"Sydney's hands-on wildlife park where you can walk among kangaroos and meet a koala."
Featherdale Wildlife Park, Sydney Overview
Featherdale Wildlife Park sits in Doonside, about 40 km west of central Sydney near Blacktown. Open since 1972, the ZAA-accredited park holds around 2,000 animals across 260 species, mostly native to Australia, including koalas, kangaroos, wombats, dingoes, and saltwater crocodiles. Its main draw is close contact: visitors walk among free-ranging kangaroos, hand-feed them, and can pay for a koala photo encounter, alongside little penguin and quokka exhibits. The compact 3.29-hectare site makes for an easy half-day visit for families or couples wanting guaranteed animal encounters near Sydney.
Featherdale opened in 1972 at 217 Kildare Road, Doonside, within the City of Blacktown, roughly 40 minutes by car from central Sydney. It is accredited by the Zoo and Aquarium Association and holds one of the world's largest collections of Australian fauna, with about 2,000 individual animals spanning 260 species across a 3.29-hectare site. Free-ranging kangaroo and wallaby enclosures let visitors walk in and hand-feed the animals, while paid add-on experiences include koala photo sessions, keeper talks, and close encounters with quokkas, dingoes, and Tasmanian devils. The park draws roughly 400,000 visitors a year and is open daily from 8am to 5pm.
