Five Rivers Environmental Education Center
Explore the Path to Outdoor Learning...
Five Rivers Center is a living museum comprising over 450 acres of broad fields, towering forests, and tranquil wetlands. With over 10 miles of trails, Five Rivers offers people of all ages a rich variety of opportunities to encounter nature directly, promoting awareness, knowledge and appreciation of New York State's environment, while fostering spiritual refreshment and physical fitness through wholesome outdoor recreation.
Visitors enjoying one of the trails at Five Rivers
There's Something for Everyone at Five Rivers!
Center grounds are open every day, year-round, from sunrise to sunset. You can picnic, walk (ski) the trails, and observe wildlife.
A charming Visitor Center is open Monday through Saturday, 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM; Sunday, 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM; closed on state holidays.
Don't miss the exhibit room and bird-watching window.
Wildlife to Watch for:
- Great place for birdwatching: Eastern bluebird, Pileated woodpecker, song birds
- Waterfowl galore: Mallard, Wood duck, Canada goose, Green and Great blue heron
- When it's really hot, they're really cool: Snapping turtle, Eastern painted turtle
- White-tailed deer
- Monarch, Baltimore and Bronze copper butterflies
Your Invitation
Come, leave the parking lot behind and enter a different world. Listen for the plaintive notes of the eastern bluebird, sneak a glimpse of deer browsing in the fields and let the gentle rustle of the wind inform you. Share in the spirit of that "long green line" of conservationists at Five Rivers EEC who still today carefully study the natural world and devote their lives to its stewardship.
Directions
Five Rivers Environmental Education Center is located in Delmar, NY at 56 Game Farm Road.
See Google Maps for step by step directions to Five Rivers. (Shift-click this off-site link open it in a new window)
More about Five Rivers Environmental Education Center:
- Hours and Services for Five Rivers Center - Hours and services available at the Five Rivers Environmental Education Center
- History of Five Rivers - History of how the Five Rivers Environmental Education came to be.
- Guided Lessons and Special Programs - Five Rivers offers many programs to both educators and schools.
- Directions to Five Rivers - Directions to Five Rivers from the north, south, east and west.
- Five Rivers Public Program and Events Schedule - Current programs offered at Five Rivers EEC.
- Exploring Five Rivers Nature Trails - Take to the trails and enter a different world at Five Rivers EEC.
