Port Royal Sound Foundation Maritime Center Address: 310 Okatie Hwy, Okatie, SC 29909 Phone:(843) 645-7774 Hours: Tues-Sat 10AM–5PM, closed Sun and Mon Admission: Admission is free Website: portroyalsoundfoundation.org Facebook: portroyalsoundfoundation
Just a short drive up Route SC-170 (Okatie Hwy), the Maritime Center is found in the former Lemon Island Marina where SC-170 crosses the Chechessee River. The Port Royal Sound Foundation is a non-profit dedicated to the betterment and conservation of the waters and lands of our unique salt marsh ecosystem.
I especially recommend a visit here if you have young ones, because they are going to LOVE the main exhibit room with the 3000 gallon aquarium and the awesome harks hanging from the ceiling. And did I mention the live critters they can visit up close? If you are heading to Paris Island or Beaufort, make sure to to plan some time for a stop here on the way.
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- The Exhibit Hall is to the right and the Education Building to the left.
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- History of Oystering, Crabbing and Shrimping
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- Large exhibit tanks of live critters.
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- Large exhibit tanks of live critters.
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- Sharks of Port Royal Sound Exhibit
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- Moon and Tides Exhibit
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- 3000 Gallon Aquarium in the Main Exhibit Hall
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- 3000 Gallon Aquarium
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- Ceiling Predator Diorama
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- More predators in the Main Exhibit Hall.
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- The Rotating Exhibit Room. The exhibits cahnge every two or three months. The day I visited (Dec 2015) the Center was featuring local artists.
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- Overlooking the Chechessee River.
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- Lemon Island Bridge on SC-170
