Tamarack Nature Center

Service alert - COVID-19

Outdoor trails are open. Outdoor portable toilets are available. Nature Center building will remain closed to the general public Monday–Friday. Discovery Hollow is open and in-person programming is available with health and safety guidelines in place. Scheduled programs are subject to change or cancellation based on the status of the pandemic.

COVID-19 information and resources

Mitigation pond during the summer at Tamarack Nature Center

Visit Tamarack

Tamarack Nature Center is a 320-acre preserve in White Bear Township. Play, learn and explore year-round!

Discovery Walk

Programs & Events

Explore Tamarack year-round through a variety of programs ranging from nature hikes to up-close encounters with animals.

Discovery Hollow

Play Outdoors

Run, climb or hike to your heart's content.

Children smiling in a canoe on Snail Lake

Day Camps

Spend your summer exploring the great outdoors! Camps are available for ages 3 to eighth grade.

Smiling children sitting on a tree stump at Tamarack Nature Center

Nature Preschool

Learn from nature by being immersed in it.

Volunteer and child in a field at Tamarack Nature Center

Volunteer

At Tamarack Nature Center, volunteers can assist with animal care, help with programs, tend the garden and much more.

Tamarack Nature Center News

11/16/21
Register for winter programs at Tamarack Nature Center
10/06/21
Introducing a new online Parks & Recreation reservation system
04/19/21
Spring bird walks at Tamarack Nature Center
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