The staff make this place great. This a good place to bring your kids for 1 hour or so but the staff (especially Lisa) are SO helpful, kind, and rich in animal knowledge that it makes it worth a visit.The living science center is quaint and located by short nature paths (less than 10 min walk) by a scenic pond.Inside the science center there are mostly amphibians and reptiles to view behind glass. The discovery room itself (which costs $5) is a little small but a great enclosed place to let your kids run (responsibly) free for 30 minutes with relaxed observation. There are some fun physically engaging video games that help children learn more about animals.

This place is fantastic. Been several times over the years. }|please visit and donate as much as you can. Make you feel good!!Becky is awesome and really adores the animals and visitors!!!

We went to learn and boy did we! The naturalist showed the kids some snakes and turtles and she was a wealth of information about them. 45 minutes of instruction was a little long for the younger kids in our group but perfect for the older kids. I would say bring an interesting activity for your younger children to do once they tune out of the long talk. The science center itself is delightful and every corner is interesting. Every single employee was friendly and seemed to like kids. Our homeschool group was very satisfied with River Legacy as a field trip. Definitely try to go in nice weather because the trails are great.

This place is amazing! Theres a ton of land, multiple entrances, and so many walking/biking trails with lanes. I love the fact theres multiple playgrounds, picnic areas, and even an upper body workout station. Perhaps best part is the science center, which is quite hidden and blends in with the environment. Its beautiful and has a lot of info for all ages. They host events throughout the year and post info about wildlife. Even, concrete paths and lots of grass so everyone can effort differently!

The staff here were extremely knowledgeable and passionate about Nature and Science and that translated to our children so well. There are smaller exhibits and play areas inside as well as a room with binoculars for viewing Wildlife over the pond. The classrooms were Hands-On and the kids were able to touch smaller insects in the dirt in bins which was great for them. I highly recommend this place!

Awesome park! They have great trails and lots of area to play. My dog loves this place.

We really enjoyed the Discovery Room portion of this science center. The Discovery Room is a paid activity $3 for kids, $4 for adults and teenagers, and $5 for Seniors. Definitely worth the price. The Discovery Room is not huge, but practically everything inside it is interactive, very well done, and appealing to kids. My kids are 3 and 6 and were well entertained with the many available educational activities until they started to get hungry about an hour and a half after we arrived.

Cool.place to visit. Seems to be a little ran down on the outside. It needs some TLC. The discovery center was fun for the kids. But even its small and doesnt hold the kids attention very long.

Small compact nature center. Fun, informative activities for kids.

Came here for training class on a weekend through REI and was able to check out the exhibits during breaks, this is a really cool place for all ages and has lots of information and educational stuff for everyone. The people that run the facility are awesome and love to talk to you about what they do and why they do and you can see how passionate they are about it. I would love to come back and explore more of the outside trails as well when the foliage is nicer as well!

The discovery center is reasonably priced for the education and hands on experience that kids of all ages get to enjoy.We enjoyed watching the blossoms and new buds on the trees on the paths around the science center.

Nice and quite back by the wetlands area. Construction going on by learning center but still a nice visit.

Very educational for children and adults. Nice and clean air. Big place with a lot to do!

GORGEOUS space, so peaceful, and magical! The science center is lovely amd the staff were AMAZING and helpful. Our first visit a couple of months ago, they taught us about the programs they offer, fun stuff they do, tips for the place, and they were just awesome. We love River Legacy!

This park is wonderful and absolutely huge!! Its the biggest park Ive ever been too...and Ive been to a lot! It has dozens of trails, both paved and winding unpaved for biking, running, walking or just casual strolling. Its beautifully maintained and very lush with trees and vegetation. The park has two or three huge covered party pavilions and many picnic tables. It also has fields and playgrounds...and a nice big bathroom near the playground. We love coming here and walking and enjoying nature!

Lovely place for kids and adults to learn and explore. Free but there is a charge for the discovery room that we didnt visit this time but we will return for sure. The lady at the front desk was extremely helpful; she explained everything so thoroughly.

