See also: List of nature centers in the United States.
This is a list of nature centers and environmental education centers in the state of Arizona.
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Name | Location | County | Region | Summary |
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North Central | Open seasonally, located on 200 acres within the Coconino National Forest, environmental education programs, visitor center exhibits, horticulture center | |||
Cave Creek Regional Park | South Central | website, operated by the County, 2,922 acres, features a nature center | ||
Colorado River Nature Center | Northwest | website, 140 acres, operated by the Arizona Game and Fish Department, the City and the Bureau of Land Management | ||
Community Nature Center Open Space Preserve | Central | website, 18 acres, operated by the City | ||
Chandler Nature Center at Veterans Oasis Park | Maricopa | South Central | website, 113 acres, operated by the City, | |
Estrella Mountain Regional Park | Maricopa | South Central | website, operated by the County, 19,840 acres of desert and mountains, features a nature center | |
Gray Hawk Nature Center | Southeast | website | ||
Maricopa | South Central | website, operated by the Nature Conservancy, features the Arthur L. Johnson Visitor Center and programs | ||
Highlands Center for Natural History | Yavapai | Central | website, 80 acres | |
Nina Mason Rio Salado Audubon Center | Maricopa | South Central | website, located in the 600-acre, city-owned Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area, operated by the National Audubon Society | |
Ramsey Canyon Preserve | Cochise | Southeast | website, operated by the Nature Conservancy | |
Usery Mountain Regional Park | Maricopa | South Central | website, operated by the County, 3,648 acres, features a nature center | |
White Mountain Nature Center | North Central | website, 10 acres, also does wildlife rehabilitation | ||
Maricopa | South Central | Operated by the County in White Tank Mountain Regional Park with 29,271 acres, features live native reptiles | ||
Willow Bend Environmental Education Center | Coconino | North Central | website, operated by the County at Sawmill Park | |