I simply loved coming here, pet the stingrays, feed them, learning about them and seeing the sharks, the big turtles, its an awesome weekend activity with your family especially if you have little ones.

Outstanding educational presentations! The presenters were fun and engaging for all ages. Well done ladies! The habits were interesting and animals obviously well cared for. The facility was immaculate as always and they made socially distancing easy.

Great experience. Very educational. Would highly recommend.

This place is INCREDIBLY AWESOME!! The staff is GREAT and the treatment of sea life is so nice to see the people that REALLY care. Thank you everybody there.

Great place! My son and I enjoyed greatly! The education specialist were patient and informative. Will definitely return!

What a great place to bring your family! I highly recommend visiting this place, especially during the feedings that they have for the large aquarium, and the sting rays. You will get to pet stingrays and learn tons of cool stuff about sea life. Its the best. And the staff is always lovely.

Very cool place, great exibits for those who love the ocean and the creators the inhabitants within it!

Great aquarium/marine center. They need volunteers. Wonderful knowledgeable staff.

My Girls Had A Great Day! We come every Year!! The staff was very nice to us and made sure everyone was wearing their mask.

Glad we went. Knowledgable and passionate staff. Cool boardwalk through the mangroves to the Indian River. Well cared for turtle rescues, fish, rays and nurse sharks.

Very friendly staff. Nature trail is very informative, bring bug spray as certain spots has very hungry mosquitoes. Gift shop has good prices, something for everyone. Picnic tables-so you can enjoy a picnic lunch. Would definitely go again.

Really great info, very family and kid friendly and the property is extremely clean and well maintained.

I visited the facility and thoroughly enjoyed it. it has a nice open air feel to it, as opposed to many aquariums that are indoors. The presenters were very knowledgable and patient with the kids. I am a volunteer at Mote Aquarium in Sarasota and I learned new things.

Great visit, fun for kids, see animals close up, learn about marine life and coastal ecology, lots of experts. Great organization to support.

Wonderful experience for my family and the kids.Friendly staff, thank you!

Not much to see. Fortunately I used a groupon or I may be very disappointed

The staff is highly knowledgeable about wildlife they have, I went with my 3 year old granddaughter and her friend. They were excited to see the sea life, its a small place with a few tanks and a giant marine life pond. Dont expect to spend more than 1 1/2 there, if your looking to kill a couple hours go check it out!

We had an absolute blast here!!! The volunteer we had at the sting ray tank and turtle area was extremely knowledgeable and informative. My 5 and 7 year old NEVER grew bored listening to all the information. The woman at the big game area was wonderful at letting us know all the issues plaguing our local water ways and ways we can help. But the woman that was manning the front was so unbelievably sweet. She was so kind to my boys and challenged them to come back to her at the end and tell her one thing they learned. And sure enough she remembered and asked them and was blown away with how much they learned and retained. We will 100% be back

$12 admission. You need to time your arrival so that you experience all 3 scheduled activities. It is definitely worth it. If you dont, you will likely be disappointed and feel the $12 admission wasnt worth it. You will need to arrive Monday- Saturday at either 10:20 or 1:20 to participate in the 10:30/ 1:30 stingray touch and feed. Then at 11/ 2 there is Sea Turtle Time. Followed by the shark feed. Sunday: arrive at 12:50 for the experiences starting at 1:00. Also on site is a 1 mile walking nature loop.

Sea turtles, stingrays, nurse sharks and more. This is such a great place to experience and learn about the Indian River ecosystem. I wish I knew about this place years ago.

Staff is friendly and very knowledgeable. Awesome stop for a day trip.

I cannot express how amazing this place is! The staff members were exceptional and very knowledgeable. What a wonderful place to take the family, or just a day to observe sealife. The Stingray encounter is amazing!!! And the nature trail was wonderful. I will be back!!!

I been here every since I was a baby,I know some of the staff and they are really great people!,I love that place and I recommend for children to go there cause it’s good for teaching and fun!!!

Every time I visit this place I fall more in love with it. So much information and completely informative and educational. Love it so much. Great place to bring kids.

This was a great place to visit. Enjoyed the touch tank with the rays- it was great! The walk out along the boardwalk to the Indian River Lagoon was interesting, too.

