg.
👨👩👧👦 Enjoy a free and accessible outdoor experience for all ages.
Open around the clock, year-round.
Free admission. Donations are welcome via feed box purchases from vending machines.
🚌 Public transport: Bus stop "Wildpark" (KVB-Linie 154) or KVB Line 4, stop "Leuchter Strasse".
🚗 Official address: Dünnwalder Mauspfad 230, 51069 Köln (no parking at this address).
Free public parking is available at:
Welcome on leash, but not permitted in the central aisle.
Regular guided tours are available every second Wednesday of the month at 2 PM, meeting at the corner of Kalkweg/Dünnwalder Mauspfad on the Wildpark side. Group tours can be arranged by appointment.
🚫 Grilling is not permitted in the forest area.
Operated by the Forstbetriebshof Köln Dünnwald and supported by the Förderverein Dünnwalder Wald und Wildpark e.V.