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Cape Kiwanda Marine Garden

Tillamook County, Oregon · United States

What have people found?

Nanaimo dorid, striped dogwinkle and pacific rock crab turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Ochre sea star, giant green anemone and aggregating anemone are the usual finds. ~125 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 6 years of observations.

What is the best time to visit today?

Download the app to see the 7-day schedule.

Predicted tide from Cascade Head, Salmon River, 19.3 kilometers away.

See low tide times at Cape Kiwanda Marine Garden for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Nov9:151.0 min the dark22:110.3 m
  2. Mon 16 Nov10:121.0 min the dark22:580.4 m
  3. Tue 17 Nov11:281.0 min the dark23:530.5 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 June and July.

What should you know before visiting?

Paid parking is about 900 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 Cape Kiwanda Marine Garden?

Species records from iNaturalist

Ochre Sea StarPisaster ochraceus
Giant Green AnemoneAnthopleura xanthogrammica
Aggregating AnemoneAnthopleura elegantissima
Striped Shore CrabPachygrapsus crassipes
Gooseneck BarnaclePollicipes polymerus
Striped DogwinkleNucella ostrina
Purple Shore CrabHemigrapsus nudus
Black Leather ChitonKatharina tunicata
Dungeness CrabMetacarcinus magister
Monterey DoridDoris montereyensis
Northern Kelp CrabPugettia producta
Pacific Rock CrabRomaleon antennarium
Nanaimo DoridAcanthodoris nanaimoensis
California MusselMytilus californianus
Pacific Hairy Hermit CrabPagurus hirsutiusculus
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