List of nature centers in Georgia (U.S. state)

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

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Name	Location	County	Region	Summary
Autrey Mill Nature Preserve & Heritage Center	Johns Creek	Fulton	Metro Atlanta	46 acres, features live animals, trails, heritage village, replica Native American dwellings
Big Haynes Creek Nature Center	Conyers	Rockdale	Metro Atlanta	website, 173 acres of the Georgia International Horse Park, features 5 miles of trails, discovery stations, a canoe launch, observation platform
Birdsong Nature Center	Thomasville	Thomas	Southwest	website, 565 acres with 12 miles of trails
Blue Heron Nature Preserve	Atlanta	Fulton	Metro Atlanta	website, 25 acres
Burton 4-H Center on Tybee Island	Tybee Island	Chatham	Colonial Coast	website, 6 acres, environmental education programs for school groups
Cato Environmental Education Center	Austell	Cobb	Metro Atlanta	website, 12 acres, open only for scheduled programs and not open for daily public access, operated by the County
Cay Creek Wetlands Interpretive Center	Midway	Liberty	Colonial Coast	information, operated by the town
Center for Wildlife Education and Lamar Q Ball, Jr. Raptor Center	Statesboro	Bulloch	Southeast	Operated by Georgia Southern University, 17 acres, education center about native wildlife with live animals and animal programs
Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center	Mansfield	Newton	Metro Atlanta	6,400 acres, operated by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Chattahoochee Nature Center	Roswell	Fulton	Metro Atlanta	127 acres
Cochran Mill Nature Center	Palmetto	Fulton	Metro Atlanta	website, 50 acres
Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Center	Lithonia	DeKalb	Metro Atlanta	2,550 acres preserve
Dauset Trails Nature Center	Jackson	Butts	Metro Atlanta	1,400 acres, features rehabilitated native wildlife, 19th century working farm and farm animals, over 20 miles of trails for mountain biking and hiking, horse trails
Driftwood Education Center	St. Simons Island	Glynn	Southeast	website, day and residential classes about aquatic ecosystems
Dunwoody Nature Center	Dunwoody	DeKalb	Metro Atlanta	website, private center located in municipal Dunwoody Park
Elachee Nature Science Center	Gainesville	Hall	Metro Atlanta	website, 1,500 acre Chicopee Woods Nature Preserve with 13 miles of hiking trails
Fortson 4-H Center	Hampton	Henry	Metro Atlanta	website, 77 acres, day and residential environmental education programs for students, family programs monthly
Georgia Nature Center	Watkinsville	Oconee	Northeast	website, 100 acres, includes clean energy exhibits, organic farm, exhibits and trails are open to the public only during guided tours
Georgia Sea Turtle Center	Jekyll Island	Glynn	Southeast	website, sea turtle rescue center, features interactive exhibits, daily presentations, patient viewing areas
Grand Bay Wetland Education Center	Lenox	Lowndes	Southeast	8,700-acre Grand Bay Wetlands Management Area, operated by the Coastal Plains Regional Educational Service Agency and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center	Buford	Gwinnett	Metro Atlanta	website, 700-acre campus with greenspace and walking trails, exhibits on water and water conservation, local history, 1930s period farm, historic post office
Fernbank Museum of Natural History	Atlanta	DeKalb	Metro Atlanta	Natural history of Georgia, dinosaurs, Okefenokee Swamp, shells, Native Americans, culture through clothing, jewelry and body art, Naturalist Center, 65-acre forest
Indian Springs State Park	Jackson	Butts	Metro Atlanta	528 acres, features the Dauset Trails Nature Center
Jekyll Island 4-H Center	Jekyll Island	Glynn	Southeast	website, day and residential environmental education programs for students
John W. Stevens Wetlands Education Center	Richmond Hill	Bryan	Colonial Coast	website, video, operated by the City, located in 335-acre J. F. Gregory Recreational Park
McDuffie Environmental Education Center	Dearing	McDuffie	East Central	website, programs for school groups, features three diverse habitats, two trails, a hands-on discovery room, indoor classrooms and several outdoor classroom areas
Melvin L. Newman Wetlands Center	Hampton	Clayton	Metro Atlanta	website, 32 acres, operated by the Clayton County Water Authority
Mill Creek Nature Center	Buford	Gwinnett	Metro Atlanta	website, 88-acre wetlands/wildlife preserve owned and managed by the Georgia Wildlife Federation
Oatland Island Wildlife Center	Savannah	Chatham	Colonial Coast	website, outdoor displays of Georgia wildlife and farm animals
Oxbow Meadows Environmental Learning Center	Columbus	Muscogee	West Central	website, outreach program of Columbus State University, operated in association with Columbus Water Works, features reptiles and aquariums
Panola Mountain State Park Nature Center	Stockbridge	Henry	Metro Atlanta	1,635 acres, programs about the park and Arabia Mountain
Phinizy Swamp Nature Park	Augusta	Richmond	East Central	1,100 acres, operated by the Southeastern Natural Sciences Academy, education and research about the swamp watershed
Reed Creek Nature Park and Interpretive Center	Martinez	Columbia	East Central	website, operated by the County
Reynolds Nature Preserve	Morrow	Clayton	Metro Atlanta	146 acres, live animals, environmental displays, operated by the County
Rock Eagle 4-H Center	Eatonton	Putnam	Metro Atlanta	website, offers day and residential environmental education programs, Saturday public programs
Sandy Creek Nature Center	Athens	Clarke	Central	website, 225 acres with over 4 miles of trails, operated by the County
Savannah-Ogeechee Canal Museum & Nature Center	Savannah	Chatham	Colonial Coast	Exhibits on canal history, archaeology, birding and local attractions, almost 200 acres of swamp and woodland with 5 miles of trails
Sawnee Mountain Preserve	Cumming	Forsyth	Metro Atlanta	963 acres, environmental education programs, managed by the Outdoor Division of Forsyth County Parks and Recreation
Stephen C. Foster State Park	Fargo	Charlton	Colonial Coast	80 acres, Suwannee River Visitor Center features exhibits about the animals, plants and ecosystem of the Okefenokee Swamp and other environmental topics
Tidelands Nature Center	Jekyll Island	Glynn	Southeast	website, operated by the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, hands-on marine environmental science programs, live marine animals, reptiles, birds
Tybee Island Marine Science Center	Tybee Island	Chatham	Colonial Coast	website, marine exhibits and marine science programs
Wahsega 4-H Center	Dahlonega	Lumpkin	Metro Atlanta	website, day and residential environmental education programs for students
West Atlanta Watershed Alliance Outdoor Activity Center	Atlanta	Fulton	Metro Atlanta	26 acres
Wright Environmental Education Center	Marietta	Cobb	Metro Atlanta	website, 19 acres, open only for scheduled programs and not open for daily public access, operated by the County

