Park Hours 10:00 am to 5:00
pm , Daily
Discovery Center 10:00 am to 4:30 pm, Daily
Sulphur Creek Nature Center is a wildlife education and rehabilitation facility
whose miss
ion is to promote the conservation of local environmental resources
by fostering an appreciation and understanding of the animals in the world around
us, and encouraging peaceful coexistence between people and native wildlife
by serving as a community resource for wildlife issues.
Animal Lending Library
Open Saturday and Sunday 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
The Animal Lending Library has animals that you can actually take home with you for one week. For the nominal fee of $20, you can borrow a guinea pig, rat, hamster, or mouse, together with a cage, food, bowl, water bottle, and care sheet. Check out an animal, and learn about the responsibilities of pet ownership.
Wildlife
Rehabilitation Center
Hours: 10:00 am to 4:30 pm Click on Photo to enlarge
Wildlife
Education
Teacher Services Let Sulphur Creek help you share the wild and wooly world of native wildlife with your students as they learn about this unique and diverse land known as the San Francisco Bay Area. Our interactive programs with live amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals, and arthropods are designed to conform to California State Standards as they draw students into the lives and habitats of the animals that live around us.
Naturalists and docents teach community groups, school classes, and visitors about local wildlife.
New nature classes and family programs are offered regularly:
Activities for the whole family
Adult Nature Series
Educational Programs for Schools and Groups
Nature Classes for 3 to 12 year olds
Special Educational Programs
Toddler Times for 1 to 3 years olds
Wild Things Birthday Parties
Local
Wildlife On Display
Learn about the reptiles,
amphibians, fish, and arthropods on display in the Discovery Center at Sulphur
Creek. Birds and mammals of the area can be viewed in enclosures outside our
buildings.
Wildlife Discovery Center
Learn how Sulphur Creek has become a safe haven for the hundreds of animals
that have passed through its doors each year. Enjoy the mini vet-tech
station your child can play with as they examine a team of stuffed animals
or select a book to read from our great Children’s Nature Library. Find
out how you can make a difference by adopting one of our resident animals
through the Adopt-an-Animal Program, and get your name added to the Adoptive
Parents wall plaque.
