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Little River

Mendocino County, California · United States

What have people found?

Brown tegula, flame lined chiton and pacific rock crab turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Button's banana slug, bull kelp and pacific purple sea urchin are the usual finds. ~162 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 4 years of observations.

What is the best time to visit today?

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Predicted tide from NOYO HARBOR, 17.4 kilometers away.

See low tide times at Little River for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Nov8:251.2 min the dark21:280.2 m
  2. Mon 16 Nov9:491.1 min the dark22:170.2 m
  3. Tue 17 Nov11:131.0 min the dark23:050.3 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 150 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 Little River?

Species records from iNaturalist

Button's Banana SlugAriolimax buttoni
Bull KelpNereocystis luetkeana
Pacific Purple Sea UrchinStrongylocentrotus purpuratus
Bat StarPatiria miniata
Feather Boa KelpEgregia menziesii
Ochre Sea StarPisaster ochraceus
Brown TegulaTegula brunnea
Giant Green AnemoneAnthopleura xanthogrammica
Pacific Rock CrabRomaleon antennarium
Gumboot ChitonCryptochiton stelleri
Red Rock CrabCancer productus
Aggregating AnemoneAnthopleura elegantissima
Gooseneck BarnaclePollicipes polymerus
Northern Kelp CrabPugettia producta
Flame Lined ChitonTonicella lokii
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