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
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

External links

Map of nature centers and environmental education centers in Ohio

Protected areas of Ohio

Federal

National parks	Cuyahoga Valley

National historical parks and sites	Dayton Aviation Heritage NHP First Ladies NHS Hopewell Culture NHP James A. Garfield NHS William Howard Taft NHS

National Monuments	Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers

National memorials	David Berger Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial

National trails	North Country Trail

National forests	Wayne

National wildlife refuges	Cedar Point Ottawa West Sister Island

National estuarine research reserve	Old Woman Creek

National Natural Landmarks	Brown's Lake Bog Cedar Bog Dysart Woods Fort Hill State Memorial Glen Helen Nature Preserve Tinkers Creek Gorge

State

State parks	Adams Lake Alum Creek A. W. Marion Barkcamp Beaver Creek Blue Rock Buck Creek Buckeye Lake Burr Oak Caesar Creek Catawba Island Cleveland Lakefront Cowan Lake Deer Creek Delaware Dillon East Fork East Harbor Findley Forked Run Geneva Grand Lake St. Marys Great Seal Guilford Lake Harrison Lake Headlands Beach Hocking Hills Hueston Woods Independence Dam Indian Lake Jackson Lake Jefferson Lake John Bryan Kelleys Island Kiser Lake Lake Alma Lake Hope Lake Logan Lake Loramie Lake Milton Lake White Little Miami Madison Lake Malabar Farm Marblehead Lighthouse Mary Jane Thurston Middle Bass Island Maumee Bay Mohican Mosquito Lake Mt. Gilead Muskingum River Nelson Kennedy Ledges Paint Creek Pike Lake Portage Lakes Punderson Pymatuning Quail Hollow Rocky Fork Salt Fork Scioto Trail Shawnee South Bass Island Stonelick Strouds Run Sycamore Tar Hollow Tinkers Creek Van Buren West Branch Wingfoot Lake Wolf Run

State forests	Beaver Creek Blue Rock Brush Creek Dean Fernwood Gifford Harrison Hocking Maumee Mohican-Memorial Perry Pike Richland Furnace Scioto Trail Shade River Shawnee Sunfish Creek Tar Hollow Yellow Creek Zaleski

State nature preserves	Acadia Cliffs Adams Lake Prairie Audubon Islands Augusta-Anne Olsen Aurora Sanctuary Baker Woods Evans Beck Memorial Betsch Fen Bigelow Cemetery Blackhand Gorge Bonnet Pond Boord Brown's Lake Bog Burton Wetlands Caesar Creek Gorge Lou Campbell Carmean Woods Cedar Bog Chaparral Prairie Christmas Rocks Clear Creek Clear Fork Gorge Clifton Gorge Howard Collier Compass Plant Prairie Conkle's Hollow Copperrider-Kent Bog Crabill Fen Cranberry Bog Crane Hollow Crooked Run Culberson Woods Davey Woods Davis Memorial Marie J. Desonier Drew Woods Dupont Marsh Eagle Creek Emerald Hills Erie Sand Barrens Etawah Woods Flatiron Lake Bog Fowler Woods Frame Lake Fen Gahanna Woods Gallagher/Springfield Fen Goll Woods Goode Prairie Gott Fen Greenbelt Greenville Falls Gross Memorial Woods Hatch-Otis Halls Creek Headlands Dunes Hueston Woods Hutchins (Highland) Irwin Prairie Jackson Bog Johnson Ridge Johnson Woods Karlo Fen Kendrick Woods Kessler Swamp Kiser Lake Wetlands Kitty Todd Knox Woods Kyle Woods Ladd Natural Bridge Lake Katharine Lakeside Daisy Lawrence Woods Little Rocky Hollow Mantua Bog Marsh Wetlands McCracken Fen Mentor Marsh Milford Center Railroad Prairie Miller Morris Woods Mud Lake Bog Myersville Newberry North Pond North Shore Alvar Novak Sanctuary Old Woman Creek Owens/Liberty Fen Pallister Pickerington Ponds Portage Lakes Wetland Prairie Road Fen William C. McCoy Raven Rock Rhododendeon Cove Rockbridge Rome Rothenbuhler Woods Saltpetre Cave Sears Woods Seymour Woods Shallenberger Sharon Woods Gorge Sheepskin Hollow Sheick Hollow Sheldon Marsh Shoemaker Siegenthaler-Kaestner Esker Smith Cemetery Spring Beauty Dell Spring Brook Sanctuary Springville Marsh Stage's Pond Strait Creek Prairie Stratford Woods Swamp Cottonwood Edward Thomas Tinker's Creek Travertine Fen Triangle Lake Bog Trillium Trails Walter Tucker Tummonds Warder-Perkins Whipple White Pine Bog Forest Zimmerman Prairie

State scenic rivers	Big Darby Creek Chagrin River Conneaut Creek Cuyahoga River Grand River Greenville Creek Kokosing River Little Beaver Creek Little Darby Creek Little Miami River Maumee River Mohican River Olentangy River Sandusky River Stillwater River

Regional

Metro Parks	Ashtabula County Metroparks Cleveland Metroparks Columbus Metro Parks Erie MetroParks Five Rivers MetroParks Geauga Park District Hamilton County Park District Johnny Appleseed Metro Parks Lake Metroparks Lorain County Metro Parks Metroparks of Butler County Metro Parks, Serving Summit County Metroparks of the Toledo Area Mill Creek MetroParks Trumbull County MetroParks

Ohio Department of Natural Resources (web)

Nature centers in the United States

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