Sea Turtle, Inc., Texas, United States

4.5 (3.119 reviews) Sunday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Ranking #2 in Texas Nature & Wildlife Areas

Visit with the turtles

Ila Loetscher, the "Turtle Lady of South Padre Island", originally formed our organization to save the Kemp's ridley sea turtle in 1977. Now we are a sea turtle hospital with a mission to rehabilitate and release any injured sea turtles, increase awareness concerning their safety and habitat, and assist with conservation efforts for all sea turtle species. We are funded by donations, grants and gift shop proceeds-- For rehabilitated sea turtle and hatchling release text message notifications, please see our website membership page. See you at Sea Turtle, Inc.!

Address

6617 Padre Blvd P. O. Box 3987, South Padre Island, TX 78597-7742

Mobile

+1 956-761-4511

Website

http://www.seaturtleinc.org

Email

[email protected]

Working hours

Monday :
Tuesday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Current local date and time now

Sunday, April 28, 2024, 18:27

User Ratings

4.5 based on (3.119 reviews)

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Reviews

4cat woman 5:00 PM Jan 7, 2023
Good work being done with this Org
Sea Turtle Inc does great work to rehabilitate and re-release sea turtles into the ocean. If you get a chance to watch one of their release events of turtles back into the ocean: go - it is very cool. The actual location is less cool than expected, but beautiful sites from the surrounding boardwalk and a great learning experience for the youngins especially. It's not expensive to go to and it feels good to give to an organization making such a concerted effort to positively impact our eco system.
4UKChief 5:00 PM May 27, 2021
Neat place and very informative!
March 2021 Visit. Sea Turtle Inc is a refuge and hospital for sea turtles with various tanks, different turtles to see, an informational talk, a little museum, and gift shop. It's on the main strip, across from the Hilton/LaQuinta and easy to access (like most things in SPI). Would make for a nice short walk if you were staying close. We went as soon as it opened up on a weekday to avoid any crowds and that worked well. They also have an informational talk in their amphitheater just a little after opening, so it made it easy to attend that as well as see the turtles. Very cheap entry. We definitely didn't know that much about sea turtles and being there just after the cold snap that hit Texas this year, it was certainly interesting to hear the stories about rescuing turtles. I bought some gifts for mementos and to be able to help support the effort. Wear comfortable shoes. Know that this is not very interactive, as the turtles are in tanks and are there because they have been injured or have some illness. No touching. Sorry, kids. It is still a great place to visit for an hour or two and learn about the animals with a great mission. Worth a visit!