Nature Centers in South Jersey

Nature centers in South Jersey with trails and programs. Hours are from each center's own page; check before a special trip.

Camden County

Camden County Environmental Center1301 Park Boulevard, Cherry Hill, NJ 08002 · Cherry Hill town page
Run by the Camden County Division of Environmental Affairs. Paved and unpaved trails, dog-friendly areas, picnic tables and free parking. The center lists hours of Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 8 AM to 5:30 PM.

Palmyra Cove Nature Park856-829-1900
A 250-acre nature park on the Delaware River in Palmyra. The outdoor park is open dawn to dusk every day and the Environmental STEM Center 9 AM to 4 PM daily, except major holidays. Both are free. For questions, use extension 1264.
Rancocas Nature Center794 Rancocas Road, Westampton, NJ 08060 · Westampton town page
On 210 acres of Rancocas State Park. Trails are open every day until dusk; the visitor center is open Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, noon to 4 PM. The suggested donation is $2 a visitor.

Warren E. Fox Nature Center109 Boulevard, Route 50, Mays Landing, NJ 08330 · Mays Landing town page
In the Atlantic County park at Estell Manor. Open daily, 8 AM to 4 PM.

Cape May Hawkwatch at Cape May Point State Park
An outdoor viewing platform just east of the park's parking lot, where the Cape May Bird Observatory counts hawks flying south each fall. An official counter is on duty from September 1 to November 30, and the platform is open daily from sunrise to sunset. Interns help visitors identify birds from mid-September through October. Golden eagles are most common in the last week of October, and the most kinds of hawks pass from late October to mid-November.