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Armand Bayou Nature Center

104 Reviews

#1 of 16 things to do in Pasadena

Features Animals

Nature & Parks, Nature & Wildlife Areas

Open Now: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

8500 Bay Area Blvd, Pasadena, TX 77507-1818

Open today: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

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“First day in Houston”

We visited as our First birding acclimatisation day in Houston. We had a great day at this lovely... read more

Reviewed 4 days ago

srablair

Lytham St Anne's, United Kingdom

via mobile

“Kayak and Canoe close to home”

This is a great place to drop a kayak or canoe in the water. One direction takes you out towards... read more

Reviewed January 7, 2019

tlrmike

Crosby, Texas

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Average7%
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Not-for-profit wildlife refuge and wilderness preserve on the southeast side of Houston.

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8500 Bay Area Blvd, Pasadena, TX 77507-1818

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srablair

Lytham St Anne's, United Kingdom

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Reviewed 4 days ago via mobile

First day in Houston

We visited as our First birding acclimatisation day in Houston. We had a great day at this lovely reserve. There are some short loops and also slightly longer hikes which kept us busy birdwatching all day. We stayed 6 hours and enjoyed the walks as...More

Date of experience: March 2019

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tlrmike

Crosby, Texas

172

Reviewed January 7, 2019

Kayak and Canoe close to home

This is a great place to drop a kayak or canoe in the water. One direction takes you out towards Clear Lake and has a couple of really good spots to drop a line and do some fishing. Another direction takes you up stream into...More

Date of experience: October 2018

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RealtorRobbieNTexas

Reviewed November 25, 2018

Owl Prowl

Went with a group of friends to the Owl Prowl. Although the owls disappointed by failing to make an appearance, their evasiveness did nothing the dampen our enjoyment of a night hike thru the woods. It was a beautiful weekend (Saturday after Thanksgiving) so perhaps...More

Date of experience: November 2018

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Emily T

Reviewed October 25, 2018 via mobile

Ecotots program

We had such a blissful experience at Ecotots learning about spiders, we will be returning with friends.

Date of experience: October 2018

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worldtravelsavy

Houston, Texas

156135

Reviewed September 23, 2018

Took some graduation photo's here

Nice place to get some great graduation photo's. The pier was very nice, enjoyed a beautiful sunset. Park, and parking were free.

Date of experience: May 2018

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katarsas

Salt Lake City, Utah

Reviewed September 20, 2018

Mosquitoes..the main attraction

Swarms of mosquitoes attack from all directions. There are repellent resistant mosquitoes in such quantities that we did not last long there. September 2018. We did not observe any of the supposed wildlife at the nature center that were not in cages.

Date of experience: September 2018

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Qi Z

Reviewed August 27, 2018

Great canoe trip

Our guide Kevin is very knowledgeable and thorough, told great stories about the history of Armand Bayou, we visited the nature center after the canoe trip and it was wonderful!

Date of experience: August 2018

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Dawn P

Reviewed August 19, 2018 via mobile

Great start to the day!

I took my 3 grandkids (10, 13, 15) on the Breakfast on the Bayou pontoon tour, it was great, we all thoroughly enjoyed our time, spotted a dozen or so alligators, fish, numerous birds. Conservationist and boat captain Mike was so knowledgeable, his firstmate Lou...More

Date of experience: August 2018

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1Sam39

Nassau Bay

4921

Reviewed August 14, 2018

Sunset Exploration of Wildlife in the Bayou

Captain Mike and Nature Guide Lou, aboard the quiet electric powered pontoon, guided us for 90 minutes on the bayou, which is part of the Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail. It is also part of the Texas Coastal Preserve Program of the Texas Parks and...More

Date of experience: August 2018

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tjoniv

League City, Texas

Reviewed August 13, 2018

Sunset Cruise

5 friends and I took the 6:30 pm evening cruise on the pontoon boat. Very impressed with the knowledge share by the boat's captain and mate. Covered a wide variety of flora information. Spotted 12 alligators (18"- 13') Lots of egrets and some herons. Gar...More

Date of experience: August 2018

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