# List of nature centers in the United States

The following is a list of nature centers and environmental education centers in the United States.

## District of Columbia

| Name | Location | Summary |
| Rock Creek Park Nature Center and Planetarium | Washington, D.C. | 1,754 acres, exhibits about the park's forest, plants and animals |

## Hawaii

| Name | Location | Island | Summary |
| Hawai'i Nature Center | Honolulu | Oahu | website, offers programs at the Makiki Valley State Recreation Area, Pu‘u ‘Ualaka‘a State Park, and other areas on Oahu, and also ’Iao Valley and Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge on Maui |
| Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary | Kihei | Maui | Education center features exhibits about the natural and cultural history of humpback whales and marine life found in the sanctuary |

## Idaho

| Name | Location | County | Summary |
| Boise WaterShed | Boise | Ada | website, located at the West Boise Wastewater Treatment Facility, hands-on exhibits about water quality and watersheds, partnership between the Boise Public Works Department and Boise WaterShed Exhibits, Inc. |
| Jim Hall Foothills Learning Center | Boise | Ada | website, operated by the City, education and information about the Boise foothills and the surrounding high-desert environment |
| MK Nature Center | Boise | Ada | website, 4 acres, also known as the Morrison Knudsen Nature Center, operated by the State |
| World Center for Birds of Prey | Boise | Ada | 580 acres, headquarters for The Peregrine Fund, Velma Morrison Interpretive Center features live raptors, interactive displays, multi-media shows and live demonstrations |

## Louisiana

| Name | Location | Parish | Summary |
| Acadiana Park Nature Station | Lafayette | Lafayette | website, 110 acres, operated by the City |
| Audubon Louisiana Nature Center | New Orleans | Orleans | website, 86 acres, operated by the Audubon Nature Institute |
| Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge | Monroe | Ouachita | 4,200 acres, with 40-acre Black Bayou Lake Environmental Education Center and adjacent arboretum |
| Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center | Baton Rouge | East Baton Rouge | 103 acres, operated by the City, features exhibits about area plants, animals, minerals and a vintage waterfowl decoy carving collection |
| Northlake Nature Center | Mandeville | St. Tammany | website, 400 acres |

## Montana

| Name | Location | County | Region | Summary |
| Montana Natural History Center | Missoula | Missoula | Western | website |
| Summit Nature Center at Whitefish Mountain Resort | Whitefish | Flathead | Western | Operated in cooperative with the Flathead National Forest |
| Montana Audubon Center | Billings | Yellowstone | South Central | website |
| Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary | Red Lodge | Carbon | South Central | website, formerly the Beartooth Nature Center, includes rehabilitated wolves, mountain lions, black bears, bison, elk, bobcat, fox, coyote, eagles, hawks, owls |
| ZooMontana | Billings | Yellowstone | South Central | Includes Yellowstone Arboretum and ZooMontana Botanical Park. Natural habitats for animals found above the 45th parallel. Accredited arboretum with 200 species of trees and woody shrubs. Nine botanical gardens. https://www.zoomontana.org and https://www.yellowstonearboretum.org |

## Nevada

| Name | Location | County | Region | Summary |
| Animal Ark (Nevada) | Reno | Washoe | Northwest | website, 38 acres, wildlife sanctuary and nature education center, features native North American predators |
| Clark County Wetlands Park | Las Vegas | Clark | Southern | 2,900 acres, operated by the County |
| Oxbow Nature Study Area | Reno | Washoe | Northwest | website, operated by the Nevada Department of Wildlife on the Truckee River |
| Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area | Las Vegas | Clark | Southern | Encompasses 195,819 acres within the Mojave Desert, visitor center features exhibit rooms, guided hikes, nature programs |
| Verdi Community Library and Nature Center | Verdi | Washoe | Northwest | website, 8 acres, partnership between the Nevada Department of Wildlife, Washoe County Public Library System, Washoe County School District, and the Verdi Community |

## New Mexico

| Name | Location | County | Region | Summary |
| Los Alamos Nature Center | Los Alamos | Los Alamos | Northern | website, natural history of the Pajarito Plateau and northern New Mexico, includes the Pajarito Environmental Education Center |
| Randall Davey Audubon Center & Sanctuary | Santa Fe | Santa Fe | Central | website, 135 acres, operated by the National Audubon Society |
| Rio Grande Nature Center State Park | Albuquerque | Bernalillo | Central | 38 acres |
| Riverside Nature Center | Farmington | San Juan | Northern | website, operated by the City |
| Southwest Environmental Center | Las Cruces | Doña Ana | Southern | website, grassroots conservation organization, features aquarium, information displays, library, education and nature programs |

## North Dakota

| Name | Location | County | Region | Summary |
| Chahinkapa Zoo | Wahpeton | Richland | Southeast | 18 acres, includes the Rodger Ehnstrom Nature Center to enhance understanding and respect for wildlife |
| Lake Metigoshe State Park | Bottineau | Bottineau | North Central | 1,551 acres, includes the Turtle Mountain Outdoor Learning Center which offers ecology, conservation, and outdoor recreation programs |
| White Horse Hill National Game Preserve | | Benson | North Central | 1,674 acres, visitor center exhibits, public workshops, guided nature hikes, bird-watching walks, summer youth programs and conservation programs |
| Theodore Roosevelt National Park | | McKenzie | West | Covers 110 square miles of land in three sections: the North Unit, the South Unit, and the Elkhorn Ranch Unit, visitor centers feature natural history exhibits and programs in McKenzie and Billings County |
| Turtle River State Park | Arvilla | Grand Forks | East | 784 acres, includes an Outdoor Learning Center |

## West Virginia

| Name | Location | County | Region | Summary |
| Blackwater Falls State Park | Davis | Tucker | Central | 2,358 acres, center open seasonally |
| Cranberry Mountain Nature Center | Elkins | Randolph | Central | Part of the Monongahela National Forest, open seasonally, visitor center in the Cranberry Glades area |
| Hawks Nest State Park | Ansted | Fayette | Southern West Virginia | 370 acres, features the River Nature Center, aerial tram, 9 hole golf course |
| Pipestem Resort State Park | Pipestem | Summers | Southern West Virginia | 4,050 acres, nature center open year round, includes the 1900s-period Harris Homestead with house, barn and meathouse |
| Schrader Environmental Education Center | Wheeling | Ohio | Northern Panhandle | Operated by the Oglebay Institute |
| Twin Falls Resort State Park | Pineville | Wyoming | Southern West Virginia | 3,776 acres, nature center open year round |

## Wyoming

| Name | Location | County | Summary |
| National Bighorn Sheep Interpretive Center | Dubois | Fremont | Museum with focus about the biology and habitat of the Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep, wildlife viewing tours |