Great Plains Nature Center

Great Plains Nature Center Exhibits and animals highlighting all that KS nature has to offer. Paved hiking trails and programs.
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The Great Plains Nature Center is a cooperative project between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism, and the City of Wichita Department of Park and Recreation. We offer experiences that connect people to the environment, wildlife and conservation measures. The adjacent 240-acre Chisholm Creek Park provides our outdoor classroom. More than two mi

les of wheelchair-accessible trails and boardwalks meander through riparian woodlands, prairies, streams and wetlands. An indoor wildlife observatory lets visitors relax in front of a stream of cattail-ringed wetland, where beaver, muskrat, ducks and graceful egrets make regular appearances.

06/08/2026

Yep, it's happening- tomorrow. Come buy our stuff! We've got plants, nesting boxes, barrels, taxidermy, and more. You're bound to find some treasure buried here!

The sale is from June 8th-18th, Monday-Friday (10am-4pm) and Saturday (10am-2pm)😝

06/07/2026

Tripod, our Ornate Box Turtle animal ambassador, has been doing some exploring in nature. You should too 🫣

06/06/2026

The Owl's Nest Gift Shop will be closed today, Saturday June 6th. It will re-open Monday, June 8th at 10am. Thanks!
-GPNC Staff

It's Free Fishing weekend, y'all!! 🎣😋💛If you've not gotten hooked on fishing quite yet, June 6th and 7th is your chance ...
06/06/2026

It's Free Fishing weekend, y'all!! 🎣😋💛If you've not gotten hooked on fishing quite yet, June 6th and 7th is your chance to take a bite!

This weekend only you can legally fish in public waters in KS without a fishing license. Just be aware of other rules and regulations😄

For easy fishing spots around Wichita, check out Lake Afton, Sedgwick County Park, or Island Pond at our own Chisholm Creek Park!

Walk With Wildlife was such a blast and raised money to support such a great cause- free nature education through the Fr...
06/05/2026

Walk With Wildlife was such a blast and raised money to support such a great cause- free nature education through the Friends of the Great Plains Nature Center. Thanks to our generous sponsors and guests like you coming to the event, we raised over $15,000!!🎉🎉🎉

If you didn't come by to say "see ya" to the exhibits, you still have 15 days left 💜
Thank you again to Evergy, Ideatek, Agvantis, Don and Ellie Skokan, Lorrie Beck, Todd & Anne Lewis, Jim Mason, and Kathy & Jess Frieze for your generosity!

🦅🐢🐸 See Ya Later!Before construction begins, join us at the Great Plains Nature Center on June 18 from 9 AM–4 PM for one...
06/04/2026

🦅🐢🐸 See Ya Later!

Before construction begins, join us at the Great Plains Nature Center on June 18 from 9 AM–4 PM for one last day of animal encounters, scavenger hunts, aquatic bug hunting, and more!

Come celebrate, explore, and help us send our exhibits off in style. 💚
Free, open to all ages!

At Walk With Wildlife, we had you vote for who YOU thought should be the Voice of America's Wildlife! There were hundred...
06/03/2026

At Walk With Wildlife, we had you vote for who YOU thought should be the Voice of America's Wildlife!

There were hundreds of votes and in the end it was a close call between the Black-tailed Prairie Dog and the Red-tailed Hawk but....the Hawk came out on top! Thanks for voting in honor of America 250!

As we say "See you later!" to our current weekly programs, we have something new to share! Trail Tots begins tomorrow! E...
06/02/2026

As we say "See you later!" to our current weekly programs, we have something new to share! Trail Tots begins tomorrow! Each Wednesday in June, we're heading out to our half-mile Quail Trail to learn all about bugs, birds, blooms, and more. This free one hour program begins at the big stone sign near the pollinator garden promptly at 10am. We'll see you there!

Check our Event's page for more: https://gpnc.org/programs-events/

Address

6232 E 29th Street N
Wichita, KS
67220

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 2pm

Telephone

+13166835499

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