Sea Lion Caves, Florence

Love this place. Staff is nice and the place is well maintained. Cool gift shop, even has penny stampers. The sea cave is massive and a must see on the Pacific and Oregon coast. It's indescribable, you have to see for yourself. Beautiful scenery. The noises the animals make in the cave are so cool. Cool that it's all privately owned but so we'll kept as something that will be maintained in it's natural beauty for generations.

First time I came here was in the summer and unfortunately the sea lions are NOT THERE in the summer. But they give you a receipt allowing you to come back within a year for free. So I came back in the winter, when the sea lions are there and it was very cool. It smells like a** but it was awesome. Lots of educational stuff and a fun little gift shop. Great coastal views and a view of the lighthouse close by. Second largest sea cave in the world. Pretty cool.

Fun stop to see sea lions and scenic views. Elevator takes you down to the sea lion level and back up-- no long flight of stairs. Take a little time to let your eyes adjust in the dark so you can see the sea lions better. They lounge on the rocks, swim in the water, and have antics with each other. When inside, go to the upper desk to see a great view of the lighthouse and a waterfall when it flows. Gift shop and snack bar available on site.

This is a wonderful experience for the whole family. It is educational as well as fun. The small store on the side of the road may mislead first time visitors. But the sea lion caverns are hidden drown a short path and down any elevator ride. The natural cave allows the sea to splash protected rocky shoes where the sea lions rest and socialize. The public area is above and begins wire mesh fencing that that's allows the easy viewing and listening of the sea lion horde. Educational films and placards are inside the public caverns.

I'm only giving this place a 3 star but that may not be fair because it's not their fault that the sea lions decided to swim out into the ocean for lunch. Therefore there weren't any sea lions to see. I do have to come in them for the letting us know before we bought the tickets that the sea lions were not available for viewing but you could see the caves. They offered a discount on the tickets and they said it was good for a year if you came back to see the sea lions. It's unlikely that I'll be back this way in my lifetime. But at least they were being fair about it.