Living and recreating in Washington means you may encounter wildlife, including bears and cougars. These animals rarely harm people, and you can follow steps to keep yourself and wildlife safe.
Learn how to be bear aware and cougar conscious! Join the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and Washington State Parks for information on biology, identifying tracks and other signs, and preventing negative encounters.
Address: Schafer State Park, Shelter 1, 1365 W. Schafer Road, Elma
Notice of Photography and/or Videography. When you attend this event, you enter an area where photography and/or videography (which includes audio recording) may occur. By entering the event premises, you consent to such photography and/or videography and their release, publication, exhibition, or reproduction by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. If you prefer not to have your photo and/or video taken, please inform WDFW staff immediately upon arrival. Staff will provide a sticker or tape for you to wear. You must wear the sticker/tape at all times. WDFW will make an effort to edit or remove any photos and/or video of you in which the sticker/tape is present. Any photos and/or videos posted in error will be immediately edited or removed upon request.
Due to the nature of audio recording that is a necessary part of videography, WDFW cannot warrant that outside/ambient audio from other individuals won’t be captured and released as part of said videography. All parties attending such an event consent to WDFW using such outside/ambient audio recording as part of any videography process.