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Pensacola Beach

Escambia County, Florida · United States

What have people found?

Calico clam, mushroom jelly and pink meanie turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Portuguese man o' war, atlantic ghost crab and lettered olive are the usual finds. ~81 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Pensacola Beach for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Nov13:330.0 m
  2. Mon 16 Nov14:040.1 m
  3. Tue 17 Nov14:260.1 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 March and May.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 300 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 Pensacola Beach?

Species records from iNaturalist

Portuguese Man o' WarPhysalia physalis
Atlantic Ghost CrabOcypode quadrata
Lettered OliveOliva sayana
Lady-in-waiting VenusChionopsis intapurpurea
Atlantic Calico ScallopArgopecten gibbus
CoquinaDonax variabilis
Fighting ConchStrombus pugilis
Dwarf Lion's Mane JellyCyanea versicolor
Bay NettleChrysaora chesapeakei
Speckled Swimming CrabArenaeus cribrarius
Mushroom JellyRhopilema verrilli
Pink MeanieDrymonema larsoni
Calico ClamMegapitaria maculata
Common JingleAnomia simplex
Blue ButtonPorpita porpita
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