Daggerwing Nature Center - Boca Raton (FL)

5 /5 Simple Pleasures: We were just here on a Field Trip with Sandpiper Shores Elm. The presentation in the class style room was very informative. The room was filled with rescued animals, and the Nature Teacher was Very Informative and kept the children engaged. We were allowed to touch a little Owl and a Snake and a Tortoise and even a Baby Alligator! The kids were thrilled. They learned a lot too. Then we did the Tree Covered Nature Trail and that was amazing. It was the perfect day weather wise and the trail was flourishing with trees birds and other wildlife. The kids really enjoyed that as well! The Nature Teacher accompanied the class and explained about certain trees plants and animals that live in and around the area. The kids even saw a turtle in the water! Then we were brought into the other side where there is a Huge Nature Center. It’s amazing in there, and has a lot of educational things for the kids as well as animals! I was so impressed the 1st time I went here years ago for Halloween. Seeing it again impressed me even more. This is a great place to educate kids on nature and conservation of our precious wildlife. If your a school and are considering taking your classes here, stop thinking and do it, you will be thrilled you did and so will your classes!

5 /5 Gina Marie Acker: We almost didnt come here because my husband read that it was a very short walk. However, we are very glad we did. It was fun and memorable! We were immediately engaged by the stork walking around the lakefront by the parking lot. We actually didnt know what it was, but we found it later on inside the Center as one of the exhibits. After that, we immediately saw a whole bunch of turtles while looking over a footbridge. Im not kidding you when I tell you we saw 10 turtles all at once. They kept swimming up to us and passing by. We were convinced they were looking for food, but We concluded that was not the case. The turtles were different from each other and were fascinating to watch. We spoke with some folks who had seen an alligator an hour before that. But, dont worry, you are well out of the way of the alligators. The walk was indeed short, less than a mile, but if you pay attention to the educational signs and look for the bits of nature that they describe, it is a fun and engaging time. We saw some cool native plants that grow in the trees and we learned about bald cypress trees and how they are deciduous and their roots pop up and are called knees. Ive been around the block in these types of places, yet Ive never known these little facts! The signs didnt talk about them, but I saw some spiders Ive never seen before. Im not a spider lover but I could not help but appreciate how amazing they were. After our walk we went inside the Exhibit Center and were pleasantly greated by a nice lady named Rona. From start to finish, we had a really great visit. As far as it being small, I kind of liked that fact. Sometimes you just want to have a little outing, perhaps with kids or perhaps you just want to get out of the house for a little while but not commit to a whole day. This is perfect.

5 /5 Joe Graham: Love this little nature center inside the massive county park. We took elementary age kids and basically entertained them for free. My bargain hunting friends looking for daytime activities with kids will surely love this place. We spent just under two hours here. The indoor nature center has a few exhibits that were educational. A side room had story and picture books and crayons and pages to color. The nature walk in back of the building was the highlight tough, featuring an elevated boardwalk through the natural area. The boardwalk had viewing spots where we saw many turtles, fish, and birds. At the end, the boardwalk led to a three story observation tower that the kids loved to climb. The experience offered a glimpse of South Florida in its original natural state.

5 /5 Jenna Bodin: This nature center has neat exhibit for kids to learn about local wildlife. The animals are well taken care of and they have a great bird feeder and mini pond that attracts a lot of wildlife just outside the center building.

5 /5 Eduardo Tesi: Excellent place to spend time with the little ones and to know about our beautiful Florida ecosystems! We had a blast visiting the Exhibition Hall, reading books in the Book Nook corner, and then walking along the elevated deck along Trees and wild animals. We had the great surprise to see an alligator swimming along with snap turtles.