Harris Nature Center

Harris Nature Center Explore trails, enjoy nature, and visit the HNC building which houses live Michigan animals.

The Harris Nature Center building will be closed on Saturday, September 5th in observance of Labor Day weekend. Normal h...
09/04/2026

The Harris Nature Center building will be closed on Saturday, September 5th in observance of Labor Day weekend. Normal hours will resume Tuesday, September 8, at 9:00 am. The grounds and trails are open every day from dawn until dusk.

Thank you to everyone that came out to support the Harris Nature Center Foundation's A Night For Nature fundraiser on Sa...
09/02/2026

Thank you to everyone that came out to support the Harris Nature Center Foundation's A Night For Nature fundraiser on Saturday! ✨

Time2Play put on a great show and is always a crowd favorite! 🎶

Thank you to Okemos Meijer for generously donating the charcuterie trays that were a huge hit, and thanks to our volunteers that provided the sweet treats! 🧁

If you weren't able to attend and would like to support the Harris Nature Center Foundation's fundraising efforts towards the Hawk's Nest play structure, you can donate via Venmo -Foundation

Thanks to everyone that has donated, we have reached 60% of our fundraising goal for the Hawk Nest play structure! 🎉✨You...
08/19/2026

Thanks to everyone that has donated, we have reached 60% of our fundraising goal for the Hawk Nest play structure! 🎉✨

You can help us provide kids with a unique place to play, climb, and explore while connecting with nature! 🪶🦋🍄🌳

Every donation big or small brings us one step closer to making the Hawk Nest a reality. Contributions can be made to the Harris Nature Center Foundation via Venmo -Foundation 🪹😁

We have spots that opened up in our 2nd and 3rd grade "Animal World"🦆🐦🦉🦅 and Birds, Birds, Birds" camps next week! For m...
07/31/2026

We have spots that opened up in our 2nd and 3rd grade "Animal World"🦆🐦🦉🦅 and Birds, Birds, Birds" camps next week! For more information or to register, visit https://meridian.recdesk.com

Unfortunately, the All About Fireflies campfire program on Saturday, July 18 has been canceled due to air quality. All t...
07/17/2026

Unfortunately, the All About Fireflies campfire program on Saturday, July 18 has been canceled due to air quality. All those registered will receive a refund.

We still have some spots available in our 4th - 6th grade camps! ☀Reptiles & Amphibians Camp July 23 -24 🐸 🐢🐍Predator Ca...
07/15/2026

We still have some spots available in our 4th - 6th grade camps! ☀

Reptiles & Amphibians Camp July 23 -24 🐸 🐢🐍
Predator Camp July 28 - 29. 🐺🦉🦅

Camps are from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm. For more information or to register visit meridian.recdesk.com

Address

3998 Van Atta Road
Okemos, MI
48864

Opening Hours

Tuesday 9am - 3pm
Wednesday 9am - 3pm
Thursday 9am - 3pm
Friday 9am - 3pm
Saturday 9am - 3pm

Telephone

+15173493866

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