$3 for parking, but with great views of the mountains and shady walking trails. In the fall there are lots of birds to see who are migrating south, as well as the changing colors of the towering cottonwood trees.

Under current COVID-19 conditions the Nature Center building was closed. But the trails were peaceful, quiet, and most visitors wore masks.

Beautiful place! Cant wait till my next visit!! Of I get the chance..

Cordially greeted by park officials at check-in. Adequate parking. Well-maintained walking paths. Lots of opportunities to see wildlife.

Very well kept natural gardens of our beautiful southwest plants. Easy access to the river for a relaxing cool off after walking the gardens too.

Quaint trails. Nature learning center, bird watching area indoors, snacks available for purchase in the visitors center. Very clean public restrooms indoors. Lots of trails for biking, and walking. Heavily shaded pathways offer sun relief ️

Fairly clean. Water was good temperature. Kids had a blast. Just be prepared to walk a bit. I took a roller cooler. It made it but I probably wouldnt take it again. Use a cart with bigger wheels or back pack in your supplies.

We loved it! Took the family for an hour or so before lunch. There were tons of turtles, ducks, hummingbirds, and critters to see! We also had a fun time inside the nature center. We were surprised to find a little area just for the kids that included activities that involved nature. My 20mo and 5yr old had a good time. There are also trails to walk and ride bikes.

I took my 6 and 8 year old here for a morning guided bird walk. The staff was extremely accommodating and allowed each of us to borrow binoculars. They were all extremely knowledgeable and friendly as well... the kids and I all had a great time and can’t wait to come back in the summer again.

Awesome trails. Pretty busy but tons of spaceWish I didn’t get a flat to enjoy more of it. But I will be back !

Beautiful. Great for kids. The staff is welcoming. You can take a stroller into the center and walk around outside with it.

The trails inside the garden were short but nice and shaded. The kids had fun looking at the turtles and ducks and frogs

Wish people wouldn’t leave trash everywhere. Decent place for a family day out though.

A very tranquil place. Beautiful plants and different types of wildlife.

This is a super fun place to visit! Honestly, not great views of the river, but the rest of the park is amazing. The visitor center has a lot of interactive learning opportunities as well as a place to sit and watch animals in a pond as well as bird feeders. We saw tons of birds, squirrels, small fish, geese, ducks and chicks, and turtles. There are also some walking/running paths beyond the visitor center. Many of the paths have plants and flowers labeled with what they are. The rest of the paths lead back through a Bosque area that takes you down to the river. The paths are all dirt or sand, so choose your shoes accordingly. The trails also lead to a long bike path that goes along the river. This would be a great place to bring young children and families for a walk and to learn about nature.

A small peaceful state park with some nice walking trails down to the river

A nice place well kept. Happy Ill be spending so much time here this school year. My sons school comes here monthly. There are areas to picnic and trails all over. An overall great experience.

Beautiful nature center. Several different ecosystems make this a great spot for birding. Lovely little gift shop with nicely curated items.

Great spot for birders and hikers. Enjoy the sitting room and watch the bountiful waterfowl in front of ceiling to floor windows. It is equipped with an outdoor microphone that brings the sounds of the habitat into the room. It is my favorite place in Albuquerque.

Great place to visit! Extensive trail system. Lots of oxygen (in season).

One of the best places for birdwatching and Cottonwood trees in Albuquerque. Beautiful building with educations materials, a gift shop, and indoor viewing room of one of three ponds on the grounds.

Totally awesome trails and natures preserve. There are multiple trails which are interconnected which is cool. The bike path is also really wide and nice. I was able to walk on part of Rio De Grande river. This is a heaven for walkers, hickers and bikers.I highly recommend visiting this park and trails.

Beautiful area for casual hikes. Nature center has lots of friendly workers and volunteers. Worth talking it of town visitors too, or just to enjoy a relaxing walk.

Great trails with marked vegetation, informative stations along the trails, visitor center has great displays and exhibits giving much information about the Bosque and nice little gift shop with unique items.

Nice place to walk and bike.

Wonderful place for a walk. I loved all the animals and different kinda of plants. Its great to see tax dollars going to educational things like this. We took the dog with us on a walk and she had a great time

Great place wonderful people lovely day out

Its a great place if you need a walk and fresh air, loved it

We had a nice time watching the hummingbirds and enjoying the wildflowers wish the visitor center had been open

The Ranger was an awesome tour guide. GREAT PLACE FOR THE FAMILY

Only problem with this park is its really small very nice well kept up.

