Where To Find Outdoor Nature Classes For Kids In Metro Detroit

Get out the house and spend time outside. Sign your kids up for a nature class or check out a drop-in event.

Dinosaur Hill Nature Preserve (Rochester)

Dinosaur Hill Nature Preserve offers a variety of hour long pre-k, youth and family classes. Classes are generally $5 for residents and $7 for non-residents. Here are some upcoming classes.

Four Feet Down the Trail – Wednesday, April 25th
The Arbor Day Campfire – Friday, April 30th
Feathered Friends (Ages 3 to 5) – Saturday, May 22nd

Farmington Hills Nature Center (Farmington Hills)

The Farmington Hills Heritage Park is one of our favorite places and features a Nature Discovery Trail and outdoor classes for kids.

Nature Makerspace Experiences (Ages 6+) – Thursdays & Saturdays
Junior Naturalist Club (Ages 5 to 11) – Saturdays
Farmington Area Outdoor Explorers Club (Ages 7 to 11) – Wednesdays

Hawk Woods Nature Center (Auburn Hills)

Hawk Woods offers groomed nature trails, a heated restroom/shower facility open year-round, a covered picnic shelter that can be reserved in season, six overnight camping cabins, all complimented by 80 acres of beautiful woods, meadows, and marsh. Sign up for guided walk with your child to learn about the outdoors.

Little Hikers (Ages 0 to 6) – Fridays
Storytime (Ages 3 to 6) – Thursday, May 13th
Rainy Days & Rainbows – Saturday, May 22nd

Kensington Farm Center (Milford)

Kensington Metro Park has a Nature and Farm Center for family exploration. Sign your littles up for Family Chow Time at the Farm to help farm staff to feed the pigs, goats, cows, and more. Families and young farmers will learn what each animal eats and why. Sturdy shoes or boots are recommended.

Family Chow Time at the Farm (Ages 4+) – Fridays + Saturdays

Lake St. Clair Nature Center (Harrison Township)

The Nature Center at Lake St. Clair Metropark features displays on wetlands, waterfowl, live animals and the historical use of the area by the French Voyageurs. Several miles of interpreter or self-guided nature trails teeming with wildlife traverse a freshwater marsh, meadows and woods.

Exploring Nature Through The Seasons (Family program) – Wednesday, April 28th

Stage Nature Center (Troy)

Stage Nature Center is one of our favorite places to visit and the large climbing rocks at the front of the front lawn of the building are part of the reason why. If you’re able to convince your kids to leave the rocks, the interpretive building is open to the public and kids can check out the aqua wall with live reptiles and amphibians, an observation beehive, and many other wildlife displays. Ofcourse you can also sign up for an outdoor class.

Little Acorns (Ages 2-4) – Thursday, April 29th
Knee High Naturalists (Ages 2-4) – Third Thursday and Friday
Nature Explorers (Ages 5+) – Saturday, May 15th
Walk With A Naturalist (All Ages) – Saturday, May 8th

West Bloomfield Nature Room (West Bloomfield)

The Nature Room features a variety of educational, hands-on action stations that will have you and your family learning about all the wonderful aspects of nature right here in West Bloomfield.