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Creyke Point

Capital Regional District, British Columbia · Canada

What have people found?

Northern feather duster worm, thatched barnacle and painted anemone turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Aggregating anemone, gooseneck barnacle and bull kelp are the usual finds. ~195 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 5 years of observations.

What is the best time to visit today?

Download the app to see the 7-day schedule.

Modeled while the Becher Bay gauge loads. Sources.

See low tide times at Creyke Point for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Novin the dark~0:30
  2. Mon 16 Novin the dark~1:30~11:30
  3. Tue 17 Novin the dark~2:00

Every low tide each day, in local time at the shore.

Plan the week in Intertidal
  • A tide chart for every day, with the best window marked
  • Identify what you find from a photo
  • An alert when a good daylight low is coming

When do people visit?

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Most observations come from March and June.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 800 meters away.
Arrive 45 minutes to an hour before low tide and leave as it turns. The water comes back faster than it left.
Grippy shoes beat sandals. Wet rock and algae are more slippery than they look. Rock pool safety
A rock pool is a fragile place. Look and photograph, take nothing. The rockpooling code

What lives at Creyke Point?

Species records from iNaturalist

Aggregating AnemoneAnthopleura elegantissima
Gooseneck BarnaclePollicipes polymerus
Bull KelpNereocystis luetkeana
Pacific Banana SlugAriolimax columbianus
Purple Shore CrabHemigrapsus nudus
Mossy ChitonMopalia muscosa
Painted AnemoneUrticina grebelnyi
Thatched BarnacleSemibalanus cariosus
Striped DogwinkleNucella ostrina
Northern Feather Duster WormEudistylia vancouveri
RockweedFucus distichus
Monterey DoridDoris montereyensis
Feather Boa KelpEgregia menziesii
Black Leather ChitonKatharina tunicata
Pacific Hairy Hermit CrabPagurus hirsutiusculus
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