14200 U.S. Highway 1
Juno Beach, FL , 33408-1406

Phone: (561) 627-8280

Website

Loggerhead Marinelife Center is a sea turtle research, rehabilitation, education and conservation center. The center also manages the Juno Beach fishing pier, across the street from the park. Established in 1983, the Loggerhead Marinelife Center seeks to promote the conservation of ocean ecosystems with a special focus on threatened and endangered sea turtles. Its facilities include a sea turtle hospital, a research laboratory, and exhibit areas including live sea turtles and other coastal creatures.

Hours of operation: Monday through Sunday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Plenty of free parking. You may have to walk a bit to the south, but there are 3 parking areas.

Admission is by donation. Please donate. $5 is suggested.

Token Machine 1 is outside by the turtle tanks against the wall. Cost to dispense: $5 for one design, $10 for two designs or $15 for 4 designs. Machine excepts $1, $5, $10 bills (no change is given) OR credit card $15 charge for 4 coins only. Designs are:
Obverse:
1) Two sharks swimming with 'Blacktip Shark'.
2) Loggerhead turtle with 'SeaTurtle'.
3) Building on fishing pier with 'Juno Beach Fishing Pier'.
4) Two manatees with 'Manatee'.
Reverse: Loggerhead turtle with 'Loggerhead Marinelife Center'.

Machine 2 (Placed 7/21/2022) is inside the gift shop right by the medallion machine. Cost to press: pre-loaded with Zinc pennies for $1 for one design ($1.00 dollar bill only) $5 for all 8; no change given. Credit card for $5 charge for all 8 designs only. Designs all have a pennycollector.com beaded border with 'Loggerhead Marinelife Center':
1) (V) Loggerhead Turtle facing up left.
2) (H) Loggerhead Turtle facing up left and fins down.
3) (H) Loggerhead Turtle facing up left and fins up.
4) (H) Sharks.
5) (H) Eels.
6) (H) Clownfish and seaweed.
7) (H) Manta Rays.
8) (H) Large and small Loggerhead Turtles facing up left.

Machine 3 (Originally placed 7/26/25) is outside by the turtle tanks against the wall. Cost to press: $1.00 each design (dollar bills only; no quarters or credit cards accepted). No pennies required. This is a new type PennyCollector machine that accepts a $1.00 bill for each design and after hand cranking, presses a pre-loaded zinc penny. Designs all have a pennycollector.com beaded border with 'Loggerhead Marinelife Center':
1) (H) Baby Loggerhead Turtle coming out of an egg.
2) (V) Loggerhead Turtle and Manta Ray.
3) (V) Jellyfish.
4) (H) Swimming Loggerhead Turtle facing right.

7/2019: Penny machine 1 converted to $1.00 each with pre-loaded Zinc pennies, new machine but same designs.

G.P.S. coordinates: Latitude: 26° 53' 05" N Longitude: 80° 03' 22" W
Google Maps coordinates: VWMV+Q9 Juno Beach, Florida

Retired 1: 1) (H) Baby Loggerhead Turtle coming out of an egg, 2) (V) Loggerhead Turtle and Manta Ray, 3) (V) Clownfish, 4) (H) Swimming Loggerhead Turtle facing right.

G.P.S. coordinates: Latitude: 26° 53' 05" N Longitude: 80° 03' 23" W
Google Maps coordinates: VWMV+Q9 Juno Beach, Florida

07/21/2022 - New 8-design Penny machine has been added. (DCT)

For Information:
When pennycollector replaces a design in its 4 design machines, they re-engrave and replace the entire design wheel. So, even though the old designs look the same, they are re-engraved new designs with very minor differences, sometimes very hard to find.

7/26/25 Machine 1 (Now Machine 3) has one new image, the rest are the same