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Place · Outdoors

Irvine Nature Center

When
Visit on your scheduleTuesdays - Sundays, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM; Free Fridays all year.
Where
Irvine Nature Center11201 Garrison Forest Road, Owings Mills, MD 21117Open in Google Maps ↗
Ages
Admission charged age 6+; children 5 and under free
Cost
$5/person (age 6+); children 5 and under FREE; members always free; free on Fridays; free with SNAP card & photo ID
Organizer
Irvine Nature Center

The region's largest independent nature center: 211 acres with nearly 8 miles of hiking trails, wetlands, a woodland garden, an indoor exhibit hall with animal ambassadors, a raptor aviary, a butterfly and moth waystation, a Native American educational site, geocaching, bird-feeding blinds in colder months, and an Outdoor Classroom for child-led nature play (closed to the public on school-year weekdays). No dogs or bikes.

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Official sources checked2026-10-14

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Outdoor Classroom closed to the public on weekdays during the school year (used by Nature Preschool).

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