Newport, Oregon · Open Daily

Say hello to 15,000 animals

Sea otters, a giant Pacific octopus, glowing jellies, and tidepools you can touch — right on Yaquina Bay.

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10a–6p
Open Daily
From $19.95
$24.95 Fri–Sun
~2.5 hrs
From Portland
What you’ll see

Face to face with the Pacific

Coastal habitats, a rainforest, and one of the West Coast’s most-loved touch pools — 300 species, all under one roof.

Giant Pacific octopus
Giant Pacific OctopusEye to eye in the Rocky Coast
A child touching a sea star in a tidepool
Touch the TidepoolsMeet sea stars & anemones up close
A glowing jelly
Glowing JelliesDrifting light in the dark
Horned puffins in the seabird aviary
Seabird AviaryPuffins, murres & oystercatchers
A school of bright reef fish
Connected CoastsA sea of color & motion
A close-up of a sea anemone
Rocky CoastAnemones, urchins & the tide’s edge
A blue-and-black poison dart frog in the Amazon Basin exhibit
New Exhibit · Now Open

Step into the Amazon Basin

Red-bellied piranhas, electric eels, Cuvier’s dwarf caimans, red-tailed boas, poison dart frogs, tegus, leaf fish & mata mata turtles.

Open for a limited time. Come see the Amazon Basin while it’s this close — a whole rainforest, right on the Oregon Coast.

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Good to know

Easy to plan, easy to park

Hours

Open daily 10am–6pm (summer)
10am–5pm fall–spring
Last tickets sold 5:30pm
Every ticket is good all day.

Parking

Free on-site parking — always. No reservation needed.

Getting here

2820 SE Ferry Slip Rd, Newport, OR — on Yaquina Bay, about 2.5 hours from Portland.

Accessibility

Sensory Inclusive certified. Wheelchair & stroller friendly paths throughout.

Admission

Mon–Thu: Adults $29.95 · Youth 13–17 & seniors $23.95 · Kids 3–12 $19.95.
Fri–Sun: $34.95 · $28.95 · $24.95. Under 3 always free.

Rainy day?

Perfect Aquarium weather — nearly all of it is indoors and cozy.

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Oregon Coast Aquarium · aquarium.org · 541-867-3474