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Point Chehalis

Grays Harbor County, Washington · United States

What have people found?

Pacific razor clam, butter clam and nuttall's cockle turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Eccentric sand dollar, ochre sea star and aggregating anemone are the usual finds. ~48 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Point Chehalis for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Nov9:551.5 min the dark22:410.4 m
  2. Mon 16 Nov11:031.5 min the dark23:340.5 m
  3. Tue 17 Nov12:191.4 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 July and August.

What should you know before visiting?

Customer parking is about 250 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 Point Chehalis?

Species records from iNaturalist

Eccentric Sand DollarDendraster excentricus
Ochre Sea StarPisaster ochraceus
Aggregating AnemoneAnthopleura elegantissima
Gooseneck BarnaclePollicipes polymerus
Dungeness CrabMetacarcinus magister
Striped Shore CrabPachygrapsus crassipes
Giant Green AnemoneAnthopleura xanthogrammica
Purple Shore CrabHemigrapsus nudus
Pacific Razor ClamSiliqua patula
Nuttall's CockleClinocardium nuttallii
By-the-wind SailorVelella velella
Pacific Sand CrabEmerita analoga
California MusselMytilus californianus
Bull KelpNereocystis luetkeana
Butter ClamSaxidomus gigantea
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