Conservancy of Southwest Florida Reviews

Amazing place! The staff were all super friendly and knowledgeable. The animal hospital and nursery were awesome.

Educational, beautiful and fun for the whole family. From the wildlife hospital to the live animal experiences, the volunteers and staff were wonderful. Highly recommend the boat tour. Captain Don was a wealth of information that really added to the experience.

Great place for kids to learn about Floridas natural water flow, habitat, and builds understanding of the development and pollution in the area. Highly recommended for everyone.

This is a wonderful place that takes care of so many needy animals.

What an awesome place here in naples! We're blessed to have places like this. The staff is attentive and show that they care! All of the grounds are spotless and there's even electric vehicle charging stations!

Great place for kids and adults. Learned a great deal about how important Mangrove plants are to the total ecology of Florida.

The boat ride here is included in your admission and it is so relaxing and nice! Great guides that are very knowledgeable about the area.

Nice hiking trails and electric boat tours. Great fun and educational for kids

Well trained and caring staff. Take advantage of learning the local environment and get some exercise. Trails, touch tank, electric boats and rental Kayaks.

They have done great work upgrading the place adding new buildings and switching to electric boats

I was at The Conservancy Center for the Earth day Celebration with my grand kids. We had an awesome day, all very organized, lots of activity for the care of our Planet. Very instructional. Great job of volunteers and workers in all areas, helpful, nice, patience with kids....We really had fantastic day! Awesome and free eco-tour in the Gordon river. Very well trained guide , the boat captain, very nice and fun . Kids really enjoyed it.

Such a wonderful place. So much information and educational. The work they are doing is amazing. We watched them feed baby squirrels. They have a bald eagle that has permanently injured a wing.

Great plcae to visit with kids! The boat ride is great!

Would give this place a zero stars but have to give at least one star. staff approach me in said needed to pay for a band before I can do anything Being new to the area and people telling me about this place decided to bring the kids and family in here.Where a group of 10 Got harassed by the staff An said we had to leave we were discussing whether to pay for the high fee of the conservancy And were told we had to leave worst experience I ve ever encountered
Never experienced something like this even with the worst rental car company as I was treated in this place!!!!!!! Decided to go to the Naples zoo next-door.

My wife took two birds to them, they knew immediately what to do and how to help. Very helpful.

Great place to learn about Florida wildlife. Displays on the various ecosystems we're well done. I really enjoyed visiting the animal hospital. We got to see the resident owl, hawk and eagle. For a relaxing family friendly activity take the 45 minute electric boat ride to learn about the wildlife and vegetation of southwest Florida.

This is the #1 place in our town. I have taken so many injured, sick, small & helpless native animals there & they are always open. Please check out their " donation list" on line or by visiting them. Much of what they need is either in your own closets & cupboards or available at the dollar store

Nice staff, very informative, get to see some animals being nursed back to health

This place used to be great when regular members of the community can come and use the facilities, for a fee of course...now they've turned everything into a membership and you have to be a member in order to be able to use their facilities: such as kayaking and Boat Tours exedra. Not to mention the fact that if you are a member you have to pay an additional charge to do those things, and here I was sending people in their Direction... rip off!

Nice electric boat ride with knowledgeable volunteer. Good displays and docents that explain everything. Very nice

Beautiful experience! What a devoted staff to our environment.

This place was amazing. We had a wonderful time and learned more than i could imagine about wildlife and how to protect their habitats.

AWESOME PLACE!! take the kids out and enjoy the outdoors!!

Our tour guide Aaron K. was phenomenal. He was knowledgable and passionate about the Conservancy and encouraged questions. There were people of all ages in our party and he was patient and kept it interesting for all of us.

We loved this place and the great work the staff and volunteers do to educate the public about the fragility of the SW coast. We came at noon but it closed at 4. 4 hours wasn t enough for us. However our kids really enjoy the many conservation educational orgs in the Naples area

I had planned this outing because it seemed to me more interesting than large aquariums and closer to nature. In the end it's very small, the turn is quickly done, the animal hospital ... no one there is nothing in it. The boat ride could have been fun but not much to see. On the other hand a lot of entertainment for children, fun, veterinary outfit, a very good surprise. The interior decoration of the turtle and reptile building is also superb.

Great educational program. Boat tours are very enjoyable. Great family programs!

The Conservancy of Southwest is a wonderful place to visit.

This is a great place to take sensory seekers. My kids love it and it's interesting for grown ups too.

2 stars for their respectful job.
High fees applied to see nothing, maybe because we have been in the wrong place at the wrong time.
I could pay and donate for their job (I already visited that kind of conservancy in Australia and in Europe), but when we visited this place, it seems to pay for their electricity bills... all lights and air-conditioning worked for no one... and they pretend to save the planet...The cat is bitting its own tail...

A great place to learn about palm trees. Short walks.

