The Environmental Discovery Center at Spring Lake Regional Park is a natural history center featuring hands-on displays and exhibits designed primarily for children in elementary school.
At the Environmental Discovery Center, kids can:
Learn about Sonoma County’s ecosystems through exhibits that invite them to touch, climb, crawl, and imagine
Explore a tide pool with live sea creatures, see live turtles, snakes and fish, and get up close to taxidermy wildlife like mountain lions and coyote
Conduct earth science experiments and learn to look at surroundings in new ways
Hike with a naturalist and learn about local plants and animals
Hours
Wednesday through Sunday: 12 to 5 p.m.
Environmental Discovery Center
With a massive flood of zero-proof beverages recently hitting the market, it’s become fairly easy to find nonalcoholic alternatives on…
As a Sonoma local, I’ve had the pleasure of experiencing Sonoma County’s finest offerings and generally end up with the…
This portion of our guide to the Russian River Valley follows the Russian River as it ventures into redwood country. On this leg of…
This final portion of our guide to the Russian River Valley continues west to where the Russian River meets the coast…
This portion of our guide to the Russian River Valley follows the lazily meandering river on its journey through northern Sonoma County as…
Late fall through winter is considered off-season at the Sonoma Coast, but we consider them ideal times to visit our…
Sonoma County is a playground for outdoor adventures, and with its legendary food and wine scene, it’s the perfect destination…
Sonoma County is well known for its scenic backroads, snaking over mountains, around bucolic farms, ranches and endless vineyards, then…
If you’re not a commuter to Santa Rosa, Petaluma or one of the other towns along the SMART train route,…
Here in Sonoma County, we have the deepest respect and fondness for our firefighters and first responders, as they work…
