Turtle Bay Exploration Park is a great place for anyone, and especially nice for families with young children. There is an indoor museum but most of the park is outdoors, with several different cool playgrounds for kids of varying ages. There are numerous animal exhibits and our favorite was the Parrot Playhouse, where for $2, you could feed the Lorikeets nector. The Lorikeets were very nice and chatty and roosted on our heads and arms. A highlight. Note: there is a fair amount of walking to get from place to place so wear good shoes.

The park is mostly lovely, however the animal section is deplorable. The enclosures are so small that the animals can’t possibly get the proper exercise. The birds can’t fly anywhere and the bobcat has no space to roam as he needs to. Most animals seem to be alone so they are isolated and lacking companionship. I’m at a loss as to how anyone who cares about animals wouldn’t see how sad these creatures are. My family left depressed because it was such a poor space for these beautiful living beings. Do better. This is unacceptable. Worse than prison. If you can’t care for these creatures properly, find a place that can.The museum was great and the bridge is very cool. The restaurant also has the best Brussels sprouts I’ve eaten in my life. Just the animal exhibits were shockingly small and can’t lead to good physical or mental health for the animals.

Great Place to Visit with the whole family. There was a lot to do and kept the kids busy for a good while. They enjoyed the museum as well.

I’m from Maryland but I visited California to stay with my boyfriend for two weeks so we went to see the bird sanctuary at Turtle Bay, it was so cool!

What a surprise! It was a stop on our way back from Oregon to the Bay Area (it’s also a Tesla charging area), and we found a neat place to relax! Yes, the bridge is pretty cool, and the whole area is kept very nice. There is a cafe that serves a wonderful lunch and for those little kids, there is an animal museum. Definitely worth a stop!