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Visitor tip
Plan your visit around the special feeding times: fish feeding every Wednesday and alligator feeding every third Saturday. These are excellent opportunities to observe animal behavior and learn from staff expertise.
Visitor tip
The venue offers scavenger hunts in three difficulty levels (easy, medium, hard), making it ideal for families with multiple age ranges. Call 501-907-0636 ahead to confirm availability and inquire about group tour scheduling for a more structured educational experience.
Visitor tip
The Arkansas River Trail crosses the site, offering opportunities to combine indoor exhibits with outdoor nature exploration. This provides educators and families with both controlled learning environments and real-world wildlife observation experiences.
About AGFC Witt Stephens Jr. Central Arkansas Nature Center
Nature center in a park-based setting. Expansive nature center showcasing the region's fish & wildlife through exhibits, trails & programs.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Nature Center
- Location
- Little Rock, overlooks Arkansas River in Julius Breckling Riverfront Park
- Highlights
- Living habitat exhibits, aquariums, native plant garden, watchable wildlife (turtles, pelicans, herons)
- Admission
- Free
What visitors say
Great place to explore and learn about our great Natural State and it's native critters! Perfectly set up for small children!
Absolutely great place. Much better than I expected. They have a scavenger hunt easy, med, and hard. We had a blast. My son wants to go back with his cousins now. I highly recommend. Plus it's free.
A knowledgeable staff of young ladies when I visited. I told them I had a trunk full of deer sheds I would donate for the kids if I were there. It's a beautiful educational center for the kids. Also, the only albino alligator - gar…
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Did You Know?
- Free admission supported by Amendment 75 Conservation Fund, making it accessible to all visitors
- Features a rare albino alligator-gar hybrid specimen, described by visitors as a one-of-a-kind display
- Showcases six distinct regional ecosystems of Arkansas including Ozark Plateau, Ouachita Mountains, Arkansas River, Coastal Plain, Mississippi Delta, and Delta/Big Woods habitats
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