River Bend Nature Center

This place is really lovely. All of the people working and volunteering here were really welcoming and had a lot to say about the place. It was very fun and engaging from the moment we walked in. I would definitely visit again!

This place is awesome!! There are tons of fun indoor and outdoor educational activities for kids! I love the variety of animals and activities! There’s high tech stuff: video/digital microscopes, wind tunnels, etc., and low tech options: building with magnets/wood, tangibles like turtle shells/rocks/fossils, coloring/etc. there’s a fossil digging sand pit outside and a mud kitchen. So much fun for kids and adults. Not gonna lie, I’m afraid of rats but the rats named Cookies and Cream were adorable. I also think there was a toad named Gladys or Velma or something? Adorable. You can tell they really love and care for their animals.

Great experience, there are trails out back and animals to see indoors, also microscopes to play with indoors. Accessible paths in the back and short dirt paths but main path is paved fully wheelchair accessible. Nice gift shop as well. Only $5 for students and military.

Pretty cool spot to stop by if your in the area, with or without kids. We ended doing a tour for a possible wedding venue and Mary was great! Super helpful but not overbearing like some wedding venue tour hosts can be. We ended up staying after the tour to look around and really enjoyed it. Grounds are very well kept and the trails are super clean & pretty.

Such a fun place to visit! They had a lot of kid activities to do for free once inside. Several cool things to see inside as well as informative signs. Kevin (I think was his name) was so informative and shared information with us that we didn't know. The butterfly area was really cool! We liked learning about the ferrets and watching them play. There is a paved and non paved trail, both are just as fun to walk on. The signs along the trail are very informative. Tons of squirrels along the trail and it was fun looking for animal tracks in the dirt part of the trail. Be cautious if there has been a lot of rain recently, the wild side trail looks as though it gets rather wet and muddy. The children's garden is nice as well along with the dino dig area.