Crystal Lake Park District Nature Center

Jul 13th, 2023

Im spoiled by the huge Audubon nature center in Chautauqua Co, NY. I have family living in the area now and we found this as something familiar to our Audubon experience. What makes this worth going to is the butterfly room talk by William Sutphin. Hes a great educator and very knowledgeable. The center has a few tanks of various critters, a table for children to do crafts, and a wonderful space to look out at the bird feeders, with helpful pictures on the inside wall to assist in bird identification (Baltimore Oriole!) . We were here when the weather wasnt good. I wished we could have explored the pond and trails. Kids arent really exposed to nature like they used to. This center is a great way to do that.
Jul 6th, 2023

I just happen to have stumbled on this & Im so happy I did! Its gorgeous! On one trail, I went through the woods & then was in some sort of field. Very, very pretty!
May 8th, 2023

Apr 8th, 2023

2022- Went in today for their monthly craft, it was fun. While we were there, we got to see the bee hive and got a tour of the butterfly house. We saw caterpillars, butterflies and moths we've never seen before! The kiddo is excited about the classes we signed her up for as well! Update- all the classes have been a blast! Very interactive and engaging! 2016-First time I've been there and it was a great time. So much interesting items and things to teach the littles with!
Dec 26th, 2022