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Carkeek Park Beach, Seattle

King County, Washington · United States

What have people found?

Rough piddock, lewis's moon snail and painted anemone turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Ochre sea star, aggregating anemone and mottled star are the usual finds. ~15 distinct species have been recorded here. More has been recorded at Titlow Beach Marine Preserve, 53 kilometers away.

What is the best time to visit today?

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Predicted tide from SEATTLE (Madison St.), Elliott Bay, 12.3 kilometers away.

See low tide times at Carkeek Park Beach, Seattle for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Novin the dark1:580.0 m16:172.3 m
  2. Mon 16 Novin the dark2:460.3 min the dark17:332.1 m
  3. Tue 17 Novin the dark3:380.5 min the dark18:231.8 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 April and June.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 450 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 Carkeek Park Beach, Seattle?

Species records from iNaturalist

Ochre Sea StarPisaster ochraceus
Aggregating AnemoneAnthopleura elegantissima
Mottled StarEvasterias troschelii
Red Rock CrabCancer productus
Orange Sea CucumberCucumaria miniata
Painted AnemoneUrticina grebelnyi
Lewis's Moon SnailNeverita lewisii
Horned NudibranchHermissenda crassicornis
Yellow Shore CrabHemigrapsus oregonensis
Moonglow AnemoneAnthopleura artemisia
Frilled DogwinkleNucella lamellosa
Rough PiddockZirfaea pilsbryi
Dungeness CrabMetacarcinus magister
Lined ChitonTonicella lineata
Northern Kelp CrabPugettia producta
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