Opening Times and Dates of Operation - 2011
The Vince Shute Wildlife Sanctuary is open Tuesday through Sunday from Memorial Day Weekend to Labor Day weekend.
FIRST DAY of operation is May 28th. We will be CLOSED Monday May 30th Memorial Day.
LAST DAY of operation is September 4th. We will be CLOSED September 5th Labor Day. Opening hours are 5pm - 8pm and viewing continues untill dusk. We are CLOSED on Mondays. We are CLOSED this year for 4th of July since it falls on a Monday.
Please note that because of our open viewing deck, we must close during adverse weather that includes lightning. Once we close for the evening we will not reopen the sanctuary.
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