This is a list of nature centers and environmental education centers in the state of Kentucky.
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See also: List of nature centers in the United States.
| Name | Location | County | Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Central | 616 acres, includes the PNC Achievement Center for Education and Interpretation, operated by The Parklands of Floyds Fork | |||
| Berea College Forestry Outreach Center | Berea | Madison | East Central | website, The Pinnacles hiking trails, education center, operated by Berea College which owns over 9,000 acres of forest land |
| North Central | 14,000-acre arboretum, forest, and nature preserve, education center, art gallery, 35 miles of trails | |||
| Louisville | Jefferson | North Central | 170 acre farm, trails, 19th century homestead, environmental education programs | |
| Central Kentucky Wildlife Refuge | Bluegrass | website, 500 acres, features the Mary Ashby Cheek Nature Center | ||
| Clay Hill Memorial Forest | Taylor | South Central Kentucky | website, 158-acre educational and research woodland that is managed by Campbellsville University as a regional center for environmental education | |
| Clyde E. Buckley Wildlife Sanctuary & Life Adventure Center | website, 374 acres, operated by the Central Kentucky Audubon Society | |||
| Creasey Mahan Nature Preserve | Oldham | North Central | website, 168 acres, exhibits include ecosystem dioramas, Native American life, Kentucky fish, natural history learning areas | |
| Floracliff Nature Sanctuary | Bluegrass | website, 287 acres, located in the Kentucky River Palisades, managed by an independent board in conjunction with the Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission, features the Winifred W. Haggart Nature Center | ||
| Fort Wright Nature Center | website, 13 acre park, operated by the city | |||
| Gladie Visitor Center | Central | website, cultural heritage, natural history and geology of the Red River Gorge Geological Area and Clifty Wilderness in the Daniel Boone National Forest | ||
| Floyd | Eastern | 2,871 acres, includes a nature center | ||
| Joe Ford Nature Center | Western | website, 14 acres, operated by the city | ||
| Henderson | Western | About 700 acres, features the Audubon Museum, with exhibits about John James Audubon's life and art and a nature center with hands-on exhibits | ||
| Western | Outdoor native wildlife enclosures and native plant trails, indoor exhibits, programs, website | |||
| South Central Kentucky | cave tours by boat, 68 acres with 3 miles of trails, nature center | |||
| Louisville | Jefferson | North Central | 41 acres in Beargrass Creek State Nature Preserve | |
| Mary E. Fritsch Nature Center | South Central Kentucky | website, operated by Appalachia-Science in the Public Interest | ||
| Powell | Central | 2,200 acre forested park and nature preserve with 22 miles of trails, a 60-acre lake, nature center | ||
| Bell | Southeast | 1,159 acres, includes the Pine Mountain Interpretive Center, golf course and mini golf | ||
| Raven Run Nature Sanctuary | Fayette | Bluegrass | website, 734 acres, over 10 miles of trails, nature center, operated by the city | |
| Salato Wildlife Education Center | Franklin | Bluegrass | website, operated by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, includes indoor exhibits and outdoor trails with native wildlife on display, 262 acres, 4 miles of trails | |
| Toyota Environmental Education Center | North Central | website, operated by Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky, park with 1 mile trail, education programs | ||
| Russell | South Central Kentucky | Features a visitor/environmental center, exhibits about fish, natural history and the environment | ||