list of nature centers in north carolina
Table:
Name

Location

County

Region

Summary

Agapé Center for Environmental Education
Fuquay-Varina
Wake
Triangle
website, 624 acres, experiential learning about the environment for groups

Airlie Gardens
Wilmington
New Hanover
Eastern
67 acres, formal gardens with environmental education programs for youth and adults

Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge
Manteo
Dare
Eastern
Visitor center with exhibits about the ecosystem of the refuge, conservation, education programs

Annie Louise Wilkerson Nature Preserve
Raleigh
Wake
Triangle
website, 156 acres, operated by the City

Bald Head Island Conservancy
Bald Head Island
Brunswick
Eastern
website, family adventure programs, summer camps, nature tours, turtle walks

Balsam Mountain Preserve
Sylva
Jackson

website, operated by the Balsam Mountain Trust, about 4,400 acres, nature center includes live animals, general public must have confirmed reservations to visit

Bass Lake Park
Holly Springs
Wake
Triangle
website, park features 100-acre lake stocked for fishing, nature center with native animal exhibits, operated by the City

Betsy-Jeff Penn 4-H Educational Center
Reidsville
Rockingham

website, almost 200 acres, research based educational experiences for schools and groups, summer camp

Blue Jay Point County Park
Raleigh
Wake
Triangle
website, 236 acres, operated by the County

Blue Planet Water Environmental Center
Huntersville
Mecklenburg
Charlotte area
website, hands-on educational center about water and wastewater, operated by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utilities

Carolina Beach State Park
Carolina Beach
New Hanover
Eastern North Carolina
761 acres, visitor center exhibits about the park's carnivorous plants

Carolina Raptor Center
Charlotte
Mecklenburg
Charlotte area
website, raptor rehabilitation center with exhibits

Centennial Campus Center for Wildlife Education
Raleigh
Wake
Triangle
website, headquarters of the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, features wetland exhibits and overlook, exhibits about wildlife conservation in North Carolina

Charlotte Nature Museum
Charlotte
Mecklenburg
Charlotte area
Interactive nature exhibits and live animal displays of the Piedmont region, adjacent to 98-acre Freedom Park, operated by Discovery Place

Clark Park Nature Center
Fayetteville
Cumberland
Eastern
website, 72 acres, operated by the City

Clemmons Educational State Forest
Clayton
Johnston
Eastern
Features Forestry Exhibit Center with interactive exhibits about the ecology of forests, soil, water, wildlife and the state's cultural history

Cool Springs Environmental Education Center
Emul
Craven

website, 1,700 acres of forestland along the Neuse River, programs on forests and forestry, operated by Weyerhaeuser, requires appointment

Crowder District Park
Apex
Wake
Triangle
website, 33 acres, operated by the County

Dan Nicholas Park
Salisbury
Rowan
Charlotte area
website, operated by the County, park with wildlife, nature center, carousel, water park, small farm with animals, other family attractions

Foothills Equestrian Nature Center
Tryon
Polk
Western
website, 384 acres

Frank Sharpe Jr. Wildlife Education Center
Greensboro
Guilford
Piedmont Triad
website, operated by the City in 250-acre Bur-Mil Park

Genesis Wildlife Sanctuary
Beech Mountain
Watauga
Western
website, wildlife rescue and rehabilitation center

Goose Creek State Park
Washington
Beaufort
Eastern
1,327 acres, includes environmental education and visitor center with exhibits, a wet lab

Grandfather Mountain
Linville
Avery
Western
2,456 acres, part preserve and part state park, features nature museum, naturalist programs

Hanging Rock State Park
Danbury
Stokes
Piedmont Triad
7,049 acres, visitor center features hands-on exhibits about plants and animals, video, programs

Highlands Nature Center
Highlands
Macon
Western
website, open seasonally, exhibits about the biodiversity of the southern Appalachian region, operated by the Highlands Biological Foundation

Howell Woods
Four Oaks
Johnston
Eastern
website, 2,800 acre environmental learning center operated by Johnston Community College

