Prairie Park Nature Center, Lawrence

My family really enjoys the trails to walk on. It is a nice little jaunt around Mary's lake and back up to the nature center. Inside the nature center itself, they have all kinds of different animals as well as taxidermy and furs to feel. There is a classroom and they teach kids about different local animals. Highly recommend going at least once! Extremely friendly and informative folks there.

Fantastic experience! The space was very well designed with lots of excellent signage and tactile opportunities for kids of various ages. It was cool to see black-footed ferrets as well as many other Kansas natives. Additionally, all of the animals seemed to be healthy and engaging with their habitat with little to no signs of stress. They also had excellent signage for how to care for orphaned animals you may find as well as on the impact of pollution. The only gripe I might have would be the gift shop selection, but that did not negatively impact our experience in the least.

I absolutely love this place!! First off, it is free to explore. The animals are amazing! I could have spent all day just chatting with them. The grounds are nicely kept up with moved paths, paved areas and the beautiful lake! I think this is now my favorite place in Lawrence and I cant wait to come back here and bring my husband!

I came to check out the ferrets and stayed exporting the nature center and really lovely trail and lake. Great place to be in nature on a nice day.

Great place to take the Grands. Lizards, Snakes and birds and the staff were great. Didn’t get to walk the trail as it was raining. Will definitely be back.