Wild- und Freizeitpark Allensbach, Allensbach
Facts and practical information
Allensbach Wildlife and Leisure Park, also known as Bodanrück Wildlife and Leisure Park, is a park open all year round on the Bodanrück peninsula of Lake Constance in the municipality of Allensbach.
The park was founded in 1972 by Karl Schleith, a building contractor from Waldshut. His daughter Martina Schleith manages the park, which is visited by a good 120,000 tourists annually.
The extensive grounds cover around 74 hectares. The park provides a natural habitat for more than 300 wild animals, mainly from the native European fauna. The enclosures for red deer, bison and fallow deer are freely accessible. In the park itself, mouflon, rock deer, sika deer, wild boar, brown bears, lynxes as well as small animals, donkeys and ponies can be seen. The falconry also features flight demonstrations of various birds of prey, including Lanner falcons, golden eagles and various owls.
The falconer also takes care of found sick and injured wild birds.
Other attractions include an adventure playground for children and rides, including a 1.4-kilometer Western-style park railroad.
Baden-Württemberg