Explore Nature In Grafton Vermont: 

Trails, Gardens, and Experiences

The museum building is OPEN Fri-Sun 10-4 

The Magic Forest Playscape is OPEN every day

A young boy looking at fossils and skulls displayed on a table at a museum exhibit.

Exhibits, Biofacts, and Activities

A young girl in a pink raincoat balancing on a tree trunk over a forest trail, with lush green trees and plants around her. A bear warning sign is attached to the tree trunk below.

Natural Playscape

A person wearing a wide-brimmed hat and white shirt standing in a green, overgrown field with tall grass and wildflowers, holding a plant and a paper or notebook, with a backdrop of trees and a partly cloudy sky.

Native Pollinator Gardens & Restored Wetlands

View of a wooden pavilion with picnic tables overlooking a lush green landscape with trees and a partly cloudy sky.

Outdoor Pavilion

Join us at our annual Earth Day Celebration & Open House

Saturday, April 18th from 10am - 4pm

Free nature-themed programs, exploration, and creativity for everyone to enjoy!

  • Live Animals with VT Museum of Natural History 11-12

  • A Native Landscape: People, Plants, & Purpose 2 - 3

Four young children exploring a grassy field on a sunny day, surrounded by tall green grass and trees in the background.
Child climbing a wooden ladder outdoors on a hillside, wearing a hat, red shirt, and boots.
A young girl with red hair and a light pink sweatshirt explores a geological exhibit, touching a stone or fossil on display. Another girl with long brown hair in a blue checkered shirt is beside her, also examining the exhibit.

Immersive, hands-on educational programs based outdoors and rich in play.

Children gather around a container of water with crayfish and aquatic plants, observing with an educational chart showing various animals.

Summer and Vacation Camps


Kids Programs

Interactive, ecological programs for preschoolers and school-age kids

A group of nine people standing outdoors in a field with green plants and trees, smiling for a photo on a sunny day.
A man holding a mushroom and explaining to a group of people in a forest setting.

Workshops, Hikes, and Speakers

Our public programs offer ways to learn about our ecology and connect with community

Upcoming Events

Native Garden Resource Library

Why native plants, and why now? Use our guides to learn about the benefits of native plants in your garden and home landscape.

Home of The Fairy House Festival

Held the last weekend of September every year, join us for this magical autumn tradition celebrating community, creativity, and nature.

Learn all about the festival, see the gallery of Fairy Houses, and save the date,

September 26-27, 2026.

People enjoying outdoor festival with tents, tables, and a sign pointing to a craft corner and feasting grove