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Hug Point State Recreation Site, Arch Cape

Clatsop County, Oregon · United States

What have people found?

Northern leopard dorid, pacific sea nettle and striped dogwinkle turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Ochre sea star, giant green anemone and striped shore crab are the usual finds. ~15 distinct species have been recorded here. More has been recorded at Ecola Point, 10 kilometers away.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Hug Point State Recreation Site, Arch Cape for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Nov10:281.3 min the dark23:210.2 m
  2. Mon 16 Nov11:351.3 m
  3. Tue 17 Novin the dark0:130.4 m12:571.2 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 July and August.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 350 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 Hug Point State Recreation Site, Arch Cape?

Species records from iNaturalist

Ochre Sea StarPisaster ochraceus
Giant Green AnemoneAnthopleura xanthogrammica
Striped Shore CrabPachygrapsus crassipes
Pacific Banana SlugAriolimax columbianus
Striped DogwinkleNucella ostrina
Aggregating AnemoneAnthopleura elegantissima
Gooseneck BarnaclePollicipes polymerus
Monterey DoridDoris montereyensis
Purple Shore CrabHemigrapsus nudus
Pacific Hairy Hermit CrabPagurus hirsutiusculus
California MusselMytilus californianus
Black TegulaTegula funebralis
Black Leather ChitonKatharina tunicata
Pacific Sea NettleChrysaora fuscescens
Northern Leopard DoridDiaulula odonoghuei
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