Evening Family Activities
Join Walking Mountains at the Vail Nature Center for fun family evening events.
Evening Beaver Pond Tours
Beavers are one of the animals that define the Rocky Mountains and Vail is lucky to have a healthy beaver population right in town. The evening begins in East Vail, after a short hike, enjoy educational activities at a beaver pond where there is an active lodge. Bring warm clothes and a flashlight.
All ages, $10 per person.
Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays | 6pm-6:30pm
Campfire Tails
Gather around an evening campfire as you and your family learn about evening ecology while roasting a marshmallow. Specific topics change weekly. All Ages.
Thursdays at 7:00-8:30pm, $10 per person, at the Vail Nature Center
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Upcoming Family Events Events
EarthKeepers, Gypsum
September 26 @ 10:15 am | Gypsum Library
Children will explore the natural world and have fun with others while developing their sense of place. Topics vary weekly and help children express their inherent wonder and curiosity as […]
S’mores & More Campfire Talk, Vail
September 29 @ 7:00 pm | Vail Nature Center
Gather around an evening campfire as you and your family learn about the Rocky Mountains from a Walking Mountains Naturalist while roasting a marshmallow. Specific topics change weekly. Register here!...
Easy Nature Hike, Vail Mountain
September 30 @ 1:00 pm | Nature Discovery Center
Join a Walking Mountains Naturalist for an educational hike through the forest atop Vail Mountain beginning at the Nature Discovery Center. Register Here
Creekside Nature Tour, Vail Farmers Market
October 2 @ 11:00 am | Partner Locations
Join a Naturalist for a casual and educational stroll along the streamside trails of Vail to the Vail Nature Center. Tours depart from the Walking Mountains Science Center booth at […]
Easy Nature Hike, Vail Mountain
October 2 @ 1:00 pm | Nature Discovery Center
Join a Walking Mountains Naturalist for an educational hike through the forest atop Vail Mountain beginning at the Nature Discovery Center. Register Here
EarthKeepers, Gypsum
October 10 @ 10:15 am | Gypsum Library
Children will explore the natural world and have fun with others while developing their sense of place. Topics vary weekly and help children express their inherent wonder and curiosity as […]
