Visit
Grounds:
Building Weekend:
Building Weekday:
Daily, dawn to dusk
Sat & Sun, 10am - 3pm, Free
Mon to Fri, year-round
by appointment for field trips
Weekend visitors may borrow from our free nature lending library, including fishing poles, dip nets, binoculars, field guides, and bug nets. Meet the animal ambassadors, explore the grounds, complete a nature scavenger hunt, and make a nature craft.
Story Trail maps are at the front desk. The story changes every month.
Building Amenities:
ADA bathroom
Heat / air conditioning
Guest Wi-Fi
Gift shop
Water refill station
Grounds Amenities:
Playscape
Nature trails
Pond & dock
ADA parking
Porta potty
Stage
Children's garden
Visit us at 630 Tawes Drive, Elkton MD 21921.
Enter the Park from 273, North Appleton or 213.
On average, American children spend only 7 minutes a day outside and over 7 hours on a screen. Our programs bring the science classroom to life, engaging students' innate curiosity and inspiring a love of the great outdoors.
Just one hour a day of outdoor education or free-play is shown to improve mental and physical health, academic achievement, creativity, and reduce stress. Kids who are exposed to an environmental education curriculum are also more likely to go into STEM fields as adults.
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