Resources

External links

Map of nature centers and environmental education centers in Georgia

Nature centers in the United States

Protected areas of Georgia

Federal

National historic sites and military parks	Andersonville NHS Jimmy Carter NHS Martin Luther King Jr. NHS Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park

National monuments	Fort Frederica Fort Pulaski Ocmulgee

National forests	Chattahoochee Oconee

National wildlife refuges	Banks Lake Blackbeard Island Bond Swamp Eufaula Harris Neck Okefenokee Piedmont Savannah Wassaw Wolf Island

Wilderness areas	Big Frog Wilderness Blood Mountain Wilderness Brasstown Wilderness Cohutta Wilderness Cumberland Island National Seashore Ellicott Rock Wilderness Mark Trail Wilderness Okefenokee Wilderness Raven Cliffs Wilderness Rich Mountain Wilderness Southern Nantahala Wilderness Tray Mountain Wilderness

Wild and scenic rivers	Chattooga River

National trails	Appalachian Trail Pinhoti National Recreation Trail

Other protected areas	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area Cumberland Island National Seashore Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research Reserve

State

Parks	Amicalola Falls Black Rock Mountain Bobby Brown Buck Shoals Chattahoochee Bend Cloudland Canyon Crooked River Don Carter Elijah Clark F.D. Roosevelt Florence Marina Fort Mountain Fort Yargo General Coffee George L. Smith George T. Bagby Georgia Veterans Gordonia-Alatamaha Hamburg Hard Labor Creek Hart High Falls Indian Springs James H. "Sloppy" Floyd John Tanner Laura S. Walker Little Ocmulgee Magnolia Springs Mistletoe Moccasin Creek Panola Mountain Providence Canyon Red Top Mountain Reed Bingham Richard B. Russell Sapelo Island Seminole Skidaway Island Smithgall Woods Sprewell Bluff Standing Boy Creek Stephen C. Foster Sweetwater Creek Tallulah Gorge Tugaloo Unicoi Victoria Bryant Vogel Watson Mill Bridge

Historic parks and sites	A.H. Stephens Chief Vann House Dahlonega Gold Museum Etowah Indian Mounds Fort McAllister Fort King George Fort Morris Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation Jarrell Plantation Jefferson Davis Memorial Kolomoki Mounds Lapham-Patterson House Little White House New Echota Pickett's Mill Battlefield Robert Toombs House Travelers Rest Wormsloe

Forests	Baldwin Bartram Brender-Hitchiti Dixon Memorial Dawson Hightower Paulding Spirit Creek

Other	Centennial Olympic Park Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center Jekyll Island Len Foote Hike Inn Radium Springs Sapelo Island Stone Mountain Park

County,
municipal
and other

Parks	Chehaw Park Cobb County Parks McIntosh Reserve Murphey Candler Park Okefenokee Swamp Park Robert G. Hunter Memorial Park Roswell Recreation and Parks Seaborn Jones Memorial Park Shaking Rock Park

Forests and nature preserves	Autrey Mill Nature Preserve & Heritage Center Fernbank Forest Marshall Forest Morningside Nature Preserve Phinizy Swamp Nature Park Reynolds Nature Preserve

Nature and environmental education centers	Birdsong Nature Center Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center Chattahoochee Nature Center Cochran Mill Nature Center Dauset Trails Nature Center Dunwoody Nature Center Elachee Nature Science Center Georgia Nature Center Grand Bay Wetland Education Center Melvin L. Newman Wetlands Center Oatland Island Wildlife Center Oxbow Meadows Environmental Learning Center Panola Mountain State Park Nature Center Sandy Creek Nature Center Savannah-Ogeechee Canal Museum & Nature Center Tidelands Nature Center Tybee Island Marine Science Center West Atlanta Watershed Alliance Outdoor Activity Center

Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Georgia Forestry Commission (web)

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