Capture your Imagination in Flight!
Carolina Raptor Center is located at 6000 Sample Road in Huntersville, NC, inside Latta Plantation Nature Preserve. Enjoy the over 25 species of raptors living along our 3/4 mile Raptor Trail with a self-guided tour. Please click here for our trail map. Explore our raptor hospital with a behind the scenes tour. Have a conversation with a magpie. Come visit, come learn, come be amazed! Carolina Raptor Center is closed on Christmas, New Year's Day and Easter.
.jpg)
HOURS
ADMISSION
$10 Adults
$8 Seniors (65+)/Military/Teachers
$6 Students
Free for members and children 4 and under
|
SPRING/SUMMER HOURS
April 1 - October 30
Monday-Saturday 10 am - 5 pm
Sunday 12 pm - 5 pm
WINTER HOURS
October 31 - March 31
CLOSED MONDAY AND TUESDAY
Wednesday - Saturday 10 am - 5 pm
Sunday 12 pm - 5 pm
Programming
***For the health of our birds and your personal comfort, some programs may be moved indoors or cancelled due to weather conditions. If your family is interested in a particular show or presentation, be sure to contact the gift shop at (704) 875-6521 ext. 107 for the most up-to-date information including daily show location and schedule.***
Weekly Programming through Memorial Day Weekend
Live Bird Presentations
Saturdays at 1:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m.
Sunday at 3:00 p.m.
Join us every weekend for a raptor presentation focusing on a new topic every month! Check in the Visitor's Center for the location.
Vulture Feeding
Saturdays at 12:30 p.m.
Stop by and watch our volunteers feed the vultures.
WEEKLY ROTATING OFFERINGS
Saturdays at 11 am
Sundays at 1 pm
Weekend offerings - Starting Memorial Day Weekend - May 26, 2012
Talons: Birds of the World Flight Show
Saturdays and Sundays at 1 pm and 3 pm
$5 in addition to regular admission*
Live Bird Presentation
Saturdays at 11 am
Sundays at 2 pm
Free with regular admission
Vulture Feeding
Saturdays at 12:30 pm
Free with regular admission
Other Docent Offerings:
Meet the Keeper or Trail Trivia Tour
Thursdays and Fridays at 1 pm
Second and Fourth Saturdays at 2 pm and Sundays at 12:30 pm
Free with regular admission
Behind the Scenes Tours - 1st and 3rd Weekends
Saturdays at 2 pm and Sundays at 12:30 pm
$5 with regular admission*
* On the First and Third Weekends of the month -- CRC offers a package deal. $7 to attend both Behind the Scenes and Flight Show - subject to availability.
DOCENT OFFERINGS SCHEDULE
First and Third Weekends:
Behind the Scenes Tour
Tour our education trail, our raptor hospital and enjoy sights not generally open to the public. Please sign up in the Visitor's Center as space is limited - Call 704-875-6521 x 107 to register and prepay. Cost is $5 per person (does not include admission fee).
Second Weekend:
Meet the Keeper
Meet our fabulous volunteer raptor keepers and learn about popular raptor species on the trail. Included in cost of admission.
Fourth Weekend:
Trail Trivia Tour
Join us on a quest for answers throughout the Raptor Trail.
Eagle Research Observatory Tours - Jan-April - 2012 Season is now over
Each nesting season with the laying of Derek and Savannah's first egg, CRC provides donors and the general public with tours of Marcy's Eagle Research Observatory. Up to six guests will spend time learning about CRC's eaglets past, present, and future as well as spend some time observing the eagles in Marcy's Observatory. Cost is $25 per person. Children age 8 and above can participate. Tours are offered at 2pm on Saturdays and Sundays and will continue until our eaglets are moved to the hack tower. Slots can be reserved in visitor services when you visit on the weekends or by calling 704.875.6521 ext. 107. For tours of more than six people, please call our education dept at 704.875.6521 ext. 210.
Exhibits Now Showing
Raptors of the Silver Screen
Family Corvidae: Where Human Mythology and Superstition meets Bird Intelligence
Come and visit our new Osprey Observation Deck!