My grandkids love the interactive screens and exhibits at the Living Science Center. Its like playing outside when its too hot (or cold or wet) to be outside. And we learn about the wildlife at the park.

It was a great quality visit for me and the kids. They learned about snakes and got to pet them also.

Amazing location! Recommend you check out this science center if you havent already.

We went and spent about 1.5 hours here, paid the extra fee to get into the fun area that has a bit of things to do. Cant remember how much it was.Its a nice place overall. Took a walk outside and my child stepped in poop. Beware of the poop!

Lots of interactive learning in the paid portion of this nature center. There is also an area that is free to use that includes blocks, books, and toy animals. Restrooms were clean and water bottle refill station was great. Nice gift shop selling discounted tix for hurricane harbor.

A great, inexpensive place to spend an afternoon. The staff and volunteers are well educated and clearly passionate about community involvement. The homeschool programs and summer camps are awesome! We even had my daughters birthday party here. An asset to the community and just a great cause to get behind. Definitely recommend.

Field trip today is going really good

My kids always enjoy going here! They often have free activities on the weekends. Lots to see and do!

Everything was so beautiful and lush! The bluebonnets by the pond were amazing. It was out first time and the lady in the living science center was so nice and told us all about the exciting event and about the area. Will definitely be going again.

Its very sad to say this but there charging a fee because they added a few virtual machines. It was a great activity for children in the past unfortunately greed came into play.

My grandkids enjoyed the interactive video games. Kids could move and see reaction on the screen.

Not really much to it; the staff is very to themselves and didnt really say anything no greetings to anyone just kept quiet not very interactive or inviting pretty boring disappointed thought it would be better. I have more animals than they do and in better habitats just saying lol

I love how the center offers several ways to diversify their services. They offer a discovery center with interactive screens and exhibits featuring live animals. The center is designed to resemble a forest which my kids (ages 3 and 7) enjoyed. I think the space is better suited for 5 and younger. The only disappointing remark would be the inconsistency in their technology for the interactive screens. I have visited at least 3 times in the past 2 months to find out everything was not working. If services are not reliable, it makes it difficult to keep this location as my first choice for my kids. If you havent been, I think its worth experiencing at least once. Just call in advance to make sure everything is working. Its not worth a wasted drive.

Great environment for kids! Five year old loved it!

Love this park. They have a very nice concrete trails for the walkers and road cyclist and a mountain bike trails for the off roaders and trail runners. Both trails are well maintained. They have large picnic areas, some of them are covered. Theres also plenty of room to throw friesbies, football, and even play baseball catch. Abundance of parking all over the place. Very well set up at a convenient location.

Great and educational place for kids. My kids have a blast when I take them here

It teaches everyone about the wildlife at River Legacy Park.They even have a preschool for young kids.

Very cute place to take my age 3 grandaughter. She loved it asked to stay longer. Interactive area very fun, she enjoyed the trails too.They have classes for little ones. My daughter wants to return with her playdate friends.

Love this place. Great education for young children

The Discovery center is geared towards kids but its got a lot of good info. Theres really fun technology to get the kids learning and moving at the same time. Staff was welcoming and admission was reasonable. Tons of great walking and biking trails too. Neat hidden gem in Arlington.

Class field trip... It was a little hot but the kids enjoyed it.

We got there in time for a class for kids on reptiles. The new discovery area was very nice and a lot of fun for the grandkids (3 and 1)...and it was nice just taking them out for a walk on the trail. Great way to spend the afternoon.

