Fascinating and engaging place to explore the wonders of the natural world. Brand new facility. Clean and comfortable. A great place to take kids. The employees were friendly and helpful. Conveniently located about 5 min away from downtown Austin and the Spam museum.

This is a wonderful place to visit!A place to take Grandkids, Kids, a date, or even just yourself.The indoor displays, and the outdoor trails are great!

It was a good experience for the kids. Well definitely come back.

Very nice for kids, the gals in the office were very inviting and kind.

Had a great time cross country skiing at the Nature Center. The trails were groomed too, which was nice.

I have been hiking here and observing nature for over 20 years. A great place for all ages to appreciate the beauty and awesomeness of the natural world. Worth the trip!!!

Loved it here many animals lots of information wonderful staff who worked. Knew what they were teaching and was always available for questions

The walk trails are a new and different adventure daily, weekly, and monthly. Love this Austin treasure.

A beautiful place of learning. Not going would simply be your loss. I enjoyed every inch of both the inside and the outdoors. A mist see in Austin.

A great spot to take kids of all ages. Right off I90, and its totally free, donations are excepted. Interactive nature building thats fun and educational for kids. Hiking trails, streams to cross, and beautiful scenery. If youre passing through Austin and wanna get out of the car for a minute, this is a perfect spot. Some trails are paved so it works for little kids in strollers, trails are easy walking. Awesome place for pictures.

Awesome trail system and beautiful scenery

Great place to be a kid. Paths are nice. Display is excellent and hands on for kids.

Very nice place

Beautiful place I love it, for walks and going with my love

Nice place to do hiking, hanging out, biking. Fun trails. Cool interactive building. My 19 month old loved playing in the tunnels and stuff

We rented the Ruby building to have our oldest sons celebration of life gathering. Troy was 57 when he succumbed to cancer. Very nice complex.

Great place for a nature walk. Plenty of wildlife and plants to observe.

The staff were very friendly and helpful. Very informative.

We had a wonderful time with the mushroom class. The staff were nice. We enjoyed the new building.

Love this place not only is the scenery nice we have 3 trees planted here for planted here in memory of family

Here in business. Visited two days in a row for a run in the trails. Combo of grass, tail and tar trails made it the perfect run. No knee pain! The trails are well groomed yet natural.

Gorgeous place with lots of great trails. There is great nature center to bring the kids.

Nice hike to the fire tower!

Great place to spend a couple hours with the kids. They have quite a few animals including snakes, owls, and turtles! There are quite a few interactive areas to play in. The kids room has a puppet theater and a cute little reading hut. In the summer there are lots of trails for hiking.

Great place to visit in southern Minnesota.(Austin) Amazing Interpretive Center, I highly recommend doing the scavenger hunt.

Wonderful exhibits & displays. We had a great day to take it all in & enjoyed every moment.

Alot of mosquitos

If I could buy a portion of land here and live I definitely would without hesitation. The winter here is spectacular.

Beautiful and maintained trails. Always great making it to the tower on the far side and enjoying the view.

The new visitor center is great! Very nicely done with an emphasis on conservation education. The trails are beautiful as usual.

Great place to take kids to explore the outdoors. Really nice indoor educational center

Great time on trails with Family....

Went for the observatory night but there was nobody there? And no notice of cancellation? Maybe on nights that are scheduled and not able to Skywatch you could have some type of astronomy lessons or something to keep people interested.

If you like the outdoors this is a great place to visit. It is a nature center. The main building is only 1 year old and houses many exhibits for all ages. Plenty of parking. A great trail system for walking or cross country skiing. No pets allowed in the building or on the trail system. A wide variety of trees, grasses and wild life.

I frequent this beautiful place about 5 times a week. Its a great place to get away and experience nature, walk, or go for a good run. By far my favorite place in Austin MN. I hope that everybody comes and experiences this wonderful get away. Its great for all ages, especially children.

Good place to take the kid. Nice hiking trails.

Great! We stopped while in town and were pleasantly surprised with the neat exhibits. Lots for kids to touch and crawl in. Live birds, snakes, and turtles. Learned a lot about the local prairie wildlife. We visited when there was still snow on the ground so we could not do the trails. Bathrooms are well maintained and large. They have a fountain to refill you water bottles. No charge for admission. Highly recommend!

Beautiful and peaceful. Many trees along with the possibility of seeing wildlife such as deer and chipmunks. Has a building with bathrooms and water fountains filled with educational information on different animals. Complete with some animal exhibits in the building.

Gorgeous trails with varied geography (well, at least forest view and prairie view). The Nature Center building is an adorable little learning center with live animals and interactive displays. Great place for kids and adults alike.

Lots of trails that are fun to walk and run. Informative center with interesting displays for kids and adults alike. There are also fun events throughout the year: honey harvesting, maple syrup tapping, and more.

