This is a list of nature centers and environmental education centers in the state of Maryland.
To use the sortable tables: click on the icons at the top of each column to sort that column in alphabetical order; click again for reverse alphabetical order.
See also: List of nature centers in the United States.
| Name | Location | County | Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural History Farm Park | Capital | website, operated by Montgomery Parks the 455-acre complex with a historic farm site and a modern farming activity center | ||
| Nature Conservancy preserve and county park | ||||
| Central | Operated by the County. Center located on 320 acres; features live animals, interpretive exhibits, more than five miles of multi-use trails, a planetarium and observatory. | |||
| Black Hill Visitors Center | Montgomery | Capital | website, operated by Montgomery Parks in Black Hill Regional Park with 2,000 acres, offers year-round programming for all ages. | |
| Brookside Nature Center | Montgomery | Capital | website, operated by Montgomery Parks in Wheaton Regional Park | |
| Central | Located in Gwynns Falls Leakin Park, includes rehabilitation center for disabled birds of prey and an insect zoo | |||
| Carroll | Central | Operated by the Manchester Parks Foundation, located on 60 acres (240,000 m2) of land and features over 4 miles of trails | ||
| Capital | website, operated by the County in Cosca Regional Park | |||
| Baltimore | Baltimore City | Central | 426 acres, features the Willow Grove Nature Education Center, programs about nature, farming, local history and conservation awareness, operated by the Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks | |
| Montgomery | Capital | website, operated by the City | ||
| Baltimore | Baltimore City | Central | City park with arboretum and gardens, features the Cylburn Nature Museum with Maryland natural history exhibits | |
| Garrett | Western | Operated by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources in the state park | ||
| Central | Independent organization in partnership with Harford County Parks and Recreation, nature center and historic grist mill museum | |||
| website, operated by the Fair Hill Environmental Foundation | ||||
| website, operated by the County | ||||
| Glen Echo Park Aquarium | Glen Echo | Montgomery | Capital | Aquarium and nature center that focuses on local tributaries and the Chesapeake Bay. |
| Prince George's | Capital | 330-acre working farm, operated by the Alice Ferguson Foundation | ||
| Harford | Central | Operated by Harford County Public Schools | ||
| Central | Located on a 300-year-old, 232-acre farm | |||
| Baltimore | Central | Private organization set on 116 acres (0.47 km2) of land | ||
| Central | Features the McCann Wetlands Study Center with displays about the wetlands, estuaries and the Patuxent River watershed, operated by the Anne Arundel County Department of Recreation and Parks | |||
| Locust Grove Nature Center | Montgomery | Capital | website, operated by the Montgomery Parks in Cabin John Regional Park, offers year-round programming for all ages. | |
| Seasonal nature center and American Civil War museum | ||||
| Baltimore | Central | Located on Chesapeake Bay at the county’s nearly 500-acre Marshy Point Park, operated by the Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks | ||
| Baltimore City | Central | website, Located on the Chesapeake Bay south of Baltimore's inner harbor, operated by the Living Classrooms Foundation | ||
| Maydale Nature Center | Montgomery | Capital | website, operated by Montgomery Parks in Maydale Conservation Park, offering year-round programming. | |
| Meadowside Nature Center | Montgomery | Capital | website, operated by MontgomeryParks in Rock Creek Regional Park, offering year-round programming and a raptor sanctuary. | |
| Prince George's | Capital | Operated by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, encompasses 1,670 acres, wintering ground for Canada geese | ||
| Mount Rainier Nature and Recreation Center | Prince George's | Capital | website, operated by the County | |
| Nanjemoy Creek Environmental Education Center | Southern | website, 10-acre school site within the Charles County Public School System on Najemoy Creek | ||
| Garrett | Western | 455 acres, nature center open seasonally | ||
| Baltimore | Central | Facility of Baltimore County Department of Recreation & Parks, assisted by the Oregon Ridge Nature Center Council | ||
| Baltimore City | Central | Operated by the National Audubon Society | ||
| Prince George's | Capital | National Wildlife Visitors Center is located in the South Tract | ||
| Phillips Wharf Environmental Center | Talbot | Eastern Shore | website, environment of the Chesapeake Bay | |
| Pickering Creek Audubon Center | Talbot | Eastern Shore | website, operated by the Chesapeake Audubon Society, a subsidiary of the National Audubon Society | |
| Central | Operated by the County in Piney Run Park | |||
| Central | 18 acres, operated by the County and supported by the Robinson Foundation, exhibits on local habitats, wildlife, and the Chesapeake Bay | |||
| Baltimore | Central | Open seasonally along the Torrey C. Brown Trail of Gunpowder Falls State Park | ||
| Watkins Nature Center | Prince George's | Capital | website, operated by the County in Watkins Regional Park | |
| Montgomery | Capital | 40 acre sanctuary and mansion, operated by the Audubon Naturalist Society | ||