ADVENTURE STARTSHERE.
A walk along DEW Haven's woodland trail connects you with 150+ rescued lions, tigers, and native wildlife while supporting lifelong sanctuary care in Mount Vernon, Maine.
Adventure Awaits
Eye-to-Eye With Rescued Giants
Look directly into the eyes of majestic African lions, tigers, and cougars across spacious natural woodland acreage.
What's Happening
Dive into our exciting line-up of events, from hands-on keeper feedings to special wildlife enrichment days. There's always something new to explore.
Daily Keeper Feeding Tours
Watch keepers feed the lions, tigers, and black bears specialized fresh diets.
Black Bear Splash & Tower Playtime
Chewy tackles the multi-story climbing tower and splashes into his cool water pool.
Harvest Pumpkin Big Cat Enrichment
Lions and tigers roll and pounce on giant Maine pumpkins filled with meat treats.
School & Scout Educational Field Trips
Guided walking loops and hands-on conservation lessons for K-12 youth groups.
African Lion
African lions are majestic apex predators. Rescued from substandard roadside conditions, our pride now thrives year-round in deep Maine snow and rocky sunning ridges.
Animal Theater
Intimate moments from the sanctuary — captured in the wild heart of Maine.
Chillin’ Out
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Conservation
& Rescue
DEW Haven provides permanent lifelong sanctuary for non-releasable and surrendered wildlife, inspiring people across Maine to protect animals in need.
Maine Spring with Our Rescued Tigers
Maine spring!! Zeus & Khaleesi exploring the snow along the woodland trail.
Big Cat Conservation
Primate Rescue
Feed an Animal Today
100% of your gift goes to food, medicine & warm winter housing.
GET A CLOSER LOOK
Visiting DEW Haven isn't enough? Tell us how you'd like to be an important part of our growing sanctuary family.
Plan
Your Visit
Walk the quarter-mile shaded dirt loop through Maine woodland. Meet rescued lions, tigers, bears, and 60+ sanctuary residents up close.
Quarter-Mile Woodland Loop
Shaded dirt trail through native Maine forest. Flat, stroller-friendly, fully accessible.
Open Thu – Sun · 10am – 4pm
Seasonal hours May through November. Last entry at 3:00 PM.
Daily Keeper Feeding Tours
Watch keepers feed lions, tigers, and bears. 11 AM & 2 PM daily.
More to Explore
“This place is AMAZING! From the moment you park and see a peacock stroll by, to the very moment you leave. Wonderful owners and staff. The shaded paths and the natural enclosures really show how much these animals are cared for and loved. Best part is you can walk through as many times as you like. We sat in the shade at the picnic tables, and had a lunch with a very friendly male peacock! SO BEAUTIFUL! Well worth the ride for us from Winterport, ME. And also a very family friendly priced gift shop. Highly recommend a visit!”
— Tina S.· Winterport, ME
Latest Stories
Feeding Gentle Fallow Deer Along the Shaded Pine Trail
Grab a $2 grain cup and meet Fallen and our calm hoofstock right along the quarter-mile dirt loop.
Zeus & Khaleesi: Ten Years of Healing in Maine
How two rescued cubs grew up side-by-side in Mount Vernon and became ambassadors for wild big cats.
Summer Watermelon & Tower Play with Chewy
Explore the seasonal enrichment routine our keepers design daily to keep our black bears active and curious.