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Fort Point

Curry County, Oregon · United States

What have people found?

Channeled basket snail, horned nudibranch and black leather chiton turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Ochre sea star, giant green anemone and gooseneck barnacle are the usual finds. ~109 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 2 years of observations.

What is the best time to visit today?

Download the app to see the 7-day schedule.

See low tide times at Fort Point for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Nov9:051.4 min the dark22:030.2 m
  2. Mon 16 Nov10:211.3 min the dark22:540.3 m
  3. Tue 17 Nov11:441.2 min the dark23:450.4 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?

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 Fort Point?

Species records from iNaturalist

Ochre Sea StarPisaster ochraceus
Giant Green AnemoneAnthopleura xanthogrammica
Gooseneck BarnaclePollicipes polymerus
Bull KelpNereocystis luetkeana
Dungeness CrabMetacarcinus magister
Pacific Sand CrabEmerita analoga
Leather StarDermasterias imbricata
Black Leather ChitonKatharina tunicata
Aggregating AnemoneAnthopleura elegantissima
Mottled StarEvasterias troschelii
Pacific Purple Sea UrchinStrongylocentrotus purpuratus
Gumboot ChitonCryptochiton stelleri
Channeled Basket SnailCaesia fossata
Monterey DoridDoris montereyensis
Horned NudibranchHermissenda crassicornis
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