Hours & Directions
Admission to the Visitor Center is free of charge, but a suggested donation of $4 per person or $10 per family helps support our work is gratefully accepted.
HOURS
Winter hours: Open 10 am - 4 pm Thursdays through Mondays from Labor Day until Memorial Day weekend. Closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas and New Year's Day.
During Winter Whale Watch Week, Dec. 26-Jan. 1, we'll be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. every day but Friday, Jan. 1. During Spring Whale Watch Week we'll be open daily.
Summer hours: Open 10 am - 5 pm seven days a week from Memorial Day through Labor Day.
GETTING HERE
Maps and directions from GoogleMaps
Newport is an hour west of Interstate 5 via Oregon Highway 20, the quickest (and least curvy) route between the Willamette Valley and the coast. A number of other routes cross the Coast Range, and many visitors enjoy the leisurely, scenic trip along the Pacific Coast Highway, US 101.
While most visitors drive to the coast, SeaPort Airlines now offers air service from Portland International Airport, and shuttle service is also available. Bus service is provided from Amtrak stations in Portland and Albany via the Valley Retriever.
The free-to-overnight-visitors City Loop Shuttle makes several stops daily at the HMSC. Download a route map and schedule here, in .pdf format.
