Membership

Memberships (excluding certificates) are valid immediately after purchase and members do not have to wait to receive membership materials before visiting. If you would like to visit before you receive your cards, please show a photo ID at the front desk. You will need to pay the $6 county park entrance fee if you have not received your parking permit.

Within 10–15 business days of purchasing your membership, you will receive two emails: an acknowledgment letter with your parking permits, and a separate email to download your digital membership cards.

Your membership donation is fully tax deductible. Please consult a tax professional for advice on tax deductions. You will receive an acknowledgment email or letter that can be used for tax purposes.

Current CuriOdyssey volunteers receive complimentary Family Memberships (after meeting a minimum hours requirement), please contact [email protected] for more information.

CuriOdyssey is pleased to invite visitors of all backgrounds to engage in positive experiences that inspire a love of science and curiosity about the world. To foster a positive environment, CuriOdyssey expects visitors to follow our code of conduct.

All CuriOdyssey Memberships include a certain number of "named adult members" for that level. These are specified individuals who are cardholders on the membership and must be over 18 years of age.

If a membership level includes children, then any children or grandchildren of the adult members are included on the membership.

For membership levels that include children, your children are considered members whether or not an adult member is present. As such, if your children are visiting when no named adult member is present, your children would be granted free admission and your guest rate would be applied to any non-members visiting with them. Members at the Family Plus Level and above levels will often use their free guest ticket(s) so that caretakers or family members can visit with their children as the free guest(s). For membership levels that do not include free guests with each level, guests visiting with your children can be granted $8 off up to four non-member tickets.

Please note that the Individual Plus Level grants admission for one named adult and one guest per day. If the named adult member is not present, then no membership benefits apply.

If you would like to change the named adults on your membership, this can be done once for free, and additional changes incur a $19 fee (fee price subject to change).

Membership automatic renewal is opt-in at the time of initial purchase. CuriOdyssey does not impose contracts on our members, and members are free to cancel their membership at any time. Please email [email protected] to check if you have auto-renew enabled. Membership for All memberships are not eligible for auto-renewal.

Proper notice is required to disable automatic membership renewal and members can submit cancellation requests via email, phone, in person or writing via this form. If auto-renewal is disabled, your current membership shall remain valid until the end of it's current term.

Memberships are prepaid and operate on a yearly-basis. The membership cycle begins the day the member joins and, if auto-renewal is enabled, will renew automatically every year for a subsequent period of the same length as the initial term (term length of 1, 2 or 3 years as determined by member). The recurring charges that will be charged to the members credit or debit card are subject to change with proper notification.

Memberships do not automatically cancel due to inactivity. Members must provide notice to stop their membership from automatically renewing.

Membership auto-renewal payments are processed at the beginning of the expiration date for your current term (typically the last day of the relevant month). If members request to cancel auto-renewal is given after 5pm on the day before your current term's expiration, your membership charge will go through but will be refunded within 3 days.

It is the responsibility of the member to bring any billing discrepancies to CuriOdyssey’s attention within 60 days after they first appear on financial statements. After 60 days, the member’s right to dispute any discrepancies is waived.

We evaluate and issue membership refunds on a case by case basis; we do not provide partial refunds. Memberships are only eligible for refund consideration in the case that it has not been used since it was purchased or renewed and less than 60 days have passed since the date of the transaction. We do not issue refunds for gift memberships or due to account inactivity.

Your parking permits are on the document attached to your member welcome email that you should receive within 10–15 business days of your transaction. Pre-printed passes can be acquired at our admission window.

CuriOdyssey member parking is only valid in the three lots nearest to CuriOdyssey when visiting CuriOdyssey during open hours, highlighted in orange on the map below. You must have a valid parking permit at the time of entering Coyote Point and display the permit on your dashboard to be allowed free member parking. Parking violations, including failure to display a permit or parking in undesignated lots, are subject to San Mateo County Parks department fines.

If you are interested in access to all Coyote Point parking areas, as well as six other San Mateo County Parks, you may be interested in a San Mateo County Park Pass.

You must be a current member at the time you register for camp. To purchase a membership, visit our Membership page.

Camp CuriOdyssey registrants must be active members at the Family Level or above to be able to register. Camp registration opens every year in early February. CuriOdyssey membership does not guarantee a spot in our summer camps.

To upgrade your membership, please contact our Membership Department at [email protected] or 650-342-7755.

As a member of CuriOdyssey, you can receive free or discounted admission at other science and wildlife centers. For more information about reciprocity, please visit our reciprocity page.

Membership for All Memberships may be applied for online or in-person, and application approval may take up to 10–15 business days. Applicant must qualify under the specifications on our Museums for All webpage.

Applicants must provide documentation of their participation in a qualifying program or proof of income. If the applicant does not want to upload documentation via our online application, they may instead show their documentation to a CuriOdyssey staff member in-person by applying in-person at our front desk.