Wild West City One of NJ's Best Day Trips

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Get the full American frontier experience right here in New Jersey at Wild West City.

WHY WE LOVE WILD WEST CITY, NJ

Wild West City is stockpiled with activities and 22 live-action shows to keep your family entertained for the whole day.

The live-action shows like the Cowboy Competition, the Can-Can Girls and the Bullwhips Demonstration are incredible. Kids become part of the action during the Stage-Coach Hold-Up and the Big Bank Hold-Up as they help the sheriff hunt down the robbers. See a full schedule of daily shows here.

Spend some time with the animals at the Barnyard Zoo and pet sheep, billy goats, meet Sno-Ball the pony and more.

Stop by Egan's Mine #1 and pan for gold just like the forty-niners did during the gold rush out west. A sluice runs thick with dirt and hidden bits of "gold."

Don't forget to check out the Stage Coach Ride, it takes you down Main Street 1880 in a real horse-drawn carriage.

HOURS, PRICES, LOCATION

Wild West City is open from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. The park is open daily from June 18 to Labor Day and weekends only from Labor Day to Columbus Day.

Admission costs $14.25 for adults, $12.75 for kids age 2 to 11 and $11 for senior citizens. Stage Coach rides, train rides, pony rides and mini-golf costs $3 per person.

Wild West City admission includes live-action shows, living history exhibits, access to all museum exhibits, a tour of the barnyard and zoo, panning for gold activities and parking.