Coastal Center

visitors center front (new)
sting rays in lagoon
ocean ecocenter
Please read below for what you need to know before your visit.

 

Visiting the Coastal Center

Click HERE to check out our new Ocean EcoCenter!

2018 tripadvisor certificate of excellence

Hours of Operation

The Coastal Center is open Wednesday through Sunday, 10am to 4pm. 

Guests will be spaced out upon entry. We are setting capacity limits for programming. Thank you for your patience!

Please note, we are an outdoor facility and inclement weather may affect hours of operation and program times. 

Click HERE to check the weather for your visit!

Holiday Closures:

New Year's Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas

Admission Prices

Adults: $16

Children (3-12): $8

Children ages 2 and under: FREE

Members: FREE

Active and Retired Military: FREE

Purchase your tickets upon arrival  or in advance Here

Please note, we are an outdoor facility and inclement weather may affect hours of operation and program times. Programs are available during operating hours. 

We are open from 10:00am - 4:00pm.

Click Here to View a Coastal Center Map with program times 

STINGRAY FEEDING PROGRAM

10:30 a.m. & 1:30 p.m.

Please Note: Stingray feedings are held during our ray presentations. Food “vouchers” are handed out at the ray tank on a first-come, first-served basis starting 30 minutes before each ray feeding program. Food quantities are limited, and we cannot guarantee that all guests will get to feed the rays. The ray tank closes for one hour after each feeding program to allow the stingrays to digest their meal.

Gamefish feeding Program

11:00 a.m. & 2:00 p.m.

sea turtle Program

11:30 a.m. & 2:30 p.m.

Nature Trail

10am-3pm 

The Florida Oceanographic Coastal Center is located on Hutchinson Island. Situated between the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian River Lagoon, the 57-acre parcel houses the Society's headquarters, the Ocean EcoCenter, 10,000 gallon Rays on the Reef Stingray Interaction Aquarium, nature trails, 750,000-gallon Game Fish Lagoon, Sea Turtle Pavilion, Children's Activity Pavilion, Sea Star Touch Tank Pavilion, Rays on the Reef Ray Pavilion, and the Frances Langford Visitors Center. With its coastal hardwood hammocks and mangrove swamp communities, the site provides excellent opportunities for education and research aimed at increasing visitors' knowledge of Florida's coastal environments.

Service Animals are always welcome at the Florida Oceanographic Coastal Center.  Service Animals are highly trained working animals that assist a disabled individual with a specific task or tasks.  Service Animals must remain on a leash at all times unless this prevents them from performing their task.  For the health and safety of our guests and the animals that live at the Coastal Center, Emotional Support Animals, Comfort Animals, Companion Animals, Therapy Animals, and other pets are not allowed on Coastal Center property.

The Sea Life Monument was donated to Florida Oceanographic Society in 2010 and is a bronze 19 foot sculpture created by award-winning fine artist Geoffrey C. Smith. 

Click Here to visit Geoffrey C. Smith Galleries

Click Here to view Statue Field Guide

890 NE Ocean Blvd, Stuart, FL 34996

Contact us at info@floridaocean.org or give us a call at 772-225-0505.