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Ogden Nature Center

The Ogden Nature Center is a 152-acre nature preserve, offering trails, ponds, observation towers, gardens, summer camps, outreach education, onsite classes, special events, and live animal explorations. It's a great place to snow shoe in the winter.
Located in the heart of urban Ogden, Utah, the Ogden Nature Center is a 152-acre nature preserve and nature education center.
 
ONC is home to earth-friendly buildings, live exhibits of native animals, ponds, bird blinds, observation towers, tree houses, walking trails and beautiful gardens. In addition, the Ogden Nature Center's 23-acre nature preserve on Mountain Road in North Ogden offers a wetland loop trail. 

The Ogden Nature Center offers community programs, outdoor field trips for school children, outreach education, summer camps and special community events for all ages.

 
Open to the public and supported by private memberships and supportive grants, the Ogden Nature Center is open Monday through Friday from 9 am - 5 pm and Saturday from 9 am - 4 pm.
Community programs are designed to connect people of all ages to the natural world. No matter what your interest, we have a class you will enjoy.

Location: 
Ogden Nature Center, 966 West 12th Street, Ogden, UT 84404, United States
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Location: 
Ogden Nature Center, 966 West 12th Street, Ogden, UT 84404, United States
See map: Google Maps

Wild Wednesday: Dig into Fossils at Ogden Nature Center

Dates: 
07/08/2026
Time: 
3:45 pm - 4 pm

Location: 
Ogden Nature Center, 966 West 12th Street, Ogden, UT 84404, United States
See map: Google Maps

Wild Wednesday: Revealing Reptiles at Ogden Nature Center

Dates: 
07/15/2026
Time: 
3:45 pm - 4 pm

Location: 
Ogden Nature Center, 966 West 12th Street, Ogden, UT 84404, United States
See map: Google Maps

Location: 
Ogden Nature Center, 966 West 12th Street, Ogden, UT 84404, United States
See map: Google Maps

Location: 
Ogden Nature Center, 966 West 12th Street, Ogden, UT 84404, United States
See map: Google Maps

Location: 
Ogden Nature Center, 966 West 12th Street, Ogden, UT 84404, United States
See map: Google Maps

Location: 
Ogden Nature Center, 966 West 12th Street, Ogden, UT 84404, United States
See map: Google Maps

Songbird Summer Nights - Ogden Nature Center

Dates: 
08/01/2026
Time: 
Gates open at 5:30 p.m. | Music begins at 7 p.m.

Location: 
Ogden Nature Center, 966 West 12th Street, Ogden, UT 84404, United States
See map: Google Maps

Wild Wednesday: Batty About Bats at Ogden Nature Center

Dates: 
08/05/2026
Time: 
3:45 pm - 4 pm

Location: 
Ogden Nature Center, 966 West 12th Street, Ogden, UT 84404, United States
See map: Google Maps

Location: 
Ogden Nature Center, 966 West 12th Street, Ogden, UT 84404, United States
See map: Google Maps

Toddler Tracks: Who's Who? at Ogden Nature Center

Dates: 
08/14/2026
Time: 
9 – 11am

Location: 
Ogden Nature Center, 966 West 12th Street, Ogden, UT 84404, United States
See map: Google Maps

Wild Wednesday: Who Eats Whom at Ogden Nature Center

Dates: 
08/19/2026
Time: 
3:45 pm - 4 pm

Location: 
Ogden Nature Center, 966 West 12th Street, Ogden, UT 84404, United States
See map: Google Maps

Location: 
Ogden Nature Center, 966 West 12th Street, Ogden, UT 84404, United States
See map: Google Maps

Location: 
Ogden Nature Center, 966 West 12th Street, Ogden, UT 84404, United States
See map: Google Maps

Wild Wednesday: Salmon Spawning at Ogden Nature Center

Dates: 
09/09/2026
Time: 
3:45 pm - 4 pm