We have loved River Legacy for the weekly Nature School Program, and summer camps! The staff are really nice, and my son loves his teachers.I think the new renovations are nice, but I remember them raising a LOT of money to do them, and when we visited for the first time, we were not impressed. If you remember the old way it looked, you will recognize many of the same things behind the glass doors, not much has changed. I mean, they raised MILLIONS, and the toys out front are even the same older toys still. The center also used to be free of charge, and now costs $5 per child and $3 per adult. Honestly, I didnt see much for my 6 year old or his friend to do, as we were charged full price to go in, but the one thing that mightve made it worth it, the interactive screens in the back, had been broken for 3 weeks (they only told us that after we paid the entry fees and got up to the door to go in). That was a bummer. There were three things to do in the entire place; bird-watch by the windows, look at a few things through one of two microscopes, or dance around on an interactive floor section that stayed the same during our entire visit. There were lots of things to read, but the kids werent interested in all of the information cards all over, they wanted things to DO. I feel like we expected a lot more out of such an expensive renovation project, and dont see the need to charge for whats in the new area. Its $100 per year for a membership, but Perot is only $20 more per year and offers far superior exhibits. I cant see where the money went, or why there is a charge to get in now, and even a person sitting outside, guarding the entrance..

Our first grade took a field trip there. Its hard to believe such a gem exists in the heart of the Metroplex. What a great experience!

Great place to walk take your kids to or explore, if you’re into wild life, you can see all sorts of creatures.

Kids learn while staying entertained. Loved the walk on the trail, we even saw 2 snakes.

This is a great place for the kids. The admission is for the interactive exhibits, but the rest is free (trails, etc.). The interactive exhibits are worth it for the children and you can expect to spend 2 hours or so here. The nature walks are worth it as well and are led by naturalists and birders who know the flora and fauna.

Very cute and educational place to take kids to learn about the local wildlife! They even offer classes and after school programs

River Legacy Park in north Arlington offers miles of trails for walking to biking along the banks of the Trinity River. Markers and signs guide visitors to learn more about the areas ecology and natural history. A recent addition is a historical marker about Jesse Chisholm (1806-1868), who began the great overland cattle drives from Texas to Kansas following the American Civil War. Park officials often cut dead trees and limbs, but they leave them on site to create snags for supporting wildlife habitats. One tree looked to have well over 100 rings, although it has been there a long time and was hard to see the rings clearly.

It was a really great experience especially for my little one.

Informative and interesting exhibits that can be easily seen in a a couple of hours. They also have fun community and fundraising programs such as the Cardboard Regatta and After Dark in the Park. The park and play areas are a popular way to spend a sunny day.

Great place for the kids. On a day with bad weather, the Science center has plenty for the kids to do and see on the inside. When the weather is good, it is a great place to take a small hike and look for wildlife. The trails are relatively short, but with small kids, that is a good thing.If you happen to catch one of the guided trail tours, their naturalists are excellent at pointing out and educating the kids (and myself) to many wildlife and fauna details that would ordinarily go unnoticed.

Loved the place. Kids loved it, we all had a blast.

Great fun! Go down Friday at 4:30 and watch them feed the reptiles! They also just reopened after adding a state to the art new interactive learning center! Go see it and support them!

This place is awesome and great place to take little kids

This is such a wonderful place for children and adults. Their inside exhibit is informational and fun. Their summer camps have been an excellent experience for my 5 yr old. We go hiking there often, which is enjoyable to my husband. Just make sure you wear solid shoes and bug spray!

We love River Legacy! The staff are so welcoming, knowledgeable and engaging. They are like a second family. We love attending Nature school as well as all of the quality programming they have available for kids and families.

Really awesome place to bring a kid for free fun.

The staff are extremely friendly. We loved the discovery room where you can learn things about the animals and play games with the kiddos.

This is a beautiful place. Only complaint is that we brought well-behaved 2nd graders on a field trip and our guide spent a lot of time telling the kids to be quiet when theyd get excited about what she was saying. They were very engaged and interested but she was overly concerned with the sound 20 kids were making.

Always find something new to explore!!! A jewel of the metroplex

Beautiful park with lotssssss of space and greenery. Several people were riding bikes and walking when we drove in. We like the area with the playground items that look like a tree. The kids call it the tree park.Even in hot Tx August the equipment wasnt too hot to slide down or climb on. Felt very safe and it was nice and clean. Picnic benches and a pavillion right close by for picnic or parties. They have great swings and different types for younger children to be safe. Kids with disabilities would enjoy them as well. Great little park to get the kids active!