We loved visiting the conservancy on our trip to Naples. We went into the animal hospital and was able to see a baby otter, a bald eagle and some owls who are being treated. Such a wonderful place and a beautiful mission. Highly recommend stopping by. Super kid friendly.

Wonderful place to go to. Take the family and learn about Florida's wildlife!

The staff at the wildlife rehab hospital are so knowledgeable!

Definitely take your kids here, a lot to see for $15!

Terrific environmental education center with a devoted staff, nature center, trails, mangrove exploration, boat trips, guided tours, and wildlife rehab hospital to visit. Plan on spending several hours!

They do good work they have an wildlife Animal Hospital they have exhibits and they're right next to the zoo

Always a fun and educational experience, especially when baby animals are being cared for in the nursery. My favorite part.

Just purchased a family membership. Great place for the family

We love the Conservancy for their work in conservation and animal rescue but the main draw for us is the high quality of their lectures held monthly in season. Experts talk about various scientific areas. We always learn something. And we enjoy the electric boat tour with excellent narration on the Gordon River.

Outstanding place! Don't miss the boat ride, take a walk thru a magic forest, learn many fascinating things about the best part of Florida: the water, woods, and wildlife.

Really nice boat tour. Our guide was very nice and informative.

Love the fact they are actually helping wildlife. Will be back!

Hi, There's a lot to see staff is very educated and guides you to other near sites of interest great boutique shop and fun to Walk in heart of Naples FRESH AIR ANYONE.

Hidden gem in the middle of the city. So peaceful and beautiful. Volunteers are very knowledgeable and friendly!

These people do honorable work and it's a great opportunity for the public to visit and see how they're helping to keep Florida's wildlife sustained. The tours are very informative and there are several other activities and sites to see in the area.

This is the ONLY place in Collier County to bring a wounded wild animal (the one on Collier Blvd does NOT have a medical facility for public). They are open 7 days, from 8am to 4pm(?not sure of close time). You can leave an animal found after hours in a crate they usually leave outside. This place is tricky to find: main gate is closed due to covid; you must turn on either 13th St.(by post office) or 14th St., go to end of street, and turn into paved alley which is not marked; this leads to gated entrance with signs thereafter. Unfortunately, due to a low-hanging bird feeder and a bored lanai cat, I have come to know this place and its employees MUCH better than I wanted. these folks truly care about our wildlife, and altho it isn't possible to check up on wounded critters you've rescued, trust that they do their best to rehabilitate. They even release them back where they came from!! Who does that these days? Pretty sure they take ANY local wildlife, no matter size. call if unsure.

Took 2 young wild rabbits. Seem very compassionate.

Everyone there was helpful and almost maddeningly knowledgeable. Spoke with one guy who had only been there for two weeks who knew everything about the animals we asked about, plus what seemed like all of the dinner points of the Conservancy's full history. Very enjoyable trip.

Dropped off an injured turtle I found that had already been struck on a busy intersection . Very informative and helpful staff. I was a little frustrated because I was hoping the turtle may have still been alive and I was rushing to the conservancy hospital so I was a little rude upon arrival and I want to apologize to the staff. I'm a volunteer and animal lover myself and I know the staff has nothing but the best intentions for the animals and didn't need my attitude in that moment. They do great work!

This is a fun little outing. My rating would be a 3.5. There are not many activities. The place is 3 small little centers 1) is a hospital nursery (we could see one baby) 2) a housing center where they had an owl, an eagle and a hawk. This center also has a small interaction play area 3) a walk through FL center. You walk through the topography of Florida. Its basically the size of a small house. With your $15 admission (per persob) you get a boat ride (30-40 min) of the area but this isnt really for small kids. Not much to look at. For adults it's informative. Our captain was very knowledgable and patient with our kids.

Overall, for the price I would likely go to the children's museum to tire out the littles. However, I didnt mind the high price (per person) since the money goes towards a good cause.

Bonus point is that the Naples zoo is right next door (not walking distance).

Really nice people. I took an injured pigeon I found in my apt complex. They are open 24-7 for injured wildlife

Beautiful nature center with a very friendly staff, I recommend a membership since it also gets you into Mote Marine in Sarasota.

This is an organization that does great work in preserving Florida's environment. Well worth a visit.

Helpful informative a great experience for young an old

A nice place to spend the day along with the zoo next door. This place is educational and a great place to learn about Florida's wildlife. Also, a great place to understand how fragile our environment is and how to help preserve the environment making for a very interesting day.

Still haven't seen the whole place. But very well maintained and the real deal. Not a tourist trap. Going back again this week. All the employees are very friendly and extremely knowledgeable

Beautiful environment, pleasant staff & boat ride driver; worth a visit

Peaceful. Relaxing boat trip. Some interesting exhibits about conservation, but not much else to do or see, so you only need a couple of hours at most for the visit, but there s plenty else near by.

Beautiful and a nice place to walk and explore in the mornings

If you are visiting Naples you have to visit the Conservancy of sw Florida