Its a good quiet place to get to enjoy a nature walk on well maintained paths

Always wonderful to come home to Austin and see that it is thriving. The Nature Center was some place I went as a child and know I had a chance to bring my Granddaughter ️Thank you.

Its the nature center. Nothing new really. Go there if natures your thing I guess

It is really fun there and I saw aSnapping turtle on our hike there

Beautiful and peaceful!

A nice place for a family adventure! Free admissions to the Nature Center with multiple activities for younger children. Plenty of outdoor walking trails and other activities for all ages to enjoy in nature.

Place is amazing, and the workers really care

Great park - I enjoyed the outside trails as well as the inside of the nature center.

First time I was here was when I was 4, I rember thinking that if you picked up the giant glacier rock that you would find massive earth worms. Worms as thick as a loaf of bread and as long as a car. Like I said memory lasts to this day, I will always return as I am here.

A SPARKLING GEM IN AUSTIN MINNESOTA

Loved this place, beautiful hiking and a great nature center.

Went geocaching here a week ago so beautiful will be back soon!!

Great place to have a meeting and enjoy the day

One of the nicest trails Ive ever been to and Ive been to a lot of them

I stopped in here today passing through MN to xc ski, and it was wonderful! Beautiful nature center, free trails, and I even got to see some wildlife as I was skiing!

Great place to visit! The walking trails are beautiful and well maintained. Many exhibits for children. Educational and fun!

Beautiful, well taken care of, and the staff is great. Bring the kids

Quiet beautiful. Good trails.

Its so much fun to walk through the serenity of nature

What an incredible new space and amazing asset for Austin. The building is beautiful and the grounds were amazing. Always impressed whenever I visit!

Loved watching bird feeding time. And the salamanders.

Nice, comfortable place to hold a group meeting. Has a food serving area, great bathrooms, audio video and microphone capability.

Nice natural history museum for children. Lots of hands on things to do. Some nice trails to walk in the summer.

People are very knowledgeable. Place is nicely set up.

Great place to walk and take pictures. They also have an awesome brand new nature center building.

Had a FANTASTIC time with lisa vest here.

Amazing facility. Wondrous trails for hiking only, no bicycles. No pets allowed, but a real gem for a nature lover!

Our 2 yr old loved it! Nice, new, informative with a great interactive area for the kids! Very nice trails on the property as well! Pet the snake and learn about the salamanders and raptors at 10 and 330!

A beautiful place to walk, explore, and learn all in 500 plus acres. Miles of trails, woods and prairie plus the new amazing interpretive building. Something for ALL ages. Youll love it!

Very nice and clean. I had a lot of fun seeing all the nature. Would recommend it to anyone.

Hormel Nature Center has well groomed crosscountry ski trails so we have traveled from CF,IA a couple times this week to ski.

A great place to with kids and walk trails.

Very nice maintained trails but can be busy.

I got to make my own fort

Just awesome! Great trails and cool interactive exhibits. Loved the live animals and friendly staff that let us hold the snake.

Nice cheap entertainment FREEWorkers were all very nice and helpful, nice displays, did not take advantage of the hiking trails.

It an amazing place for kids and nature living adults for skiing and Hiking.

Fun activities fire the whole family. Live owl, Hawks and snake. Nice paths for outdoor enthusiasts.

Great stop for the family. Stretch the legs and enjoy the outdoors. Awesome new visitor center.

Its sweet

Whether youre an Austin resident like me or a visitor this is a great place to go for a hike. The trails are well maintained and the top of the observation tower provides great views. You will need insect repellent in the spring and summer months; otherwise its a great way to spend an hour or so outdoors.

Fun, great learning experience, peaceful nature.

Brand new visitor center with cool interactive displays and Live animals! Very cool! Plus miles of beautiful walking trails.

It was absolutely amazing & peaceful. I saw momarch butterflies & 3 deer! The new building is perfect! Loved my whole experience!

Went for nice friendly Walk wth 1my good bff this morning. Was Amazing its been a while since Ive been out here...

I love the trails here!! I wish there was more in that ne new beautiful building. I feel like there is more classrooms than other things!!

Here with a student field trip. I can literally hear the cool and the ahh haa moments.

Beautiful trails! If I lived here, Id be running these trails every morning.

Had a very nice day here

Its a great place to exercise and Explorer plants and animals

A little Oasis in Austin. Walk, hike, have a picnic, and a great place for photos.

Nice place to walk love the honey I bought there!!!

Always a fun spot to go :) great trails and wildlife

Love this place! Great trails, can spend all day there!

It was a great place!! Very scenic, and clean.

The landscape is so beautiful with trees lined up

Very nice park with hiking trails. Nice butterfly garden

Very beautiful. Great place to rent for a family gathering

Great new building! Always a beautiful walk!

Well worth the stop if your in the area.