The inside & outside of the Nature Center is full of great displays and cool interactive for young & old alike. Along some of the trails there are little learning signs about the different trees. We hiked one trail which was a little rugged for elders and stroller pushing, but it felt truly like a Nature Walk. It is close to the City but you think you are way out in the country side. Rolling grasslands, forests, bogs. Parking was ample. Pretty wide trails for social distancing. Winter time they groom it for winter activities. Great place to get outside with kids.

Nice place close to the city for how or two in nature with kids. There is a play area and the kids liked finding water bugs, minnows, and turtles.

Love this place!!!A very clean and state of the art nature preserve. Paths are well maintained without taking away from surroundings. Multiple docks and a observatory deck are great features. There are multiple places to get a good view of the resident osprey and other waterfowl.

Great place for kids to learn about nature. The discovery center is super neat. Follow my IG @ keacherr

Nice place to go for a walk and teach the kids about nature. They have the recreation center where you can use it for kids to have fun and do different activities, also you can book a birthday party here. Nice, clean and amazing.....

Excellent shade walking on wood chips around trees and wildlife, ponds and meadow. Nice that the bathrooms are available too during COVID with running water and flush toilets. Very well kept up place. Love it.

This nature center is excellent. We enjoyed the walk on the trails and the 5 and 2 year olds we were watching thoroughly enjoyed the visits to the nature games and exhibits in the main building. Already looking forward to coming back.

My school did a digital field trip here, it was a great time- #VVMS #Richardson Nature Center

Nature center closed during Covid, but the hiking in the area is wonderful.

Lots of flooded out trails, makes backtracking required. About 95% of folks not wearing masks which was frustrating. Lots of walking or biking trail options. Bikes come pretty fast, too many curves and peds to be very comfortable if looking for a fast ride.

Beautifully maintained trails and awesome staff.

Richardson Nature Center is a gem. Its great for all ages but its really great for elamentry age kids and younger. The perfect family outing anytime but in the fall the colors are wonderful. I take my 20 month grandson and he loves it. Live snakes, toads, and birds. Hands on activities. Miles of hiking trails with lakes ponds and lots of wild life. Its very special.

Great place to nature walk. Dogs areWelcome.

Very elegant place. Great for education, hiking, exploring. One of the best spots to go to is the stick area where kids can build or play swords.

One of my favorites nature centers, you can feel the wild all around you!

Nice place to stop before or after a hike. Their animal displays are wonderful and their rooms for just sitting and watching birds are fantastic. I particularly enjoy going in the winter with all the hiking trails

Great place for a hike, especially during sunset when you can often see deer along the treeline of the prairie, great sunsets and brilliant fall color.

What a great place to take your kids to. And even for adults. Walking around the whole park is very good exercise. Plus you get to see turkeys, dear, frogs, bees, fish, eagles. Owls, red tail hawks. And all assortments of hawks. The scenery is just breathtaking. The staff which are the Rangers are friendly knowledgeable and very helpful if needed. You can learn a lot about the nature at the Richardson Nature Center.

Nice quiet and beautiful

Richardson Nature Center is a favorite of our family. The trails around the lake and pond and section of prairie are lovely, the building/center has a lot packed into it, and the programs they put on are fantastic.

Richardson is a great nature area so close to the busy Hwy. 100/494 area. There are indoor and outdoor activities year round. On a recent hike along one of many paths, there were no buildings or streets in sight from many vantage points.

It was my first visit here! My daughter has had field trips to this center. We had a great time!

Nice snowshoe and hiking trails!

Nice place.

Beautiful place for hiking around the year and season!

Quite nice nature area. Excellent interpretive center. Lots of ponds and trails.

Nice place but poor parking.

Lovely variety of short hikes with different views. Nice staff at Center.

This is such a fun place to take your kids, any age! The staff are helpful and kind, the trails are beautiful, and the inside facility has engaging and unique murals and exhibits. Go check it out!

Very well maintained building and surrounding area. The animals are also well cared for.

Beautiful, well maintained trails. I went for a run here while in town and it was a great place. Easy to get to and feels secluded from the city.

Walked at the park today & even in the November grey it’s gorgeous ️

It is different and unique concept to bring kids near to nature. Small jungle play area is also good.

