Dunwoody Nature Center Camps & Nature Programs

Dunwoody Nature Center Camps & Nature Programs offers a wide range of nature-based activities including Summer Camps, School Break Camps, Forest School, Oakwood Forest Preschool, Camp Eagle Nature Program, Early Education Classes, Homeschool Nature Classes, and My Chickadee & Me Nature Classes. The program also includes Scouts Programs, School Field Trips, field study programs for 7 grades (K–6), Outreach & Classroom Visits such as Milkweed In The Classroom, and Junior Counselors. Additional offerings include Adult & Community Programs, a Master Naturalist Adult Education Course, Beekeeping School, adult events like Butterflies & Brews, Butterfly Experience, Monarchs and Margaritas, Perimeter Pumpkin Patch, and community options such as Birthday Parties, Children’s Birthday Parties, Weddings, Venue Rentals, Corporate Volunteering, and overnight camping programs.

• Ages: 3–12 years old
• Schedule: Office hours Monday–Friday, 9:00 am–5:00 pm; park open sunrise to sunset seven days a week

Dunwoody Nature Center Camps & Nature Programs takes place within 22 acres that include forest, a playground, and trails, along with the Wildcat Creek Learning Lab and boardwalk and the North Woods Pavilion. The nature center is free and open to the public year-round, with no admission fee and park hours from sunrise to sunset, seven days a week. The organization states a mission to inspire the love of nature and cultivate environmental understanding and stewardship through conserving and enhancing Dunwoody Park, educating children, families, and adults of all ages about the natural world and human impact, and motivating environmental awareness and responsible action.

Dunwoody Nature Center reports an environmental improvement approach that includes invasive plant removal, use of native species, limited mowing and trimming, and careful management of fallen trees. Its educational approach includes sharing information about native plants and animals, exploring relationships among inhabitants and human impact, training children to be “backyard naturalists,” and appealing to different learning styles. The center has a diversity, equity, and inclusion policy that embraces and encourages differences in many personal characteristics.

Dunwoody Nature Center is a 501(C)3 nonprofit and is entirely community supported. It relies on volunteers including individuals, students, corporations, service organizations, and other groups to help with projects and special events. The center reports more than 30,000 park visitors annually and more than 17,000 people served through camps, programs, or education center visitation, and it offers 12 months of scheduled nature classes for children, adult programs, special events, overnight camping programs, field trips for school and scout groups, and outreach programs to area schools. Membership benefits include savings on camps, classes, rentals, and more. Monarchs & Margaritas is described as the 20th annual fundraising evening under the stars with dinner, cocktails, live music, and nature-inspired activities, with an upcoming date of May 2 from 6–9 pm.

Last updated April 22, 2026.