McAllen Nature Center

Review №1

Rating: 5

Date: a week ago

Review №2

Rating: 5

Date: 2 weeks ago

Review №3

Rating: 3

Not much too it and it has zero to little upkeep . The place looks forgotten about . The fountain is broken and dry , not much shade and always seems closed .

Date: a month ago

Review №4

Rating: 5

Date: 2 months ago

Review №5

Rating: 2

I m joining em

Date: 2 months ago

Review №6

Rating: 5

A good place to do Therian stuff

Date: 2 months ago

Review №7

Rating: 5

My family and I had a blast exploring the trails. We saw tiny creatures such as different types of insects to animals. Bunnies, cardinal, woodpecker, etc. They have a sensory area for the children, inclined hills, picnic tables, restrooms, and clear paths. Beautiful nature park

Date: 3 months ago

Review №8

Rating: 5

Date: 3 months ago

Review №9

Rating: 5

Date: 4 months ago

Review №10

Rating: 5

Date: 5 months ago

Review №11

Rating: 5

excellent place to spend with the family, super quiet

Date: 5 months ago

Review №12

Rating: 4

Date: 6 months ago

Review №13

Rating: 5

Date: 6 months ago

Review №14

Rating: 5

It s a great place to come for a nice walk or run . Me and my kiddos love it here . The butterfly garden is our favorite I d suggest some good walking shoes .

Date: 6 months ago

Review №15

Rating: 5

Date: 6 months ago

Review №16

Rating: 1

Free texas

Date: 6 months ago

Review №17

Rating: 5

Date: 8 months ago

Review №18

Rating: 4

This place is lovely and provides the opportunity to see birds and butterflies. Great place to bring kids.

Date: 8 months ago

Review №19

Rating: 3

Date: 8 months ago

Review №20

Rating: 5

Great place to enjoy the nature trails walks, beautiful plants, and the sounds of many birds. Furthermore, the benches are under a huge tree, with lots of shade. There restroom are pretty clean.

Date: 8 months ago

Review №21

Rating: 4

Date: 9 months ago

Review №22

Rating: 5

Fantastic park, too bad everyone in McAllen is so fat they dont care. #MostObeseTownInAmerica

Date: 9 months ago

Review №23

Rating: 5

We were here for a cleanup. This place has grown. Theres a cactus garden, a butterfly garden, picnic areas, nice areas for pictures or observe nature.

Date: 11 months ago

Review №24

Rating: 5

Date: 11 months ago

Review №25

Rating: 5

Great for kids

Date: a year ago

Review №26

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №27

Rating: 4

Used to be a great park. Now its neglected and not staffed.

Date: a year ago

Review №28

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №29

Rating: 5

Nice natural nature park with winding trails and overgrown trees. They have three sets of trails that intersect and weave through thick vegetation of mesquite, cactus, and other south Texas brush. You will see and hear a good mix of birds here. I saw many types of lizards scurrying across the paths. I also saw several bunnies. Nice place to walk and relax. They have picnic tables, benches, water fountains, and restrooms.

Date: a year ago

Review №30

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №31

Rating: 5

Tranquil trails

Date: a year ago

Review №32

Rating: 4

This is a park that is in the middle of transition. The pathways are beautiful and easy to navigate. Many flowering shrubs and trees attracting a lot of butterflies. Birds were swimming in the Resaca. While walking down named trails, you are serenaded by many bird songs. They have been working hard to get the park back into the vision that is expected for McAllen. The Website states there is a Visitor Center for check-in. It is a locked up mobile home. If you want restrooms, they are clean and in working order with water and flush toilets. I will come back and see the progress and visit this treasure.

Date: a year ago

Review №33

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №34

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №35

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №36

Rating: 4

Date: a year ago

Review №37

Rating: 5

Stroller friendly and very peaceful. My kids loved it.

Date: a year ago

Review №38

Rating: 1

Didn t open on time I was there waiting for a hour

Date: a year ago

Review №39

Rating: 5

It s was an amazing experience for my two toddlers. They loved the walk and the nature it self. The trails were nice it s was good size and beautiful day to go out and show the kids about nature.

