We had my fathers memorial service here, in the Bruce E. Hagensen room, and it was perfect. Great views, a kitchen, and refrigerator. Ample space and tables/chairs. Projection screen and audio. It was very nice. The only downside is they do not allow you to plug in appliances for hot food, but we honestly didnt miss it. There is also a museum downstairs with interactive displays. Great to keep kids busy.
The OMSI exhibit was excellent.Loved the bird viewing and feeding station.Picnic area at rear, fountain out front. Park nearby. Lots of parking. Loved the toads. Younger kids might be easily bored, but older ones should like, especially if their adults act interested.Was hard to know what was on loan and what belonged, but we will return.
A nice place to get an introduction to the ecology and hydrology of the Pacific Northwest.
Relatively new to the Vancouver area and heard there was a walking path in this area. Stopped by to see if they had a map... Fun interactive facility about the health our waterways. Picked up three great map/brochures of hiking trails in and around Clark county.Ran into an acquaintance in the parking lot and made plans to go walking the trail another day.Spent some time looking over the brochures and then enjoyed an afternoon on one of the trails.
Great place for kids. Lots of interactive displays from brain teasers to how electricity is made to nature and river cleanliness. And it doesnt cost a penny to get in. All the volunteers are really nice and have lots of information. One of my favorite places to take the grand kids. During the week it is almost empty.
The city of Vancouver did a fabulous job designing this facility. Aimed mainly at children the exhibits are still cool. The best thing was the aquarium with small sturgeon, the tank supposedly had coho baby fish but they were missing. They have a classes for school children on Saturdays with volunteers to help educate and keep interests high. Really great bathrooms.A great place for kids to let off steam and enjoy water activities. Many people stopped to take pictures.
Kids love it here! Wish they kept the old insect exhibit WITH the new stuff, but love the new stuff too!
Pretty cool center, kind of tricky to get to though. Also if you plan an event in their banquet room and anticipate on having your own beer/wine, make sure someone has their WA state Liquor serving permit. They didnt tell my aunt someone would need one, luckily I had one (no one else did and I had traveled from Spokane!) Not sure how much they spent renting the space out, but Im sure it wasnt cheap, and they make you vacuum and take your own trash out which is pretty lame.
Small clean well maintained and perfect for curious preschool to younger grade schoolers
So much fun as well as educational. Perfect daytrip with the kiddos. My oldest is not yet in kindergarten, and enjoyed the interactive exhibits. I know well love it more as my children grow and absorb information at different levels
They didnt have the fountain on
I love bringing my kids to this fun, FREE place. The staff are easy going and let us just explore and play and learn. Even if my young kids arent learning about water, they still enjoy themselves. We love the animals there, and the trails outside. The sand table is awesome, too!
Beautiful building. Not sure why youd be there besides business but they did it right
I love it!! My son went crazy learning about plants and water ahead stuff. !!! I learned stuff too!!
Lots of hands on exhibits for kids (and adults!).
Fun place! Brain teasers for adults and kids. Good lessons on energy and recycling. Well be back next time we are in town.
Its an educational place great for children that want to learn about where water comes from...
Free to get in...fun museum/kids rooms
Hidden gem in Vancouver. It is free and you could easily spend a few hours there with kids and adults of all ages. Beautiful walking trails that go down to the river and there is a nice park near by. They have special events at least once a month as well.
Took my grandkids(ages5 and 2 1/2) on a rainy afternoon. They loved it! Theyve repeatedly asked to return, which we will do at least once a month. So much to explore inside and out. Learning made fun- doesnt get any better!
Good place to bring small children to or anyone of any age who would like to learn more about water resources. They also have a large room upstairs for meeting use which includes a serving counter area. Small parking lot with overflow parking lot.
So cool for kids. Also close to great walking trails. Check the calander for cool kids educational workshops.
Was there for the wood carving show, liked the new things for the kids to interact with down stairs. Need to get grandson over to play.
Good for kids. I was impressed with the live sturgeon
Great place to take your child and have Hands-On exhibits. The nice thing is that they change every month. So theres always something new to learn about. It is a very nice facility. The staff is very friendly and very informative. I recommend getting there early because it tends to get busy very quickly. If you have a little one its definitely a fun free place to go.
A clean, quiet room on the cliffs over the Columbia River. Its a great little gem in the Gorge.
Great educational resource.
Beautiful place for a meeting.
They no longer have the toddler-friendly Puddles Place (despite the website info saying they do). There were interesting activities for older children but several were out of order. Did not feel very welcomed by staff. Drove 20 minutes to entertain my 2 year old on a rainy day and was disappointed.
It is a mini OMSI all about water! Very neat to visit for young and old.
Fun activities for the kids nice little trail. But what they didnt tell me is what the hell they put in my water that makes it taste so bad and why does it erode surfaces that it drips on.
Great for the memorial we attended.
Great views and nice beaches. Had a great time swimming.
Wonderful education center. They do the sturgeon festival every year which is a fun event. You can also enjoy a nice picnic at the nearby park to make this into a fun outing for the family.
