The Nature Center at Mt Aetna Retreat Center

The Nature Center at Mt Aetna Retreat Center Just east of Hagerstown, Md., and only 4 minutes off of I-70 . The Mt Aetna Camp Nature Center is a nature center devoted to God's gift of creation. Aetna Rd.

It features the largest collection of African animals on display in the US. There are also collections of Chesapeake Watershed wildlife, birds of the world, insects, rocks, shells, birds eggs and a One-Way Glass Bird viewing room with feeders set up outside. Located at:
21905 Mt. Hagerstown, MD 21742

301-824-6045

Wowzer, our smallest Dragon gives us a looking over.
04/04/2026

Wowzer, our smallest Dragon gives us a looking over.

Its deafening around here at night now. Thousands of frogs and toads all singing together on warmer nights.
04/02/2026

Its deafening around here at night now. Thousands of frogs and toads all singing together on warmer nights.

Guests come to visit! We're expecting a group of about 150-200 this afternoon, so if you're local, you might want to put...
03/28/2026

Guests come to visit! We're expecting a group of about 150-200 this afternoon, so if you're local, you might want to put off your visit till next week!

Someone is really into breakfast! (Photo by Jan.)
03/20/2026

Someone is really into breakfast! (Photo by Jan.)

This is the Columbia Room, in the Nature Center, our instructional room on the lower level. Our director, Mr. Glen, pain...
03/04/2026

This is the Columbia Room, in the Nature Center, our instructional room on the lower level. Our director, Mr. Glen, painted the mural of Mt. Kilimanjaro about five years ago. The animals are all full mounts except for the shoulder mount giraffe. We got him about four years ago. The full mount one upstairs arrived about 2 years ago, and clearly will not fit in this room. The table in the foreground and on the left are "touch" tables.

Updating some of the photos for our marketing materials. Here is the current state of our World Wildlife Room at the Nat...
02/27/2026

Updating some of the photos for our marketing materials. Here is the current state of our World Wildlife Room at the Nature Center.

Something new at the Nature Center. Ms Jan has placed insect collections out where they can be inspected with the provid...
02/24/2026

Something new at the Nature Center. Ms Jan has placed insect collections out where they can be inspected with the provided magnifying glass. Come and take a closer look.

Three pairs of Cardinals visiting the feeders at the Nature Center. We're burning through the bird seed the last couple ...
02/12/2026

Three pairs of Cardinals visiting the feeders at the Nature Center. We're burning through the bird seed the last couple of weeks.

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10375 Retreat Way/21905 Mount Aetna Road
Hagerstown, MD
21742

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+13018246045

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