Top rated Nature preserves in Elmira, United States to elevate your visit (Updated April, 2024)

Top rated Nature preserves in Elmira

Experience the best that Elmira 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 118 places from Nature preserve category.

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Within Elmira

Europe Bay Woods State Natural Area

Nature preserve

5.00 (63 reviews) (~168.41 km from centre)

Cave Point - Clay Banks State Natural Area

Park

Network of coastal wetlands, dunes & forests known for walking paths & lakes rich in bird life.

4.90 (549 reviews) (~182.77 km from centre)

Arcadia Marsh Nature Preserve

Nature preserve

👍👍 I absolutely love going to this little marsh, walking the long boardwalk. I have a birding app which identifies a lot of different birds so we had a lot of fun. It’s very easy to walk as it’s all new. It also has very close parking available truly worth taking your binoculars.

4.90 (392 reviews) (~125.97 km from centre)

Clay Cliffs Natural Area: The Leelanau Conservancy

Nature preserve

👍👍 Woods, fields and awesome views. Clay Cliffs is an easy hike, with about an 1 1/2 mile loop.

4.90 (136 reviews) (~69.09 km from centre)

Open Door Bird Sanctuary

Bird watching area

👍👍 we visited open door on 9/2 and had such a great time viewing the birds and learning about them. the folks running this sanctuary are extremely kind and knowledgeable. every half hour of the day, a different bird would be taken out by a volunteer to show us up close and give a lesson on. the sanctua...

4.90 (123 reviews) (~187.83 km from centre)

Allan and Virginia McCune Nature Preserve

Nature preserve

👍👍 I cannot recommend McCune Nature Preserve highly enough. Absolutely stunning views! We had our COVID-friendly outdoor wedding here in late October of 2020. When I reached out to the park supervisors, they were very up front and honest with me that I couldn’t technically ‘reserve’ the space, as it wa...

4.90 (89 reviews) (~32.16 km from centre)

Agnes S. Andreae Nature Preserve

Nature preserve

👍👍 We walked to the megaphone & back, which is about an hr round trip from the cabin. Only restroom is the outhouse just before the cabin, which is about a 10 min walk from the pkg lot. Trail is not for the mobility challenged. Also we walked it in Oct, so no bugs & trail was mostly dry. Nice nature hi...

4.90 (88 reviews) (~44.83 km from centre)

Chapel Beach Falls

Nature preserve

4.90 (77 reviews) (~205.59 km from centre)

Woollam Family Nature Preserve

Nature preserve

👍👍 An awesome preserve courtesy of the Woollam family and The Little Traverse Conservancy. Beautiful views that end at a beach. Limited parking.

4.90 (47 reviews) (~65.28 km from centre)

Harbor Island National Wildlife Refuge

Nature preserve

👍👍 We pontooned out to Harbor Island and had a blast. It was beautiful!! A bit buggy, and the sun and sand were hot, but the beach was awesome and thoroughly enjoyable. We didn’t explore too much of the woods, but there were a few trails! A warning, the water is fairly shallow at many points of the cr...

4.90 (46 reviews) (~139.15 km from centre)

Crossroads At Big Creek

Nature preserve

👍👍 I can’t say enough about this place! I am so glad this land is been preserved. So beautiful, so many hiking options, great place for cross country skiing. When you compare this place to the state parks, it has more to offer without having to purchase a sticker. It is a great place to drop a contribu...

4.90 (43 reviews) (~197.51 km from centre)

Offield Family Viewlands

Nature preserve

4.90 (42 reviews) (~42.86 km from centre)

Pendills Creek National Fish Hatchery - Hatchery Building

Nature preserve

👍 Trout fishing in Michigan is partly possible thanks to the hard work of these folks! Easily accessible.

4.90 (37 reviews) (~153.16 km from centre)

Alligator Hill

Nature preserve

4.90 (35 reviews) (~92.35 km from centre)

Hiawatha National Forest

National forest

With shores on 3 Great Lakes, this vast park offers water sports, campsites, scenic trails & more.

4.80 (4K reviews) (~186.08 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) (~246.34 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) (~167.32 km from centre)

Blandford Nature Center

Nature preserve

👍👍 Absolutely loved our visit to Blandford Nature Center. The trails are expansive, varied and well kept. There are a lot of opportunities to see wild animals, we were fortunate to see both a Turkey parade and a herd of deer. There are a few caged animals as well near the visitor center. There is still...

4.80 (949 reviews) (~240.62 km from centre)

Arcadia Dunes: The C.S. Mott Nature Preserve

Nature preserve

👍👍 A very nice, easy and well maintained universal access trail to a very beautiful lookout point. The parking is pretty limited. There's a porta potty on the trail, well appreciated. Good signage on the trails so you don't get lost. Stay on trails and watch out for poison ivy. Have a fun hike!!!

4.80 (587 reviews) (~123.39 km from centre)

The Ridges Sanctuary

Nature preserve

1,600 acres of protected state natural park with 30 ridges, wetlands & hiking trails to explore.

4.80 (475 reviews) (~176.72 km from centre)

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Top rated Nature preserves in Elmira, United States