Truly one of the best nature areas Ive ever been to! There is an amazing viewing room where you can almost always see some turtles sunning themselves. We saw frogs, fish, turtles, birds, and all sorts of other wildlife, just from the viewing room! Will certainly be coming back again!

I walked through here this morning on my way back from a run in the Bosque. It is a beautiful place to visit for a stroll along the nature trail or to see the turtles in the pond. If you look closely in the trees in my photos, youll see a Great Horned Owl I spotted this morning.

Great place. Lots of walking and biking trails. A good place to bring your kids. It has a very nice visitor center. Just be prepared pay $3.00 for parking. We will definitely be returning.

Ive never seen so many roadrunner. Loved it.

This a wonderful state park and preserve. Nice hiking and biking trails. Good view of the Rio Grande.

Beautiful place. Lots of ducks and turtles

What was open was very pretty and it was quiet. Very nkce people

People were wearing masks and practicing social distancing. It was a great trip outdoors!

Awesome place. Worth waking around for an hour if passing through Albuquerque.

This is a very tranquil park, much like a nature and botanical park. Only 3 dollars to park.

Beautiful place to hike! Beware, they will lock you in if you don’t leave at a certain time. Tons of signs about it.

Maybe the best thing Albuquerque has going for it. And the foothills. Never the same experience twice

Very nice place to get away from the city.There is a 3$ parking fee per car cash and exact change only.

We stopped there and ate lunch. We were looking for a place to eat and we brought lunch meat and bread and we were trying to save money as we were traveling. Everything was closed because of covid.

Great trails. Being off the beaten path, seeing birds, the chance to see other wild life and walk a meandering trail with many branches to explore. A change of course from walking an asphalt or around a track

Beautiful walk through the bosque. Trails are well- maintained or there is the large paved path which runs through the city. The pond by the main building had turtles and ducks, which we viewed from the indoor observation area. Wonderful, helpful staff too.

Variety of native plants and birds. A great way to become familiar with the local flora and fauna. Going back in the spring, looking forward to see some of the plants in bloom.

Free park with multiple activities available. Parking inside park is 3$. The welcome center has bathrooms which are clean, and friendly staff ready to answer any quesrions you have. There is also a pond viewing area which appears to have a lot of turtles in view as well as a few geese. Bookstore is available to peruse and gain some knowledge. My group took a modified aldo leopold loop which was quite pleasant, only complaints were the vast amounts of horse poop on the trail.

Went on a field trip and it was very educational. Theresa was great and showed us around. She was also a great tour guide. Took a walk out in the Bosque and it was beautiful. We even had nice quiet time by the Rio Grande River and closed our eyes while we listened to the noise around us. The water flow was very calming.

I love Nature Centers!! This place is well maintained and beautiful!! Glad we stopped!

Great walking trails in Albuquerque! Lots of trees, and great views of the river. The visitors centers its great, very kid friendly and has interactive exhibits.Its a state park so you pay $3 for parking. There are picnic tables for lunch, and benches scattered along the trail.There are a couple geocaches along the trail (if you have an app or GPS for that sort of thing).

The center is small but has nice indoor and outdoor viewing areas from which you can see a variety of wildlife.

Beautiful park in the fall with Cottonwood trees in full yellow. Nice hiking trails, and spots to get to the Rio Grande. Great bird watching area as well.

Great walk and very nice views all around

Excellent spot for an out-of-towner to do a bit of birding.

Beautiful place to go and see the seasons change. Take a walk and fall in love with nature.

Being born and raised in ABQ this was the first time visiting this beautiful place. Coming back after moving away after 9 years I was amazed that this was my first time here. Highly recommend both for locals and visitors! Wish I would have came here sooner.

What a beautiful fall day to enjoy nature.

Its a small park but it was very peaceful

Beautiful day, took time to sit on bench and listen to the variety of sing birds. Trails were nice. Dont forget the $3 parking fee!

I liked it. Nice place to take a walk and look around best of all its free all you have to pay is $3 for parking. Nice outdoor activities which Ive been trying to do more of lately and got to see some wildlife. Just my wife and I went but an awesome place to go if you have little ones

Great place to relax and take nice pictures. Best during the warms season though.

It was cold, but absolutely beautiful. Dress accordingly and youre guaranteed to have a beautiful time.

The view towards the duck pond is really nice.

I thought this would be a great place to go with the kids and the dog for a walk. Turns out they dont allow dogs anywhere at the park, which kind of surprised me. Im sure wed have had a better experience had I known beforehand not to bring the dog... At least theres easy access to the Bosque trails from the parking lot.

