Place · Outdoors

Seven Ponds Nature Center

When

Visit on your scheduleInterpretive building Tuesday-Sunday 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; closed Mondays and major holidays

Where

Seven Ponds Nature Center3854 Crawford Road, Dryden, MI 48428Open in Google Maps ↗

Ages

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Cost

Admission for members and children 12 and under is free. Admission for non-members is $3.No pets, bikes or collecting on the trails; restrooms indoors during business hours

Organizer

Seven Ponds Nature Center

A nature sanctuary and environmental education center in Dryden (Lapeer County) with trails around its ponds, woods and prairie, an interactive trail map, and an interpretive building with a Discovery Room touch table, Critter Corner of native reptiles, amphibians and fish, a Nature Nook sized for very young children, a walk-in beaver lodge, the Hall of Michigan Birds, bird-feeding stations and a children's library. The building is open Tuesday-Sunday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. (closed Mondays, Thanksgiving Thursday and Friday, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day); non-members may use the trails during business hours, members dawn to dusk daily. Admission is free for members and children 12 and under and $3 for non-members. Fall 2026 programs include naturalist walks, paddles, Knee-High Naturalist classes for preschoolers ($7 per child) and free Little Helpers sessions for ages 3-5; all programs require pre-registration.