Nestled along 210 acres across from New Hampshire’s second largest lake, the Squam Lakes Natural Science Center in Holderness is a sprawling collection of fields, forests and wetlands teeming with wildlife from the natural world. The animals on display at the center include minks, painted turtles, coyotes, foxes, fishers, bobcats, mountain lions, deer, river otters, black bears, owls and hawks, along with various fish and amphibians.
The center offers field trips, summer guided discovery tours, nature tours, homeschool programs, group tours and birthday tours. The trail hours from May 1 to Nov. 1 are 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. with the last trail admission at 3:30 p.m. In addition, from May through October, the cruises on Squam Lake include a Discover Squam cruise, a cruise with a naturalist; a loon cruise and private charters. Visit nhnature.org.
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- A coyote snarls on the other side of a glass partition at the Squam Lakes Natural Center on Tuesday, May 2, 2023.
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- A Red Fox has limited sight but with its other senses intact, it can makes its way around the enviroment at the SquammLakes Natural Science Center in Holderness on Tuesday, May 2, 2023.
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- One of the two Bobcats at the Squam Lakes Natural Science Center in Holderness on Tuesday, May 2, 2023.
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- The two new Mountain Lion cubs are still a bit shy in their new environment at the Squam Lakes Natural Science Center in Holderness on Tuesday, May 2, 2023.
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- A river otter does a back flip in the water environment at the Squam Lakes Natural Science Center in Holderness on Tuesday, May 2, 2023.
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- A river otter comes right up to the window in its water environment at the Squam Lakes Natural Science Center in Holderness on Tuesday, May 2, 2023.
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- One of the two Bobcats stretches on a limb at the Squam Lakes Natural Science Center in Holderness on Tuesday, May 2, 2023.
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- The Squam Lakes Natural Science Center has walking trails all around the animal exhibits on 210 acres in Holderness.
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- The Squam Lakes Natural Science Center has walking trails all around the animal exhibits on 210 acres in Holderness.
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- A black bear walks in its environment at the Squam Lakes Natural Science Center in Holderness on Tuesday, May 2, 2023.
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- One of the two bald eagles squawks at the Squam Lakes Natural Science Center in Holderness on Tuesday, May 2, 2023.
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- The two new Mountain Lion cubs are still a bit shy in their new environment at the Squam Lakes Natural Science Center in Holderness on Tuesday, May 2, 2023.
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