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Northwest Trek breaks single-day attendance record

Mason Reed, 8, of Lacey, leaps from a climbing net after emerging from the hollowed out tree at the new outdoor playground at Northwest Trek Wildlife Park in Eatonville on March 28.
Mason Reed, 8, of Lacey, leaps from a climbing net after emerging from the hollowed out tree at the new outdoor playground at Northwest Trek Wildlife Park in Eatonville on March 28. Drew Perine dperine@thenewstribune.com

Northwest Trek broke a 41-year-old daily attendance record Saturday, when 3,122 people visited the Eatonville park to celebrate the opening of its Kids Trek playground, Metro Parks Tacoma announced Monday.

The previous record of 3,055 was set in 1975, the first year the wildlife park was open.

The $1.9 million project takes up a half acre and features a 20-foot replica hollow cedar tree, slides and paths that comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and a nearly 100-foot-long stream that flows to a replica beaver dam.

On Sunday, 2,424 people visited the park, for a total of 5,546 over the weekend.

Kenny Ocker: 253-597-8627, @KennyOcker

This story was originally published April 4, 2016 at 5:00 PM with the headline "Northwest Trek breaks single-day attendance record."

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