Great trekking. Lots of people on bikes and skates but there are some awesome dirt paths surely to challenge. Great place to go for relaxing walk or if training for long hikes.

Love the trails and the bathroom is open all the time!

Truly a treasure! Amazing, knowledgeable staff who can make everything interesting and fun for all ages.We went to the Easter egg hunt. It snowed a foot the night before and they had a contingency plan that was executed perfectly.They also do birthdays with a guest animal and the weekly classes fill up super quick for a reason.

Excellent trails, fun programs and helpful staff.

Such a beautiful place! Deck with a great bird watching view, natural play area for kids, an occasion wild turkey, many Flora & Fauna & Funga, a cute little trickle of a stream for kiddos to snoop around, paved trails and woodchip trails, a nice parking lot with handicap parking.

Really nice center; the kids area inside was very interactive and very nice. We rented snowshoes and hiked around- the trails were great and varying lengths. They had a long list of activities they hosted eesh week. Well be back!

Great natural play area and interactive space indoors

Lots of trails both paved and dirt

Beautifully maintained. A restful, informative natire reserve

An amazing place to go hiking, and the scenery is superb year-round

Fun nature center! So much to do!

Lots of different foliage and viewable wild life the staff help keep the paths accessible as the photo shows.

Great trails wonderful scenery. Well maintained. Bathrooms are open at five am which is great for early risers

I love coming here to walk the trails with my kids, let them play in the fort-building area, and hang out in the nature center. The indoor and outdoor spaces are clean and well-kept. Beautiful.

This place is great. My 2yo loves it here, especially when they have birds. There are paths to walk outside and so much to explore. On rainy days, inside the center is a great place to go to get out of the house. There are books and games and a puppet theater. You can crawl through a fox den, see snakes/frogs/turtles and see gosh in the pond through the observation window. And its all free!! They have summer camp type things you can sign up for, but Im not sure if they cost money or not.

My grandson had the best time!! We played in the log tunnel & walked on the trails. We even saw turkeys! Inside he loved the puppets and fishing puzzles.

Beautiful! Clean, quiet, peaceful. Its got a great view of the city.

Great place to take the kids.

Work did a little off site meeting here. really nice place. good place to bring kids too.

Nice trails and a good place to get some nature without having to drive too far from the city.

Great place to visit as a family. We took our toddler and had a good time. Next time Ill be bringing my off-roading stroller though because most paths arent paved

This is our favorite nature center by far. For as big as it is, it never feels crowded. There is a ton inside for littles and bigger kids alike, as well being calming for adults. The bird watching upstairs is amazing. My son loves the nature area (Lowrys is a bit better even), and the trails are nice, but the actual nature center is top notch.

Party in the prairie was so cool! All the staff were extremely helpful and enthusiastic. Going to come back to explore the park another weekend... its beautiful here!

Kids loved the animals and birthday party was well handled by the staff

This is a wonderful place to take children. There are amazing educational opportunities. So much to do and see!

This is a gem of a park with a visitor center and great trails for getting away in suburbia.

We just had our daughters 7th birthday party at Richardson, and I cant speak highly enough about it. The rental price gave us a large room and an hour with Heidi, one of their naturalists, and then another hour on our own for presents and treats. Its a pretty great deal, very competitive with other similar birthday party offerings. The room had a sink and good counter space, tables and chairs were all set up, and the white boards were decorated with colorful birthday messages for the birthday girl.Heidi was amazing! She engaged the kids and had them answering questions and totally involved. The kids got to meet a snake and take turns holding it, and then we went pond dipping and talked about the creatures that live in the pond. Heidi was lively and warm, and obviously loved her job and enjoyed being with the kids.After the kids were done with cupcakes and presents, they spent the remainder of the time in the nature center, looking at animals, dressing in costumes, putting on puppet shows, or exploring in general. The staff checked in on us to see if we needed anything, but everything went so smoothly! They werent in a particular hurry to get us out of the room, so we were able to take care of clean up and packing things up without feeling rushed.Overall, it was an amazing experience. I dont know that I can think of anything that could have been improved. We felt very welcomed and well cared for. The nature center is really kid friendly, and I could really see our family coming here more often for lots of other activities as well.

