Thank you for your Wild Things registration!
We can’t wait to explore with you.
Making it to this page means you have been automatically added to our list of registrants. You will not receive any other confirmation email regarding your registration.
An informational email with detailed directions will be sent to you two (2) to three (3) days before your program (typically on Wednesday afternoon). If you register the morning of an outing, you may not receive the info email, but please feel free to meet us at our posted location anyway! All Wild Things emails will be coming from kate@wildwhatcom.org or communityprograms@wildwhatcom.org. Consider adding these addresses to your email contacts list to avoid our emails ending up in SPAM.
Wild Things runs every Friday AND Saturday morning from 9:30-11:00AM. Please help us spread the word about this program, and feel free to bring friends even if they aren’t registered. We will always have a physical copy of the Acknowledgement of Risk and Liability form available to sign in the field, and are always thrilled to have new friends join us!
Be Prepared
Outing location: Check out the calendar below to see where we are exploring this month.
What to wear: Weekly explorations over the past ten years have taught us how to dress appropriately for our whack-a-doodle weather. We've developed these Essentials of Layering as a guideline for families. We like to dress like sheep in as many wool layers as we can find. Key takeaway - cotton clothing is rotten in winter!
What to bring: Individual hand sanitizer, snack, water bottle - and your curiosity!
Cost
This program is offered for free with a suggested donation of $5/person or $15/family.
Cash, check (payable to Wild Whatcom), or donate online.
Make another registration here.
Reminder: Weekly registration opens every Friday for the following Friday outing and every Saturday for the following Saturday outing and is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Wild Things outing Locations
January | Lake Padden Park (east Entrance)
Directions: 4882 S. Samish Way, Bellingham. From I-5, take exit 252 (Samish Way). Drive south on S. Samish Way for approx. 2.4 miles. Turn west onto Lakeshore Dr. (same as Lake Padden Golf Course entrance). Continue to park and the first shelter near the playground. If you’ve gone to the dog park and road end, you’ve gone too far! Map. Or Ride WTA.
February | Interurban Trail (2289 Lindsay Avenue)
Directions: 2289 Lindsay Ave., Bellingham. From I-5, take exit 250 (Old Fairhaven Parkway/Chuckanut Dr). Head west on Old Fairhaven Parkway. Turn south at 24th St (Fairhaven Veterinary Hospital). Drive past the vet parking lot on your right, and continue towards the intersection of 24th and Linsay Ave. There is a small dirt parking area on right, as well as abundant street parking available. Map. Or Ride WTA.
March | Stimpson family Nature Reserve
Directions: 2076 Lake Louise Rd., Bellingham. From I-5, take the Lakeway Exit 253. Follow Lakeway Drive east for ~3.4 miles. Turn R right onto Austin Street and drive for ~.5 miles. Follow onto Lake Louise Rd and drive for ~1 mile. Turn L into the Stimpson Family Reserve parking lot. Map. Or Ride WTA.
April | Whatcom Falls Park (Electric Ave Entrance)
Directions: 1401 Electric Ave., Bellingham. From I-5, take exit 254 (Iowa St). Head east on Iowa St. for approx. .75 miles. Veer left onto Yew St. for approx. .5 miles. Turn right onto Alabama St. and proceed up the hill to Electric Ave. Turn right onto Electric Ave. and then right into the dirt parking area. Map. Or Ride WTA.
May | Cornwall Park (Entrance Next to parkview Elementary)
Directions: 3000 Cornwall Ave (this is residential address directly across from the entrance to Cornwall Park, as this entrance does not have a street address). From I-5, take exit 255 for WA-542 E/Sunset Drive. Turn west onto Sunset Dr. and follow for ~1 mile. Turn north onto W. Illinois St and then turn east onto Cornwall Ave. Pass the Cornwall Rose Garden on your left and continue straight until just before the Parkview Elementary parking lot. Park entrance will be on your left while looking at the school. Follow the road to dead end at the cul-de-sac at the south end of Cornwall Park. Meet on the lawn near the pavilion building. Map. Or Ride WTA.
June | Marine Park
Directions: 100 Harris Ave, Bellingham. From I-5, take exit 250 (Old Fairhaven Parkway/Chuckanut Dr.). Head west on Old Fairhaven Parkway. At intersection with 12th St, continue through light onto Donovan Ave. and veer right onto 10th St. Turn left at Harris Ave. and proceed to the end of Harris Ave. and park entrance on your left. Map. Or Ride WTA.
July | Boulevard Park
Directions: 470 Bayview Dr., Bellingham. From I-5, take exit 250 (Old Fairhaven Parkway/Chuckanut Dr). Drive west on Old Fairhaven Parkway for 1.2 miles. Turn right on 12th St., which becomes Finnegan Way and then 11th St. Drive for 0.5 miles. Turn left onto Bayview Dr. and follow the road down to Boulevard Park parking lot. Map. Or Ride WTA.
Note: On Saturday, July 6, 2024, we will be running an all-ages, family friendly Low-Tide Field Trip at Semiahmoo Spit. We encourage Wild Things families to join in the fun there! Please register on our Community Field Trips page.
August | Lake Padden Park (west entrance)
Directions: 4882 S. Samish Way, Bellingham. From I-5, take exit 252 (Samish Way). Drive south on S. Samish Way for approx. 2.1 miles. Turn west at the sign for Lake Padden Park, West Entrance. Meet at the lot near the tennis courts. Map. Or Ride WTA.
September | Whatcom Falls Park (Electric Ave entrance)
Directions: 1401 Electric Ave., Bellingham. From I-5, take exit 253 (Lakeway Dr.). Head east on Lakeway Dr. for approx. 1.6 miles. Turn Left onto Electric Ave and drive for .2 miles. Turn Left onto Arbor St and then turn Right onto Sunset Lane until you reach the parking lot near the tennis courts and playground. Map. Or Ride WTA.
October | Cornwall Park (Entrance Next To Parkview Elementary)
Directions: 3000 Cornwall Ave (this is residential address directly across from the entrance to Cornwall Park, as this entrance does not have a street address). From I-5, take exit 255 for WA-542 E/Sunset Drive. Turn west onto Sunset Dr. and follow for ~1 mile. Turn north onto W. Illinois St and then turn east onto Cornwall Ave. Pass the Cornwall Rose Garden on your left and continue straight until just before the Parkview Elementary parking lot. Park entrance will be on your left while looking at the school. Follow the road to dead end at the cul-de-sac at the south end of Cornwall Park. Meet on the lawn near the pavilion building. Map. Or Ride WTA.
November | MARITIME HERITAGE PARK
Directions: 500 W Holly St., Bellingham. From I-5, take exit 253 (Lakeway Drive). Head west on Lakeway Dr. toward downtown. Turn slightly right at Holly St. and take Holly St. through downtown. Maritime Heritage Park is located at 500 W. Holly Street on your right. Map. Or Ride WTA.
December | CONNELLY CREEK TRAIL
Directions: 3120 Taylor Ave., Bellingham. From I-5, take exit 250 (Old Fairhaven Parkway/Chuckanut Dr). Head west onto Old Fairhaven Parkway. Turn north onto 30th St for 0.2 mi. Turn east on Donovan Ave. and drive 0.1 mi. Turn north on 32nd Ave. and drive 0.5 mi. Turn west on Taylor Ave. Parking available at Joe’s Gardens. Map. Or Ride WTA.