How many pieces and minifigures does Jungle Exploration Site include?

The set contains 813 pieces across 376 unique parts, along with 7 minifigures.

What colours dominate the set?

Black, dark bluish grey and light bluish grey form the base, with bright light orange used as a strong accent for gear and tools.

Is this set built mainly for play or display?

With seven minifigures and several functional areas, it's clearly designed for role-play and exploration scenarios rather than static display.

Jungle

Jungle Exploration Site

Set 60161 Jungle Exploration Site is part of the LEGO® City Jungle range, sending a seven-strong exploration crew into the undergrowth. With 813 pieces, it builds a base camp complete with vehicles and equipment for working deep in dense terrain.

Set number: 60161
Year: 2017
Pieces: 813
Minifigures: 7
Theme: Jungle
Different parts: 376

What can I build with it?

View the official building instructions at LEGO® ↗

Parts list 376

As BrickLink list (XML)

Import on BrickLink: Wanted → Upload, upload the file (or paste its content), pick a Wanted List and add the parts.

Spare parts (30)

These extra parts come with the set in case one gets lost.

Minifigures 7

Pilot, Woman, Dark Orange Jumpsuit, White Helmet with Visor fig-0077435 pieces × 1
Scientist, Open White Jacket over Dark Orange Shirt, Dark Blue Legs, Glasses fig-0077474 pieces × 1
Explorer, Jacket with Pouches, Radio, and Rope, Dark Tan Cap, Backpack fig-0077485 pieces × 1
Explorer, Jacket with Pouches, Radio, and Rope, Dark Orange Hair, Yellow Life Vest, Moustache fig-0077495 pieces × 1
Mechanic, Dirty White Shirt with Suspenders, Dark Blue Legs, Dark Tan Cap fig-0077504 pieces × 1
Explorer, Woman, Shirt with Straps and Radio, Dark Tan Cap fig-0077514 pieces × 1
Explorer, Woman, Shirt with Straps and Radio, Black Hair fig-0077524 pieces × 1

Alternative models

Fan models by Rebrickable users that you can build (mostly) from this set’s parts. Instructions are available from the designers.

All 6 ideas at Rebrickable ↗

What can I build with it?

Description

A base camp, not just a vehicle

Jungle Exploration Site recreates the working base of an exploration team searching dense terrain for hidden species and ruins. At 813 pieces it sits among the larger sets in the LEGO® City Jungle range, with enough scope for several distinct building sections rather than a single vehicle: a base camp, transport and smaller accessory builds all combine into one wider scene. Across 376 unique parts there's plenty of variety in the build, reflecting the fact that this is a full camp with different functional areas rather than one isolated model. That gives it noticeably more play scope than a standalone vehicle set.

Seven minifigures, several roles

With seven minifigures, the set is one of the more populated builds in the Jungle range, covering different roles typical of this theme's exploration scenes – researchers, guides and likely some opposing characters too. That number makes the set particularly playable, since several scenes can run at once instead of moving a single figure between areas. Anyone who enjoys inventing expedition storylines gets enough crew here to staff a base camp, vehicles and smaller outposts simultaneously. The scale of the site also means multiple figures can be placed in the scene together without it feeling cramped.

A colour scheme built for gear

Black, dark bluish grey and light bluish grey handle structure and vehicles, while bright light orange supplies a strong accent typical of expedition equipment rather than the dense green often associated with jungle sets. That orange shows up on tools, clothing details and smaller accessories, giving visibility against the more neutral surrounding tones. Sorting pieces by colour makes it easy to separate technical elements from gear-related ones before building. The colour breakdown on this page shows exactly how these four shades are distributed across the set's 376 parts.

Why the full parts list helps here

With 376 unique parts, Jungle Exploration Site offers a wide selection for anyone hunting specific pieces or raiding the set for other City builds. The complete parts list on this page catalogues every element individually, which is particularly useful given how many separate functional sections this set contains. Rather than searching through the printed instructions, you can filter directly by shape or colour, handy if a piece has gone missing. For a set built from several distinct sub-builds like this one, checking the list first is worth doing before sourcing replacement parts elsewhere.

FAQ

How many pieces and minifigures does Jungle Exploration Site include?: The set contains 813 pieces across 376 unique parts, along with 7 minifigures.
What colours dominate the set?: Black, dark bluish grey and light bluish grey form the base, with bright light orange used as a strong accent for gear and tools.
Is this set built mainly for play or display?: With seven minifigures and several functional areas, it's clearly designed for role-play and exploration scenarios rather than static display.

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