Eaton Canyon Natural Area is closed until further notice due to the Eaton Fire.
The Eaton Canyon Nature Center
The Eaton Canyon Nature Center, a 7,600 square-foot facility, was reopened in November of 1998 after the previous building was destroyed in the Kinneloa Fire of October 27, 1993. The Nature Center features live animals, information displays, exhibits and collections, and an information desk, gift shop and bookstore. It also has offices, classrooms, an auditorium, and restrooms.
Eaton Canyon
Be Your Own Tour Guide
Have fun discovering the plants, geology, and some of the animals (we hope!) of the Eaton Canyon nature preserve. Learn to look and listen to find things you may not have noticed. Let’s start by looking for the geological story and then move on to birds and other animals in this habitat.
Eaton Canyon Animals
Remember when visiting Eaton Canyon or any other natural area, take your camera or binoculars with you into the canyon, but please LOOK ONLY – touching or even trying to touch the wildlife can stress them and cause illness or death, upsetting the balance of nature.
Eaton Canyon Plants
As you walk through the Canyon, pay close attention and you will see and hear many interesting things. The coast live oak is the most prevalent tree in Eaton Canyon and in Southern California. We also have sages, buckwheat, monkeyflowers, prickly pear cactus, sycamore trees, and hundreds more.
Eaton Canyon History
The beautiful San Gabriel Mountains have a rugged, steep southern ridge and a taller northern ridge, the two being separated from one another by a series of east-west canyons. They run along the San Gabriel Fault, once a main part of the San Andreas Fault, and contain the east and west forks of the San Gabriel River.
Upcoming Events & Education
Moonlight Walks
Check back for further updates about our 2025 summer schedule.
Conservation Group Work Day
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Calendar
Click to see Eaton Canyon Nature Center upcoming calendar of events.
Family Nature Walk
Postponed until further notice. Family Nature Walk Every Saturday morning, weather permitting, from 9am to 10am.
Nature Tails Story Time
Postponed until further notice. Nature Tails is a free program for reading animal and nature stories to children.
Address & Email
Physical Address: 1750 N Altadena Dr. Pasadena, CA 91104
Mailing address: 1355 N. Mentor Avenue, Box 40167, Pasadena, CA 91104-9998
Gate Hours
Eaton Canyon Natural Area is closed until further notice due to the Eaton Fire.
Nature Center & Gift Shop Hours
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