Bear Branch Nature Center
About Bear Branch Nature Center
Bear Branch Nature Center is a nature center in Carroll County, Maryland near Westminster. It features interpretive exhibits about local plants and animals, an outdoor water feature and play area, a Discovery Room for children, live animals including an eagle, hawks, owls, snakes, salamanders, turtles, frogs, and toads, a planetarium and observatory. The center is a facility of Carroll County Recreation & Parks.
The nature center is adjacent to Hashawha Environmental Center, a residential facility that is also operated by Carroll County Recreation & Parks. Hashawha Environmental Center is home to the Carroll County Public Schools Outdoor School, a residential environmental education program open to every sixth-grade student in the county.
The two facilities are located on approximately 320 acres, with more than five miles of multi-use trails, a restored 19th-century cabin, a lake, a pond, and access to both Bear Branch and Big Pipe Creek.
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- Founded
- 1993
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04Lake HashawhaCohee · CC BY-SA 3.0
05Hashawha WindmillCohee · CC BY-SA 4.0
06Hashawha-Bear Branch ResidenceCohee · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Nearby museums
Make a day of it. 4 more museums are within 7.9 miles of Bear Branch Nature Center; the closest, Planetarium, is practically next door.