Kerr Lake State Recreation Area
Henderson
Vance
Triangle
50,000-acre man-made lake, Satterwhite Point visitor's center features an exhibit hall, programs, also W. Kerr Scott Lake’s Environmental Education Center

Latta Plantation Nature Center and Preserve
Huntersville
Mecklenburg
Charlotte area
website, 1,351 acres, operated by the County

McDowell Nature Center and Preserve
Charlotte
Mecklenburg
Charlotte area
website, 1,107 acres, operated by the County

Museum of Coastal Carolina
Ocean Isle Beach
Brunswick
Eastern
Natural history museum with dioramas and exhibits about the natural science, environment, and cultural history of the coastal region of the Carolinas

Museum of Life and Science
Durham
Durham
Triangle
84 acres, natural history and science museum with insectarium and live animals, 6 acres wetland with boardwalk and live native animals, a farmyard, railroad and more

Neuseway Nature Park
Kinston
Lenoir
Eastern
website, 55 acres, includes Exchange Nature Center with touch tank, live native animals, Lenoir Memorial Hospital Health & Science Museum, planetarium and campgrounds

North Carolina Arboretum
Asheville
Buncombe
Western
434 acres, arboretum and botanical garden, 10 miles of hiking and biking trails, youth and adult nature programs

North Carolina Estuarium
Washington
Beaufort
Eastern
website, operated by the Partnership for the Sounds, ecology of North Carolina's estuaries, especially the Pamlico River, Tar River and Pamlico Sound

Oak Island Nature Center
Oak Island
Brunswick
Eastern
website, operated by the Town, open seasonally

Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education
Corolla
Currituck
Eastern
website, operated by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, located in Currituck Heritage Park, natural and cultural history of northeastern North Carolina, features aquarium, waterfowl decoy gallery

Piedmont Environmental Center
High Point
Guilford
Piedmont Triad
website, 376 acres, operated by the City, 11 miles of trails

Piedmont Wildlife Center
Durham
Durham
Triangle
Located at 82-acre Leigh Farm Park

Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education
Pisgah Forest
Transylvania
Western
website, located in Pisgah National Forest, operated by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, features trout hatchery

Prairie Ridge Ecostation
Raleigh
Wake
Triangle
45 acres, operated by the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

Reedy Creek Nature Center and Preserve
Charlotte
Mecklenburg
Charlotte area
737 acres, operated by the County, over 10 miles of trails, features live, native animals, an exhibit hall, a classroom

Roanoke/Cashie River Center
Windsor
Bertie
Eastern
website, operated by the Partnership for the Sounds, natural and cultural history of the lower Roanoke River region

San-Lee Park Nature Center
Sanford
Lee
Eastern
website, 177 acres, operated by the County

SciWorks
Winston-Salem
Forsyth

Science museum and 15 acre environmental park

Stevens Nature Center at Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve
Cary
Wake
Triangle
140 acres, operated by the Town

Sturgeon City
Jacksonville
Onslow
Eastern
website, restored wetlands around a former wastewater treatment plant, environmental and science programs

Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Scotland Neck
Halifax

website, 18-acre park features aviaries displaying birds from around the work, gardens, education about waterfowl, wildlife and wetland conservation

A Time for Science
Grifton
Pitt
Eastern
website, nature and science learning center located at the 200-acre Bray Hollow Conservancy

Walnut Creek Wetland Center
Raleigh
Wake
Triangle
website, 59 acres, operated by the City

Walter B Jones, Sr. Center for The Sounds
Columbia
Tyrrell
Eastern
website, operated by the Partnership for the Sounds, natural history of the Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge

Walter L. Stasavich Science and Nature Center
Greenville
Pitt
Eastern
website, operated by the City in 324-acre River Park North

Western North Carolina Nature Center
Asheville
Buncombe
Western
Operated by the City, 40-acre zoological park with animals and plants native to the Southern Appalachian region

Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve
Southern Pines
Moore
Sandhills
898 acres, state park and preserve with natural history museum and environmental education programs

William B. Umstead State Park
Raleigh
Wake
Triangle
5,439 acres, visitor center exhibits, education programs

White Deer Park and Nature Center
Garner
Wake
Triangle
website, 96 acres, operated by the Town

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