UGA Aquarium - Plan Your Visit - UGA Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant

A small child walks down a long wooden boardwalk that extends across a lush green salt marsh toward the horizon under a partly cloudy sky

Jay Wolf Nature Trail

Explore roughly 1.5 miles of trails that wind through maritime forest and salt marsh habitats. Enjoy views of the Skidaway River from our ADA accessible boardwalk. Learn about the island’s history when you visit our interpretive cabin.

Trail Map

An aquarium educator holds a small crab in their hands as a young girl leans in closely to observe and touch it at the marine touch tank exhibit

Interactive Exhibits

The aquarium’s saltwater tanks feature diverse marine life found on the coast. A public touch tank allows visitors to get up close and personal with marine invertebrates such as whelks and crabs. Interactive educational exhibits provide information about Georgia’s unique coastal environment.

Two wooden picnic tables sit in a shaded, grassy area beneath large live oak trees heavily draped with Spanish moss.

Outdoor Picnic Area

Enjoy lunch under the live oak trees along the bank of the Skidaway River. The bluff has a covered pavilion, picnic tables and benches for visitors to enjoy.

An educational interpretive sign stands along a nature trail shaded by dense trees, with the red brick exterior of the aquarium visible in the background.

Skidaway Learning Garden

As you walk enter the aquarium, you will walk through the Skidaway Learning Garden, a great resource for those who wish to learn about native plants and animals.

Hours of Operation

Monday – Friday

9 A.M. TO 4 P.M.

Saturdays

10 A.M. TO 5 P.M.

Sundays

Closed

Admission Fees

Adults: $8

Children (Ages 3 – 17): $6

2 and Under: Free

Seniors (65+), Military and College Students with I.D.: $5

Individual tickets can be purchased on-site.

Schools and Groups

Season Passes

Meet our ambassadors

Our display tanks feature more than 100 marine animals typical of the habitats found along the Georgia coast. Discover different themes and species as you walk from offshore, live bottom reefs to inshore tidal creeks.

Visit bottom-dwelling horseshoe crabs and stingrays, schooling fish like striped mullet and pompano, sportfish, oddly shaped fish like the longnose gar and the seahorses, incredible creatures like the loggerhead sea turtle, and invasive species like the red lionfish.