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Corolla

Currituck County, North Carolina · United States

What have people found?

Naked sea butterfly, onion anemone and ocellate lady crab turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Atlantic ghost crab, atlantic sand crab and lined water jelly are the usual finds. ~34 distinct species have been recorded here. More has been recorded at Sound Side, 45 kilometers away.

What is the best time to visit today?

Download the app to see the 7-day schedule.

See low tide times at Corolla for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Novin the dark4:360.3 min the dark17:300.2 m
  2. Mon 16 Novin the dark5:300.3 min the dark18:160.2 m
  3. Tue 17 Nov6:290.3 min the dark19:050.2 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?

Customer parking is about 650 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 Corolla?

Species records from iNaturalist

Atlantic Ghost CrabOcypode quadrata
Atlantic Sand CrabEmerita talpoida
Lined Water JellyRhacostoma atlanticum
Dwarf Lion's Mane JellyCyanea versicolor
Naked Sea ButterflyClione limacina
Ocellate Lady CrabOvalipes ocellatus
Speckled Purse CrabPersephona aquilonaris
Shark EyeNeverita duplicata
Cannonball JellyStomolophus meleagris
Knobbed WhelkBusycon carica
Portuguese Man o' WarPhysalia physalis
Onion AnemoneParanthus rapiformis
CoquinaDonax variabilis
Gray Sea StarLuidia clathrata
White Baby EarSinum perspectivum
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