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
Upcoming Family Events Events
Nature Tykes, Avon
Jul 27, 2023 @ 10:00 am | Walking Mountains Science Center
Introduce your child to the natural world and nurture their sense of wonder as you explore woods, meadows, and wildflowers. Topics vary weekly. Designed for 6-35 month old children and […]
Easy Nature Hike, Vail Mountain
Jul 27, 2023 @ 1:00 pm | Nature Discovery Center
Join a Walking Mountains Naturalist for an easy educational hike through the forest atop Vail Mountain beginning at the Nature Discovery Center. The hike is suitable for most ages and […]
Free Vail Nature Walk, Vail
Jul 27, 2023 @ 2:00 pm | Vail Nature Center
Discover and learn about the ecology and wildlife of Vail in the meadows and woods along Gore Creek at the Vail Nature Center. Registration is required below. Please make sure […]
S’mores & More Campfire Talk, Vail
Jul 27, 2023 @ 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. Registration i...
Easy Nature Hike, Vail Mountain
Jul 28, 2023 @ 1:00 pm | Nature Discovery Center
Join a Walking Mountains Naturalist for an easy educational hike through the forest atop Vail Mountain beginning at the Nature Discovery Center. The hike is suitable for most ages and […]
Free Vail Nature Walk, Vail
Jul 28, 2023 @ 2:00 pm | Vail Nature Center
Discover and learn about the ecology and wildlife of Vail in the meadows and woods along Gore Creek at the Vail Nature Center. Registration is required below. Please make sure […]