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Spring Creek Prairie Plan Your Visit

Host Your Meeting or Gathering

Looking for a special site for your gathering?
Picture yourself at Spring Creek Prairie. Whether you are holding a meeting, celebrating a wedding, or organizing some other social gathering, here your event will take place in nature’s beauty.
Among our most distinctive assets are: 

  • A natural setting amid Nebraska’s history — in one of North America’s most extraordinary ecosystems 

  • All the conveniences you need in our green educational building, plus plenty of parking 

  • Trails leading to unlimited discovery 

For details on making your event a success, call (402) 797-2301 or email us at scp@audubon.org.

We’ll help you create an affair to remember—naturally! 
Rental Rates

One meeting room available -  90 person capacity.

 

Half Day (up to 5 hours) 

Full Day 

  

Nonprofit 

$150 

$300 

  

Individual 

$200 

$400 

  

Corporate 

$300 

$600 

  

Entire visitor center is rented, two hours minimum.

First two hours 

$500 

Each additional hour 

$150/hr 

Wedding parties up to 100 guests permitted, special arrangements need to be made for larger groups; includes rental of meeting room and access to bathrooms.

Three hours (minimum) 

$1,000 

Each additional hour 

$200/hr 

The visitor center at Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center is available to rent for meetings, weddings, and other social gatherings. The building is available year-round, except major holidays. Please call (402) 797-2301 for availability and prices. All reservations require a signed contract and deposit (or payment of entire rental fee) to reserve requested space, date, and time. This deposit will be applied toward the total rental fee upon completion of a satisfactory inspection following the event. 

Refund Policy: Deposits will be refunded to renters who cancel building reservations at least three weeks prior to the scheduled event date. Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center will retain the deposits of reservations canceled within three weeks of the scheduled event date. 

  • The renter is responsible for all set-up and clean-up. 

  • Because Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center’s priority as a nature center is our conservation work, we ask your assistance in making certain that the exhibits, grounds, and habitat remain undisturbed. Please respect the premises at all times during your event. 

  • For after-hours rentals, the building must be vacated by 10:00 p.m. 

  • Meals can be catered or brought in by renter. Caterer must provide certificate of insurance. 

  • Alcoholic beverages can be served only by a vendor who has a license to serve alcohol. Renter must supply Spring Creek Prairie with copy of license. 

Rental Information 

  1. During regular business hours (Monday-Friday 8:30 am-4:30 pm; Sat-Sun 8:30 am-12:30 pm; winter hours may apply at certain times, inquire with staff for details), renters will use the meeting room (approx. 1,000 sq. ft.). The Ethel S. Abbott Grand Prairie Hall is not available. 

  • Available for half-day (maximum 5 hours) and full-day events (minimum 5 1/2 hours). 

  • Tables (20), chairs (80), LCD projector, wi-fi, screen, and full kitchen available 

  • Capacity: 100 people for theater seating,  80 people at tables (renter must supply extra tables and chairs) 

  • Reduced rates for nonprofit organizations 

2) After regular business hours, the entire Visitor Center (meeting room and Ethel S. Abbott Grand Prairie Hall [approx. 2,400 sq. ft. in total]) is available. 

  • Tables (20), chairs (80), LCD projector, wi-fi, screen, full kitchen available (renter must supply extra tables and chairs) 

  • Capacity: 100 people for theater seating, 80 people at tables (each room) 

  • Building must be vacated by 10:00 pm 

Because of potential fire hazard, smoking is not allowed on our entire property. Other prohibited items: animals (except service animals), drones, glitter, candles, balloons. 

Full rental information details found here.
For more information or to check  availability, email scp@audubon.org or call 402-797-2301.