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About Crystal Lake Park District Nature Center
Year-round educational programs & events. Park-based education center with year-round programs & events including a summer butterfly house.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Nature Center
- Highlights
- Live butterfly habitat, see-through bee hive, hiking trails, renovated exhibits (opened June 2024)
- Admission
- Free entry; $1 suggested donation for Butterflies and Bees exhibit
- Hours
- 7 days/week, 10am-5pm
What visitors say
Great nature center. Bob a volunteer was super friendly and informative. He really made our visit great. We will come back in Summer for the butterfly house.
Beautiful all natural lake. Find plenty wildlife here in the summer like frogs, turtles, ducks, geese, and heroin.
I’m spoiled by the huge Audubon nature center in Chautauqua Co, NY. I have family living in the area now and we found this as something familiar to our Audubon experience. What makes this worth going to is the butterfly room talk by…
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