Walk able trails... Only draw back..folks who ride bikes dont always warn you...would be safer if they warned you with ringing a bell

Very organized & educational ... Great place to take children... Or to relax in a quiet setting..

Where else can you walk along a major river in the largest cottonwod forest in the world butstill be in the middle of a large city just cant be beat!

This seems to be closed. Wish we knew before we paid. These people that run these parks are so messed up. Typical. We walked the bicycle path, only stayed for a bit.

Beautiful place! Wish I lived in Albuquerque

Really liked the nature center and observation room! Trails were nice with horses, bikes, runners, and walkers all sharing. What an asset for the city!Maybe a bit more subtle signage on the trails? Dont want to overwhelm the nature, though.

Very nice visitor center with knowledgeable staff. Good trails. Easy parking. Highly recommended.Across the Rio Grand-eoAcross the lazy riverAcross the Rio Grand-eoAcross the lazy river

Good beautiful hiking

Great visitors center and wheelchair accessible. Lots of flat walking paths and lots of informative plant signs. Bring $3 cash to pay for parking.

The wildlife experience was exceptional, even in early January!

Very cool spot, keep an eye out for porcupines in trees!

We did not go to the nature center although it is a good place to go. Yesterday was amazing outside at the bosque. It was filled with fog. There were just a few too many people on the trail as the fog lifted. We did see geese. Enjoyed it.

We love this place. It is so peaceful and beautiful.

The Rio grande nature center is a great place to take a leisurely stroll to look at birds or to sit inside and look over the pond observing birds and other wildlife, very low-key. This is a great place for so bring your camera. I wish Albuquerque could give the center some money somehow to freshen the place up . The staff are very knowledgeable about the Bosque and local wildlife and can help you identify and birds etc. You might see. if you want to explore further there is a walk that connects to the Bosque and the bike trail. The picture below is a ladder back woodpecker.

Great place to get away from the hustle n bustle of the concrete jungle that is Abq.

Cool place to see turtles

Love the views on this trail, a hidden gem for sure!!!!

Nice place for a easy hike.

Nice place to visit with family/kids with interesting visiting center.

While the location is in the city, once your in the park you are immersed in nature and soon forget about the hustle and bustle of the nearby urban life that surrounds you. Plenty of Interactive exhibits and trails to enjoy.

Well kept. Learned. Happy employees.quite.

I run the trails here frequently, one of the most beautiful trails I run. The river is pretty full this year and it’s so peaceful to run next to it. You will enjoy a run, walk or bike ride here.

Visitor center is nice and very informative. They have a room just for kids to learn and play.

This is a great place to tske a walk, or hang out at the blinds and spot dome wildlife! You can even go into the visitors center and sit to watch the wildlife. And the visitors center is small, but quite good with activities for kids and good information for adults! Highly recommended!

Beautiful area. Got to see the geese fly over our heads. Used this area for a professional photo shoot with the fam.

Great for kids and adults. Be sure to follow the paths. We did get lost but found our way back.

We attended an excellent bird walk, and also got to see and learn about multiple raptors at the Wildlife Rescue. Well be back!

Nature Center itself was an interpretive center on the edge of a marsh. There are concrete walls with view holes, so we could observe the wildlife without disturbing them, which meant they came very close. Elsewhere there was a fully accessible viewing site where we could watch sandhill cranes and geese in the field. There was an education section on butterflies and bees. A fabulous spot for nature lovers of all ages.

Always a great experience! Fresh air and wildlife

Very cool reading all the flower signs. Very rare observation room. Been to alot of park that dont have a room like that. Other wise recommend for people of all ages.

Went for a 10 mile bike ride with my nefew and his girlfriend. Helping me loose weight

Great local nature center serves as a perfect jumping off point for the Rio Grande State Park and Bosque paths, with excellent indoor/outdoor waterfowl viewing, great interpretation, and even some interesting eco-architecture.Get a membership (free parking!) and make this your go-to bosque launchpad.

What a beautiful place and a gorgeous site. Been there twice. Plus they have nice walking trails in the surrounding area.

My family and I love the Nature Center. Its $3 to park in the lot and you can usually get a nice shady spot. The trails and visitor center are great. The staff is very friendly and all seem to really enjoy being there. I once was dropping of my son there for a field trip and the ranger asked if I paid for parking, which I didnt bc I was just dropping off. He was kind enough to tell me another ranger would be around in half an hour to check parking passes. Gold star in my book!