Traveling to OIMB

By land (in your own car): Take Highway 101 to Coos Bay or North Bend. Follow signs to “Ocean Beaches”, “Charleston”, or “Sunset Bay”. Charleston is approximately eight miles from Coos Bay. As you enter Charleston, cross the South Slough bridge and turn right on Boat Basin Drive. OIMB is approximately one-half mile on the left at 63466 Boat Basin Drive. Driving from Eugene takes two-and-a-half hours. Driving from Portland takes about five hours.

By air (Southwest Oregon Regional Airport): Service to North Bend is provided by United Airlines via San Francisco. A cab from the airport to the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology in Charleston costs about $15-20. Call Yellow cab 541-267-3111 to arrange.

Charleston Marine Life Center

Located on the edge of the harbor in Charleston, the University of Oregon’s Charleston Marine Life Center is an exciting place of discovery for all ages, any time of the year. Aquaria highlight different coastal habitats and animals—from octopuses to colorful sea slugs, with a mesmerizing variety of life in between. The CMLC is the public outreach center of the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, the University of Oregon’s marine biology research and teaching field station.

Undergraduate Advisor

Maya Watts   
Education program coordinator

Email: mwolf1@uoregon.edu   
Phone: 541-346-7277   
Office: Oregon Inst of Marine Biology   
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