The people there obviously care about the work theyre doing. I learned a lot about turtles, rays, and fish when I went. The nature walks are gorgeous and great for taking photos. If youre ever nearby, visiting should be a priority.

Stingray and game fish tanks are very interesting, plenty of opportunities to touch interact and feed. Nice loop trail down to the intracoastal waterway as well; definitely worth the visit!

This is a great place for kids to learn about thier local environment and animals. Make sure you go during the stingray feeding and talk. Kids love feeding them and the touch tanks are great too. We usually walk the trail if it isnt too hot out. If you live in Martin County the library has free family passes you can sign up for. It usually has a wait list, but its worth it to get 4 people in for free.

Highly recommend. Cute sting ray tank for kids, a mile walk through a preserve and multiple shows.

Great place thats low key to hang and do cool fun things with the family. Price could be a little cheaper but I guess its for a good cause.

Its very easy to pass by this unassuming little piece of nature situated next to a strip mall.There is an admission fee which goes to support their work and an amazing lake filled with wildlife and walking trails which go almost to the Indian River. The facility is ideal for children has handicap parking and handicapped access. They also have a cool gift shopif you find yourself on Hutchinson island you should definitely take a part of your day to learn a little bit more about this wonderful planet we live on.

I love this place. The animals are amazing and the staff are very knowledgeable.

Would have been great if the weather would have cooperated!

Honestly not worth the $24 in admission for me and hubbs. Bunch of stuff was shut down and it was hotter then a sauna outside. We had to wear our masks even outside which I get but it felt like death. The exhibits seemed to take forever to be open and even then with the restriction on how many people werent worth it.

Nice place to go to spend a few hrs and not expensive. Smaller then what expected. Best part is feeding the string rays

Enjoyed the sting ray touch tank and the sea turtle exhibit. Staff was eager and knowledgeable.

It was fun and educational.

Super kid fun friendly place but also adults love to enjoy this place as well me and my mom had so much fun here feeding the Stingrays and watching the sharks and fish eat

This place is great for families and have a nice interactive program where kids of all ages can learn so much. We also appreciated the interactivity, customer service and skill level of the staff. It was a great experience and we recommend this for a fun and low key family experience.

Great place for young kids to see marine life. They get to pet stingrays dont worry they have no stingers. Their lagoon also has some beautiful sea turtles and nurse sharks

Fun and very educational! Recommended

Really enjoyed our visit. Loved feeding the stingrays. They have set times for feedings. 2x a day check those so you dont miss it. Friendly volunteers. We walked nature trail to Indian river and back. Great place for kids to visit.

Took my grand daughter here and was so happy I did. I was remiss in going an hour before closing because some of the exhibits were not available. You do need to give yourself some time here. We met the greatest employee Kai there who spent time with my 5 year old grand daughter despite it being close to closing time. He was the docent of the sting ray exhibit. I assume he was a trainer and docent because of his incredible knowledge of each individual stingray. Truly this young man represents the nature and philosophy of the center. Such a great experience!

This was a fantastic center with lots of kid friendly teaching and lots of opportunities for hands on engagement.

An amazing experience! Must go if you come to this area! The volunteer staff are so nice and know a lot about what goes on here. I am so grateful for a wildlife sanctuary such as this! Will come again and again.

So much fun! I highly recommend a visit. Great for the family or even just adults. Im 23 and my friend and I both loved it...spent about 3 hrs. The staff is super friendly...lots of cool animals to see. I suggest going during the feeding schedules. You get to see some cool activity and the staff also presents lots of cool information. Plus you are giving back to the center through your time and money...all the animals in the center have been hurt and brought in to heal and live out the best lives they can... well taken care of too:)

Great local spot for young kids to see ocean wildlife in person

The staff was very nice and accomodating while we were there and while I was creating a group reservation.

I always lve this place.The sea creatures are so cute, especailly Lily.

The hands on was great. It was fun feeding the stingrays.

This was such a great experience! We got to pet a stingray and they gave us the opportunity to feed them. The staff was extremely friendly, and they were extremely passionate about the animals and how to better protect them by taking care of our beaches and oceans. I had a Groupon, and it was totally worth it. I would love to return!

