Harris Nature Center

Lots of easy trails. Good for walking, running and cycling. Dogs friendly! The trails are connected to a couple different parks so there are lots of options. This makes it easy to social distance while youre enjoying nature. Its mostly under tree cover so the trails stay pretty cool.

This is a perfect Trail for a beginner Trail Runner. Its a pretty wide Trail, except for a very small variety of spots. Well-groomed. Safe.

Great walking, hiking and biking trails that are nearby and accessible to everyone. Nice exhibits and play area for kids. New observation deck construction underway. Looking forward to its completion!

Excellent Shady place to walk/hike with various terrain. Dog friendly (leashed), and apparently horse-friendly! It looks like they are expanding the parking. Unfortunately it means trees had to come down...But maybe the Nature Center will be used more.

We love this place!!! Its a great place just to take a walk & they have really great recurring events there like moon light walks and stories by the fire. Our favorite local place. ♡

Absolutely love Harris Nature Center! Its a wonderful place to hike and just enjoy nature a bit. I always see something lovely while Im there.Definitely check it out if youre in the area!

Nice park with trails through the woods. They have some Hawks on display also.

Great outdoor activity space for the family and the trails are well maintained!

The trails are wide and it was just nice.

Great trails and a nice little playscape for the kids. Dont forget to stop and say hi to Aztec, and Talon, and the crow too (whats his name?? He needs a plaque too!)

Lovely Place for a summer walk. It connects with Legg Park and Eastgate park to create some fairly extensive trails.

Beautiful, clean, well-maintained nature area with nice selection of short to moderate-length trails. Most are easy with few very moderate hills, one stairway to lower river walk. facilities for family-oriented nature activities. Free parking.

Great trails, well maintained, with access to all of Meridian Riverfront Park.

Great fun for kids of all ages... The hiking trails in the woods are very nice.

Super fun kids play area.

Very nice walk in the woods along the Red Cedar River.

Took my toddler here for an afternoon this springtime. I didn’t know before arriving they had a whole area specifically for kids to play at. It looks like they are building a tree fort with a slide which looks like it will be lots of fun when it opens! The trails for biking on seemed to be really nice. They had paths for all levels. We were just doing a short walk with a stroller so we took a small loop. We walked it twice and that was perfect for my daughter. It was relaxing and peaceful out there. Will be back!

I had a great time doing some winter hiking. Ive been trying to find a place like this that has a huge length of uninterrupted trails.

Perfect for peaceful walks.

Sorry it took me so long to get here. Lovely scenic area with abundant trails, wildlife. Nature center has play areas for the kiddos, along with indoor & outdoor exhibits for all. Guided autumn nature walk was brisk & informative. Thank you Daniel.

Great place to unwind after our long drive to move to Okemos.

Beautiful area to take a hike. Great educational program. Very friendly staff. Had a kids birthday party there. They were awesome with the kids. I find the electronic bell that is ringing at certain times throughout the forest pretty artificial. Makes me feel like in a sci-fi world.

Nice hiking trails next to the Red Cedar

I didnt know this place existed until last Friday. If it were a little bit closer to my house I would go there all the time to run. Definitely a good place to go for a walk or just to enjoy nature

There are both paved and dirt trails at Harris. Beautiful nature center with lots of information and wonderful exhibits. Fun activity play area for kids at the front of the trails. A colorful and quite large turtle art sculpture available for play and picture taking. Perfect place to spot trillium and other beautiful flowers.

Nature trails, are very nice.

Great nature trails. Many options for shorter distances with some trails paved and some natural. Nice childrens play area and the Natire Center house several turtles etc for viewing. Theres also story hour sessions for the little ones. Today there was a guide taking people through the park for s small fee. Alot to learn about in the woods! Very nice place

Wonderful place for a walk!

This place just keeps on growing. Awesome staff, great with kids. There is something for everyone here.

Great site for kids and short walks. Very small for mountain biking.

Fabulous family event!

This place is amazing! They are saints for the work they do with the turtles!

Miles of well maintained trails with rolling hills make this the perfect place to take a family hike or bicycle ride and have a picnic!

A great local place to hike/walk. Easy trails that are well marked.

Beautiful they have some awesome some exhibits

The birds are a nice touch

Heather and I love this place. Great place to take a hike

This is a beautiful place. There is a long trail that IS WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE! Yay! Unfortunately, there are those who bring their dogs and allow them to poop, and not pick it up! We have had to clean dog poop off my chairs wheels, because the poop got covered with dirt and you couldnt tell it was poop. Or, there are those who collect the poop in the doggy poop bags graciously supplied by the center, then the dog owners leave the bags of dog poop in different locations, like on top of a bench. Who do they think will pick it up for them - the Poop Fairy? Please....if you take your dog to this wonderful nature center, CLEAN UP YOUR DOG POOP and throw it away in a trash can.

