Emerald Lake State Park

Gather outside the Nature Center to learn about orienteering and engage in a map-based adventure. This program involves reading and walking unguided around the park.

Visit the Nature Center and soar into the world of dragonflies. Make a dragonfly craft to take home!

Visit the Nature Center and investigate the life of a butterfly. Make a butterfly life cycle craft!

Become a wildlife detective! Visit the Nature Center to explore animal signs and make a plaster animal track cast to take home.

Join us at the Beach to explore life in the lake using nets, magnifiers and guides. Be prepared to wade in!

Locate some experts in disguise! This seek and find activity explores camouflage and predator/prey relationships. Meet by the Nature Center.

Visit the Nature Center and investigate the life of a butterfly. Make a butterfly life cycle craft!

Learn to cast a spin-cast fishing rod and "catch" plastic Backyard Bass on the lawn. Find us by the Nature Center. All ages welcome. 

Gather at the Nature Center for an active game of deduction. This program involves moving independently around the park and reading clues that lead participants from one location to the next. 

Join us at the beach to explore life in the lake using nets, magnifiers and guides. Be prepared to wade in!