Lakota Wolf Preserve

Columbia, NJ · 1 hour 48 minutes from Reading · Under $20 a person

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Plan the day

Drive1 hour 48 minutes from Reading, 69 miles1 hour 36 minutes from Boyertown · 1 hour 31 minutes from Hamburg · 2 hours 8 minutes from Morgantown

Where89 Mount Pleasant Road, Columbia, NJOpen in maps →

OpenTours year round at 10:30 am and 3:00 pm by reservation; in winter call ahead to confirm the weather allows openingTours begin at 10:30 am (arrive 9:30 to 10 am) and 3:00 pm (arrive 2 to 2:30 pm)

AdmissionWolf Watch tour $17 adults, $7.50 children up to 11, plus tax; reservation required, booked online (posted October 2026)

Plan onAbout 75 minutes for the tour, plus the half-mile walk or shuttle ride each way

Good forbig kids, teens, adults, couples, a group of friends, older adults

Lakota Wolf Preserve is a nonprofit wolf, fox, bobcat and lynx preserve in Columbia, NJ, visited on a guided Wolf Watch tour. Tours leave at 10:30 am and 3:00 pm by reservation.

You stand in an observation area in the center of the preserve with four packs of wolves around you while a guide explains how a pack eats, ranks itself and interacts. The tour then moves on to the foxes, bobcats and lynx. It runs about 75 minutes, rain or shine, and the preserve has cared for these animals since 1998.

Before you go

Reserve online; tours book only three months out and late arrivals cannot join. Walk the half-mile trail in or ride the shuttle from the parking area. Wear closed-toe flat shoes; open-back shoes are not allowed on the trail. Tours go rain or shine, so bring a rain coat. No pets.

Coming up

Tour dates for October, November and December 2026 are open for booking; January dates open at the end of October.

Official site →Tickets →

Checked October 8, 2026 on the official site. Hours, prices and seasons change, so confirm there before a long drive.

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