Explore the Nature Center
Wallace Collection
Other than the Smithsonian Museum, the Dickinson County Nature Center is the only public entity with rights to photos from Alfred R. Wallace's collection, found in an antique cabinet by an Okoboji native.
Kenue Park Web Cam
April-September watch the osprey nest and how they interact raising their chicks in Kenue Park. Also, keep an eye on the pond. There are trumpeter swans that live in Kenue Park year-round.
Kids Play Area
Hop across lily pads and slide out of the wood duck box like a duckling in the Wetland Play Area! Learn about wetland animal diets, plant life, and water quality! (Ages 0-5)
Pollinator Paradise
Interactive, children's museum quality exhibits include a life-size apple orchard with blossoms you can pollinate, a play food truck, a human-sized honeycomb climber and so much more!
Nature Store
Find unique gifts such as honey sticks, Explore Nature T-shirts, stuffed animals, pollinator costumes and more in the Nature Store! Conservation Foundation of Dickinson County members receive 10 percent off purchases.
Public Programs
In addition to free admission, nature center educators also provide free programming to the public all year.
Outside the Nature Center
In addition to the wonderful educational opportunities inside the Dickinson County Nature Center, Kenue Park also features geocaching, mowed trails through the prairie and around the wetland, an 18-hole professional level disc golf course, a fantastic Nature Playscape and paved trails that are a part of the Dickinson County Trails system.
