Wild Bear Nature Center

Wild Bear Nature Center Wild Bear Nature Center is a 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation and is the only all ages nature center in Boulder County.

Wild Bear is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation with a mission to inspire a lifelong connection to nature and community through creative exploration of the outdoors. Since 1995, Wild Bear has engaged hundreds of thousands of people with nature through the open and free nature center as well as hands-on programs for all ages. Wild Bear was a key partner in the preservation of Mud Lake Open Space (now

thousands of acres preserved) and removed over 30 tons of trash from the land making it one of the healthiest wetland habitats in Boulder County. In 2010, Wild Bear opened the interim nature center in downtown Nederland and now is working toward building a permanent nature center near the Town of Nederland, the headwaters of the region's watershed.

Want to know what these plants are used for? Guess you'll have to join us at the next one... Thanks to .mars for your we...
08/26/2026

Want to know what these plants are used for? Guess you'll have to join us at the next one... Thanks to .mars for your wealth of knowledge and bringing some color to our camera roll!

With summer camp wrapped up, we're throwing it back to SNOW SCHOOL of years past! Did you know we host extra special win...
08/21/2026

With summer camp wrapped up, we're throwing it back to SNOW SCHOOL of years past! Did you know we host extra special winter programming to teach student about where their water comes from?! We're not quite ready for snow yet, but when it comes, we all have something to look forward to!

Tuesdays are for stories! Join us on Tuesdays at 10:30 at the Nederland Library for Nature Story Time! For littles and t...
08/18/2026

Tuesdays are for stories! Join us on Tuesdays at 10:30 at the Nederland Library for Nature Story Time! For littles and their grownups, wigglers welcome!

Hawk's wing mushrooms are found in the mountains this time of year and always such a beautiful sight! Rather than having...
08/17/2026

Hawk's wing mushrooms are found in the mountains this time of year and always such a beautiful sight!
Rather than having gills or even pores, these distinct mushrooms have "teeth!"

And that's on being a Wild Bear camper 😉
08/14/2026

And that's on being a Wild Bear camper 😉

08/11/2026

We are itching to get into our NEW Nature Center and so are the ravens! Check out what we found on our cameras at the new site!

Rocky Mountain red boletes, also called porcinis, are out and about thanks to some late summer rains. Let's hope for mor...
08/10/2026

Rocky Mountain red boletes, also called porcinis, are out and about thanks to some late summer rains. Let's hope for more this week!
Have you seen any wonderful mushrooms in the forest?

A little bit of NederRanger (5&6 year old) magic was saved just for the last day of camp today ✨🪄🧚🏼
08/07/2026

A little bit of NederRanger (5&6 year old) magic was saved just for the last day of camp today ✨🪄🧚🏼

Happy Monday! Swipe to see the little p**p larvae!
08/03/2026

Happy Monday! Swipe to see the little p**p larvae!

9 weeks of nature camp down and only 1 to go 😢 We'll be savoring our time on the trail extra next week! ❤️
07/31/2026

9 weeks of nature camp down and only 1 to go 😢 We'll be savoring our time on the trail extra next week! ❤️

Address

PO Box 3017
Nederland, CO
80466

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

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