list of nature centers in ohio
Table:
Name

Location

County

Region

Summary

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
website, 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
Central
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 photograpy

Blacklick Woods Nature Center
Reynoldsburg
Franklin
Central
website, 643-acre park with nature center, operated by Columbus Metroparks

Blendon Woods Nature Center
Westerville
Franklin
Central
website, 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

Darke County Park District Nature Center
Greenville
Darke
Southwest
website, located in the 118 acre Shawnee Prairie Preserve

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
Central
website, 2,337-acre resort park, nature center offers nature programs during the summer months

Dillon State Park
Nashport
Muskingum
Northeast
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

Germantown MetroPark Nature Center
Germantown
Montgomery
Central
website, operated by Five Rivers MetroParks, 1,665-acre park, displays on native plants and wildlife, live animals, trails

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

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
Central
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
Central
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
website, 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

Ohio University Southern Nature Center
Ironton
Lawrence
Southeast
website, operated by Ohio University Southern in Wayne National Forest

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

Prairie Nature Center
Marion
Marion
Southwest
website, part of Ohio State University, Marion Campus, 11 acres of restored tall-grass prairie

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
Northeast
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
Central
website, operated by the city in 100-acre Wintergarden/St. John’s Nature Preserve

Salt Fork State Park
Lore City
Guernsey
Central
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, nature center, 730 acres, operated by the Hamilton County Park District, features educational nature displays and Adventure Station indoor play area

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

Van Buren State Park
Van Buren
Hancock
Northwest
Programs offered in the summer

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
website, operated by the County, educational displays about Licking County cultural and natural history

Winton Centre at Winton Wood
Cincinnati
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
Cincinnati
Hamilton
Southwest
website, nature center, 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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