Date: a year ago

Review №40

Rating: 3

Date: a year ago

Review №41

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №42

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №43

Rating: 5

nice

Date: a year ago

Review №44

Rating: 5

Great place to go for a nature walk. Dog-friendliness: As long as you pick up after your pet, place is amazing, to take your fur babies. Visited on Weekday Wait time

Date: a year ago

Review №45

Rating: 4

Beautiful but simple.

Date: a year ago

Review №46

Rating: 5

Its lovely

Date: a year ago

Review №47

Rating: 4

For the location and size, its cute. There was a little trash in the main area. The back is open and leads to the Westside park fence..not sure if theyre expanding or what. I saw many bunnies, birds and butterflies. It does need an update but its in the city and I hope it stays.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №48

Rating: 4

Date: 2 years ago

Review №49

Rating: 5

Nice place to walk or jog. Trails are clean and well placed. Strange to find a place like this in the city limits. Will visit again. Toilets: Clean restrooms Picnic area: Lots of picnic areas

Date: 2 years ago

Review №50

Rating: 4

Great little nature trail amidst the hustle and bustle of McAllen.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №51

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №52

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №53

Rating: 3

This place was a bit disappointing. It was open but no staff to be found so we could not ask questions. It looked somewhat unkept. Visited on

Date: 2 years ago

Review №54

Rating: 2

The place itself is ok , but the City of McAllen is doing this historic place a Great discredit not only to the center but to the city of McAllen for which its name is shares. The center looks bare, unkept, abandoned, in need of repair. The decapitated grounds are overflowing with weed the are is such a beautiful place and could be maintained much, much better. I remember going there as a child when they still had the old house and waterfall.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №55

Rating: 5

Gorgeous place.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №56

Rating: 2

Of all the things than McAllen does really well... This is not one of them. Its obvious that at its inception, someone special put some thoughtful deliberation and planning into this place. The trails were very well designed and theres plenty of open spaces too, with tables and bathrooms. But overall, it seems that McAllen Parks & Recreation has forgotten about this place that could be such an enrichment for the whole community. Either that, or they just put the money that should have gone towards it into something else. Check out the photos, unkempt and overgrown.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №57

Rating: 5

Very peaceful

Date: 2 years ago

Review №58

Rating: 4

Date: 2 years ago

Review №59

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №60

Rating: 5

Place is great for people who like nature

Date: 2 years ago

Review №61

Rating: 5

Best place to see butterflies in the Valley. Great trails and plantings.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №62

Rating: 5

Its such a calm and relaxing place to hangout. I love spending my free days here!

Date: 2 years ago

Review №63

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №64

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №65

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №66

Rating: 5

Delicious drinks, good service and excellent live music!

Date: 2 years ago

Review №67

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №68

Rating: 5

Lovely place so peaceful

Date: 3 years ago

Review №69

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №70

Rating: 3

Date: 3 years ago

Review №71

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №72

Rating: 1

Its the only thing to do in McAllen, including all the other cities around and yet its closed between 12 and 4 pm and on sundays. If only they updated their hours on Google.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №73

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №74

Rating: 5

It was great. Nice trails. Wish there were more markers identifying plants. Thoroughly enjoyed the walk.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №75

Rating: 5

Beautiful place, well maintained but lots of mosquitoes because of raining season

Date: 3 years ago

Review №76

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №77

Rating: 4

Enjoyed the trails. Saw 3 baby coyotes playing on the trail ahead of us but they scurried off as we approached them. Very neat to see them

Date: 3 years ago

Review №78

Rating: 5

Very clean and beautiful trails

Date: 3 years ago

Review №79

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №80

Rating: 5

It was amazing to explore and all it was soo much fun and the best part is that it is huge and so much to look at.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №81

Rating: 5

We were Geocaching and we spent time here enjoying the walking path.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №82

Rating: 5

This is a lovely hidden jewel in the heart of the city. Staff is very friendly. Hiking trails are well maintained. Plenty of birds to make for a peaceful walk!

Date: 3 years ago

Review №83

Rating: 4

Very friendly staff and nice walking trails.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №84

Rating: 5

Enjoyed our walk immensely, beautiful trails

Date: 3 years ago

Review №85

Rating: 5

I use to live on 17th street and 2blocks to the store for albums music of Ruben vela back in 1967 I was bless to be able to live in that Main st.17th soo many good memories, brings that city Mcallen Texas,...

