Turtle Bay Exploration Park

Category: Cultural center in Redding, California

Address: 844 Sundial Bridge Drive, Redding, CA 96003, USA

Phone: +15302438850

Opening hours

Sunday: 10AM–5PM

Monday: 9AM–5PM

Tuesday: 9AM–5PM

Wednesday: 9AM–5PM

Thursday: 9AM–5PM

Friday: 9AM–5PM

Saturday: 10AM–5PM

Reviews

Raymond Ellis

Jul 4, 2022

I really enjoyed my visit to the Turtle Bay Exploration Park. All three of the main areas (Garden, Museum and Forest Camp) were interesting. Some of the highlights were the Sundial Bridge, King Tut exhibit and the Animal Show.

Amanda Rae

May 25, 2022

Went on a school field trip with kindergarten & 1st graders. Had a great day. Updated playground was a hit, as well as feeding the birds. Enjoyed animal show as well.

Chandra Mohan

May 14, 2022

Amazing park and museum to spend few hours. Museum is quite small and can be done within an hour. The park is huge and takes couple of hours. The playgrounds are good for kids with zip lining and all. Lorekeets /parrots feeding is a blast and definitely do that

B. Li

Nov 18, 2021

An excellent spot for families, ideally children. The inside of the museum is focused on local history, such as the Wintu, Redding in the 20's, local biodiversity, etc. There's a dedicated hands-on section in the back that's good for young kids. The backside of the museum is the actual park and quite expansive. There's a sizeable playground for families and an area to interact with exotic and local birds. Further down is a trail that extends for a mile or so and you can check out small caged areas for hawks or the bobcat. Definitely an easy way to spend 90 minutes to get an idea of the area. It's also common to find stray cats nearby as the locals pointed out that there's a gentleman who tends to them.

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Questions & Answers

Is this a dog friendly destination? Leashed dogs of course!

Katie Metzger | Aug 22, 2019
Benjamin Calkins | Aug 22, 2019

Yes I've taken my dogs there and walked them across the sundial bridge, in the botanical garden and through the bike trail all the way to Caldwell park

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Prices for entry?

Tammy Picconi | Aug 22, 2018
George DeCarlo | Aug 22, 2019

Free parking and walking the bridge. The museum has limited hours, Turtle Bay and the nursery. It is a day wellspent. They also have a coffee shop/sandwiches and souvenir shop...all with reasonable prices. Shasta library has passes, last I heard, save some $$

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Is there an entry fee?

Aishwarya Kher | Aug 7, 2022
Chris Wolf | Aug 7, 2022

Yea there is a fee, adult cost is $18 kids $14 as well as seniors however, 3yrs of age or younger are free. It is well worth it in my opinion, hope this helps.

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Can tickets be purchased at the museum or only online?

Virginia Cisneros | Apr 23, 2022
Dalia Pena | Apr 23, 2022

You could get the tickets at the Museum.

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Is there a zipline there?

Terry L. Lee | Aug 22, 2018
Lisa Haskin | Aug 22, 2018

No there is not, that would be cool though!

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Is there an observatory?

Amber Hudson | Aug 16, 2022
Daniel Jewell | Aug 20, 2022

No.

Is there coat check?

Grace Moore | Jul 22, 2022
Jeanne Deangulo | Jul 22, 2022

No

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How much money is it for king tut

Gayle Bellanti | May 23, 2022
devinevegan | May 23, 2022

I believe $18 per ticket. We were under the impression it was all real artifacts, but found out they are all replicas. If you notice the sign when you first walk in down by the large figures in the center of the room. It should be displayed more prominently. Although, we would have enjoyed the exhibit a lot more if we didn't find out they were replicas. They are very well done of course. Just was a pretty big disappointment, but I guess we should have expected it.

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We have a bus heading ur way tomorrow. Where is the best place to park a sch bus

Sylvia Castaneda-Patton | May 23, 2022
Simon Bigall | May 23, 2022

I would say the dirt parking lot next to the bathroom up as you are in the parking area as there is more room for the bus to be

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Is the Gifford Pavilion on the Museum side or do I have to cross the Sundial Bridge to get there? Thank you.

Jo Aranda | Apr 23, 2022
Dalia Pena | Apr 23, 2022

No you don't have to cross is by the Gifford Pavillion.

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Where do you down load app for scooters if I want to ride

Chris Wiley | Aug 21, 2021
Daniel Mora | Aug 21, 2021

It’s an app called BIRD, it will locate the scooters and tell you how much battery life they have that is near you.

Is there a charge for parking

Laurie Jeffs | Aug 21, 2021
Aaron Jones | Aug 21, 2021

No charge for parking.

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How much to go in?

Jaime Morales | Aug 21, 2021
Annette Adamson | Aug 21, 2021

$18 adults $14 children

Can I take my water bottle in?

Diane Heath | Aug 21, 2020
April B | Aug 21, 2020

Yes.

How much is commission

Garrett Klemme | Aug 21, 2020
Nina North Murphy | Aug 21, 2020

Daily admission is $16 for adults, $12 for seniors and kids age 4-15, and free for kids 3 and under. The facility is closed on Monday and Tuesday, but the cafe and museum store are open seven days a week.

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Can you go swimming here

Casara Resue | Aug 21, 2020
Patti Tweedy | Aug 21, 2020

No swinning but it looks so nice and clear.

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Does anyone know what the hours for the butterfly house are?

shantell devin | Aug 22, 2019
Kirsten Knight | Aug 22, 2019

I believe it is done for the summer.

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Are there live turtles

zombie boy | Aug 22, 2019
Jason H. | Aug 22, 2019

There are. They have the coolest turtles.

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Are there barbecue pits there

Jeremy Vicario | Aug 22, 2019
Jake Oliver | Aug 22, 2019

Unfortunately not

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