Chelsea Anderson Review of Squam Lakes Natural Science Ce...
This place is great for kids. Stroller & wagon fri...
This place is great for kids. Stroller & wagon friendly. We took our Veer and I saw others easily cruising around with strollers. The animal exhibit trail is crushed stone, but well compacted so use your best judgement about your particular stroller (a BOB would handle with ease, I am not so sure about Graco, etc.)
About the facility: I was very impressed. Having an undergraduate degree in environmental sciences and a focus in biology, I have seen my fair share of "environmental education centers" in the northeast. This tops any I have seen and I live across the street from conservation land that specializes in outdoor education. It is clear that a lot of time and money were put behind some very creative people. The exhibit presentation was absolutely lovely, the trail well-maintained (we just did the animal trail due to having two littles closing in on nap), overall very clean. The COVID requirements made sense (!) and everyone seemed very respectful of following them. Automatic hand sanitizer everywhere. I cannot say enough good things about this place!
Animals: I give every place that has captive animals 4 stars or less just on principle; however, this place was really clean, the animals seem well cared for (none of the animals appeared dirty or hungry), and their enclosures were representative of their natural surroundings given they are all native to New England.
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