The Nature Centre is open for Fall hours!
Saturdays and Sundays 11am-4pm
The Best Canadian Reptile Experience!
Scales Nature Park is focused on the conservation of reptiles and amphibians, through education, training, stewardship and research activities.
Found a rare, nesting, injured, or dead reptile in central Ontario?
Call or text our Reptile Hotline at 705-955-4284! We may send a team out for a specific purpose and/or provide assistance, and the data helps our conservation efforts
For Nature Centre hours and admission details see our Visitor Information page
On site programming for schools, camps, birthday parties, and other groups is available, as well as outreach programming around Ontario for schools, libraries, parks, festivals, etc.
Check out our programming page for more details!
Turtle Fest 2026
We're excited for you to join us at this year's TurtleFest celebration! It's a great chance to learn about turtle conservation, meet our team, and get up close with some turtles. Join us for kids crafts, a food tent and bake sale, silent auction, and lots of reptile FUN!
Join us from Friday August 14th to Sunday
August 16th Registration Required
(each day will feature 2 registration slots)
*Admission to TurtleFest is by donation.
