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Electric Car Charging Stations
A free electric car-charging station is conveniently located next to the park office.
- Plug is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
- A second station is available near the preserve’s maintenance barn and is available on request when the first station is being used.
Exhibits and Displays
The park office has hands-on natural history displays and a craft table for children. The education center has indoor and outdoor exhibits designed for older students and adults.
Loaner Equipment
Explorer backpack kits are available for free on a first-come, first-served basis whenever the park is open.
Annie Louise Wilkerson, MD Nature Preserve has a variety of loaner equipment available for free at the park office during operating hours, including:
- Binoculars for adults
- Kites and other nature play equipment
- Explorer backpacks for children in a variety of themes
Nature Play Area
- Several nature play areas allow children and the young-at-heart to play in a natural setting. In these designated areas, you can build a fort, make a fairy house, hide in a native grass maze, dig for rocks in a sandpit, play in a teepee, and more.
- Fairy houses may currently be found in our forested nature play area. Fairies migrate seasonally and can be seen in other parts of the park.
- We also host several Nature Play Days each year when staff set up play stations with extra materials to enhance imagination.
Hiking and Wildlife Watching
- Three interpretive trails provide ample opportunities for nature study and wildlife watching.
- The preserve is connected to a large expanse of gamelands and parklands that form an impressive wildlife corridor around Falls Lake.
- The fields and meadows in the preserve provide habitat for grassland birds and mammals.
- A checklist of birds seen in the park is provided in the park office. The list is revised as we see more.
