Family Fun at Joppa Flats

Ready for some adventure? We’ve got all kinds of fun programs and activities for you and your friends and family!

Nature Play at Joppa Flats

Come to Joppa Flats for an up-close experience with the coastal creatures that reside in the sandy and rocky shores of Plum Island. 

Touch Tank & Table

Handle and identify seashells, crab molts, and egg capsules at a sand table, or view and handle live beach creatures such as sea stars, urchins, and hermit crabs in our seasonal 110-gallon tide pool touch tank. The large sand table and the tide pool touch tank are open available May through October inside our building.

Marine Mammal Display

In our backyard, see how you size up to marine mammals with a life-size display. The marine mammal display overlooks the wildlife of the marsh and estuary.

Self-Guided Tours

Every month we feature a nature theme for self-guided fun for our visitors including seasonal information, a hands-on activity or two and an arts and crafts station. We also offer an indoor/outdoor scavenger hunt to kids of all ages, with one for preschoolers that’s picture-based and a more challenging nature search for ages 7 and up.