Summer camps are right around the corner! We will have 8 different weeks of summer camp this year! Each camp is Monday through Friday, 9am-3pm. Before and after care is available, for a fee. Our themes this year are: A Bug's Life; CSI; School of Rock; Our Wild Neighbors; Native Wisdom; Dino-mite!; Claws, talons & fangs, oh my!; and It's Easy Being Green. Camp fees are $90 for nature center members and $100 for non-members. Call 352-6007 for more information and to get you kids registered today!
Wildcat Bluff now has lanyards. These are great for keeping up with your keys, ID cards, or cell phone. We have our trail map on our lanyards for hands-free hiking - no more paper maps to keep track of! All you need to do is come by the visitor's center and leave us your keys in exchange for the map/lanyard. When you return the map/lanyard, you get your keys back (just like at the gym)! Or, you may purchase one for $4. The lanyard without the map is $3.
Poo Poo Paper is here! You may be thinking, "What is Poo Poo Paper?" Poo Poo Paper comes from elephant poo. It is 100% recycled and odorless. The poo is washed and cleaned, leaving the undigested fibers behind, which is made into a pulp that is dried in the sun. We carry stationary sets, journals, notecards, and photo albums.
Check our Calendar of Events for activities planned at Wildcat Bluff!
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Just a few minutes from downtown Amarillo is a place to step out of the daily routine and imagine a different time. More than 600 acres of rolling grasslands are threaded with nature trails offering a sense of isolation and tranquility. Discover delicate wildflowers amidst knee-high grasses, huge cottonwoods, and a magnificent bluff. Slow down enough to spot a horned lizard cross the trail, a hawk circling overhead, or a quail's nest hidden beneath a bush. Picture the native people who camped here for centuries before settlers came through on their westward trek.
There is a place where you can reconnect with the timeless rhythm of the natural world and ponder the impact of civilization. At the same time, consider whether your great grandchildren will be able to experience first hand these same wonders of nature.
The place is Wildcat Bluff Nature Center. Named by early cowboys for a den of wildcats that lived under the bluff, it is also the site of a branch of the historic Santa Fe Trail where wagon ruts are still visible today. It is a place of inspiration, a place for people to embrace the spirit of the land by exploring the natural magic of the Texas Panhandle.
