Searching for the collared lizard is no small
feat. Some search their whole lives seeking the opportunity to experience these
mountain boomers. Join a park interpreter for an exciting, one-of-a-kind
hike to do our best to see these lizards at the Seven Hollows trailhead. This hike is 1-mile in

Learn all about North America's largest rodent, the beaver! Try and build a beaver dam and see the home of our resident beaver at Lake Sylvia!

Learn how to find traces of wildlife here at Lake Sylvia!

Take a relaxing slow-paced hike along the Trees of the Forest Interpretive Trail. Write an acrostic poem for the word Tree. Hike is 0.4-mile, moderate, and will be taken at a slow pace. Bring water and good hiking shoes. 

Learn about plants and get creative! Create a nature sun catcher to hang in your home! 

View Lake Sylvia from the lens of a microscope! Learn how to use a microscope and look at different items found at the recreation area!

Learn all about the birds that call Lake Sylvia home! 

Learn all about nocturnal animals at Lake Sylvia! Explore nocturnal animal pelts and discover why they are awake when we are asleep! 

Want to relax in a kayak while watching the sunset colors dance on the open water? Join a park interpreter for a sunset kayak tour on Lake Bailey. This is a special opportunity to go kayaking on the lake after boathouse hours. Everyone is required to wear a life vest on this tour. There is a first

Nature is full of beautiful colors, and with those come a web of lies and deceit! Join us in the visitor center to be put to the test as we look at the many ways wildlife use colors for camouflage and mimicry to survive their environments. Do you have what it takes to find your prey?