Johnson Nature Center
Johnson Nature Center is a well-maintained nature preserve featuring beautiful, peaceful hiking trails through thick forests and scenic areas. It offers educational experiences and is family-friendly with picnic tables and public restrooms. The center is wheelchair accessible with accessible entrances and parking. While popular for wildlife viewing and nature exploration, especially during fall, pets are not allowed on the premises. Visitors appreciate its tranquility, natural charm, and various ongoing activities for families and kids.
Reviews
Beautiful trails. We’ve seen ducks, geese, turtles, fish, deer, frogs, muskrat and snakes here. It’s an incredible nature center. The staff inside is awesome and friendly. They keep expanding and adding trails, somehow making it even been than it already was. This place is perfect for a day of exploration.
They also do activities here as well. We came on a Sunday when the nature center building was open and built a fairy house to add to their upcoming gnome trail. So fun and cute for family
A true highlight of my childhood into adulthood having such a wonderful well maintained nature preserve year round so close to where I grew up. Lovely scenic walk, lots of trails, family friendly. No dogs allowed, so not pet friendly. No fishing either, please respect the integrity of the preserve! Worth the stop.
Beautiful trails, educational experience and I love the deer! Never knew that Michigan had the longest stretch of freshwater coastline in the world. 3200 miles I think it said, learned this today. Beautiful and peaceful experience.
Twice there, I was amazed by its fall colors. Not many visitors, to me it was a big plus. The barn house and the well were adorable, adding the old time charm. Kids love to play with the well. Local resident or non resident, it’s free for everyone. Don’t understand why it costs prohibitively high to do professional photos there. No pet allowed.
I’m from Utah and this place was pretty cool. Nice thick Forest right in the middle of town. The bridge is a little rickety. I’m a big guy so I skipped the bridge