Binder Park Zoo demonstrates its commitment to serving low-income families by providing free zoo passes through the Ticket to Adventure (TTA) program. This initiative is specifically designed to make the zoo accessible to underserved communities. The program has been in place for a number of years but this year the program is funded for residents in Calhoun County by Ford BlueOval Battery Park - Michigan. Zoo passes are distributed through partnerships with nonprofit health & human service organizations throughout the state of Michigan.

The zoo expanded the Ticket to Adventure program in 2023 to include admission to the exciting Charles and Lynn Zhang SkyLark Ridge ropes course and zipline attraction.

The Ticket to Adventure program is part of our conservation mission to Connect. Inspire. Conserve. Connect people with nature. Inspire them to Conserve. By inviting people from all walks of life to Binder Park Zoo and especially those living in Calhoun County, our vision of turning apathy into empathy and compassion into action moves closer to reality.

Binder Park Zoo is enormously grateful to Ford BlueOval Battery Park – Michigan for their generous sponsorship of the 2024 Ticket to Adventure program.