Welcome to Woodland Dunes!
Step inside. Let our beautiful nature center take you through the grand West Room where you’ll find nature displays, artifacts from the local area, and comfortable seating when you’re ready for a rest. Across the hall you’ll enter our unique and earth-conscious gift shop. Just one step beyond that is our hands-on educational room where children and families can participate in microscope discoveries, project tables, puppet theater, and more!
If you follow the main hall to the back door you’ll wind your way into our beautiful Dorothy Star Butterfly & Bee Garden. Our 30-foot viewing tower is just west of the garden and is also at the head of our popular boardwalk Cattail Trail. You will find our Sky Shed for night sky viewing programs nearby. Here you will also begin your hike onto Willow Trail, filled with native trees, flowers, prairie and forest species alike. We have a natural play area just west of the front doors where your little ones can explore the mulberry tree, cross a bubbling brook, make music out of natural instruments, and so much more.
Please visit our Hiking Trails page to learn more about our diverse 7 miles of hiking trails.
Green features of our Nature Center:
- Bird-friendly windows
- Electric car charging station
- Geothermal heating and cooling
- Permeable parking lot
- Restored chimney to house nesting swifts
- Solar panels
- Water bottle refill station