The Humphrey Nature Center at Letchworth State Park opened in June 2016 and offers year-round environmental education opportunities for school groups, scouts, youth organizations, and the general public. Programming at the center focuses on the main topics of interest around the park, including geology, wildlife and botany. The building is open Thursday - Monday 10:00AM - 5:00PM. The building is closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays November 1 - April 30. Open daily 10:00AM - 5:00PM, May 1 - October 31.
The Humphrey Nature Center houses many interactive exhibits that especially highlight the plants and animals, geology and river ecology of Letchworth State Park. A video through the gorge during each of the four seasons plays on a loop on the face of a large reconstruction of the gorge wall. There is also large classroom/meeting space in the building.
Outside the Humphrey Nature Center you will find an outdoor classroom, butterfly garden, a bird observation station, and sustainable features such as solar panels and a cistern for collecting rainwater. There are trails that leave from the center that bring visitors to different points of interest such as Trout Pond, Inspiration Point Overlook and patches of old growth forest.
For more information about the Humphrey Nature Center, please give us a call at (585) 493-3680.
Field Trip & Scout Programs Brochure
Project Feederwatch
Saturday, March 23, 2024 10:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Humphrey Nature Center at Letchworth
This community
science project, sponsored by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, is easy to do for
experienced birdwatchers and beginners alike! Learn about the lives and habits
of our common feeder birds and find out how you can become a community
scientist at home.
NYS Maple Weekend
Saturday, March 23, 2024 10:00 AM - 02:00 PM
Humphrey Nature Center at Letchworth
Meet
at the Humphrey Nature Center (6787 DENTON CORNERS ROAD CASTILE, NY 14427 turn
right, follow signs for the Nature Center). Fun for the whole family. Join us
for a weekend full of maple activities! Continual demonstrations of three
different maple sugaring techniques will be going on, including Haudenosaunee
stone boiling, iron pot fire pit boiling and the use of a modern evaporator.
Hourly walks led by park naturalists will highlight maple tree identification,
how to tap a tree, cap collecting and more! Pancake breakfasts will be
available for purchase thanks to the Friends of Letchworth State Park from
10:00 am – 1:00 pm each day.
NYS Maple Weekend
Sunday, March 24, 2024 10:00 AM - 02:00 PM
Humphrey Nature Center at Letchworth
Meet at the Humphrey Nature Center (6787 DENTON CORNERS ROAD
CASTILE, NY 14427 turn right, follow signs for the Nature Center). Fun for the whole
family. Join us for a weekend full of maple activities! Continual
demonstrations of three different maple sugaring techniques will be going on,
including Haudenosaunee stone boiling, iron pot fire pit boiling and the use of
a modern evaporator. Hourly walks led by park naturalists will highlight maple
tree identification, how to tap a tree, cap collecting and more! Pancake
breakfasts will be available for purchase thanks to the Friends of Letchworth
State Park from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm each day.