Outdoor Discovery Center, Michigan, United States
5.0 (68 reviews) Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Spent 2-3 hours Ranking #11 in Ottawa County Nature & Wildlife Areas
Quality facilities and learning opportunities for kids
The Outdoor Discovery Center is part of a 501 (c)(3) non-profit education and conservation organization that was founded in the year 2000. Our parent organization is the ODC Network. Our purpose is to advance outdoor education and conservation in West Michigan. More than 75,000 people annually visit ODC Network sites to walk the trails and view the wildlife. The Outdoor Discovery Center is free and open to the public and offers many diverse programs that help foster the concepts of wildlife management, conservation, outdoor education and preservation. The 155 acre nature preserve has 4 miles of trails and several distinct habitats. The 2015 addition of a visitor center makes the facility ideal for visiting during any season. The building boasts a diverse taxidermy collection of North American wildlife with other wildlife exhibits. It also has a collection of wildlife and nature-themed canvas prints by local photographers.
Address
4214 56th Street, Holland, MI 49423
Mobile
Website
http://outdoordiscovery.org
Working hours
Monday : 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Tuesday : 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Wednesday : 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Thursday : 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Friday : 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Saturday : 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Sunday : 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Current local date and time now
Wednesday, May 15, 2024, 21:06
User Ratings
5.0 based on (68 reviews)
Reviews
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5Sarah K 5:00 PM Oct 17, 2021
Consistently lovely
Our family has been coming to Outdoor Discovery Center for a few years now. We thought it was fantastic on our first visit in 2018, but it just keeps getting better. The trails are beautiful and well kept, the nature center is lovely and inviting, and the play areas are perfect for open-ended exploration. My kids are teens and tweens now, and our whole family still loves visiting. Don't miss the birds of prey center, and the new animals outside the nature center, where you can see animals who were critically injured now being loved and cared for. And of course, don't forget to try out the zipline!
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5195508Anonymous 5:00 PM Aug 20, 2022
Great Place to Explore Nature
This popped up on my Google page when I was searching for something else. I had never seen any advertising for this Center anywhere and we come to this area annually. It is a DO NOT MISS. It is completely free and has a wonderful Nature Center, animals who have been saved from car accidents and would not have survived in the wild are cared for and on display and there are walking paths and play structures including 2 zip lines. Do not miss the Birds of Prey exhibit which is along one of the hiking paths. There are picnic tables scattered about and beautiful wild flowers along the paths. This is a place to take children from ages 3 to 12 and they will find something new every time! Highly recommend!
