The Hocking College Nature Center is the place for families or classrooms to explore the natural world in our state-of-the-art environment. Hands-on, interactive walk-through displays are a captivating experience for the youngest learners to environmental science professionals. Learn about Ohio wildlife, geology, plant life, and more. Interact with our resident fish, reptiles, and mammals and learn while taking a stroll through a garden of native plants.

Hocking College is a public community college. The 2300-acre campus in Nelsonville is in a rural setting adjacent to the Hocking River.