My grandkids and I visited and were impressed by the amount of stuff on display. We were able to touch some of the animals there. It was a great time to talk with the center director, his grandson and dog. They all made us feel welcome and eager to come back for more adventures!

With not much to do on a Saturday morning, I brought my 4.5 year old boy out here and I enjoyed it as much as he did. We got a great morning and early afternoon occupied for free. We got loads of education through a nature discussion from naturalist Ernest Martin, he knew so much, not just about snakes, bugs & reptiles but also has a vast and impressive knowledge about dinosaurs, too. The hands on exhibits were great, as well as the terrarium and diagrams. If youre in the area, definitely make the visit.

Best of the state park nature centers ive visited in this state by far! Seriously impressive and very well run. Ernie really knows his trade!

Ernest Martin presented a highly interesting program about the Bald Eagle.

Super nice family! They let you interact with animals and are amazing with kids who ask a lot of questions.

The Park Ranger was so nice, informative and kind! Lots of neat things to see!

I enjoyed the reptiles, but one of the employees, not the ranger, was very rude.

Love watching deer from here with my amazing wife n daughter

Was there but closed till march 13 2019 will be back soon with more pics!!

Lake Thunderbirds nature center!! Nature center has live animals we use for education purposes but also to let people know what animals in the environment of the state of Oklahoma. Park naturalist is an amazing guy to talk to about anything animal, trees, dirt, etc. If you go to Lake Thunderbird and dont come to the nature center you would be missing out on the best thing there! From boy scouts, girl scouts, to homeschool, and to anybody wanting to know more about ANY animal. There is no fee to visit the nature center. Before volunteering there make sure you have your background and paperwork thats been done and you receive a copy of all of it before even touching anything no matter what age you are!

Very knowledgeable staff. Had a great Bald Eagle tour and a beautiful day!

Not sure who was working today but when my husband opened the door to look in he was screamed at by whoever was in there not to bring our dog in. He wasn’t taking the dog inside just looking in. The person inside had his dog in there and just screamed at my husband to get out and get our dog out. We don’t take our dog anywhere inside without asking first and our dog was never inside. Not a very nice welcome.

We had so much fun while our son learned some interesting things hands on too.

The people running this place were very helpful and knew a lot about what they were doing. Very hands on with all the animals. My 5 y/o and 5 y/o enjoyed all the animals and facts.

Love this place! Always friendly helpful staff. Sometimes seems hard to catch open, but worth it when you do catch it open. They have a huge variety of Oklahomas wildlife. Also, FREE.

I really enjoyed it. Has some really cool stuff to look at. The guy in there forgot his name was helpful in my needs.

Great place to experience some interactions with animals, staff are unaccommodating.

It was an interesting and informative lecture appreciated the person giving it.

Wonderful nature center with so much to discover! Lots of cool things to see and touch for kids and adults (bones, fossils, furs, live animals) Ernie’s passion for wildlife and education is contagious! Great place to visit.

Cool bit of nature and science before our hike.

We did the First Day Hike for the first time today. They had a 1 mile hike and a 3 mile hike.

Very friendly, loved the staff members - including the four legged representative!

The guy Ernest there has alot of knowledge of all the animals and insects. Really nice people and will definitely visit again.

Very informative very informative

They were so informative. You can tell they love their jobs.

Great place to see all sorts of nature!

We loved it. Very interactive and educational.

If you are at Lake Thunderbird, the Disovery Cove Nature Center is a great place to stop by with your kids. There are several hands- on activities including a table with a large assortment of animal shells and bones and an animal scat matching game (sounds gross but my son loved it). There are also several live animals on display including snakes, scorpions, turtles, and tarantulas. The staff even has a large python they bring out and let the children touch.

Very informative!! Great experience!!

Loved taking my kids here to learn hands on about the wildlife here in Oklahoma

We didnt get to see it. Google doeant gave the right time for the days open. We went back on Thurs and had a great time.

Staff was amazing. A lot of information in one place. Its not big but well worth it.

Ernie was absolutely wonderful. The way he is with the kids and with the animals is a lot of fun. This nature center is a gem, and deserves to be visited by everybody!

Was a nice little unexpected treasure inside a state park. Staff very friendly and knowledgeable with regards to nature/wildlife

Such a neat facility! The staff was knowledgeable and enthusiastic. We are lucky to have this educational nature resource in our community.

Its clean and has some interesting stuff.

My wife and I loved it

Mr Ernie always goes Im of his way to welcome, entertain, and educate the young people we bring. He makes them feel.like they are he only thing on his agenda everytime.

They take the snakes and other animals out for people to interact with.

Great place to take the kids and learn a little about our local natural environment.

Great place to experience some interactions with animals

Love this place and Ernie is the best and he knows so much

Nice learning experience

Awesome place!

Awesome place to bird watch

Mr. Martin is fantastic

Cool place

Lots to see!

Eagle watch.

Awesome place!