Nature Center Hours

Animals are not allowed inside the Jester Park Nature Center. Service animals only.

Jester Park Nature Center

• Monday - Friday | 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• Saturday | 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• Sunday & Open Holidays | Noon - 4 p.m.
• Closed Sunday | December - February

Open Holidays (Noon - 4 p.m.):

• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
• Memorial Day
• Independence Day Observed
• Independence Day
  
• Labor Day
• Friday after Thanksgiving

Holidays Closed:

• Presidents’ Day
• Easter Day
• Juneteenth
• Veterans Day 
• Thanksgiving Day
• Christmas Eve & Christmas Day
• New Year's Day 

Jester Park Outdoor Recreation & Wellness Center 

Summer Hours (2025: June 5 -August 22)

• Thursday - Saturday |10 a.m. -4 p.m.
  
• Sunday | Noon - 4 p.m.

Fall & Winter Hours (September 7, 2024 - June 1, 2025)

• Saturday | 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• Sunday | Noon - 4 p.m.  (Closed December - February)
  
• Spring Break (March 17-21) | Noon - 4 p.m. 
• Closing at 1 pm on September 13 for a special event
• Extended hours during snow events of 6+"

JESTER PARK HOURS

• Summer Hours (April 1 - October 31) | 6:30 a.m. - 10:30 p.m.
• Winter Hours (November 1 - March 31) | Sunrise to Sunset