Saturday, January 23, 2027 - Sunday, January 24, 2027
Location: 1945 SE Water Ave, Portland, OR
Sleep in a REAL submarine! Submarine Camp-Ins are guaranteed to be a unique camping experience that's warm, safe, dry, and exciting—any time of year! OMSI's USS Blueback, a retired U.S. Navy submarine, is open for sleepovers!
Experience what it's like to live on a submarine, explore the torpedo room, peer through a periscope, and sleep in the crew's quarters. Learn about density and buoyancy as you explore how submarines are designed to dive and surface.
The Sub Sleepover program includes: Round trip Train tickets to Portland on AmTrak, an 'Urban Hike' along the shores of the Wilamette River in Portland, dinner on Saturday, snack, sleepover in the Submarine, continental breakfast, Science show, and museum admission for the following day, plus lunch on Sunday.
Fee Payments:
The price per person is $150.00. Before we can reserve our space on the Submarine, we must make a $50 per person deposit with OMSI for the first 15 people. We are also partnering with another Troop to meet the minimum headcount of 30 people. Maximum capacity is 50 people.
Once we have secured our spots, 2 additional payments of $50 each will be required no later than December 23, 2026. You may also pay the full amount of $150 in full if you wish.
Train Schedule:
Saturday: Amtrak 501 Cascades line, from Tacoma to Portland, departs at 8:00 AM sharp.
Sunday: Amtrak 14 Coast Starlight line, From Portland to Tacoma, departs Portland at 3:56 PM sharp.
OMSI is home to the U.S. Navy's last non-nuclear, fast-attack submarine, the USS Blueback (SS-581). The Blueback was the first battle-ready class of submarines to use the teardrop hull. It was in official operation throughout the Pacific Ocean for 31 years.
The USS Blueback served in the entertainment industry, too! It was used as a location for a Discovery Channel documentary and various commercials, and it appeared in the hit movie The Hunt for Red October and an episode of Hawaii Five-O.
SKU: OMSI-Sub-Sleep-In