This location is a great little escape from your everyday stresses. The teams here care for the animals and its nice to see rescue efforts first hand.

Fantastic place. Very friendly and knowledgeable staff. We learned a lot.

I enjoyed my time here. Nature walk was nice, stingray interaction was cool for children. The lagoon had some huge nurse sharks and turtles, That was pretty cool to oberserve.

Fed stingrays! Tons of hands on activities. Fun place for all ages!

Friendly, informative, nonprofit organization to help Marine animals & plants to thrive. Sea turtles, Sharks, Rays, fish to view, walking trail. Great for kids too.

Awesome place and awesome experience!

Nice place with large turtles, sharks and other fish in the pond. The nature trail was filled with trees in smelly swampy waters, not something you’d want to walk through on a very hot day. I would go again during the cooler months.

Great place to go if you are new to the area. also great place for learning about the eco system for young or older!

Very fun and informative presentations. I loved the nature walk and the tanks More geared towards kids but as an adult I still had a great time.

Very interesting educational experience. We saw the biggest sea turtle Ive ever seen in my life. The pond with the nurse sharks was very interesting as well. My kids loved the stingray petting station.

Awesome place. Even if you live here you can still learn something from the awesome and knowledgeable staff. Great for kids young and old.

We went on a cool and windy day, which turned out to be a great choice. We were among the few people there, so the presentations felt like we had our own personal tour of the facility. My kids got to ask tons of questions and the staff were all very friendly and patient.If you homeschool, especially, you must visit this place.

Nice place!to help us to concientize our role in this planet.

I brought my mom and 2 year old here on a Thursday. We arrived just in time to feed the stingrays. That alone was worth the trip! After that we saw the sea turtles and sharks in the large lagoon. It seems to be laid out to stick with a guide who talks you through the exhibits but my little guy was disruptive so we broke away from the group. They have a small area with touch tanks, a small butterfly garden and small aquariums inside with seahorses and other creatures. There is a small area for kids to free play and a nature trail area where I did not go. Overall this is a quaint place that was perfect for my 2 year old. Just big enough for him to stay entertained, but not so big he was overwhelmed.

Loved this place, being from down south more i expected a Gumbo Limbo type experience. Was pleasently surprised at how different it was. The huge lagoon tank was really cool. Would love to get a behind the scene type tour of the facility to see how they keep the tank clean etc. Might even pay a few dollars for it. The 3 educational talks we heard were well done, the educators were knowledgeable and excited to be presenting.

Very informative lectures, the rays are very gentle for feeding and the turtles and fish in the large outdoor aquarium are very active.

My children loved it! We got to pet stingrays, touch multiple small sea invertebrate, see sharks, and sea turtles. Most importantly the kids learned new things while having fun. Lots of hands on fun for the whole family. Prices were low too! (Bonus!) They have a nature trail as well. I recommend bringing your little ones to enjoy everything!

Great place, could do with more advice on how to spot the wildlife on the trail but top notch really.

Great place to take the Grand kids

Cute place, kids were excited to go. We were there 20 mins it started raining. 95% of the exbhits are outside. When it rains youre ushered inside. Theres very little inside to see. We were informed it was going to be a few hours, till we would be able outside. Luckily, the front desk lady gave us rain checks. Unfortunately, its a two hour drive to get there.

Beautiful lagoon setting (750,000 gallons) with a broad selection of local fish and wildlife. Tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for children 3-12 (under 3 = free). The staff call all the marine life ambassadors because they are representatives who are there to teach us about the local marine life. There are sea turtles, nurse sharks, tarpon, cobia, pompano, snapper, sheepshead, spade fish and more. There are three types of native rays in a touch tank, and a one-mile trail walk through the mangrove swamp to the Indian River Lagoon. Lots to see and learn. Great experience for the whole family.

Have to give props to Yasmeen. She was very helpful and gave great educational information. Grace, one of the volunteers, was very nice as well! Trails are wonderful, but be sure to bring big spray haha.

Great place for the family to enjoy. Kids loved feeding the stingrays.

Theyve got some pretty interesting animals Id never seen before. Great info and knowledgeable staff.

