Delta Rivers Nature Center - Pine Bluff AR Delta Rivers Nature Center hike wildlife

The Delta River Nature Center, also known as Governor Mike Huckabee Delta River Nature Center is just outside of the city of Pine Bluff. This is one of four nature centers built by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and it is free to the public. The area was designed to resemble a waterfowl hunting lodge set among the delta bottomland, which is where Lake Langhofer flows into Black Dog Bayou.

This center offers visitors educational films, exhibits, a butterfly and hummingbird garden, aquariums, and many other educational attractions. There is a gift shop on site which has mixed reviews. It is best to visit it after seeing the rest of the center and grounds.

The grounds encompass 130-acres of bottomland forest surrounded by the Black Dog Bayou. Nearly two miles of nature trails snake through the park. No one trail is more than one mile long, so visitors will be able to see a wide range of wildlife and wildflowers even if they are not distance trekkers. Trails are for pedestrian use only, and no bikes or pets are allowed on the trails.

The Game and Fish Commission offers educational programs at the center, including boating and hunter education classes for those interested in obtaining their licenses. Other than the license classes, the rest of the programs are designed for all ages. Special programs can be arranged for group visits by calling the center at (870) 534-0011.

Regular programs are offered daily, weekly, and monthly. Some of their regularly scheduled programs include: Fish Feeding, Nature, Quilting Classes, and Alligator Feeding. The center is open year round, six days a week. Closed on Mondays, the Tuesday through Saturday hours are 8:30am to 4:30pm, and Sunday hours are 1pm to 5pm. The trails are open from dusk to dawn year round, even if the center is closed.