Monday, August 1, 2022 to Wednesday, August 31, 2022
6:30am to 10:30pm
Free with $3/Vehicle Park Entry
All Ages, Designed for Ages 3-5
Families with young learners are invited to hit the trails for a self-guided hike full of fun nature learning at Botna Bend Park!
Saturday, August 6, 2022 to Sunday, August 14, 2022
6:00am to 10:00pm
Free with $5/Vehicle Park Entry
All Ages, Designed for Ages 3-5
Families with young learners are invited to hit the trails for a self-guided hike full of fun nature learning at Hitchcock Nature Center!
Thursday, August 11, 2022
6:30pm to 8:00pm
$5
Ages 8+ (youth ages 8 and 9 must have accompanying registered adult)
We provide the guidance, bows, arrows, and targets, you provide the energy and enthusiasm.
Friday, August 12, 2022 to Friday, August 12, 2022
8:00pm to 11:59pm
$5 per vehicle; Cash only
All Ages
Bring your lawn chairs, blankets, binoculars, and telescopes to view nature's fireworks and other wonders in the night sky during the annual Perseids Meteor Shower.
Saturday, August 13, 2022
9:00am to 12:00pm
$15 per person
Ages 14+
Explore nature & philosophy during this immersive program perfect for anyone who loves the great outdoors.
Tuesday, August 16, 2022 to Thursday, August 18, 2022
10:00am to 5:00pm
$125
18+
Registration for this event it now full. Join the waitlist.
Tuesday, August 16, 2022
7:00pm to 8:30pm
Free with Park Admission
All Ages
Wind your way through the woods and prairie to a pond nestled in the middle of the Loess Hills during this guided hike.
Thursday, August 25, 2022
6:30pm to 8:00pm
Free with $5/Vehicle Park Entry
14+
Are you an insect enthusiast? Then consider joining us for August's Insect Club.
Saturday, August 27, 2022
9:00am to 12:00pm
Free with $5/vehicle park entry fee
12+
Join the Iowa DNR and learn the vital basics of hunting including wildlife identification, first aid, and firearm and archery safety.
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
10:00am to 11:30am
$4 per child
All Ages, Designed for K-5
Come learn some of the tactics and talents that plants and animals, including humans use to survive and flourish in the summer.
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
1:00pm to 2:30pm
$4 per child
All Ages, Designed for K-5
Come learn some of the tactics and talents that plants and animals, including humans use to survive and flourish in the summer.
Thursday, September 1, 2022 to Friday, September 30, 2022
6:30am to 10:30pm
Free with $3/Vehicle Park Entry
All Ages, Designed for Ages 3-5
Families with young learners are invited to hit the trails for a self-guided hike full of fun nature learning at Botna Bend Park!
Saturday, September 3, 2022 to Sunday, September 11, 2022
6:00am to 10:00pm
Free with $5/Vehicle Park Entry
All Ages, Designed for Ages 3-5
Families with young learners are invited to hit the trails for a self-guided hike full of fun nature learning at Hitchcock Nature Center!
Saturday, September 3, 2022
8:30am to 11:00am
Free with Park Admission, Free Will Donation at Pickup
All Ages
Grab a tasty breakfast at Botna Bend & enjoy the taste of real maple syrup!
Saturday, September 10, 2022
9:00am to 12:00pm
$15 per person
Ages 14+
Explore nature & philosophy during this immersive program perfect for anyone who loves the great outdoors.
Saturday, September 10, 2022
9:00am to 10:30am
$5 per person
All Ages
Learn about monarch butterflies, their life cycle, and their miraculous migration to Mexico as we teach you how we catch, handle, and tag monarchs for research.
Saturday, September 10, 2022
11:00am to 12:00pm
$5 per person
All Ages
Learn about monarch butterflies, their life cycle, and their miraculous migration to Mexico as we teach you how we catch, handle, and tag monarchs for research.
Saturday, September 10, 2022
1:00pm to 2:00pm
$5 per person
All Ages
Learn about monarch butterflies, their life cycle, and their miraculous migration to Mexico as we teach you how we catch, handle, and tag monarchs for research.
Saturday, September 10, 2022
3:00pm to 4:00pm
$5 per person
All Ages
Learn about monarch butterflies, their life cycle, and their miraculous migration to Mexico as we teach you how we catch, handle, and tag monarchs for research.
Saturday, September 17, 2022
10:00am to 12:30pm
$12 per person
Ages 16+ please
Join Dustin Clayton for a meaningful discussion about the turning of summer to fall and learn how to preserve tinctures and teas.
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
6:00pm to 8:30pm
Free with Park Admission
All Ages
Join us for one final guided hike of the season and view the early signs of fall in the Loess Hills.
Thursday, September 22, 2022
6:30pm to 8:00pm
Free with $5/Vehicle Park Entry
14+
Are you an insect enthusiast? Then consider joining us for September's Insect Club.
Thursday, September 29, 2022
5:30pm
$50.00
21 and over
Support conservation efforts in Pottawattamie County during the 19th Annual Go Wild For Conservation fundraiser and auction.
Saturday, October 8, 2022
4:00pm
Free with Park Admission, Free Will Donation at Pickup
All Ages
Grab a tasty chili dinner at beautiful Arrowhead Park.
Get a full year of free access to all Pottawattamie County parks.
Become a member of the Pottawattamie Conservation Foundation