Places for Learning:
Indoors and Outdoors
Gehlar Hall Classrooms
Available by Reservation Only
Activities planned to use the classroom spaces (indoor and outdoor covered) must align with the environmental education mission of the Ankeny Hill Nature Center.
Educational organizations, non-profit organizations, community-based groups, government agencies, and professional groups may be eligible to request the use of the Classrooms.
If you aren’t sure if your group qualifies, please drop us an email at info@ankenyhillnaturecenter.org
About the facility
An approved reservation includes access to the Gehlar Hall indoor and covered outdoor learning spaces, two gender-neutral restrooms, and sinks. The building is fully heated and cooled.
The covered outdoor classroom is directly accessible from the indoor classroom through double-wide sliding doors. The indoor capacity is 50 people.
Limited drop-off and parking are available for school buses, vans, and private vehicles.
WiFi and internet access are available in both classroom areas.
Gehlar Hall entrance to indoor and outdoor classrooms and other facilities.
Gehlar Hall Indoor Classroom.
Gehlar Hall Outdoor Classroom.
David B. Marshall
Outdoor Classroom
No Reservation Needed
The David B. Marshall Outdoor Classroom is dedicated to the memory of the biologist who helped establish the National Wildlife Refuges in the Willamette Valley.
The open-air facility is positioned over the edge of Peregrine Marsh. It includes quickly closed sliding doors with viewing portals, making it an excellent observation platform for the many species that use the marsh habitat.
This outdoor learning space is the latest addition to the Ankeny Hill Nature Center campus and is open to the public daily from dawn to dusk.
The David Marshall Outdoor Classroom perched over the edge of Peregrine Marsh.
The classroom interior can accommodate as many as 50 learners or be a photo or viewing blind with closed doors.