Quarry Hill Nature Ctr

Quarry Hill Nature Center is located at 701 Silver Creek Rd NE, Rochester, MN. This business specializes in K-12.

Quarry Hill Park was originally a part of the former Rochester State Hospital farm and was purchased from the state by the City of Rochester in 1965. Quarry Hill Nature Center was built in 1972 with funds and labor donated by area residents and businesses. The Nature Center opened in 1973 as a cooperative effort between the Rochester Park Department and the Rochester Public School District. In...

The Nature Center is admission free and features many exhibits that are sure to engage both children and adults. Inside t...he Nature Center features: Exploration Hall with natural science touch tables 1,700 gallon Minnesota fish aquarium Live reptiles, birds and amphibians Indoor observation beehive Bird-watching room Children & Natural Science Library Life-size T-Rex skull replica Ski &...

Nestled within three hundred acres of park land, this nature centre houses over one hundred mounted animals, a one-thousand-seven-hundred-gallon fish tank, live animals, an indoor bee hive, and a bird watching room.