Become a Member. For the love of nature.

When you join the Nat, you’re helping keep nature healthy in Southern California and the Baja California Peninsula.

Enjoy Membership Benefits

  • Free general admission
  • Digital guest passes
  • Discounts on ticketed events and online store
  • Invitations to special member-exclusive events

Your membership helps us do important conservation work and connect more people to nature, so we can all preserve this amazing place we call home.

If you are a current member looking for information, visit here.

A gift for the nature nerd in your life.

Give a gift that can be enjoyed all year long. Share all you love about The Nat with your family, friends, and colleagues by purchasing a Museum membership for the nature nerd in your life. Gift memberships of any level can be purchased online, at the Admissions Desk, or by phone at 619.255.0275.

Gift membership

Membership Levels

For our regulars who need The Nat, STAT! Includes one named adult.
Includes one named adult, 2 single use guest passes. Join now. 

Join with a friend or family member, or bring a different guest every time you visit to see what’s in our drawers! Includes one named adult plus guest or two named adults.

Includes two named adults, 4 single use guest passes. Join now.

Fun for all ages... even 65-million-year-olds. Includes two named adults, plus children or grandchildren under 18 in your family.

Includes two named adults, plus any children under 18 in the household, 4 single use guest passes, reciprocal admission to 600+ institutions worldwide with ASTC (association of science and technology centers). Join now. 

Supersize Your Support:
Become a Nature Nurturer

Your generous gift supports our many educational programs and research projects in the field. These memberships help us do our valuable work.

Perfect for families with a caregiver like a nanny or grandparent.

Includes two named adults, any children under 18 in the household, and one additional guest, 6 single use guest passes, reciprocal admission to 600+ institutions worldwide with ASTC (association of science and technology centers). Join now. 

You can’t get enough of The Nat, and the feeling is mutual!

includes two named adults, any children under 18 in the household, and one additional guest, 8 single use guest passes, reciprocal admission to 600+ institutions worldwide with ASTC (association of science and technology centers), invitation to a behind-the-scenes tour of the Biodiversity research Center of the California’s (BRCC) with a museum curator. Join now.

We’re best friends. We do everything together, all day every day.

includes two named adults, any children under 18 in the household, and one additional guest, 8 single use guest passes, reciprocal admission to 600+ institutions worldwide with ASTC (association of science and technology centers), invitation to a behind-the-scenes tour of the Biodiversity research Center of the California’s (BRCC) with a museum curator, family level gift of membership for a recipient of your choice, invitation for two to an exclusive museum event with the president and CEO. Join now.