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Daggerwing Nature Center offers outdoor fun for the whole family

Communing with nature has never been more fun and the Daggerwing Nature Center has so many opportunities for kids and their families to take advantage of the great outdoors.

Admission is free; access to trails and boardwalk are free; most programs have fees usually from $5 to $10.

Daggerwing features a 3,000-square-foot exhibit hall with live animals, butterfly garden, art gallery and an elevated boardwalk with two trails.

Stop along your walk at the observation tower and catch a glimpse of a variety of winged creatures, such as ospreys, woodpeckers and butterflies (including the Ruddy Daggerwing butterfly, their namesake). You might even see turtles and alligators.

Daggerwing Nature Center Boardwalk

(Photo/Palm Beach County Parks and Recreation)

Daggerwing is located within Aaronson South County Regional Park, 11435 Park Access Road in west Boca Raton. For more information call, 561-629-8760.

Reservations are required for all scheduled programs (unless otherwise noted). Click here to register and pay for programs. (New users must create a household account online.)

Dipnetting at Daggerwing Nature Center in Burt Aaronson South County Regional Park, west of Boca Raton.

If you Go

Activities include:

  • animal feedings
  • talks
  • workshops
  • crafts
  • tours
  • archery

Hours:

  • Wednesday through Friday from 1 to 4:30 p.m.
  • Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Closed to the public Sunday–Tuesday, programs by reservation only.

The Boardwalk is open daily, from sunrise to sunset. Public restrooms are accessible when nature center staff is on site.

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Mary Lou Cruz

About Mary Lou Cruz

I worked at the South Florida Sun Sentinel for 21 years, as an Advertising Special Sections Writer; Editorial Systems Editor in Technology; and Editorial Assistant in the Newsroom. Before my newspaper career, I worked in the airline and travel industry and I have lived in Brazil, Puerto Rico and vacationed in more than 25 countries. Originally, I'm from Maryland. I moved to Florida in 1984 and raised my daughter in Miami. Email: events@SouthFloridaOnTheCheap.com.

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