Conservancy of Southwest Florida

The 21-acre Nature Center features a collection of indoor and outdoor exhibits and artifacts curated to showcase Southwest Florida’s unique ecosystem. The Nature Center is listed as site #69 on the Great Florida Birding Trail and also boasts electric boat tours featuring live flora and fauna along the Gordon River; docent-led visitor programs on topics such as reptiles, birds of prey, oceans, and wildlife injury prevention; and a wildlife exhibit.

Between the classic Touch Tank and Little Explorer Play Zone to the new Augmented Reality and Science on a Sphere exhibits, the Dalton Discovery Center has something for everyone.

Enjoy the magnificent beauty of Rookery Bay. Come aboard the 30-passenger Good Fortune II pontoon boat led by Coast Guard-certified captains and a Conservancy naturalist.

Kayak on the Gordon River.