Plan Your Trip

Watch our award-winning film, Secrets of the Salt Marsh, then join us for an interpretive walk through the wetlands!  Together we will travel along our elevated walkway, down the salt marsh trail, and out onto the dock overlooking Scotch Bonnet creek.  To fully experience the marsh, make sure to wear shoes that can get wet and muddy!

Weekdays:  10:00am, 12:00pm, 2:00pm
Weekends:  11:00am and 1:00pm
Free with admission

Exploration Point

Bring your buckets! Meet at the parking lot for the Stone Harbor Point Conservation Area in Stone Harbor and explore Stone Harbor Point with The Wetlands Institute for awesome seashells, cool birds, and fun things that live under the sand. 

Monday:  9:30am
Suggested $3 donation to The Wetlands Institute

Join us for a fun Monday morning activity for families, brought to you by the Library and History Center.

Kids under 6 won't be able to sit in their seat when Jumpin' Jamie is here! Fun-filled music and dancing is on its way!

The Sara the Turtle Festival will feature a hands-on Wildlife Display (with live turtles and tortoises), as well as Environmental Exhibits by the Wetlands Institutes, the Marine Mammal Stranding Center, Sea Isle City’s Environmental Commission, the Beachcomber Guides, and Sea Isle Terrapin Rescue.
There will also be a “Diaper Derby” Baby Crawling Contest, face painters, and strolling entertainers.
609-263-8687
Rain date: Tuesday, June 30

The City of Cape May is proud to announce the 2026 Free Music in the Park schedule! Grab your chair and join us every Friday through Monday at Rotary Park to enjoy music from different artists!

June Lineup

• June 19: Sweet Spot

• June 20: The Bastard Sons of Captain Mey

• June 21: George James

• June 22: Greg Jones

• June 26: The Outcrops Band

• June 27: The Squares

• June 28: Maddie Hogan Trio

• June 29: America's Sweethearts

Follow the light of the full moon on these rare nighttime climbs up the 199 cast-iron spiral staircase steps to the top of the Cape May Lighthouse. Enjoy a nighttime view nearly 156 feet above the Delaware Bay and Atlantic Ocean. Interpretive panels along the climb tell stories of Lighthouse Keepers, the surrounding area, and how the lighthouse functioned historically, and are located at landings along the way. The 1859 Cape May Lighthouse is a state historic site and the third beacon on this site. Still an active aid to navigation, it was restored and is maintained by Cape May MAC (Museums+Arts+Culture). Since it opened to the public in 1988, more than 2.5 million visitors have climbed to the top, but far fewer have climbed at nighttime.

Adult $20

Child (3-12) $10

Purchase tickets from the Lighthouse Keeper the evening of the event.