This is a list of nature centers and environmental education centers in the state of Indiana.
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| Name | Location | County | Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Joseph | 195 acres including 26-acre state dedicated nature preserve, children's discovery room, operated by the County | |||
| 15,776 acres, features the Brown County Interpretive Center | ||||
| Putnam | Central Indiana | 8,075 acres, reservoir and state recreation area, features the Cable Mills Interpretive Center | ||
| Noble | Northern Indiana | 2,718 acres, one-room schoolhouse nature center | ||
| Jefferson | Southern Indiana | 1,416 acres, includes a nature center | ||
| Cool Creek Park and Nature Center | Central Indiana | website, 90 acres, operated by the County | ||
| Cope Environmental Center | Central Indiana | website, 130 acres, focus on sustainable living | ||
| Dunes Learning Center | Northern Indiana | website, residential environmental education camp for the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore | ||
| Central Indiana | 3,900 acres, features the Earth Discovery Center and the Ornithology Center about birds | |||
| Southern Indiana | 165 acres, visitor center museum exhibits about the park's fossil beds, natural and human history | |||
| Central Indiana | 1,700 acres, interpretive center with environmental education programs | |||
| Southwestern Indiana | 3,465 acres | |||
| Central Indiana | 355 acres, displays about trees, native woods and plants, flora and fauna | |||
| Hilltop Garden and Nature Center | Monroe | Southern Indiana | website, operated by Indiana University, demonstration gardens, gardening and nature education programs | |
| Holliday Park and Nature Center | Central Indiana | website, 95 acres, operated by the City, Marion County and Holliday Park natural and environmental history, features hands-on, discovery-based activities for all ages | ||
| Porter | Northern Indiana | 2,182 acres (883 ha), nature center open year round | ||
| Kirkendall Nature Center | Howard | Central Indiana | website, operated by the City in the 100-acre Jackson Morrow Park, features aquariums, mounts of area mammals, birds, insects, fish, fossils | |
| Lilly Nature Center | Central Indiana | website, operated by the City in 195-acre Celery Bog Nature Area | ||
| Southwestern Indiana | 1,747 acres, park includes boyhood home of President Abraham Lincoln and the Lincoln Interpretive Center by the Pine Hills area | |||
| Luhr County Park & Nature Center | Northern Indiana | website, 89 acres, operated by the County, hands-on environmental displays and exhibits, live animals, and wildlife observation room | ||
| Maplewood Nature Center | LaGrange | Northern Indiana | website, operated by the County in 90-acre LaGrange County Nature Preserve | |
| McCloud Nature Park | Central Indiana | website, operated by the County, 232-acre park, nature center features interactive nature exhibits, bird viewing area, greenhouse, resource library and monthly rotating art exhibits | ||
| Owen | Central Indiana | 1,924 acres, includes a nature center | ||
| Noble | Northern Indiana | 1,150 acres, operated by Goshen College, programs for schools, field laboratory for students studying ecology, environmental education and agroecology | ||
| Metea County Park | Northern Indiana | website, operated by the County, 250 acres, includes the Gloria Goeglein Nature Center | ||
| Madison | Central Indiana | 251 acres, interpretive center includes a wildlife viewing room, animal displays, interactive games, exhibits about the 10 ceremonial mounds built by the prehistoric Adena culture | ||
| Harrison | Southern Indiana | 2,000 acres, houses the O'Bannon Woods Interpretive Center, which offers exhibits and nature programs year round | ||
| Dubois | Southwestern Indiana | 25,800 acres with 8,800-acre reservoir | ||
| Monroe | Southern Indiana | Nature center at the Paynetown Beach, drop-in activities, live reptiles, open seasonally | ||
| Northern Indiana | Located in 1,260-acre Pokagon State Park, animals and displays about Pokagon and its surrounding areas | |||
| St. Joseph | Northern Indiana | 3,840 acres, nature center includes live animals | ||
| Rum Village Nature Center | St. Joseph | Northern Indiana | website, 160 acres, operated by the City, exhibits about the plant and animal life of northern Indiana | |
| Salamonie Interpretive and Nature Center | Northern Indiana | website, operated by the State, programs for the J.E. Roush Fish and Wildlife Area, Mississinewa Lake, Ouabache State Park, Salamonie Lake and Salamonie River State Forest, features live animals, interactive reservoir exhibits, natural and cultural history displays | ||
| Greene | Southern Indiana | 1,766 acres, seasonal nature center | ||
| Spicer Lake Nature Center | St. Joseph | Northern Indiana | website, 320 acres, trails along wetlands, woods and old-growth fields, nature center, environmental education programs, operated by the County | |
| Southern Indiana | 1,358 acres, park includes a pioneer village, nature center, memorial for astronaut Gus Grissom, cave tours by boat | |||
| Tulip Creek Nature Center | Noble | Northern Indiana | website, 50-acre nature preserve | |
| Central | 2,382 acres, nature center open year round | |||
| Ripley | Southern Indiana | 5,988 acres, seasonal interpretive programs | ||
| Southwestern Indiana | 240 acres, owned by the City and operated by the non-profit Wesselman Woods Nature Preserve Society | |||
| Woodlawn Nature Center | Elkhart | Northern Indiana | website, 10 acres, natural history museum, managed by the Woodlawn Nature Council | |
| Zion Nature Center | Boone | Central Indiana | website, operated by the City, supported by the Friends of Zion Nature Center | |