We went to their Halloween event and they had lots of get games and prizes

This is a really beautiful park. The trail is short, but it is part of a much longer trail system. There are interesting markers and things to see. They play ground is great. I cant wait to try the beaver house. You can bring your dog and most everyone seems to clean up after them.

Nice peaceful quiet. I think a lot of elderly like to walk their dogs there too.

The nature center itself is fairly standard, but with some fun animals. The real reason to come is their special events which are always fantastic. We particularly enjoy their Halloween event, but we have never been disappointed by anything hosted here. Put a visit on your October calendar for certain.

I usually come here primarily for the trails, but there is a play structure, a building, and an overlook to the river as well. Harris offers educational events on a variety of subjects, aimed at different ages from small children through adults. They also have a kayak launch on the Red Cedar, which is a fantastic trip (though there are some portages, at least one of which, as of last year, involved climbing across a series of downed trees in the middle of the river and dragging your kayak over them as well).

Absolutely love this hidden gem of a place! All around awesome! I get to fish and walk nature trails while my kids learn and are active in the outdoors! Even learned a few things myself.

Awesome trails!

I love the place.. its so peaceful being outside and enjoying nature..

Lovely every time of year. Really enjoyed the updates they have put in, and enjoyed using some of the paved paths.

One of the best nature centers in the area.. Very serene have loads of activities for all ages.. I went during the winter for howl at the moon walk with my puppy which they have once a month or every fri not sure for $10.. N I also attended the winter festival thr end of january which was fun as well there were sleds hot chocolatr, bon fires on top of all that I still need to try their sledding classes and cross country ski classes nxt winter@!!!! Overall a fun place for all ages, & all seasons@@@@!!!

Enjoyed the hike! Great people & beautiful area! Will definitely do it again!

This is a beautiful park, and its very well kept and maintained! I come by just to walk on my days off, its a good place to just think. Walk the whole trail, but dont forget to go through the spruce loop. Its an entirely different world.

Awesome place to take your kids. I saw 4 deer and a raccoon on my walk, and they have hawks on the backside of the nature center. Not the best place for a long walk, the trail is very short.

Beautiful walking trails. Great place to get away from the hustle and bustle.

Small but gorgeous, bring mosquito protection.

I love it I went for a field trip there and we got to take a walk in the woods and it was so cool and fun I think that if you want to sketch some nature and/or you want to see or learn some more about animals and nature this is the perfect place to go

Fun. The playground area was unique.

We love visiting here. They host nice family events, but in general, just got a walk and nature time, its a great place to visit!

The trails at this place are great. Lots of hills to work you. A variety of wildlife, plants and flowers.Only downside​ is the number of people who think the Michigan Leash Law doesnt apply to them and their dogs...it does!

Beautiful place to go for a nature walk....

Great local place to check out, take the whole family.

Awesome spot for the whole family.

Nature at its best, loved walking in this park. Safe and clean

We came for Halloween activities and had a wonderful time

The kids really enjoyed their Grossology Camp

Wonderful place to see Fall colors.

The trails are well kept and beautiful. The nature center itself is great for kids. Parking is great as well.

This is a terrific place to study, explore, and enjoy nature with your family!

The staff was very knowledgeable beautiful well-kept area went on a school trip with a group of first graders and they had fun and learned so much information wonderful place to take a class or beautiful place to take a hike!

Great place to walk around and see nature. Lots of trails and fun activities are going on all the time.

Great place to get in a couple miles of hiking - happy to live so close to great trails

Very scenic and peaceful

Fabulous place to learn about the environment and reconnect with nature.

Not much to see. Some fish and turtles inside. Birds outside. Couple hands on activities for kids. Long nature trail open year round. Its free!

A wonderful experience for my son and I

Awesome place. Bring deep woods off. Seriously. Deep woods off.

Love this place, I especially love the animals.

Great place to take the family.

Great place to walk and enjoy nature. Bring bug spray though!

Beautiful area

Great place for a nice walk.

Great trails and nature center.

Great nature trails with education signs posted along the routes

I love it, itsjust like up north

My daughter went there for a b day party and had a great time.

Great wooded walking paths and a small nature center.

Always a pleasant place to visit.

Free family fun.

They have wild animals on site to check out!

Lots of trails

Two nice ingress portals, but watch out for the mosquitoes.

Good exploring place for kids

Not too far off from jolly and okemos

It is so great .

Great field trip!