Full Moon Hike

Lace up your hiking shoes and venture out at dusk to join a small group of adventurers for a guided night hike. The ICNC prairie and woodland trails will be lit by the light of the full moon, but you'll also want to bring a flashlight or headlamp, just in case of cloud cover. Encounters...

Children’s Book Author Open House

Indian Creek Nature Center 5300 Otis Road SE, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

Open house and celebration of the new children's nature adventure book Hunting Yellow. The story follows two young children as they explore the natural world for a very special shade of yellow. Stop by anytime to meet illustrator Gabe Anderson and author Jean Wiedenheft and enjoy light refreshments. Jean will read Hunting Yellow at 10:00...

Golf Cart Tours (SOLD OUT)

See Indian Creek property in a whole new way! Have a seat in our quiet, electric golf cart as we tour prairies east of the nature center in style. Other routes/stops on this one-hour journey will include a stop at the blue bridge, peek inside the lower level of the old barn and drive through...

Meet Our Animals

Step inside Indian Creek Nature Center to view and touch some of our resident animals! A staff member will be present to show visitors the animals up close and help answer your questions. Come and go at your leisure as there will not be a formal program. Fee: $2/person, registration is optional. Register

Trailside Tastings

Indian Creek Nature Center 5300 Otis Road SE, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

Celebrate in the prairie around the Nature Center with products from local vendors, catered food, and live music. Attendees will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the fall prairie ambiance, taking a leisurely evening stroll while making stops at sampling stations offering craft beverages from more than a dozen local producers and savoring wood-fired...

Fresh Air Academy (Sept session)

Fresh Air Academy at Indian Creek Nature Center is a drop-off immersive nature experience for Kindergarten through third-grade students. Children will go on learning adventures with experienced ICNC educators. Educators will develop seasonally appropriate themes to guide the day, but the children will determine the specifics of their time at the Nature Center. Children will...

Fresh Air Academy (Sept session)

Fresh Air Academy at Indian Creek Nature Center is a drop-off immersive nature experience for Kindergarten through third-grade students. Children will go on learning adventures with experienced ICNC educators. Educators will develop seasonally appropriate themes to guide the day, but the children will determine the specifics of their time at the Nature Center. Children will...