Open 361 Days a Year: Admissions 10:00am – 3:30pm; park closes at 4:30pm
Reservations are not required, and tickets do not need to be purchased online in advance.
Just in time for area schools’ Spring Breaks, the WNC Nature Center announced that two young cougars are now on habitat! Noa and Hayla, named about the Swannanoa and Nantahala
As we enter the new year, many of us think about starting fresh with a clean slate. There are some animals at the WNC Nature Center that take on this
Guests visiting the WNC Nature Center this spring and summer have seen an influx of new animals! Over the past six months, 19 animals representing seven species have been born
“Double, double, toil and trouble; fire burn and caldron bubble”– Shakespeare’s Macbeth Immerse yourselves in the enchanting world of creatures that seem straight out of a sorcerer’s tale, but call
The Board of Directors of the Friends of the WNC Nature Center is pleased to welcome Kate Frost as the next Executive Director of the Friends of the WNC Nature
Just in time for Mother’s Day, the WNC Nature Center announced the birth of nine red wolf pups! The critically endangered pups were born on April 28, 2023, and are
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75 Gashes Creek Road
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