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Abalone Cove Reserve

Los Angeles County, California · United States

What have people found?

Norris's topsnail, california spiny lobster and california spiny chiton turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Sunburst anemone, ochre sea star and striped shore crab are the usual finds. ~257 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 9 years of observations.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Abalone Cove Reserve for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Novin the dark5:031.1 min the dark20:100.2 m
  2. Mon 16 Nov7:561.1 min the dark21:060.3 m
  3. Tue 17 Nov9:531.0 min the dark21:530.3 m

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 January and February.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 400 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 Abalone Cove Reserve?

Species records from iNaturalist

Sunburst AnemoneAnthopleura sola
Ochre Sea StarPisaster ochraceus
Striped Shore CrabPachygrapsus crassipes
Pacific Purple Sea UrchinStrongylocentrotus purpuratus
Wavy TurbanMegastraea undosa
California SeahareAplysia californica
Blueband Hermit CrabPagurus samuelis
California MusselMytilus californianus
Red Sea UrchinMesocentrotus franciscanus
Bat StarPatiria miniata
California Spiny ChitonNuttallina californica
California Spiny LobsterPanulirus interruptus
Pink Volcano BarnacleTetraclita rubescens
Norris's TopsnailNorrisia norrisii
Spanish ShawlFlabellinopsis iodinea
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