Nice, but not worth the $5 bucks if you have visited the old center. It would be nice if they talked about the budget and how it imporives Arlington and discussed sustainability.Also would have liked to see some live animals on Saturday. That always draws a crowd.

Best oark in Arlington. Great for walking and enjoying nature.

Great place for children to experience and learn about nature. I volunteered here for their summer program and its high quality education. They offer good hands on experiences for children. There is also a pond and the center has some animals to see for free.

The feed the animals around 4-4:15 here on Fridays and it is so much fun to watch! Staff is nice, happy to answer any questions. Other exhibits are good for the small place they have. I really like the magnified insect parts.

Great place when its cold outside. Kids loved it.

Awesome place, too bad they started to charge to see the other half

Nice hiking trails. Indoor area isnt big but still nice. Friendly staff

This is a beautiful place! I love walking and letting my kids play here!

Nice park with good facilities. The people who work there are really friendly and helpful. My daughter has been going to the nature school since she was three. We love it.

Nice building. Helpful staff. Exhibits oriented for kids and school groups rather than adults.

Cool place to check out

Great place. Interactive and fun learning.

Great place for a children’s birthday party.

Had no idea this place was here. Loved it!

Very cool nature and wildlife observatory

Incredibly fun and educational and not super huge.

Great hiking trails and biking trails paved and dirt, big playground. Great for everyone!

Great experience! Very courteous staff! My family did the nature walk and learnt so much! Definitely will visit it again!

Very nice area. Was definitely worth seeing with our kindergartener and her classmates

Great place to take the kids. There is turtles in the pond. The trails are nice. The science center has a few things to do. Its an awesome place to bring kids. Not alot of people on a Saturday too.

Went for a kid birthday party. It was very neat. They had a demonstration with a few of the animals from the area.

A cute addition to River Legacy Park, River Legacy Living Science Center gives the largest park in Arlington a cherry on top. The museum of animals and plants has been around running non-profit for many years, with the help of many dedicated volunteers in the city. Go check it out and make a donation to keep the gem for all ages up and running!

Very nice, and peaceful park. We visited initialy for a field trip. Most definitely will go back soon!

We love this place. Great staff and my child loves it too.

Wonderful nature and learning center. It may be small but its a lot of fun for the little ones and parents alike. follow them to learn all the neat events.Theres a playground not too far from here also.

Great resource for learning. Check out all their fun programs.

Your child will really enjoy this place and so will you. There are several interactive virtual lifesized projector screens that you will keep everyone busy, entertained and learning. Peephokes, binoculars, microscopes, lits of eye candy will keep your childs attention for at least an hour. Great for home school mons and kids.

Fun place for a nature walk in the middle of the city. Great place to escape for a little while. Good educational resources.

Great place, lots of wonderful learning opportunities.

It was quite and cool on a hot day! The staff is very sweet and helpful!

Its way great to see things

My boys (4yrs & 1yr) and I love this place! Its free, fun, and educational.

Such a great place it is

Wonderful preserve and my daughter loves attending Nature School there!

River Legacy Animal Museum is a great experience to have ! There is so many animals to see and , explore on . There is , also many games and activities to do while there to be occupied . How FUN ? After , the experience I would like to say there is great customer service and I will be going back shortly . If you go visit I ope you get the same experience I did . {WHAT A AWESOME PLACE TO GO TO } One more thing , there are so many things you can go do there . For Example , Nature Walks , Hikes , Feeding the animals and more .

Limited but informational and scenic. Nice walk.

I took my little sisters and they absolutely loved it we went back the next Friday to view the feedings. Its a great small trail good size for kids and helps them learn about environmentconservation

Great park along the Trinity river. Field trips for schools is a must.

Awesome summer camp for kids!!

Its the best place to go on a picnic date with your loved one!

Be sure to take the kids. Its a small exhibit but the nature walking paths around the park are great.

Nice pretty park. I walked around here for about 45 minutes, and it was a nice, relaxing time.