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Mill Beach

Curry County, Oregon · United States

What have people found?

Flat porcelain crab, san diego dorid and blueband hermit crab turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Ochre sea star, striped shore crab and purple shore crab are the usual finds. ~80 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.

Predicted tide from Pyramid Point, Smith River, 12.8 kilometers away.

See low tide times at Mill Beach for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Nov9:121.2 min the dark22:000.2 m
  2. Mon 16 Nov10:311.1 min the dark22:490.3 m
  3. Tue 17 Nov11:531.0 min the dark23:400.4 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 May and July.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 850 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 Mill Beach?

Species records from iNaturalist

Ochre Sea StarPisaster ochraceus
Striped Shore CrabPachygrapsus crassipes
Purple Shore CrabHemigrapsus nudus
Giant Green AnemoneAnthopleura xanthogrammica
Gumboot ChitonCryptochiton stelleri
Pacific Banana SlugAriolimax columbianus
Leather StarDermasterias imbricata
Black TegulaTegula funebralis
Aggregating AnemoneAnthopleura elegantissima
Blueband Hermit CrabPagurus samuelis
Flat Porcelain CrabPetrolisthes cinctipes
RockweedFucus distichus
Yellow Shore CrabHemigrapsus oregonensis
Bull KelpNereocystis luetkeana
San Diego DoridDiaulula sandiegensis
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