List of nature centers in Ohio
This is a list of nature centers and environmental education centers in the state of Ohio.
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Name | Location | County | Region | Summary |
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Adell Durbin Park | Stow | Summit | Northeast | website, 34 acres, includes the Harold Welch Nature Center |
Aullwood Audubon Center and Farm | Dayton | Montgomery | Southwest | Over 200 acre natural area and educational farm, operated by Five Rivers MetroParks |
Avon Woods Nature Center and Preserve | Cincinnati | Hamilton | Southwest | Owned and operated by the Cincinnati Park Board |
Barkcamp State Park | Belmont | Belmont | Southeast | 1,005-acre park, nature center offers programs during the summer months |
Battelle Darby Creek | Galloway | Franklin | Central | 14,000 sq-foot nature center featuring a living stream and interactive exhibits, 7,060-acre park, operated by Columbus Metroparks |
Beaver Creek State Park | East Liverpool | Columbiana | Northeast | 2,722-acre park, includes the Pioneer Village and the Beaver Creek Wildlife Education Center with small live animals, natural history dioramas, displays of insects, arrowheads and nature photography |
Blacklick Woods | Reynoldsburg | Franklin | Central | 643-acre park with nature center, operated by Columbus Metroparks |
Blendon Woods | Westerville | Franklin | Central | 653 acres, nature center, operated by Columbus Metroparks |
Brecksville Nature Center | Brecksville | Cuyahoga | Northeast | website, operated by Cleveland Metroparks in 3,494-acre Brecksville Reservation |
Brown Family Environmental Center | Gambier | Knox | Northeast | website, part of Kenyon College, about 380 acres, gardens, outdoor recreation, programs |
Brukner Nature Center | Troy | Miami | Southwest | website, 165 acres, hands-on exhibits, live native animals, art exhibits, wildlife rehabilitation |
Huston-Brumbaugh Nature Center | Alliance | Stark | Northeast | website, operated by University of Mount Union, displays on natural history, bird observatory, trails |
Caesar Creek State Park | Waynesville | Warren | Southwest | Includes pioneer village of over 15 log cabins and other structures and the Caesar Creek Nature Center |
Caldwell Preserve | Cincinnati | Hamilton | Southwest | website, nature center, operated by the Cincinnati Park Board in Carthage, Cincinnati |
California Woods Nature Preserve | Cincinnati | Hamilton | Southwest | website, nature center, 113 acres, operated by the Cincinnati Park Board |
CanalWay Center | Cuyahoga Heights | Cuyahoga | Northeast | website, operated by Cleveland Metroparks in 306-acre Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation, live small animals, exhibits on nature, industry and the canal |
Children's Schoolhouse Nature Park | Kirtland | Lake | Northeast | website, operated by Lake Metroparks, open for programs or by appointment |
Cincinnati Nature Center | Milford | Hamilton | Southwest | website, protects over 1,600 acres in two locations |
Dawes Arboretum | Newark | Licking | Central | Over 1,800 acres, 8 miles of hiking trails and a four-mile auto tour, Discovery Center, education programs |
Deer Creek State Park (Ohio) | Mt. Sterling | Madison | Southwest | website, 2,337-acre resort park, nature center offers nature programs during the summer months |
Dillon State Park | Nashport | Muskingum | Southeast | website, 3,845 acres, programs offered in the summer |
Donald W. Meyer Center at Big Creek Park | Chardon | Geauga | Northeast | website, operated by the County, 642-acre park |
Farbach-Werner Nature Preserve | Colerain | Hamilton | Southwest | website, operated by the Hamilton County Park District, 22 acres, paved trail, gardens, Ellenwood Nature barn for programs and a gift shop |
Ford Nature Center | Youngstown | Mahoning | Northeast | Located in Mill Creek Park, displays of plants and animals of four local habitats, live animals, discovery room |
French Creek Nature & Arts Center | Sheffield Village | Lorain | Northeast | website, operated by Lorain County Metro Parks, nature programs and exhibits, wildlife observation area, indoor playground |
Garfield Park Nature Center | Garfield Heights | Cuyahoga | Northeast | website, operated by Cleveland MetroParks, 213-acre Garfield Park Reservation |
Glen Helen Outdoor Education Center | Yellow Springs | Greene | Southwest | Operated by Antioch College in 1,000-acre Glen Helen Nature Preserve |
Grand Lake St. Marys State Park | St. Marys | Auglaize | Northwest | Programs offered in the summer, 591-acre park |
Grange Insurance Audubon Center | Columbus | Franklin | Central | website, operated by Audubon Ohio, located within the 120-acre Scioto Audubon Metro Park on the Scioto River |
Harrison Lake State Park | Wauseon | Fulton | Northwest | 147 acres with 105-acre lake, camping and trails |
Highbanks Nature Center | Lewis Center | Delaware | Central | website, 1,159 acres, operated by Columbus Metroparks |
Hocking Woods Nature Center | Nelsonville | Athens | Southeast | website, part of Hocking College, features an interpretive building, wildlife habitats, ponds, walkways, feed stations and seasonal programming |
Hueston Woods State Park | College Corner | Preble | Southwest | 625-acre Acton Lake |
Imago Earth Center | Cincinnati | Hamilton | Southwest | website, located in Price Hill, Cincinnati, 16 acre urban nature preserve and education facility at the Earth Center |
Indian Lake State Park (Ohio) | Lakeview | Logan | Northwest | website, programs in the summer, 800-acre multi-use park |
Kiser Lake State Park | St. Paris | Champaign | Southwest | website, 531 acres with 396-acre lake, nature center |
