🐝WHAT: Reptile Rally

WHEN: Saturday, June 27th, 2026

WHERE: 6300 Cochran Mill Rd, Chattahoochee Hills, GA, 30263

ADMISSION: $6 per person (Free for 2yrs and under)
Free for members (Click here to view Memberships)

PARKING: Off the road parking with a walk to the entrance (we have a tractor ride on our property). Let our attendants know if you need accessible parking.
Additional parking lot with an easy ~5 minute walking path to the nature center is located at:

Chattahoochee Hills Charter School
9670 Rivertown Rd, Fairburn, GA 30213

Scroll down for OVERFLOW PARKING INSTRUCTIONS.

VIBE: A wild day with hundreds of animals to meet and greet. Talk with scientists, animal rescuers, reptile and amphibian experts, and more! We will have an arts and craft fair as well as wildlife encounters throughout the day along with many outdoor, artsy, and science-y activities. Family-friendly and open to all. It’s choose-your-own adventure so come anytime. There is fun for all ages–there are activities for children and adults alike!

THINGS TO DO: Admission includes arts and crafts, canoes, hiking trails, live animal encounters and talks throughout the day, scientist and artist booths, nature areas, and more. Additional funds may be used to purchase items from our gift shop or the local vendors.

FOOD: All-day with PTC Grill and Snacks on the Go
We have various eating areas including a picnic pavilion, campfire area, nature area benches, tables and chairs, wrap-around porch, and hike-able spots where you can picnic if you so choose!

🌼NATIVE PLANT-SALE
All-day with the Cottage Garden Natives. Come any time, and you are welcome to bring your wagons and boxes to stock up. You can let our attendants know if you need to swing to the front with your car to load up.

🌳SCIENCE FUN

• Georgia Herpetological Association and Rescue
• Georgia Reptile Society
• Wildlife Resources Division – Georgia DNR
• Cottage Garden Natives

🧶ARTS & CRAFTS ALL-DAY

Craft-table and Community Mural: All-day for all-ages

Artist Booths: 9bandedcreative, Field Guide To Embroidery w/Jessica Kemper, Wildlings and Endlings w/Chantelle Chapman, Crochet and fiber arts with Ashley Hentges, hand-painted wooden jewelry with Kaiaghok

Crochet items in gift shop (Locally-made by a BCNC Naturalist; 100% natural fibers; 50% of all proceeds go to BCNC)

RAFFLE FOR THE HERPS all-day until 3:30pm (100% proceeds go to BCNC’s environmental education efforts)

PROGRAMS TO CATCH
Come back here soon for updates!

🦇ARE THERE LIVE ANIMALS? Yes! We have resident rescued wild and exotic animals of all kinds. Reptile Rally also features visiting animals (reptiles and amphibians) from local Georgia reptile rescues and Georgia DNR. We also have our full-time residents which include birds of prey, exotic and native bats, an opossum, and a variety of arthropods, reptiles, and amphibians.

HOW TO PREP FOR THE DAY: Come dressed comfortably with good shoes for outdoor activities. We are open rain or shine. We have spaces inside and outside in the shade to chill. Stay fueled up with food trucks, but you can also bring your own picnic. Some stay for 3+ hours and make a day of it; there’s so much to do! We have accessible pathways to get to the main areas on campus.

CAN’T MAKE IT? Our animals reside with us year-round. Come visit us anytime we are open Tues-Sat from 11am-4pm. We one more big festival this year: BAT FEST on Sept 12th (2pm-8pm) and smaller opportunities for fun programs in between.

OVERFLOW PARKING INSTRUCTIONS
Park in the main lot of Chattahoochee Hills Charter School (by the big yellow two-story building)
Walk toward the CHCS Hillside Farm and follow the gravel road to the trail behind the main building.
Bear *straight* on the trail until you get to a sign that indicates to bear right and you will enter the center by the bird compound
Check in the main entrance at the gift shop to get your wristbands and HAVE FUN!

Note: This trail is not accessible to wheels.
If you are in need of additional accessibility, or for pick up and drop off, please inform our attendants at the main gate.