Top rated Nature preserves in Ann Arbor, United States to elevate your visit (Updated March, 2024)

Top rated Nature preserves in Ann Arbor

Experience the best that Ann Arbor has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 268 places from Nature preserve category.

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Rocky River Nature Center

Nature preserve

Educational center offering wildlife exhibits, a river observation deck & a bird-feeding station.

4.90 (2K reviews) (~182.37 km from centre)

Outdoor Discovery Center

Nature preserve

Educational facility at a nature preserve with exhibits on native animals & play areas for kids.

4.90 (932 reviews) (~198.69 km from centre)

Kensington Nature Center

Nature preserve

👍👍 By far one of the best parks, I've walked. Be prepared to be followed by wildlife, so great. Beware if you need help, this is the worst place/ city and State for outsiders. Don't think for a moment park staff will help you. Travel safe and in pairs.

4.90 (588 reviews) (~28.36 km from centre)

MacCready Nature Reserve

Park

👍👍 Well marked, well taken care of trails and beautiful scenery

4.90 (230 reviews) (~56.51 km from centre)

Pierce Cedar Creek Institute

Nature preserve

👍👍 Well marked and maintained trails. Good for a private hike with your favorite person or pet. Interactive signs make shorter portions of the trails good for kids. In addition there's a beautiful visitors center that has a wealth of information about the area habitats. Roughly 8 miles of trails. Highl...

4.90 (228 reviews) (~130.59 km from centre)

Dahlem Environmental Education Center

Nature preserve

👍👍 Open Dawn to Dusk, no dogs. Beautiful trails, great educational programs for kiddos, and a great place to take photos. $2 suggested donation box

4.90 (76 reviews) (~57.3 km from centre)

Wing Haven - ACRES Land Trust

Nature preserve

👍👍 My Children and I visit this place often during the Summer months, and throughout the Fall as well... It's. A piece of mind in itself, With the trail's and Nature who wouldn't want to be surrounded by Nature, Family and beauty....224...

4.90 (50 reviews) (~121.31 km from centre)

Forrest Nature Preserve

Nature preserve

👍👍 Do you enjoy hiking through a vastly diverse nature terrain? Want to see meadow land, water, and thick forest paths? If so, then this is a great place for you to explore! Forrest Nature Preserve, located in Southern Seneca County, is a great place to explore and take time away from the normal hustle...

4.90 (48 reviews) (~147.74 km from centre)

Armintrout-Milbocker Nature Preserve, SWMLC

Nature preserve

👍👍 The newest addition to the SWMLC is an amazing nature preserve worth visiting and getting your hike on! Follow the 1.4-mile picturesque ‘yellow’ trail that winds its way with the river, and gives you some amazing fall color scenery. Or go for a shorter woodsy 0.8-mile ‘white’ trail through the fores...

4.90 (47 reviews) (~174.39 km from centre)

Deerfield Hills Nature Area

Nature preserve

👍👍 Lovely trail system even in mid February! This is definitely going into my rotation as nice places to walk the dogs. I appreciated the plentiful signpost maps and the "rustic" but clean restroom in the parking area.

4.90 (45 reviews) (~54.01 km from centre)

Oak Openings Preserve Metropark

Park

Spacious preserve features summer & winter recreation, an interactive nature center & a playground.

4.80 (2.4K reviews) (~81.13 km from centre)

For-Mar Nature Preserve & Arboretum

Nature preserve

383-acre preserve since 1970 featuring a visitor center, trails, many woody specimens & a treehouse.

4.80 (2K reviews) (~84.86 km from centre)

Whiting Forest of Dow Gardens

Nature preserve

Adjacent to Dow Gardens, this 54-acre park is made up of native forest, meadows & wetlands.

4.80 (1.9K reviews) (~154.72 km from centre)

Penitentiary Glen Reservation

Park

👍👍 My favorite park. Sunday the trains were running and the excitement on the kids faces was priceless. There is a great play area for the kids. My wife and I hiked 2.63 miles on the rabbit run trail. Very beautiful although a bit muddy in places. Check this place out!

4.80 (1.5K reviews) (~213.27 km from centre)

North Chagrin Reservation

Park

Wildlife-rich area with woodland & wetland trails to Buttermilk Falls Preserve & Squire's Castle.

4.80 (1.5K reviews) (~207.59 km from centre)

Chagrin Falls Waterfall

Tourist attraction

👍👍 The most picturesque Village in Ohio, Chagrin Falls is well known for its cascading waterfalls, which flow through the downtown area. Lining the streets are historic buildings, over 50 independent storefronts featuring vintage and antique stores, and an abundance of restaurants and cafes.

4.80 (1.4K reviews) (~216.83 km from centre)

Crosswinds Marsh

Nature preserve

👍👍 Beautiful place by nature very quiet and just a relaxing place to go fishing have picnics go for walks on the trails or to take your horses on the trails! Always been a favorite place of mine! Wish you could still canoe here but they stopped that years ago!

4.80 (1.3K reviews) (~32.65 km from centre)

Magee Marsh Wildlife Area

Nature preserve

👍👍 Awesome short trail to Magee Marsh, situated on the southern shore of Lake Erie, is a prime stopover for North American warblers during spring migration. Every year thousands of birders, photographers, and nature lovers flock to this location in spring to witness the unforgetable spectacle of large...

4.80 (1.1K reviews) (~86.16 km from centre)

Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center

Nature preserve

This national park is refuge for resident & endangered wildlife & offers trails & a visitor center.

4.80 (1.1K reviews) (~87.18 km from centre)

Pilgrim Haven Natural Area

Nature preserve

👍👍 This beach is a real treasure if you appreciate rock hunting. It’s over an hour away from my home but so worth the trip! Not the best for ‘swimming’, very rocky and the waves are often much to great for that. Wear old tennis shoes and bring a bucket and just have fun. Plan on getting wet if you do g...

4.80 (954 reviews) (~209.71 km from centre)

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Top rated Nature preserves in Ann Arbor, United States