Take a Wild Drive Through Nearby Northwest Trek Park 

Nearby Northwest Trek is one of the area’s most unique attractions. Dedicated to conservation and education, the park has been a popular attraction for local residents and tourists for decades.  The park is now offering Wild Drive premier tours that allow visitors to drive by some of the park’s wildlife residents!

View Wildlife from the Comfort and Safety of Your Vehicle 

As participants in the Wild Drive tour, Ten Trails residents can see moose, elk herds, or newborn bison calves while following the governor’s health and safety protocols. Guests purchase timed tickets and meet staff members of the park to tour with a small caravan of other vehicles into Northwest Trek’s stunning Free Roaming Area. Guests can download an audio app to hear a naturalist give a live, narrated tour with personal stories about the species that roam freely in the 435-acre natural area.

Tickets and Additional Information 

Reservations are required for the Wild Drive tours. Cost is $70 for park members/$80 for non-members. The tour is open for family members of all ages, one family or household per vehicle with a maximum of eight people per vehicle. To purchase tickets, visit Northwest Trek’s website. www.TenTrails.com 360-469-4043  

Take a Virtual Tour of Local Museum Exhibits from the Comfort of Your Ten Trails Home 

While visiting museums in person isn’t possible right now, some local museums decided to bring the exhibits directly to your home! Take full advantage of Ten Trails’ ultra-fast 1-gig internet to keep kids entertained, augment at-home school learning programs and take part in fun puzzles and challenges with online programs offered by some Seattle area museums!

Take Flight at Home with the Museum of Flight

Ten Trails residents can take a 3D virtual tour of dozens of different aircrafts including the NASA space shuttle trainer via the Museum of Flight’s website. The Museum of Flight is also offering downloadable STEM workshops created by museum educators for kids in grades K-12. Kids can also get challenged competing in online puzzles and other interactive and educational games offered by the museum.

Pacific Science Center’s Curiosity at Home

Seattle’s Pacific Science Center is offering a new program, Curiosity at Home, which features live streaming science shows and hands-on STEM activities and tutorials for kids of all ages to do at home. The programs are intended to inspire young minds and create excitement about all areas of science. Every Wednesday at 11 am PST, the museum goes live on Facebook with educational programs related to the museum’s exhibits, live animals and even live science experiments.

Stay Home with SAM | At-home Art Programs from the Seattle Art Museum

While it is temporarily closed to the public, the Seattle Art Museum is offering weekly programs to inspire families to take part in at-home art activities. The museum’s blog features a new art object each week with information about its history, origination and the artist who created it. The weekly object is then connected to a suggested at-home activity for the entire family to take part in with tips on technique. www.TenTrails.com 360-469-4043