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Hours
The gates at Oxley Nature Center are open daily, except for most city holidays, from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. At Oxley, you may park outside the gates from 7:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. to walk the trails even when the gates are closed.
The Oxley-Yetter Interpretive Building is open daily, except for city holidays, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, and Noon to 4:30 p.m. on Sunday.
Redbud Valley Nature Preserve:
At Redbud Valley Nature Preserve the gates are open Wednesdays though Sundays. NEW! During daylight savings (April 6-October 26) Redbud Valley gate and trails will be open on Thursdays from 8:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. On Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays gate and trails will be open from 8:00 a.m.-5:.00 p.m. only. Hiking after these hours is not allowed. You may not hop the fence when the Nature Preserve is closed: on Mondays, Tuesdays, city holidays, before 8:00 a.m. or after 5:00 p.m.
The Barclay Visitor's Center at Redbud is open from 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Restrooms, picnic tables and drinking water are available in the shelter adjacent to the Barclay Visitor's center from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Admission to Oxley Nature Center and Redbud Valley is free. Specific programs may have a nominal fee (usually $2-$3) and are usually free to members of the Friends of Oxley Nature Center. There is a $2.00 Mohawk Park entrance fee on weekends from April through October, but this fee is waived for members of the Friends of Oxley Nature Center.
Rules
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Pets, bicycles and motorized equipment are prohibited on trails. This
includes horses.
Firearms and fireworks are prohibited. |
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Plants, wildlife, and all natural features are protected. Hunting and
trapping are not permitted.
Be considerate of others. Keep noise low. |
Things To Do (And Not Do)...
Do...
Hike, daydream, bird watch, visit with a naturalist, sketch, photograph butterflies, relax, study the wildflowers, forget things, look for fossils, remember things, sit, stare, listen... do all these things and more. There are a multitude of possibilities - invent some of your own.
Because of the special character of this area, and the rarity of some of its plants and animals, some activities you associate with a park are not appropriate here.
This is not the place to...
Ride your bike on the trails
Walk your dog or other pet
Play a radio or tape/CD deck
Have a picnic
Go fishing
Go hunting
Target practice with gun, bow or air rifle
Make a fire
Go swimming
Camp overnight
Use fireworks
And please do not disturb the plants, animals or other natural features here in any way.