Seniors aged 65 and older receive special half-price general admission at Northwest Trek Wildlife Park throughout the month of September. They also receive 10 percent discounts in the Forest Cafe, gift shop and on the Zip Wild zip line/challenge courses.
It's a great time to get the grandparents out to enjoy the scenery, the smaller crowds and the relaxed pace of the fall season. And it's a neat opportunity for them to share the wonders of nature with their grandkids.
Admission includes a 50-minute, naturalist-narrated ride aboard a tram as it winds its way through Northwest Trek's 435-acre free-roaming area, where animals exhibit herding behaviors that only occur during the fall season.
Stroll along paved pathways that wind past exhibits of black bears and grizzly bears, gray wolves, cougars, bobcats, Canada lynx, river otters, beavers and dozens of other animals. Longer walks are available on paved nature trails. And there are benches scattered around for just sitting a spell amid the grandeur of the great outdoors.
Northwest Trek hours are Mondays through Fridays, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Zip Wild Adventure Courses are open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays in September.
For more information, go to www.nwtrek.org or call 360-832-6117.
