Nature Centers

Vail Nature Center. This nature center occupies a 1940s homestead just across from the Betty Ford Alpine Gardens. In summer, you can sign up for wildflower walks, morning birding expeditions, evening beaver-pond tours, and the "S'mores and More" family campfire program. 601 Vail Valley Dr., Vail, Colorado, 81657. 970/479–2291; www.walkingmountains.org/locations/vail-nature-center. Closed mid-Sept.--mid-June.