Bethany Beach Nature Center

Stopped for a quick visit at the nature walk. It’s about a 30 min engagement with some neat nature sightseeing. We saw many birds and I was able to capture some Osprey in their natural habitat.

This was a highlight of our most recent trip to Bethany Beach. I am not sure how we have missed it in previous years, but we won't skip it going forward. First, there's a nice playground right beyond the historic house which functions as the visitor center. It is a pretty standard climbable play structure with monkey bars and a slide. Our two year old had a good time going up and down over and over.

The next thing we checked out was the demonstration garden of native plants. It was getting on in the season so many of the species were done flowering, but there were still many late summer blooms to check out, absolutely swarming with pollinators.

Then there was a nature walk that went out into a marsh area, where we were able to see several osprey going about their business. This part of the nature reserve had little shade which made it a bit oppressive in the heat of the day, but that's just how it is when you're in the middle of a wetland.

Overall it was a great visit for families.

A fine little nature center with a stroller accessible 0.8 mi out and back trail that includes a boardwalk above a marshland and plenty of opportunities to spy an osprey. The small playground makes this a nice way to spend an hour or so with kiddos