Northwest Trek | |
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46°54′58″N 122°16′19″W / 46.9161515°N 122.2718239°W | |
Date opened | 1975[1] |
Location | Eatonville, Washington, United States |
Land area | 723 acres (293 ha)[2] |
No. of animals | 200+[2] |
No. of species | about 38 |
Memberships | AZA[3] |
Major exhibits | Free-Roaming Area |
Website | www |
Northwest Trek Wildlife Park is a 723-acre (293 ha) wildlife park located near the town of Eatonville, Washington, United States. The park is home to black and grizzly bears, grey wolves, bald eagles, a cougar, wolverines, bobcats and more. Its primary feature is a tram tour which takes visitors through a 435-acre (176 ha) free-roam area. The park also allows guests to drive their own vehicles past bison, mountain goats, Roosevelt elk, deer, caribou, swans and more on a Wild Drive tour. Guests can also take a premier Keeper Adventure Tour and go off-road in a Jeep with a keeper and up close to wildlife. The Zip Wild zipline is also open seasonally.
Northwest Trek Wildlife Park is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). The park and its companion zoo, Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma, are both owned and operated by Metro Parks Tacoma.