# Schlitz Audubon Nature Center > Place to go for families in the Milwaukee–Waukesha area (WI). Times are Central Time. - When: Trails and visitor center open daily 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.; closed Thanksgiving, Christmas… - Where: Schlitz Audubon Nature Center, 1111 E Brown Deer Rd, Milwaukee, WI 53217 - Ages: All ages; 2 and under free; children 3–12 - Price: Adult & teen $12; seniors 65+ & military $10; children 3–12 $8; 2 and under free; free for members. - Schedule: Trails and visitor center open daily 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.; closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas and New Year's Day. - Organizer: Schlitz Audubon Nature Center - Official page: https://www.schlitzaudubon.org/ - Last checked: Sat, Oct 24 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Oct 24, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/milwaukee/activities/schlitz-audubon-nature-center--listing-72def194bde2488f5e9963bb ## About A 185-acre nature center on the Lake Michigan shore in the North Shore area, with six miles of trails through forests, ponds, ravines, restored prairies and lakeshore, including a growing network of wheelchair-accessible paths and boardwalks. Indoors, the visitor center has an Animal Ambassador team of reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates, a mezzanine art gallery with seasonal exhibits, and the Nature Store. The center's raptor program cares for non-releasable hawks, owls, eagles and falcons that appear at regular encounters. 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