Not only is this a beautiful place to hike, run, walk, play, the staff here is extremely friendly, welcoming and helpful. I highly recommend taking the time to stop by! Great natural play area for kids, indoor activities and animals to explore. The class offerings are also great.

This place is so nice, and relaxing. We will be back.

Wonderful place for the kids!

Great nature center quiet and peaceful

Great nature center away from the city

Richardson is a great place to come to both learn about and experience nature. The staff is always friendly and knowledgeable. They rent snowshoes and give guided hikes in the winter. After a good hike, you can sit in a rocking chair and watch the wild animals through the large window overlooking the woods and lake.

Great facility. Tons of fun for my 3 and 6 year old. Costumes, book, Animals to see and snow shoes and ice sleds. We went for a birthday party, and we are definitely going back.

Clean nice bathrooms, Very kids friendly place

Great place to get out and enjoyed what nature has to offer!

Richardson Nature Center is amazing. The building is beautiful, the staff is kind- but obviously the best part is being outside. I enjoy their trails and the nature playground. Their nature playground is a but closer to the bathrooms than some of the other nature centers, which makes it a lot easier with potty trainers I highly recommend a visit!

Came here for a birthday party and was amazed at how cool it is. Just down the road from chutes and ladders it is hidden back in the woods.Huge open area for the kids to build bridges and structures with sticks my boys had a great time playing in the woods and walking on the paths. Great spot for kids, and the building looks new it was very nice.

Staff is always friendly. You always discover new things. They are great with kids and have awesome, free and inexpensive programs for kids and adults! They have great trails paved and unpaved in all 4 seasons.

Well maintained trails and fun activities for children

Great learning center

Friendly staff.. Beautiful place

Good parking, great place to walk around, very beautiful

Great place for families! Took our 7 month old. She loved the live snakes and turtles, and the interactive wall art. The trails were beautiful and well-maintained. Not too hilly, even for our not-so-in-shape family :) We cant wait to go back and do more exploring. Perhaps my husband and I will go back and try some snowshoeing this winter (we noticed you could checkout/rent? snowshoes in the center). We will definitely be bringing our daughter back for activities next summer!

Employees were nice. Place was clean and fun. I loved my experience here with my friends.

It was an impromptu visit that turned out to be the highlight of my day! Great place to visit and learn.

Very lovely park! Would recommend!

Just makes you happy

Beautiful place. Great family event place. Outdoors was wonderful trails.

Great area and walking paths. Went to a childs birthday party here, was a nice facility and change of pace for a party.

First time there childs birthday party staff was great kids had lots of fun

Very inviting. The kids learned about a lot about nature. My granddaughter love the turkey.

Super fun & cute especially for my littles!!!

Great Nature center for our 5 and 7 year old grandkids. Plus very nicely laidout trails.

Kids loved it, especially the indoor reptiles. Place is well put together. Love that it is covered in solar panels. Nice walking paths.

Great nature center for walks and exploration of nature in the suburbs

Very fun place. The wild turkeys and honeybees were our favorite!

Very muddy but cool

Excellent trails. Great for walking, running and biking.

Cool nature interpretation center with some good conference space. Lots of walking paths around the park and a lot of interactive things for kids inside the nature center. Free and worth a trip if you have kids and want to kill an hour or so.

So much to do with kids to learn about nature. Seeing the raptors were great!

Gorgeous trails with beautiful views and sights of the ski jump in the distance on some of them. Most of thr trails are bark chip, so not accessible to less rugged strollers. They have an area with sticks and logs for the kids to build forts and the indoor area has tanks with small reptiles, a small nature play area, a raptor area and an indoor viewing area where they have birdfeeder and beehives set up outside. One of the coolest things in that area was a glass beehive with a tunnel to the outside so you could see the bees at work on the honeycomb through the glass!

Great hiking, snow shoe, bird watching. Modern building with interesting raptor rescue resident birds. See an eagle up close.

Amazing staff, educational for everyone.

Wonderful park, the best trails. Beautiful and very clean.

An awesome park system with amazingly clean trails. A must visit park were you can lose yourself in nature for an hour or two without seeing city life.

Excellent area, building is hidden off the back side of parking lot, has restrooms and exhibits. Great trails with seating areas, docks, etc. Highly recommended