Armand Bayou Nature Center

Location: 8500 Bay Area Blvd., Pasadena
Time: Tue-Sat 9am- 5pm, Sun Noon-5pm

The Armand Bayou Nature Center is a unique wildlife preserve “smack dab” in the middle of the Houston metropolitan area. It is unique because it is not maintained with federal, state, county, or city funds, but was purchased with private donations and continues to be maintained with private money.

The 2,500 acres of bayou, prairie, and forest land make it one of the largest wildlife preserves of its kind in the country. There is much to see and do at this nature center, all for a very affordable price.

The special raptor exhibit is home to some impressive birds of prey, while the rest of the park has deer, rabbits, raccoons, many kinds of birds and even bison living in unspoiled refuge. Over 360 species call the center home!

The Armand Bayou Nature Center also features a boardwalk through bayou land as well as an actual late 1800’s farm site. The farm area gives visitors an idea of how farming Texans in the early 1900s lived and worked.

If you are looking for a more involved tour, you can take a pontoon boat down the bayou or a canoe trip with advance reservations.