Appreciate the military discount! Thank you. Very informative and interactive

This place fundamentally serves a similar purpose to that of Busch Wildlifes in Jupiter: to protect and mend hurt animals, in this case marinelife. The nature trail is very beautiful with some pretty views of the Lagoon, and you can touch stingrays and learn other facts about marinelife. A good place for kids and adults alike. Highly reccomend, especially with when going with your kids.

My kids and I had a great time here. Great way to spend the day without spending a lot of money.

Its a lot smaller than I expected. But my daughter loved feeding and petting the sting ray!

Such a jewel. Great experience. This is a must see for everyone who loves ocean animals. All ages welcome.

Great information and education about local marine wildlife. But the pricing is a bit expensive for how small the attractions are. The sea turtles are the best part. Kids did have fun. 90% of the attractions are outside in the elements. They do allow you to bring in your own food and drink. Overall okay.

Extremely friendly knowledgeable staff, great place to take children of all ages.

Wonderful place very neat clean and organized. Great place for children and adults. Nice gift shop. Not to expensive

What a wonderful place to learn about the environment around us! Great place for the kiddos to learn too! Lots of hands on activities.

We recently went with two of our grandchildren. It was great. Lili and the other guides knew their stuff and were great with all of the guests. They took lots of questions and nailed them all. This is a great place to spend a few hours and learn about our local aquatic life. When you visit, you are supporting and protecting our most valued local resources!

Very neat place. Educational and interesting as well. Definitely worth the money!

The 45 minute walk thru a mangrove swamp is unique. Feeding a stingray by hand is almost bucket list material.

So awesome! Get to see, touch, feed, and learn about sea life. Great nature trail and indoor area at the start/finish with a/c and cold water. Very friendly staff and volunteers. My nephews love this place and so do I. :)

Great place to visit. I love going here. I love that we learn about the animals, the water and the troubles its receiving. However politics need to stay out of the conversation.

Great place to enjoy learning about the animals that live in the Indian River Lagoon. Perfect chill outing kids of all ages will enjoy.

Worth the 12 dollar entry fee, non-profit with no lack of exhibits. Tour guides were super friendly and informed. Also got to pet and feed stingrays.

BEST PLACE EVER!!!!!!!! I was visiting a friend in Jensen Beach and she recommended that we go feed the stingrays! I am so glad I did. This place should charge more for the amount of great things they are doing for Floridas coastal and inter-coastal water and water creatures. I highly recommend that you attend the three educational half-hour tours that they provide daily. All three were so worth it. Zack was our guide for the day and he was the absolute best. So passionate and knowledgeable in his field, I recommend catching a tour with him 100% I also want to point out that it is a not a stop for just children; my adult friends and I had a blast!

We had a great two hours here with our kids ages 3-9. There were plenty of volunteers and interns around to answer questions. Not big or fancy but much more engaging and personal than the big aquariums. Two hours is about as much time as youd need here.

A fun place to visit but it is geared more towards those with young kids. The educator was very nice and the kids seemed to enjoy feeding the rays. It is educational and informative - just presented in a manner that looks to engage children. The organization serves a very worthy cause so the cost of admission is worth it.

I must have passed this place on the 5 years Ive now lived on Hutchinson Island a dozen times. Its perfect for kids and adults alike, as youre liable to learn things you had not know before. I recommend it is a perfect tourist stop on any trip to our wonderful island, and the staff is friendly and helpful and they have a cool gift shop.Worth a visit, worth the fee to continue the efforts of these great people and their animals!

Super great place for kids to learn about the oceans and the animals in them. The stingray feeding and the hike to the Indian River are my favorite parts!

This was a great activity for me and my family!! It is absolutely informative and a beautiful experience. My autistic son loved the touch n feel tank and feeding the stingrays, he could not get enough!! We ate lunch at the picnic tables. Watched the shark and turtle shows, the sharks are amazing. We loved learning about the turtles too! We even enjoyed a nature walk by the water!! Needless to say we were some of the last visitors to leave! Lol!!

Fun, simple and informative. Great 2-3 hour activity.

We love it here. The cow nosed Rays are a favorite. Walking trails and lots of things to see.

Awesome place for the kids to learn and play..Great knowledgeable staff ..A plus