Laura M described a May 2025 visit enjoying flowers, hummingbird feeders, the welcome-center scavenger hunt and the reptile and farm-animal areas.
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Dauset Trails Nature Center
Woodland paths connect native-animal exhibits, gardens and a farmyard at this nonprofit nature center. Many resident animals cannot return to the wild because of injury or other circumstances.
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What to expect
Woodland paths connect native-animal exhibits, gardens and a farmyard at this nonprofit nature center. Many resident animals cannot return to the wild because of injury or other circumstances.
Jackson · Free admission & parking · A relaxed half day
Dauset Trails Nature Center · 360 Mount Vernon Church Road, Jackson, GA 30233
Tue–Sun 9am–5pm; enter by 4pm
Nature center and animal exhibits are closed Mondays. The separate hiking and biking trailhead has its own access arrangements.
- Native-animal trail
- Reptile displays in the Wonder Room
- Barnyard and gardens
Before you go
- No admission is allowed after 4pm, even though the center closes at 5pm.
- Use 360 Mount Vernon Church Road for the nature center; the hiking and biking trailhead is at 400.
- Check current trail conditions and special-event arrangements before setting out.
Sources & visitor information
Venue and visitor-bureau information checked on the dates below. Follow these links for current hours, admission and access.
- Dauset Trails Nature Center ↗
Operator's hours, free admission, animal exhibits and distinct trailhead addresses.
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Visitor information phone: 770-775-6798
Visitor review notes
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Check the organizer’s latest details before leaving; schedules and availability can change.
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