Environmental Discovery Center — Attraction in Springfield Charter Township

We live 10 minutes from here but didn't even know about it until we attended a wedding here. This place is really cool! Beautiful wedding venue with a wall of glass windows that overlooks a large pond. The food was good and the setup was beautiful. Anyone looking to book a wedding should definitely consider this place! If we would have known about it when we were looking, we would have booked it! And there is an underground level that has a large dome so you are basically under the water at the bottom of the pond looking up at all the wildlife! It was really amazing to see. Definitely recommend this place, for a wedding or...

[please "like" if this is helpful] Free (once you have paid your car entrance fee to this count park). Clean, interesting, educational, great for adults and children.

The underwater done is often covered with algae -- that's nature. If it's important, call ahead to see if the scuba volunteers have cleaned it recently.

Great way to learn about wetlands and aquatic stuff in this region.

Time to dedicate: 30 mins.

Ps: beware that on the trails, there are occasionally rattlesnakes. This area is a hotspot. Dogs on short leashes. Kids need to be kept safe. Best to have an adult...

First time at Indian Springs. The Discovery center is nice. Has basic information stations, a beautiful deck for the water out back and an underwater observation for said pond, however it was closed due to it leaking. We walked on one of the trails nearby there. We saw a turkey and its babies on the trail. Wear some serious bug spray. The flies are relentless. I'm sure there were mosquitoes, however, the over abundance of swarming flies was so overwhelming (even in bug spray, reapplying), it was hard to fully enjoy the beauty and serenity Indian Springs...