
Basecamp Nature Center
Basecamp Nature Center is temporarily closed
Even in urban areas, wildlife abounds. Explore the exhibits showcasing snakes, turtles, lizards, frogs …and even tarantulas and scorpions… in the RIVERSPORT Basecamp Nature Experience in the Boathouse District. It’s easy to spot – just look for the bright orange shipping container with the awesome artwork by local artist Jack Fowler.
Basecamp also offers an assortment of snacks and scooters for the pump track – they’re included in your pass or you can rent one.
Check out the current list of exhibits in the Nature Center and plan to visit us!
Snakes
Rough Greensnake
Plains Garter Snake
Plain-bellied Watersnake
Diamondback Watersnake
Dekay’s Brownsnake
Prairie Ringneck Snake
Rough Earthsnake
Flat-headed Snake
Ratsnake (coming soon)
Lizards
Western Slender Glass Lizard
Six-lined Racerunner Lizard
Five-lined Skink
Mediterranean House Gecko
Northern Green Anole (coming soon)
Amphibians
Gray Tree Frog Complex (Copes Gray and Gray Tree Frog)
Green Tree Frog
Small-mouthed Salamander
American Toad
Woodhouses Toad
Southern Leopard Frog
Turtles
Red-eared Slider
Eastern River Cooter
Common Snapping Turtle
Mississippi Map Turtle
Spiny Softshell Turtle
Ornate Box Turtle
Three-toed Box Turtle
More…
Texas Brown Tarantula
Striped-bark Scorpion
Native Oklahoma Fish (Largemouth Bass, Sunfish, Long-eared Sunfish, Mosquito Fish, Crayfish)