# Walnut Creek Wetland Park > Place to go for families in the Raleigh–Cary area (NC). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Education Center drop-in services when staff are available; hours are listed under… - Where: Walnut Creek Wetland Park — Norman and Betty Camp Education Center, 950 Peterson Street, Raleigh, NC 27610 - Ages: All ages - Price: Drop-in services and gear loans are free per the page; no admission fee listed - Schedule: Education Center drop-in services when staff are available; hours are listed under 'Wetland Center Hours' on the park page (not captured). Call ahead for groups larger than six. - Organizer: City of Raleigh Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources - Official page: https://raleighnc.gov/parks/walnut-creek-wetland-park - 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/raleigh/activities/walnut-creek-wetland-park--listing-0035fc74c56a8c46666ad52c ## About A 58-acre wetland nature park in southeast Raleigh where the Little Rock Creek and Walnut Creek greenways meet. In the Norman and Betty Camp Education Center lobby, kids can meet four animal ambassadors (an eastern king snake, a black rat snake, an eastern box turtle and a Cope's gray tree frog), use a free craft table with a monthly nature theme, read in a carpeted story corner and borrow dip nets, rain boots, waders and catch basins from the gear closet for creek exploring, or binoculars and field guides for birding from the deck. Outside are a 14-tree audio Tree Trail made with NC State, the storybook installation 'Norman Builds a Park' and the short Ross Andrew's Loop with coverboards and frog pipes (may flood after heavy rain). 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