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Living large at the Olympic Game Farm

Published 1:30 am Wednesday, May 25, 2022

By Emily Matthiessen Olympic Peninsula News Group

Samson the lion enjoys a scratch from Robert Beebee, president of the Sequim Game Farm. Samson is 8 and loves watching people and observing their activities, Beebee said. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Olympic Game Farm opening to the public. The facility operates by driving tours only, although the walking tour areas — petting farm, freshwater aquarium, reptile house, studio barn and observation tower — are slated to open in the summer. Spring hours are from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.
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Samson the lion enjoys a scratch from Robert Beebee, president of the Sequim Game Farm. Samson is 8 and loves watching people and observing their activities, Beebee said. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Olympic Game Farm opening to the public. The facility operates by driving tours only, although the walking tour areas — petting farm, freshwater aquarium, reptile house, studio barn and observation tower — are slated to open in the summer. Spring hours are from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.

Samson the lion enjoys a scratch from Robert Beebee, president of the Sequim Game Farm. Samson is 8 and loves watching people and observing their activities, Beebee said. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Olympic Game Farm opening to the public. The facility operates by driving tours only, although the walking tour areas — petting farm, freshwater aquarium, reptile house, studio barn and observation tower — are slated to open in the summer. Spring hours are from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.
Acona the bobcat.
Belle and her well-worn path
Fum is a 26-year-old Kodiak brown bear.
Yuri is a 5-year-old brown bear.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Olympic Game Farm opening to the public. Pictured are a few of the larger animal residents who are usually seen from the window of a vehicle.

The facility operates by driving tours only, although the walking tour areas — petting farm, freshwater aquarium, reptile house, studio barn and observation tower — are slated to open in the summer.

The tour includes animals such as llamas, Tibetan yaks, zebras, Kodiak bears, Roosevelt elk, Sika deer and American bison.

Spring hours are from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.

For more about the Olympic Game Farm, 1423 Ward Road, visit olygamefarm.com or call 360-683-4295.

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