This is a list of nature centers and environmental education centers in the state of Indiana.

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Name Location County Region Summary Bendix Woods New Carlisle St. JosephNorthern Indiana 195 acres including 26-acre state dedicated nature preserve, children's discovery room, operated by the County Brown County State Park Nature Center Nashville Brown Southern Indiana 15,776 acres, features the Brown County Interpretive Center Cagles Mill Lake Cloverdale PutnamCentral Indiana 8,075 acres, reservoir and state recreation area, features the Cable Mills Interpretive Center Chain O'Lakes State Park Interpretive Center Albion NobleNorthern Indiana 2,718 acres, one-room schoolhouse nature center Clifty Falls State Park Madison Jefferson Southern Indiana 1,416 acres, includes a nature center Cool Creek Park and Nature Center Carmel Hamilton Central Indiana website, 90 acres, operated by the County Cope Environmental Center Centerville Wayne Central Indiana website, 130 acres, focus on sustainable living Dunes Learning Center Chesterton Porter Northern Indiana website, residential environmental education camp for the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Eagle Creek Park Indianapolis Marion Central Indiana 3,900 acres, features the Earth Discovery Center and the Ornithology Center about birds Falls of the Ohio State Park Clarksville Clark Southern Indiana 165 acres, visitor center museum exhibits about the park's fossil beds, natural and human history Fort Harrison State Park Lawrence Marion Central Indiana 1,700 acres, interpretive center with environmental education programs Harmonie State Park New Harmony Posey Southwestern Indiana 3,465 acres Hayes Arboretum Richmond Wayne Central Indiana 355 acres, displays about trees, native woods and plants, flora and fauna Hilltop Garden and Nature Center Bloomington MonroeSouthern Indiana website, operated by Indiana University, demonstration gardens, gardening and nature education programs Holliday Park and Nature Center Indianapolis Marion Central Indiana website, 95 acres, operated by the city, Marion County and Holliday Park natural and environmental history, features hands-on, discovery-based activities for all ages Indiana Dunes State Park Nature Center Chesterton Porter Northern Indiana 2,182 acres (883 ha), nature center open year-round Kirkendall Nature Center Kokomo Howard Central Indiana website, operated by the City in the 100-acre Jackson Morrow Park, features aquariums, mounts of area mammals, birds, insects, fish, fossils Lilly Nature Center West Lafayette Tippecanoe Central Indiana website, operated by the City in 195-acre Celery Bog Nature Area Lincoln State Park Nature Center Lincoln City Spencer Southwestern Indiana 1,747 acres, park includes boyhood home of President Abraham Lincoln and the Lincoln Interpretive Center by the Pine Hills area Luhr County Park & Nature Center La Porte La Porte Northern Indiana website, 89 acres, operated by the county, hands-on environmental displays and exhibits, live animals, and wildlife observation room Maplewood Nature Center LaGrange LaGrangeNorthern Indiana website, operated by the County in 90-acre LaGrange County Nature Preserve McCloud Nature Park North Salem Hendricks Central Indiana website, operated by the county, 232-acre park, nature center features interactive nature exhibits, bird viewing area, greenhouse, resource library and monthly rotating art exhibits McCormick's Creek State Park Spencer OwenCentral Indiana 1,924 acres, includes a nature center Merry Lea Environmental Center Wolf Lake Noble Northern Indiana 1,150 acres, operated by Goshen College, programs for schools, field laboratory for students studying ecology, environmental education and agroecology Metea County Park Leo-Cedarville Allen Northern Indiana website, operated by the county, 250 acres, includes the Gloria Goeglein Nature Center Mounds State Park Anderson MadisonCentral Indiana 251 acres, interpretive center includes a wildlife viewing room, animal displays, interactive games, exhibits about the 10 ceremonial mounds built by the prehistoric Adena culture O'Bannon Woods State Park Corydon Harrison Southern Indiana 2,000 acres, houses the O'Bannon Woods Interpretive Center, which offers exhibits and nature programs year round Patoka Lake Interpretive Center Birdseye Dubois Southwestern Indiana 25,800 acres with 8,800-acre reservoir Paynetown State Recreation Area Activity Center Monroe Southern Indiana Nature center at the Paynetown Beach, drop-in activities, live reptiles, open seasonally Pokagon Nature Center Angola Steuben Northern Indiana Located in 1,260-acre Pokagon State Park, animals and displays about Pokagon and its surrounding areas Potato Creek State Park North Liberty St. Joseph Northern Indiana 3,840 acres, nature center includes live animals Rum Village Nature Center South Bend St. Joseph Northern Indiana website, 160 acres, operated by the city, exhibits about the plant and animal life of northern Indiana Salamonie Interpretive and Nature Center Andrews Huntington Northern Indiana website, operated by the State, programs for the J.E. Roush Fish and Wildlife Area, Mississinewa Lake, Ouabache State Park, Salamonie Lake and Salamonie River State Forest, features live animals, interactive reservoir exhibits, natural and cultural history displays Shakamak State Park Jasonville GreeneSouthern Indiana 1,766 acres, seasonal nature center Spicer Lake Nature Center New Carlisle St. Joseph Northern Indiana website, 320 acres, trails along wetlands, woods and old-growth fields, nature center, environmental education programs, operated by the County Spring Mill State Park Mitchell Lawrence Southern Indiana 1,358 acres, park includes a pioneer village, nature center, memorial for astronaut Gus Grissom, cave tours by boat Tulip Creek Nature Center Ligonier Noble Northern Indiana website, 50-acre nature preserve Turkey Run State Park Marshall Parke Central 2,382 acres, nature center open year-round Versailles State Park Versailles Ripley Southern Indiana 5,988 acres, seasonal interpretive programs Wesselman Woods Nature Preserve Evansville Vanderburgh Southwestern Indiana 240 acres, owned by the city and operated by the non-profit Wesselman Woods Nature Preserve Society Woodlawn Nature Center Elkhart ElkhartNorthern Indiana website, 10 acres, natural history museum, managed by the Woodlawn Nature Council Zion Nature Center Zionsville BooneCentral Indiana website, operated by the city, supported by the

See also List of nature centers in the United States List of botanical gardens and arboretums in Indiana List of museums in Indiana

Resources Environmental Education Association of Indiana

External links Map of nature centers and environmental education centers in Indiana