Date: 3 years ago

Review №86

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №87

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №88

Rating: 5

A great place to unwind and get in touch with nature. Lots of trails to explore.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №89

Rating: 4

Nice area with a lot of potential. Plenty of birds flying around in the morning in September. It is a shame that it is not maintained very well. Photographers bring your camera. Good for a walk with kids/families

Date: 4 years ago

Review №90

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №91

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №92

Rating: 5

Look forward to being there.

Date: 4 years ago

Review №93

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №94

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №95

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №96

Rating: 4

Date: 4 years ago

Review №97

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №98

Rating: 5

I love this place because its so quiet and relaxed.

Date: 4 years ago

Review №99

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №100

Rating: 5

Great park lovely scenery, love the trails for running !

Date: 4 years ago

Review №101

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №102

Rating: 4

Date: 4 years ago

Review №103

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №104

Rating: 5

Best nature park in McAllen

Date: 4 years ago

Review №105

Rating: 5

I captured pictures of birds and butterflies this trip. Everytime I visit something is new.

Date: 4 years ago

Review №106

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №107

Rating: 5

Nice maintained nature trails. We saw lots of different types of birds and butterflies. The staff was very friendly and informative on the different species of birds we were seeing. There was a good amount of shade so it wasnt extremely hot. Definitely will visit again. There was no charge for admission, but they did suggest a dollar donation per person.

Date: 4 years ago

Review №108

Rating: 5

Nice trails! So beautiful!

Date: 4 years ago

Review №109

Rating: 5

Nice spot! Id definitely recommend this place.

Date: 4 years ago

Review №110

Rating: 4

A lovely walking place. Volunteers are helpful.

Date: 4 years ago

Review №111

Rating: 4

Date: 4 years ago

Review №112

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №113

Rating: 4

Date: 4 years ago

Review №114

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №115

Rating: 4

Date: 4 years ago

Review №116

Rating: 4

Nice

Date: 4 years ago

Review №117

Rating: 1

It was closed, online posted hours incorrect.

Date: 4 years ago

Review №118

Rating: 5

If you like to take pictures of birds this is a great spot. Walking trail is nice. PS has pokestops

Date: 4 years ago

Review №119

Rating: 3

Lovely place to walk thru and be shaded from the heat. The preserve was bigger than I thought. I small selection of plants. I did see a few hawks in the area.

Date: 4 years ago

Review №120

Rating: 5

Jose is a pretty cool guy

Date: 4 years ago

Review №121

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №122

Rating: 3

Date: 4 years ago

Review №123

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №124

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №125

Rating: 5

Great for family outing

Date: 4 years ago

Review №126

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №127

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №128

Rating: 4

Nice walk with well maintained trails and a cactus garden

Date: 5 years ago

Review №129

Rating: 5

Gorgeous and peaceful place to get away to just breath

Date: 5 years ago

Review №130

Rating: 5

Lovely nature reserve with helpful staff in the visitor centre. Be aware you will need bug spray particularly of you walk down to the river. The mosquitos can be vicious!

Date: 5 years ago

Review №131

Rating: 4

Date: 5 years ago

Review №132

Rating: 5

Excellent

Date: 5 years ago

Review №133

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №134

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №135

Rating: 5

This place is very nice to walk and work out for a while.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №136

Rating: 5

Went for a short walk I saw some yoga students veryy interesting to watch

Date: 5 years ago

Review №137

Rating: 5

Pure tranquility

Date: 5 years ago

Review №138

Rating: 3

An enjoyable walk. One personal was rude and wouldnt let my children participate in the art activity.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №139

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №140

Rating: 4

Date: 5 years ago

Review №141

Rating: 5

Good place to walk

Date: 5 years ago

Review №142

Rating: 4

Nice walk outdoor, has a lot of trees so the sun is not much of a problem just take a water bottle

