Love Creek Nature Center & County Park

Love Creek Nature Center & County Park Love Creek is a 200-acre Berrien County Park's natural area near Berrien Springs, MI. A mature forest offers outstanding spring wildflower viewing.

It features a nature center facility and trails for hiking, cross-country skiing & mountain biking. Nature Center building is open Wed-Sun 10-5. Trails are open daily from dawn to dusk.

The 4th Annual Monarch Festival was at Love Creek County Park last Saturday! 🦋 Check out the highlights from the event! ...
08/14/2026

The 4th Annual Monarch Festival was at Love Creek County Park last Saturday! 🦋
Check out the highlights from the event! https://www.berriencounty.org/m/NewsFlash/home/detail/2542

This is quickly becoming a favorite annual event in our community, and it keeps growing each year!
Come with us on an adventurous journey of discovery, as we learn more about this unique migratory butterfly and find out how we can help them in our very own gardens! 🌿🐛
Join us again next year for the 5th Annual Monarch Festival!

Sign up for the Parks Quarterly Newsletter to stay up-to-date with our upcoming events: https://embeds.regroupcloud.com/orgs/MI-Berrien/channels/parks-quarterly-newsletter/signup_embed

Come catch bugs with Dr. Baker at 2PM during our Monarch Festival. You can also enter your name for a chance to release ...
08/08/2026

Come catch bugs with Dr. Baker at 2PM during our Monarch Festival. You can also enter your name for a chance to release a monarch butterfly. Everyone kid bug catcher gets their own free bug net.

The weather looks great for tomorrow's Monarch Festival! Booths and crafts will be available from 11-3. Schedule is in t...
08/07/2026

The weather looks great for tomorrow's Monarch Festival! Booths and crafts will be available from 11-3. Schedule is in the comments below. Hope you can stop by!

08/06/2026

🦋✨ Flutter on over to the Monarch Festival at Love Creek Nature Center this Saturday! ✨🦋

Join us Saturday, August 8, from 11:00 AM–3:30 PM for a day filled with butterflies, bees, bugs, and hands-on family fun!

🌼 Learn from expert speakers about monarch butterfly conservation, pollinator habitats, and the fascinating world of insects.
🐝 Discover the basics of beekeeping with a professional beekeeper.
🐛 Test your bug knowledge, head out into the prairie for a guided bug-catching adventure, and don't forget to pick up your FREE bug net!
🦋 End the day with a chance to witness—and maybe even participate in—a beautiful Monarch Butterfly Release! Be sure to enter the drawing at the front desk before 2:30 PM for your chance to release one.

And while you're enjoying all the fun, be sure to stop by Pop + Fizz for a refreshing dirty soda or specialty drink! 🥤💙

It's the perfect way to spend a summer Saturday with the whole family. We can't wait to see you there!

📍 Love Creek Nature Center
📅 Saturday, August 8
⏰ 11:00 AM – 3:30 PM

Meet one of our Monarch Festival speakers, Dr. Adam Baker! Dr. Baker was instrumental in launching our very first Monarc...
08/04/2026

Meet one of our Monarch Festival speakers, Dr. Adam Baker!
Dr. Baker was instrumental in launching our very first Monarch Festival in the summer of 2022. He graduated from the Department of Entomology at the University of Kentucky in 2020. A proud Southwest Michigan native, Adam spent his youth expoloring the dunes, bogs, and forests of Michigan's lower peninsula. His work in pollinator ecology and monarch butterfly conservation has been featured in symposia and publications across the country. He is currently serving as research entomologist with The Davey Tree Company.

Meet one of our Monarch Festival speakers, Cassie Coleman!Cassie is a 28 year old Niles native with more than a decade o...
07/30/2026

Meet one of our Monarch Festival speakers, Cassie Coleman!
Cassie is a 28 year old Niles native with more than a decade of hands-on beekeeping experience, including the past three years working with Willie's Honey Company in northeastern Illinois. Passionate about pollinator education and sustainable beekeeping, she enjoys sharing her knowledge and helping others discover the fascinating world of bees!

Meet one of our Monarch Festival speakers, Karen Oberhauser! For almost 40 years, Karen and her students have conducted ...
07/28/2026

Meet one of our Monarch Festival speakers, Karen Oberhauser!
For almost 40 years, Karen and her students have conducted research on several aspects of monarch butterfly ecology; this research depends on traditional lab and field techniques, as well as the contributions of a variety of audiences through participatory science. In 1996, she started the Monarch Larva Monitoring Project (MLMP), which continues to engage hundreds of volunteers throughout North America. As Director of the UW-Madison Arboretum from 2017-2023, Karen fostered a strong Participatory Science program that incorporated the MLMP and many other projects to engage the public in meaningful ecological data collection. She has also worked with K-12 teachers since her oldest daughter started kindergarten in 1992, using monarchs and the connections people feel for this amazing insect to promote greater understanding of science and conservation. Karen has authored over 100 papers on her research on monarchs, insect conservation, and participatory science. She has an undergraduate degree in biology from Harvard University, a degree in science education from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a PhD in Ecology and Behavioral Biology from the University of Minnesota.

Address

9292 Huckleberry Road
Berrien Center, MI
49102

Opening Hours

Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

Telephone

+12694712617

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