Wildlife Prairie Park, also known as the Hazel& Bill Rutherford Wildlife Prairie Park, is located in Peoria County, Illinois, approximately 10 miles west of downtown Peoria in central Illinois. Opened in the 1970s, it has most recently been operated as a not-for-profit corporation since 2013. The park has 1,800 acres of land with over 150 animals of 60 different species that are native to Illinois.