Northwest Trek celebrates fall with events

It’s time for fall fun for the whole family at Northwest Trek Wildlife Park! From exploring the forest at night to watching animals enjoy fall offerings like pumpkins, there is something for everyone to enjoy. The park will be decorated with eerie spider webs and pumpkins everywhere. We encourage guests to wear their Halloween costumes for both events below (we ask that adults leave their scary masks and face paint at home, please).

Pumpkin Chomp & Stomp: Oct. 5-6, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m.

Everyone loves pumpkins – but we take that to a new level at Northwest Trek. Look for pumpkins around the park, and keep your eyes peeled: Our animals love pumpkins, gourds, and other fall treats. Watch them chomp, stomp, and roll all day.

Don’t miss these special keeper chats where the animals will receive festive enrichments:

Oct. 5 at 11:30 a.m.: Raccoons 

Oct. 5 at 1:30 p.m.: Grizzly bears

Oct. 6 at 11:30 a.m.: Skunk

Oct. 6 at 1:30 p.m.: Gray wolves 

Price: Free with admission or membership. To learn more, visit nwtrek.org. 

Hoot ‘n’ Howl: Oct. 18-19 and Oct. 25-26 from 5 p.m.-9 p.m.

Wear a costume and explore the wildlife park at twilight during Hoot ‘n’ Howl! Walk our animal paths decorated with spooky lights and search for multiple trick-or-treat stations.  

Nocturnal animals are wide awake for Hoot ‘n’ Howl! Meet them and their keepers during a Keeper Chat at the times below:

5:30 p.m.: Beaver  

6:30 p.m.: Gray wolves 

7:30 p.m.: Barn owl

Plus, play games in the Picnic Pavilion -like skeeball, plinko and bag tosses. And don’t miss Fluorescent Food Science at the Kids’ Trek pavilion (6 p.m. and 7 p.m.). The Kids’ Trek playground will be specially lit up for the event—ready for kids to climb like a spider and swoop like a bat! Looking for more animals? Explore our Cheney Discovery Center at night to meet reptiles like the garter snake, amphibians like the Western toad, and gastropods like the banana slug. 

Price: Advance purchase online: $14 members/$16 general; Walk-up price: $20

Get tickets at https://www.nwtrek.org/event/hootnhowl/