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Visitor tip
Visit the brown bear yearling area early in your visit—they're most active during morning hours. Juniper is a visitor favorite, so arrive early to see them at peak activity levels.
Visitor tip
Don't miss the interactive learning experience at the Cathy Herzig Basecamp Northwest where you can glimpse the conservation lab with animal keepers rearing endangered turtles—this behind-the-scenes look is a unique educational highlight.
Visitor tip
Attend the Native-carved artwork storytelling sessions featuring Roger Fernandes (Lower Elwha Klallam/S'Klallam Tribe) and master carver Toma Villa (Yakama Tribe) for deeper cultural and educational context about the Pacific Northwest.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Zoo
- Location
- Seattle, WA
- Main Attraction
- Living Northwest Trail with local wildlife and conservation focus
- Key Exhibits
- Canada lynx, river otters, gray wolves, brown bears, endangered western pond turtles
What visitors say
We really enjoyed the living northwest trail largely in part to the brown bear yearlings being so active. Juniper was the star of the bear pool. The eagles were on an egg, so that area is closed off right now (April ‘23), but you can…
The Northern Trail at Woodlandparkzoo is awesome its so way cool , What a sweet place to visit with you're family and friend's it's very easy to find and there's plenty of parking places to park you're car at . Order you're tickets…
An amazing experience to visualize the natural habitats of species in PBW, with easy to understand and engaging educational materials.
From 11 Google reviews
Did You Know?
- Features a dedicated Cathy Herzig Basecamp Northwest with a turtle head start center where visitors can observe animal keepers rearing endangered turtles in a working conservation lab
- Incorporates indigenous art installations and storytelling experiences led by Native American artists including Roger Fernandes (Lower Elwha Klallam/S'Klallam Tribe) and master carver Toma Villa (Yakama Tribe)
- Specializes in Pacific Northwest native species including gray wolves, river otters, brown bears, Canada lynx, snowy owls, Steller's sea eagles, and mountain goats in naturalistic exhibits
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