Welcome to the Roger Williams Park Zoo's Nature Swap located within the Hasbro's "Our Big Backyard" exhibit! To participate in Nature Swap, bring in natural "found" items to collect points for swapping with items in our collection. You can trade things commonly found in nature like shells, rocks, acorns, leaves, or pine cones.

When you bring in an item, you will be awarded points for:

• Type of item.
• What you know about your item.
• Your description of the experience you had when you found the item.
• The presentation of the item.

Swappers, ages 3 and up, can register for an account and start trading right away! Children under the age of 14 must have parent/guardian permission to register.

Operating Hours:

• The Big Backyard is Open Year-Round, every day the zoo is open!
• Nature Swap is open Year-Round. Look for a staff member (blue shirt) to help access your account. If you visit Nature Swap and you cannot find a staff person, please try again later in the day. 
• If the “closed” sign is hanging on the door, we unfortunately do not have staff in on that day. You can email us at natureswap@rwpzoo.org to earn your points. 

Have questions? Visit our Rules or FAQ pages in the tab above!

Ready to sign up?  It takes less than a minute!  Click the link to create your account https://natureswap.rwpzoo.org/Account/SignUp 

Already a Nature Swap member?  Log in by clicking the link https://natureswap.rwpzoo.org/Account/Login