Sports & Outdoors
Chewacla State Park
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Sports & Outdoors
Louise Kreher Forest Ecology Preserve
A 120-acre forest preserve between Auburn and Opelika, Alabama, with a nature center and trails run by Auburn University.
2222 North College Street, Auburn, AL 36830 · Auburn, AL
About Louise Kreher Forest Ecology Preserve
Now called the Kreher Preserve and Nature Center, this 120-acre woodland sits between Auburn and Opelika in Lee County. A gift established it in 1993, and Auburn University's forestry and wildlife school operates it as a nonprofit outreach program. Visitors can walk about six miles of trails with interpretive signs, use a nature playground, and gather at an amphitheater, a covered educational pavilion, or a larger meeting space with a fire pit. The preserve also offers guided hikes, a sensory forest, geocaching, and a range of seasonal family events, camps, and classes. Dogs are not allowed, and fishing is prohibited.
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