Looking for a late-fall hike close to Omaha? Fontenelle Forest in Bellevue lists about 17 miles of maintained trails plus a one-mile accessible Riverview Boardwalk, Acorn Acres nature play, the Raptor Woodland Refuge and indoor Habitat Hollow.

As of November 5, 2026, the visit page lists Nature Center hours as 8 a.m.–7 p.m. weekdays and 8 a.m.–5 p.m. weekends; the Raptor Woodland Refuge is listed 10 a.m.–5 p.m. daily. Trails are generally sunrise to sunset. Daily admission is listed at $15 adults, $13 ages 62+, $9 ages 2–17, free under 2 and for members. Neale Woods Nature Reserve (north Omaha) has separate lower day-pass rates on the same page. Pets are not permitted. The forest is closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day (members with fobs may access trails those days).

Address: 1111 Bellevue Blvd. N., Bellevue. Details: fontenelleforest.org/visit.

File photo: Fontenelle Forest boardwalk. Ammodramus / Wikimedia Commons, CC0. Not a current trail-condition photo.

Source: Fontenelle Forest, checked November 5, 2026.