Second Saturdays great free activities for kids. My 13 year old still enjoys going for the reptile show once a year. Bubble day is popular. Birds of prey is a great show. Most activities for younger children.
Clean bathrooms, excellent exhibits, plenty of space and equally older kids and infant friendly... One of our regular stops when its not nice enough for a park trip. Staff is nice, and its never very busy. We love it!
What a beautiful facility. We went out for Native American Heritage day and it was a great place to hold it. And free parking.
Nice place for an event. Cel service is poor since its near the water.
Very nice facility for learning about our water supply system. Also they they have special programs once a month featuring local people., this month it was cravers. Kids got to paint it a wooden craved bird and learn about wood carving.
Catered a party here. Great facilities.
Its beautiful there. the gps directions were wrong tho
Interactive educational resources. Great for kids and parents of all ages. They offer pamphlets with gardening tips, alternative pest control in the garden, local trails, and more. A beautiful place to walk as well by the river.
Great staff! Brought my daycare children of varied ages and everyone got something out of our lab class and enjoyed the exhibits.
Great workshop today on watershed monitoring!
Came with family and kids for an event. This place is clean, kid friendly, educational and easily accessible.
Wow! We visited for the first time during a Second Saturday event which hosted a llama, parrots, and therapy dogs. The permanent exhibits were great and loved by all my children, ages 4, 9 and 11. The crowd size was just right... enough other children for interaction but not so many to feel crowded. And its all FREE! We will be back.
Beautiful facility full of fascinating exhibits.
Really interesting facility.
Great place to spend a rainy day with the kids. Interesting exhibits and interactive learning tools plus Sturgeon and amphibians all at no cost. Summer programs are just the kind of thing ecology minded parents love.
Ive been going here since I was a toddler. Its a great place to learn about Vancouvers water supply and wildlife.
Lots of fun! Its free! I went on an impromptu outing here with my husband, and we enjoyed learning about Vanport and seeing the animals of the watershed (yes, thats right! Theres terrariums with frogs and a lovely window to lots of birds). Its a hidden gem; youre likely to be the only visitor.That said, this is most certainly intended for field trips. Adjust your expectations accordingly, but give it a shot.
Great event space! Meetings, events, parties and more. Beautiful venue. Very accommodating space. We used the coffee service which was Great! Highly recommend for your event.
Great exhibits, lots of hands on displays.
Great puzzles for children
Granddaughter loved it.
Great place to take the kids for free educational and fun entertainment that is often forgotten about!
LOVE this place for the education they provide! The staff are always very kind and patient with kids. My kids are always engaged in cool projects and come out with new knowledge.
One of my favorite lunch spots!
Intriguing exhibits, well-executed. Including a really cool sandbox relief map where you make your own contour lines.
Cool pace.
Several exhibits for children. Hands on learning. Plan 30-45 min to see all.
Fun place to go when there doing events
Neat exhibits, a lot of thought has gone into making them really interactive.
Love there displays, always so clean.
We were there for an evening Eagle Scout ceremony. Very nice property. Very well maintained. Look forward to going back!
Went to an organizations annual dinner meeting. Excellent facility. Good parking.
Cool place, informative and fun way to educate people about our water resources.
This is an amazing place for our scouts. They loved it and our kids want to come back.
Fun and educational place to visitBeautiful facility
This place is great for a rainy day. I think most of it is probably suitable for ages 6+
Great place to learn about all things water.
My kids all enjoy coming here to see all the things they have to offer
Great facility, especially for Feather & Quill carving show each September.
Kids had lots of fun finding salamanders during the Creature Count.
Kids had fun on thier field trip
Great place to visit and take the kids to learn more about keeping our water clean. fun exhibits.
Great place to take kids
There are free family activities every 2nd Saturday of the month that my kids like, plus an annual Sturgeon festival that is really cool (often includes live bird and reptile shows). Great recurring events to keep on the family activities calendar.
Great free family fun activity
This was a really neat place for the kids
Beautiful setting and interesting (educational) decor. We appreciate the access given to local schools . We especially enjoy watching the local schools jazz bands perform in the upstairs meeting space.
Great place for an event with plenty of parking
Pretty cool and good edutainment!
Great place for kids and a picnic
Remarkably well-done exhibits. I came with my daughters scouts group but got through my engrossed myself.
Always fun to visit for the whole family!
Be sure to check put Second Saturday monthly. Great education on the habitat around us and more.
Very nice location for a conference. Good view, good space, free parking!
So beautiful and Twigs is a wonderful restaurant to eat at
Presentations need improvement. Not enough space, too crowded.
Its small, but has a lot of activities for the little ones to look at and play with. They also have events on Saturdays that I want to start going to! Bonus is that its free.
Great place for kids, beautiful scenery, great place for a band concert.
This place rocks and for some reason no one ever goes there! Try it out. Its fun!
Was there for a birthday party. Totally Awesome!
Great meeting room and interactive exhibits. Very helpful staff.