Cleveland Lakefront State Park unveiled The Exploration Station—the nature center located at the park office building, 8701 Lakeshore Boulevard—in June 2010. The facility is housed in retrofitted office space and offers hands on activities and exhibits about Lake Erie and aquatic ecosystems as well as recreation, local wildlife and park history.

The park funded and created many of the displays while area organizations and groups such as CLUE (Cleveland Underwater Explorers), Euclid Beach Park Now, Friends of Edgewater, NEORSD, ODNR Division of Watercraft, and The Lake Kleenerz also contributed.

Much of the park funding came in the form of funds generated by sales of the Ohio State Park license plate. Proceeds from sales of the park plate are designated for interpretive and environmental education programs and displays.

The Exploration Station currently has open hours for the public once a week. The schedule is available on the web by visiting www.clevelandlakefront.org and clicking on Naturalist Programs or calling 216-881-8141 ext. 3001. Visits are also available for organized groups (schools, scouts, etc.) along with related programming by appointment. All visits and programs are FREE.