The conservatory has a butterfly garden, educational displays of native Nebraska plants and aquatic resources and a working greenhouse where plants are grown for the park and other Commission areas. Guests are welcome to visit the greenhouse when horticulturists are working. The system of trails connects the waterway to the conservatory, Owen Marina Lake and the parking lot west of the pool and tennis courts. From November through March, the Activity Center and Ice Skating Pavilion offers skating. Refrigeration units maintain an ice skating surface even in mild weather.
Skates are available for rent at the pavilion.
In other months, it can be rented as a picnic shelter for large groups. The Activity Center includes a snack bar, an indoor playground and a computer game simulating golf, pitching to major league batter, kicking field goals and kicking a soccer ball against a goalie. Snow means sledding and cross-country skiing at the park. The Fred H. Hawkins Toboggan Runs near Riverview Lodge do not even need snow, just cold weather. Toboggans and plastic sleds can be rented.