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Admission into Jester Park
& the Nature Center is FREE

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
  • Closed Sunday, November 24 for Makers Market

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 (2024: May 30 - August 18)

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

Fall & Winter Hours (September 5, 2023 - May 29, 2024)

  • Saturday | 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
  • Sunday | Noon - 4 p.m.  (Closed December - February)
  • Spring Break (March 11-15) | Noon - 4 p.m. 
  • Closed Sunday, November 24 for Makers Market

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