General Information

The Ligon Outdoor Center serves the educational/passive recreational needs of students and educators in the Genesee and Lapeer Intermediate School Districts. Located in the northeastern part of Genesee County, this diverse 268-acre parcel of nearly pristine land provides teachers and students a natural setting to experience/engage in various learning and teaching techniques. Ligon may also be used by community organization for retreats, conferences, field trips and special events. The Conference Center is connected to the countywide GenNET fiber optic system, which provides Internet access and distance learning programming. Ligon Outdoor Center is located at 5213 East Farrand Road, Clio, Michigan 48420.

Available activities include:

• Animal Tracks Challenge
• Archaeological (Fossil) Dig
• Circuit Electricity
• Creative writing
• Entomology
• Fine arts projects
• Hiking
• Inservice training/professional development
• Leaf/Tree Identification/Bark Rubbings
• Lighter Than Air
• Motion and Energy
• Orienteering/Geocaching
• Outdoor arts
• Outdoor/environmental education curriculum development
• Owl Pellets
• Research projects
• Rocks and Minerals
• Seed ID
• Team Building/Low Ropes activities
• Wildflower ID

The wide variety of trees, wildflowers and abundant animal life (in conjunction with a lake and ten-acre wetland) provide the setting for out-of-classroom learning. Many organized events occur at Ligon Outdoor Center during the year.

For information on the Ligon Outdoor Center, contact Ranger Jason Bentley at (810) 591-4200 or Larry Casler at (810) 591-4470. Visits may be scheduled online.