Welcome to the Hatfield Visitor Center!

Open 10 am to 4 pm, Thursday through Monday. Please buy a ticket online before you visit.

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Join us in person and online

We love seeing everyone again in person, but if you can't make it into the VC, we encourage you to tune into the OctCam or take a walk along the Yaquina Estuary Trail. This family-friendly trail is adjacent to the Visitor Center.

You may also want to check out Exploring Our Coast. This is a resource we developed for people who are curious about our coast. It includes Found at the Beach, a guide perfect for beach combing. Also, Sharks of Oregon provides facts, pics and videos of the 15 types of sharks found off our shore. Plus you'll find links to Quests and a rocky shore tidepool guide developed by the Oregon State Parks Department.

Using a simulator, a child steers a research ship through Yaquina Bay in an exhibit at the Hatfield Visitor Center. His father stands near him and points to the screen in front of them.

NEW Regional Class Research Vessel

tide pool

Tidepool Touch Tanks

Close-up view of an octopus suckers. In the background you can see an eye of the octopus.
A close up view of a crab. Its eye stalks peer straight ahead. Also, its massive front claws are in view.

Crustacean Station

Water crashed against a Lego structure in the tsunami wave tank

Tsunami Wave Tank

Children at the erosion exhibit at Hatfield Visitor Center

Marine Mammal Skeletons

Children and parents at the agumented reality exhibit at HMSC Visitor Center

Augmented Reality Sandbox

The sustainable fisheries exhibit. It shows a large model fishing boat, crab fishing gear, and informative text.
A graphic drawing of the Newport Hydrographic Line.

Newport Line