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In the Environmental Learning Center at Rookery Bay

Nature Centers

Nature centers in Florida’s parks often have their own trail systems and are great places to get the family outside to learn about Florida’s habitats, flora, and fauna firsthand

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Florida's Best Nature Centers

Education is fun when there are hands-on activities for the kids to learn about Florida habitats, history, wildlife, and plants. These are the outdoor destinations we think have Florida’s best nature centers for interactive learning about natural and cultural Florida. If you’d like to nominate a favorite, send us a note with why you think a particular nature center should be on this list. We have more we’ve visited to add – including Ann Kolb Nature Center, Apalachicola NERR, Conservancy of Southwest Florida, Environmental Learning Center at Wabasso Island, Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Science and Discovery Center of Northwest Florida, and the Silver River Museum – so check back!

Summer storm on the marshes at Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge

Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge

Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge
Barrier Island Trail

Barrier Island Sanctuary

Barrier Island Sanctuary
Biscayne National Park

Biscayne National Park

Biscayne National Park
Wetlands at Circle B Bar Reserve

Circle B Bar Reserve

Circle B Bar Reserve
boardwalk to big cypresses in Corkscrew

Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary

Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
Adderly House at Crane Point Hammock

Crane Point Hammock

Crane Point Hammock
Everglades Pay-Hay-Okee

Everglades National Park

Everglades National Park
Boardwalk at Green Cay Wetlands

Green Cay Wetlands

Green Cay Wetlands
GTM Reserve

GTM Reserve

GTM Reserve
Along the Loxahatchee River

Jonathan Dickinson State Park

Jonathan Dickinson State Park
Lyonia Preserve

Lyonia Preserve

Lyonia Preserve
Mangroves up close

Rookery Bay NERR

Rookery Bay NERR
Sams House Hammock Loop

Sams House at Pine Island

Sams House at Pine Island
St. Johns River Center in Palatka

St. Johns River Center

St. Johns River Center
St Marks NWR

St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge

St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge
Sugar Sand Park

Sugar Sand Park

Sugar Sand Park
Mobbly Bay

Upper Tampa Bay Conservation Park

Upper Tampa Bay Conservation Park

Weedon Island Preserve

Weedon Island Preserve

ALL Nature Centers

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