Learn about Colorado’s mountain ecology at our FREE hands-on discovery center.
- Interactive exhibits
- Live rescue animals
- Hands-on discovery
- Maker space
- Sensory gallery
- Nature library
- Gift shop
- Trail information
Wild Bear Nature Center is now open!
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Wild Bear Nature Center
Hours
Everyday
11am–5pm
(closed New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas)
Admission
Free
Location
20 Lakeview Dr. Unit 107
Nederland, CO 80466
We are located in Nederland, Colorado in the Caribou Village Shopping Center across from the Carousel of Happiness.
MUD LAKE PROPERTY
Nestled at the corner of Highway 72 and Indian Peaks Drive, this beautiful stretch of land is home to towering lodgepole and ponderosa pines, Douglas fir, and stands of aspen. You will hear birds calling and the wind rustling through the trees. If you are lucky, you might spy a chickaree, elk, or even coyote.
- Nature trail
- Natural playscape
- “The Bus”
- Future site of our new nature center
Hours
Everyday
Sunup to Sundown
Admission
Free
Location
Wild Bear’s Mud Lake property sits just off the Peak to Peak Scenic Byway on the North side of CR 128, also known as Indian Peaks Drive.
Wild Bear is Boulder County's only nonprofit nature center that is open to the general public year-round. Through both our free nature center and many camps and programs, we provide hands-on nature experiences for people of all ages.