WHERE CAN I SEE SEA TURTLES IN FLORIDA (USA)?

If you want to see a sea turtle in Florida, please visit one of the state-permitted captive sea turtle facilities listed below, admission fees may be charged.

Please call the number listed for more information. 

To watch a female loggerhead turtle nest on the beach, please join one of the permitted public turtle watches below.

CAPTIVE SEA TURTLES - FACILITIES LIST 

Clearwater Marine Aquarium 249 Windward Passage Clearwater, FL 33767-2244 727-441-1790 or 888-239-9414 Admission Fee

Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife 3883 Sanibel-Captiva Rd Sanibel, FL 33957 239-472-3644 Can only be viewed via closed-circuit tv

The Conservancy of Southwest Florida 1450 Merrihue Dr. Naples, FL 34102 239-403-4230 Admission Fee

Environmental Studies Center 2900 Northeast Indian River Dr Jensen Beach, FL 34957 772-219-1887

The Florida Aquarium 701 Channelside Dr Tampa, FL 33602 813-273-4000 Admission Fee

Florida Oceanographic Society 890 NE Ocean Blvd Stuart, Florida 34996 772-225-0505

Gulf Specimen Marine Laboratory 222 Clark Dr Panacea, FL 32346 850-984-5297 Admission Fee

Gulf World Marine Park 15412 Front Beach Rd Panama City, FL 32413 850-234-5271 Admission Fee

Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park 1010 Miracle Strip Parkway SE Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548 850-243-9046 or 800-247-8575 Admission Fee

Gumbo Limbo Nature Center 1801 North Ocean Blvd Boca Raton, FL 33432 561-338-1473

John D. MacArthur Beach State Park 10900 S.R. 703 (A1A) North Palm Beach, FL 33408 561-624-6952 Admission Fee

Key West Aquarium One Whitehead St Key West, FL 33040 800-868-7482 Admission Fee

Loggerhead Marinelife Center 14200 US Highway One Juno Beach, FL 33408 561-627-8280 Donations Accepted

Marine Science Center at Lighthouse Point Park 100 Lighthouse Dr Ponce Inlet, FL 386-304-5529 Admission Fee

Miami Seaquarium 4400 Rickenbacker Causeway Key Biscayne, FL 33149 305-361-5705 Admission Fee

Mote Marine Laboratory 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway Sarasota, FL 34236 941-388-4441 Admission Fee

Museum of Discovery and Science 401 SW 2nd St Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312 954-467-6637 Admission Fee

Sea World Adventure Park 7007 Sea World Dr Orlando, FL 32821 407-351-3600 or 866-258-5798 Admission Fee

Theater of the Sea 84721 Overseas Highway Islamorada, FL 33036 305-664-2431 Admission Fee

The Turtle Hospital Hidden Harbor Marine Environmental Project 2396 Overseas Highway Marathon, FL 33050 305-743-2552

Walt Disney World, The Living Seas at EPCOT Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830 (407) WDW-MAGIC Admission Fee

Also, the following organizations, have been permitted by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, to conduct public sea turtle watches.

Watches are usually held during June and July, and reservations must be made in advance.

PUBLIC SEA TURTLE WATCH - CONTACT LIST

Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge Vero Beach, FL 321-723-3556

Canaveral National Seashore Titusville, FL 321-267-1110

The Conservancy of Southwest Florida Naples, FL 239-403-4230

Disney Beach Resort at Vero Beach Vero Beach, FL 407-938-2837

Environmental Studies Center Jensen Beach, FL 772-219-1887

Florida Oceanographic Society Stuart, Florida 34996 772-225-0505

Florida Power and Light Company Jensen Beach, FL 800-334-5483

Hobe Sound Nature Center Hobe Sound, FL 772-546-2067

Hobe Sound Nature Center Hobe Sound, FL 772-546-2067

John D. MacArthur Beach State Park North Palm Beach, FL 561-624-6952

John U. Lloyd Beach State Park Dania, FL 954-923-2833

Loggerhead Marinelife Center Juno Beach, FL 561-627-8280

Museum of Discovery and Science Fort Lauderdale, FL 954-467-6637

Sarasota County Parks & Rec Dept George Tatge Sarasota, FL 941-316-1309

Sea Turtle Conservancy Barrier Island Ecosystem Center Melbourne Beach, FL 321-723-3556

Sea Turtle Preservation Society Melbourne, FL 321-676-1701

Sebastian Inlet State Park Melbourne Beach, FL 772-338-2750

Turtle Time, Inc. Fort Myers, FL 239-481-5566