This is a list of nature centers and environmental education centers in the state of Virginia.
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Name Location County/City Region Summary Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve Leesburg Loudoun Northern website, 725 acres of successional fields, hardwood forests, wetlands, and riverine habitat; nature center; and over 20 miles of trails; operated by the county, with support from Friends of Banshee Reeks and from Banshee Reeks Chapter of Virginia Master Naturalists Blacksburg Price House Nature Center Blacksburg Montgomery website Blue Ridge Center Purcellville Loudoun Northern website, 900 acres, trails, education center Boxerwood Gardens Lexington Lexington Southwest Virginia 15-acre arboretum, nature center and woodland garden Broadlands Nature Center Broadlands Loudoun Northern website, information, operated by the Audubon Naturalist Society and the Broadlands Homeowners Association, local animals, nature programs and events Claytor Nature Study Center of the University of Lynchburg Bedford Bedford Central Virginia website, 470 acre nature center owned and operated by the University of Lynchburg, includes education and research facility, Cloverlea Farm and Memorial Gardens, environmental programs, nature trails, campground, Belk Astronomical Observatory, and horticultural research area Claytor Lake State Park Discovery Center Dublin Pulaski Southwest Virginia 472 acres, visitor center exhibits about lake ecology, fish life Ellanor C. Lawrence Park Chantilly Fairfax Northern 650 acres, operated by the county, Walney Visitors Center features educational exhibits, programs and information, live animals False Cape State Park Virginia Beach Virginia Beach Hampton Roads 4,321 acres, Wash Woods Environmental Center for ecological studies, park also offers nature programs First Landing State Park Virginia Beach Virginia Beach Hampton Roads 2,888 acres, Chesapeake Bay Center, environmental programs Frogshackle Nature Center Sterling Loudoun Northern website, operated by the County at Claude Moore Park for special events Gulf Branch Nature Center Arlington Arlington Northern website, 37 acres, operated by the City in Gulf Branch Park and Natural Area Hidden Oaks Nature Center Annandale Fairfax Northern website, operated by the County in the 52-acre Annandale District Park Hidden Pond Nature Center Springfield Fairfax Northern website, 25 acres, operated by the county, adjacent to 700-acre Pohick Stream Valley Park Norma Hoffman Visitors Center at Huntley Meadows Hybla Valley Fairfax Northern Over 1,500 acres, operated by the county, visitor center includes an auditorium and museum space with exhibits, nature and history programs James River State Park Gladstone Buckingham Central 1,500 acres, visitor center features an aquarium, replica bateau, history exhibits, seasonal nature programs Jerome "Buddie" Ford Nature Center Alexandria Alexandria Northern website, operated by the City in 50-acre Dora Kelley Nature Park Joseph S. J. Tanner Environmental Education Center Boydton Mecklenburg Central Virginia website, natural history of John H. Kerr Reservoir Long Branch Park and Nature Center Arlington Arlington Northern website, 17 acres, operated by the City at Glencarlyn Park Maymont Park Richmond Richmond Greater Richmond Region 100 acre Victorian estate, park features a nature center dedicated to native Virginia wildlife, a historic house museum, arboretum, formal gardens, carriage collection and petting zoo Mill Mountain Discovery Center Roanoke Roanoke Southwest Virginia website, operated by the City in the 611-acre Mill Mountain Park Motts Run Nature Center Fredericksburg Fredericksburg Northern website, owned by the city and operated seasonally by volunteers in the 860-acre Motts Run Reservoir Recreation Area Potomac Overlook Regional Park and Nature Center Arlington Arlington Northern website, 70 acres, operated by the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority, energy and natural history exhibits, live animals Riverbend Park Great Falls Fairfax Northern website, over 400 acres, operated by the county, visitor center self-guided activities for children, live animal displays and natural and cultural exhibitsRockfish Valley Foundation Wintergreen Nelson County Central website, 20 acres of trails, parks, river and creek access, and children's nature play area, plus indoor natural history center Rockwood Nature Center Richmond Chesterfield Greater Richmond Region website, 160 acres, operated by the County in Rockwood Park Rust Sanctuary Leesburg Loudoun Northern website, 68 acres, operated by the Audubon Naturalist Society Sandy Bottom Nature Park Hampton Hampton Hampton Roads website, 456-acre environmental education and wildlife management facility, operated by the City Three Lakes Park & Nature Center Richmond Henrico Greater Richmond Region website, operated by the County Virginia Living Museum Newport News Newport News Hampton Roads Natural history museum of indigenous animals, aviary, outdoor animal displays, botanical preserve and planetarium Walker Nature Center Reston Fairfax Northern website, 72 acres, operated by the community, 2 miles of trails Woodpecker Ridge Nature Center Fincastle Botetourt Southwest Virginia information, 70 acres, privately owned preserve and bird-watching site
External links Map of nature centers and environmental education centers in Virginia
Defunct centers Smithsonian Institution Naturalist Center, Leesburg