Environmental Learning Center - Lake Metroparks

Beautiful views of a picturesque waterfall, deep ravines, creeks and an expansive wooded area await you on your journey through this park. The Environmental Learning Center is located on nearly 200 acres of beautiful and ecologically diverse open space, rich in both cultural and natural history.

Two Grand River tributaries, Big Creek and Jordan Creek, run through and are protected on this property.

Park hours: 6 am to 1/2-hour past sunset
The building at the Environmental Learning Center is open when staffed; hours may vary.

With much local interest in park access, Lake Metroparks opened the parkland at the Environmental Learning Center for public access. Hikers will enjoy more than 2.5 miles of trails with a variety of trail surfaces including natural surfaces, in addition to our well manicured trails.

The Environmental Learning Center is the only park in our system that connects with the Greenway Corridor, a 4.8-mile paved trail links the municipalities of Painesville, Painesville Township and Concord Township.

The beautiful waterfall locally known as “Chair Factory Falls” is a natural feature accessible only by a 0.3-mile pedestrian trail off of the Greenway Corridor.