What to Wear & Bring

One of the most important factors to consider when planning your visit to Wolf Haven is the weather.

We suggest that our visitors always expect rain while in this part of western Washington. As the saying around here goes, "if you can't do it in the rain, you can't do it". Wolf Haven does keep a number of umbrellas on-hand for visitors to borrow while on tour. Not to worry – rain doesn't bother the wolves, so your wolf-watching opportunities won't be hindered.

From mid-June through mid-September, blue skies and sunshine generally prevail. Temperatures here can reach the high 90s, so be sure to bring plenty of sun block and a hat. Overnite campers and Howl-In goers should bring a warm layer.

Fall, winter, and spring can be rather chilly and wet -- so be sure to bring along some extra layers and a raincoat.

Comfortable walking shoes are good to have in any kind of weather. While visitors do not hike a great distance and remain on fairly level ground, our tour is about an hour in length.

Photographing the wolves:

Visitors are welcome to take photographs while on tour in the wolf sanctuary however we do ask that you adhere to a few rules (photographs are taken through the wolves' 8 -10 foot habitat fencing): 1. Please remain with your group at all times 2. Tripods and monopods are prohibited within the sanctuary. Lenses over 200m are prohibited except on photo tours. 3. Please try to limit your use of flash - we realize this may be difficult with automatic cameras, but we ask that you not bring along heavy duty flash equipment or strobes. 4. Photographs, videos, and other recordings of the wolves taken at Wolf Haven are permitted for personal use only. Images of the wolves can not be used for any commercial purposes -- either directly or reproduced in another form. Copyrights of the images can not be sold or transferred for any reason.

Photographers on assignment please contact John Blankenship, in order to arrange your visit.

Checklist:
Camera (no tripods or lenses over 200m, except on Photo Tours)
Comfortable walking shoes
Umbrella/raincoat
Sun block/hat

Picnics

Wolf Haven has a gift store with limited snack items such as cookies, candy and soda, however that is the extent of our food selection.

We encourage visitors to bring along a picnic, as our grounds are beautiful and we have a number of shaded tables available.

Although we encourage you to bring a human food picnic, we can't allow our visitors to bring food for our wolves.

For questions or to arrange a group program or visit, please contact Megan Moskwa, Education Director at (360) 264-4695 x220.