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January 2024 by Robby
Pretty cool place where you can check out the few water tanks with small and large fish. They also have an interactive touch tank (make sure you wash your hands and rinse them off really good before you participate). There’s also an outdoor walking area where you can view the outside wetlands. The staff were very nice and courteous.
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January 2024 by Mayra DeLeon
This Sea Center was very nice, and the fish hatchery tour is a must. Our guide gave lots of information about the fish stocking process for the once endangered Red Fish along with others. It has beautiful trails and many programs for families & kids. We really enjoyed our visit and best of all it's Free! I do recommend you call to set up your hatchery tour, especially if you have a large group.
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January 2024 by Suzanne Bucher
FREE admission to this very interesting place. Lots of fish from Texas waters in different ecological areas. A great touch tank the kids loved. Volunteers are very knowledgeable and kind. Dave B. was a wealth of knowledge about the fish and creatures in the touch tank and in the aquariums. He was very kind to my granddaughters and spent a lot of time talking to them about the tank life. We made a donation on the way out. Well worth the 1 hour drive.
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November 2023 by L.C
I drove down from Dallas to take the Introduction to Fishing Basics Class. Mason and the volunteers were knowledgeable, friendly, and fun to learn from. The Sea Center does a lot of work to help with the fish population. The tour of the facilities was interesting to go on and learn about the different tasks that go into helping the fish population. There is a catch and release pond where I was able to use the skills I was taught, and I caught four fish. I am happy to have taken this class at this facility,I am hooked! (pun intended)I'll be back for the 2024 season to take the fly fishing class. ?
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October 2023 by Janet Griffin
We were looking for something fun to do with our 9 year old granddaughter and had heard about Sea Center from another friend that took her 3 year old grandson there. We went on a Saturday and were pleasantly surprised. It is definitely small, but it is also free. They have a touch tank for the kiddos to look in and touch various sea creatures. There are a couple of small aquarium tanks with various fish and one with a jellyfish. These things kept our granddaughter's attention. We also had signed up for the fish hatchery tour (email ahead of time), and Dave was our tour guide. He is an older gentleman that volunteers there and is so full knowledge and passionate about conservation. There were about 8 of us on the tour of various ages and he was able to keep both old and young engaged. I highly recommend the drive to Lake Jackson for this quaint excursion. You will definitely learn something!
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September 2023 by John M.
Fun place to visit. Also free. The staff and volunteers are helpful and informative, both about the sealife and the surrounding locations.
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September 2023 by Angela Tapia
This was a nice place to visit. It was free to go to but donations are appreciated! there's not much else to do in this town so if you have kids it's definitely worth the trip to come see. Glad I went!
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September 2023 by kenny antoniono
Fun thing to do in Lake Jackson!!!! You have to get reservations for the fish hatchery part, but it is well worth it! Dave was a great tour guide…it’s free and all volunteer so buy something from the very reasonably priced gift shop on your way out!
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September 2023 by Anna P.
Awesome experience! Very interesting tour, we learned so much new! Thank you to all of the volunteers that work there
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August 2023 by Damien Hicks
We always stop in here if we’re in the area. For a free attraction it’s really nice. Takes maybe 10 minutes to walk through the whole place, but the tanks are really well maintained, and they do add different small exhibits each time we’ve been. Plus, there’s a touch tank area which is really neat.
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August 2023 by Amanda A.
Free and engaging displays. They have an outside observatory and an inside walk through. My daughter did the scavenger hunt while inside and was given a sticker. Great for her water bottle. Cute little gift shop and the perfect way to escape the heat!
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July 2023 by Lisa M R.
This place is great! Whenever family comes to visit we always go here. It's free, but donations are nice. We always drop a twenty. Oh, and the tour guide we had was amazing! Right full of information!! Incredible and interesting stuff!! For all ages!! You'll love the "petting zoo" part too.
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July 2023 by Eve B
We love going to the Sea Center. It's very small. There is an area where children can touch shells, crabs, and other underwater creatures. This area is fully air conditioned.There is a tour of the hatchery available. I found it pretty interesting. However, my 7yo granddaughter was kind of bored. More talking than 'hands on' type tour. Plus, part of it is outside. Even inside, the hallway is basically the only area air conditioned. It takes about an hour.There is a small Boardwalk through the Wetlands, but it was June and hot, and that's for another day.It's all Volunteer ran and free (although donations are greatly appreciated!) There is a very small gift shop. Bathrooms were spotless.
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July 2023 by Stephanie Willis
This hatchery is a nice place for families. There were several tanks with several different native species of fish. The most interactive exhibit included live crabs (spider and hermit). The presenter was very knowledgeable and friendly. The hatchery tour was about 30 minutes long. The tour detailed how the hatchery began and the breeding cycle of the fish.
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July 2023 by Marycarmen Wallace
This place was absolutely amazing. It’s free to get in but donations are appreciated. We waited to do the tour of the hatchery which I highly recommend. There were 11 of us for the tour and we all enjoyed it and learned a lot. It’s amazing to see the volunteer work a lot of these individuals put into the center and the passion they have for it.