Date: 5 years ago

Review №143

Rating: 5

EXCELLENT FOR WALKING FOR A WHILE

Date: 5 years ago

Review №144

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №145

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №146

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №147

Rating: 5

Loving it.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №148

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №149

Rating: 4

Date: 5 years ago

Review №150

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №151

Rating: 4

Really enjoyed scenery lots of pictures

Date: 5 years ago

Review №152

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №153

Rating: 5

A nice surprise hidden in McAllen. Had no idea there was a nature center here. Beautiful native plants with old growth and enjoyable walking trails. Definitely going to come more often

Date: 5 years ago

Review №154

Rating: 5

Heyeeeeee

Date: 5 years ago

Review №155

Rating: 5

Sceneryly beautiful

Date: 5 years ago

Review №156

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №157

Rating: 5

Excellent variety of plants

Date: 5 years ago

Review №158

Rating: 5

I went to clean it and i saw butterfly and bunnies and i helped butterfly to fly it was amazing

Date: 5 years ago

Review №159

Rating: 5

Peaceful

Date: 5 years ago

Review №160

Rating: 3

Its a smaller nature center, but still nice to visit.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №161

Rating: 5

beautiful place

Date: 5 years ago

Review №162

Rating: 5

Excellent yoga class in the park

Date: 5 years ago

Review №163

Rating: 5

The fresh air and the peacefullness is just great to get away from the everyday life.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №164

Rating: 5

It is wonderful place

Date: 5 years ago

Review №165

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №166

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №167

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №168

Rating: 5

Quite, calm, room for a picnic, and have events during the week!

Date: 5 years ago

Review №169

Rating: 5

Great place to clear your head or if you just enjoy nature walks. Depending on the weather & time of day you might catch a glimpse of a few animals while walking in the trails.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №170

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №171

Rating: 4

Date: 5 years ago

Review №172

Rating: 5

You can have a beautiful time walking around ...

Date: 5 years ago

Review №173

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №174

Rating: 5

Well taken care of..nice staff..alot of events..kinda small but great location

Date: 5 years ago

Review №175

Rating: 5

A very quiet and beautiful place to enjoy

Date: 5 years ago

Review №176

Rating: 5

Beautiful!

Date: 5 years ago

Review №177

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №178

Rating: 5

Great for a walk, the trails/paths are well maintained.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №179

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №180

Rating: 4

Date: 5 years ago

Review №181

Rating: 4

Ideal for clearing your mind and meditating connected with nature. Very clean and very friendly service.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №182

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №183

Rating: 5

Amazing

Date: 5 years ago

Review №184

Rating: 5

Safe place

Date: 5 years ago

Review №185

Rating: 5

If you like walking its a good place to do so, i hade fun with my family.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №186

Rating: 5

Great place

Date: 5 years ago

Review №187

Rating: 3

Date: 5 years ago

Review №188

Rating: 5

Located in the center of the city, it can appropriately be considered the heart of the city. This is, in my opinion, the best public place to connect with nature in McAllen. The forest trails are not huge but still hold there own and sustain native thornforest, a site nowadays. This alone is more than a reason to visit. And the McAllen Nature Center offers various nature tours (bird walks, plant tours) and fitness programs (Yoga, running, Tai Chi) with friendly and helpful staff. A repeatable experience

Date: 5 years ago

Review №189

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №190

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №191

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №192

Rating: 3

Very empty, work being done.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №193

Rating: 5

Nice hidden little gem within the city. My understanding was that this was a former for tanical gardens, however due to funding and what not it was let go in now is just a nature preserve. One and a 1/2 or so miles of crushed granite gravel trails, great to get out for the family, all the local Flora and fauna youd expect, functional bathrooms, over all a pretty nice place

Date: 5 years ago

Review №194

Rating: 5

Every time I go with my family is such a wonderful experience...we love it there, is so peaceful.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №195

Rating: 3

Date: 5 years ago

Review №196

Rating: 5

Very Clean.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №197

Rating: 3

Date: 5 years ago

Review №198

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №199

Rating: 5

Lots of birds

Date: 5 years ago

Review №200

Rating: 5

A nice place for a quick walk in nature within McAllen! Friendly knowledgeable staff are always hard at work and available for questions! Plenty of weekly programs to participate in as well!

Date: 5 years ago