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Monday 8am - 5pm Tuesday 9am - 5pm Wednesday 9am - 5pm Thursday 9am - 5pm Friday 9am - 5pm Saturday 9am - 2pm

Tyrrell Park Nature and Visitor Center

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Tyrrell Park Nature and Visitor Center

The gift shop is stocked and educational programming is offered each month!

The Tyrrell Park Nature and Visitor Center is located at the historic Tyrrell Park in the former community center built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s.

05/26/2026

🐝Spots are filling up! Our Build a Bee Hotel Workshop is June 11 from 2–4 PM. Grab a kit, build a bee hotel, and take it home. Ages 8+, registration required.

👉 Sign up for FREE: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E48AFAD2DAAFCC07-63671347-build Or call the Nature Center at 409-880-3163 to register.

05/25/2026

The Tyrrell Park Nature & Visitor Center will be closed Monday, May 25th in observance of Memorial Day. Have a safe and happy holiday weekend, and we'll see you back Tuesday!

04/22/2026

🌿🦋 Happy Earth Day from Tyrrell Park Nature & Visitor Center!

Today’s a reminder that the little things add up - and nature notices. 🌎

Our Rotary Pollinator Gardens are already blooming (thank you, Rotary Club of Beaumont & Spindletop Rotary Club!) and giving bees, butterflies, and other wildlife a place to thrive.

And just overhead, our returning barn swallows are back for their third nesting season. . . proof that when we take care of nature, it takes care of us right back.

Here’s to fresh blooms, busy wings, and a community that cares. 🌸

04/08/2026

🦋🌿 New Activity Stations at the Nature Center! 🦉

Looking for something fun (and free!) to do? Stop by the Tyrrell Park Nature & Visitor Center and check out our current hands-on activities.

These activity stations are perfect for kids (and the young at heart!) and are available during our regular business hours.

Free and open to the public!

Come by, get creative, and enjoy a little nature-inspired fun with us. 🌿

04/03/2026

The Tyrrell Park Nature and Visitor Center will be CLOSED on Friday, April 3, 2026. We will resume regular business hours on Monday, April 6, 2026.

03/27/2026

🌟 What an Owl‑some Two Days! 🦉

We had the joy of hosting 160 fourth graders from BISD over the last two days — broken into smaller groups of about 35 students each — and leading four, interactive presentations about OWLS at the Tyrrell Park Nature & Visitor Center.

From discovering more about the owl’s diet in our Owl/Mice Game to creating adorable paper plate owls, these fourth graders made learning an adventure.

Thank you to the teachers, chaperones, and — most of all — the students who made these days so special. 🧡

Can’t wait for the next group of young naturalists! 🦉🌿

03/12/2026

🌸 Spring Break Fun at the Tyrrell Park Nature & Visitor Center! 🌿

Looking for something fun to do with the kids this Spring Break? Stop by the Visitor Center and check out our Discovery Activity Stations—hands-on nature activities for curious minds of all ages.

Here’s what we’ve got this year:
🦋 Pollinator Sack Puppets – Make your own pollinator friend (bee, butterfly, bat, or hummingbird!)
🎨 Pasta Butterfly Scene – Create a colorful butterfly habitat using pasta to build your butterfly
🐛 Monarch Butterfly Lifecycle Craft – Color and assemble the stages of a monarch’s amazing journey
🐟 Salmon Life Cycle Learning Set – Learn about the incredible life of the mighty salmon
🐦 Eat Like a Mockingbird Game – Test your speed and “foraging” skills

🌼 Free and family-friendly!

📍 Tyrrell Park Nature & Visitor Center
3930 Babe Zaharias Drive
🕗 Monday–Friday | 8 AM – 5 PM
⏸ Closed daily for staff lunch

Bring the kids, bring a friend, and come explore a little nature this Spring Break. We’d love to see you! 🌿

📞 409-880-3163 for more information

02/23/2026

🌼 Want to help us bring Tyrrell Park Nature & Visitor Center to the SOAR Festival 2026? 🌼

We’re looking for volunteers to help at our Tyrrell Park Nature Center’s booth on Sunday, March 1, 2026, at the McFaddin-Ward House Museum Grounds!

You’ll be helping kids make Coffee-Filter Butterflies 🦋 as a way to share the wonder of nature and our mission with festival visitors!

✨ Guide the kids while they make butterflies out of coffee filters and pipe cleaners
✨ Meet new people and have fun!
✨ Support Tyrrell Park Nature and Visitor Center’s outreach and community efforts
✨ Volunteer Booth Shifts available between 10:30am – 3:30pm

📞 Sign up: Call Rebecca Woodland at Tyrrell Park Nature and Visitor Center at 409-880-3163 or email her at [email protected].

02/19/2026

🐝🦋🌿 🌼 Now on permanent display! 🐝🦋🌿

Our Exhibit Wing at the Tyrrell Park Nature & Visitor Center is home to “Pollination Investigation,” a stunning poster exhibition created by Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service and Smithsonian Gardens.

Explore the beautifully designed, graphic poster panels located around the perimeter of Exhibit Wing featuring bees, beetles, butterflies, hummingbirds, flies, moths—and even the wind! Learn how each plays an essential role in pollination and keeping our natural world thriving. Poster Panels are presented in both English and Spanish. Come discover the amazing world of pollinators! 🐝🦋🌿

02/16/2026

Happy Presidents Day! The Tyrrell Park Nature and Visitor Center will be closed on Monday, February 16, 2026, in observance of the holiday. We will resume normal business hours on Tuesday, February 17.

Address

3930 Babe Zaharias Drive
Beaumont, TX
77705

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm
Saturday	9am - 2pm

Telephone

+14098803163

Website

https://www.beaumontcvb.com/tpnc/

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