Ballard Nature Center is a place for outdoor fun and education for the whole family!
Outdoors
- Miles of walking trails (or running trails for the more energetic)
- Handicapped-accessible trails, pavilions, and fishing pier
- A Kids’ Fishing Pond
- Two pavilions with picnic tables, electricity, and serving tables
- Natural communities: woodlands, prairies, wetlands, and savannas
- A kid’s play area features balancing logs, stepping stones, bridge, sand box, and more
Indoors
- Exhibit room with interactive displays and a bird watching window
- Large lower level meeting room/classroom, available for rental
- Library, containing scientific publications, children’s books, videos, and photo journals (non-lending)
Creative Touches
- Interpretive signs punctuate the trails
- Naturalists – educators offer tours and presentations
- Arching wooden bridge spans a flowing stream, a wetland boardwalk, & an observation platform
- Imaginary troll lurks beneath a woodland bridge (bring a few coins to pay the toll)