La Boiteaux Woods | Cincinnati | Hamilton | Southwest | website, nature center, operated by the Cincinnati Park Board, over 2 miles of trails, nature displays, animal mounts, live animals |
Lake Alma State Park | Wellston | Jackson | Southeast | website, 292-acre park, nature programs in the summer |
Lake Erie Nature & Science Center | Bay Village | Cuyahoga | Northeast | website, indoor and outdoor live animal displays, planetarium, wildlife rehabilitation, located in 103-acre Huntington Reservation |
Lake Hope State Park | McArthur | Vinton | Southeast | 2,983-acre park, includes a nature center |
Lake Loramie State Park | Minster | Shelby | Southwest | Programs offered year round, 407 acres |
Lowe-Volk Park Nature Center | Crestline | Crawford | Northwest | website, operated by Crawford Park District, interpretive displays, discovery area, live animals |
Maumee Bay State Park | Oregon | Lucas | Northwest | 1,336 acres, Trautman Nature Center open year round, features interactive displays, an auditorium, research laboratory and viewing windows |
Mentor Marsh State Nature Preserve | Mentor | Lake | Northeast | website, nature center, 673-acre preserve, features the Carol H. Sweet Mentor Marsh Nature Center, operated by the Cleveland Museum of Natural History |
Metzger Nature Center | Stone Creek | Tuscarawas | Northeast | website, operated by Ohio Northern University, 70-acre field station for the biological sciences |
Miami Whitewater Forest | Cincinnati | Hamilton | Southwest | 4,345 acres, operated by the Hamilton County Park District, visitor center features nature displays and a gift shop |
Narrows Reserve & Nature Center | Xenia | Greene | Southwest | website, operated by Greene County Parks, 162 acres, features native plant and animal exhibits, raptor aviary and an apiary |
Nature Center at Shaker Lakes | Shaker Heights | Cuyahoga | Northeast | 20 acres |
Norma Johnson Center | Dover | Tuscarawas | Northeast | website, 303-acre preserve, picnic shelter, over 6 miles of trails, environmental education programs |
North Chagrin Nature Center | Mayfield Village | Cuyahoga | Northeast | website, operated by Cleveland Metroparks in North Chagrin Reservation, features educational displays, resource library, auditorium and nature shop |
Paint Creek State Park | Bainbridge | Ross | Southwest | 5,652-acre park, nature center programs offered in the summer |
Penitentiary Glen Reservation and Nature Center | Kirtland | Lake | Northeast | website, operated by Lake Metroparks, 424 acres, over 7.5 miles of hiking trails, interactive Nature Calls exhibit, wildlife center with native animal ambassadors |
Pike Lake State Park (Ohio) | Bainbridge | Ross | Southwest | 13 acres, programs offered in the summer |
Pymatuning State Park (Ohio) | Andover | Ashtabula | Northeast | 3,512 acres, programs offered in the summer |
Quail Hollow State Park | Hartville | Stark | Northeast | 703 acres, Carriage House Nature Center open on weekends from May through October |
Rocky Fork State Park | Hillsboro | Highland | Southwest | 2,080-acre lake, nature programs offered in the summer at the campgrounds |
Rocky River Nature Center | North Olmsted | Cuyahoga | Northeast | website, operated by Cleveland Metroparks, over 5 miles of trails along the river, nature exhibits, aquariums |
Rotary Nature Center | Bowling Green | Wood | Northwest | website, operated by the city in 100-acre Wintergarden/St. John’s Nature Preserve |
Salt Fork State Park | Lore City | Guernsey | Southeast | Nature center programs offered in the summer, 17,229 acres of land and 2,952 acres of water |
Sharon Woods Centre | Sharonville | Hamilton | Southwest | website, 730 acres, operated by the Hamilton County Park District, features educational nature displays and Adventure Station indoor play area |
Shawnee Prairie Preserve and Nature Center | Greenville | Darke | Southwest | website, 118 acres, operated by the County |
Shawnee State Park | Portsmouth | Scioto | Southwest | 1,095 acres, nature center open from Memorial Day through Labor Day, live animals |
Trailside Nature Center in Burnet Woods | Cincinnati | Hamilton | Southwest | website, nature center, 90 acres, nature library, crafts room, meeting space, exhibits and the Wolff Planetarium, operated by the Cincinnati Park Board |
Twin Valley Welcome Center | Germantown | Montgomery | Southwest | website, operated by Five Rivers MetroParks, 1,665-acre Germantown Park |
Van Buren State Park | Van Buren | Hancock | Northwest | Programs offered in the summer |
Watershed Stewardship Center | Parma | Cuyahoga | Northeast | website, operated by Cleveland Metroparks in 324-acre West Creek Reservation, citizen science education programs |
The West Woods | Novelty | Geauga | Northeast | website, 902-acre park, nature center open daily, hands-on exhibits about the geology and hydrology of Geauga County |
Wilderness Center | Wilmot | Stark | Northeast | 619-acre main site with 10 miles of trails, interpretive building, astronomy education building, an observation tower, pier and picnic shelters |
William C. Kraner Nature Center | Newark | Licking | Central | information, operated by Ohio Nature Education, educational displays about Licking County cultural and natural history |
Winton Centre at Winton Wood | Springfield Township | Hamilton | Southwest | website, 2,555 acres, operated by the Hamilton County Park District, displays on pond life, animal characteristics and the water cycle |
Woodland Mound | Anderson Township | Hamilton | Southwest | website, 1,066 acres, operated by the Hamilton County Park District, includes the Seasongood Nature Center with nature exhibits, outdoor observation deck and wild bird viewing area |
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