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Point Whitehorn Marine Reserve

Whatcom County, Washington · United States

What have people found?

Giant nudibranch, rockweed isopod and graceful kelp crab turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Ochre sea star, aggregating anemone and painted anemone are the usual finds. ~84 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 3 years of observations.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Point Whitehorn Marine Reserve for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Novin the dark2:130.0 m
  2. Mon 16 Novin the dark2:580.2 m
  3. Tue 17 Novin the dark3:460.4 min the dark19:301.6 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 800 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 Whitehorn Marine Reserve?

Species records from iNaturalist

Ochre Sea StarPisaster ochraceus
Aggregating AnemoneAnthopleura elegantissima
Painted AnemoneUrticina grebelnyi
Moonglow AnemoneAnthopleura artemisia
Northern Kelp CrabPugettia producta
Red Rock CrabCancer productus
Pacific Banana SlugAriolimax columbianus
Giant NudibranchDendronotus iris
Bull KelpNereocystis luetkeana
Rockweed isopodPentidotea wosnesenskii
Black SlugArion ater
Purple Shore CrabHemigrapsus nudus
Graceful Kelp CrabPugettia gracilis
barnacle-eating doridOnchidoris bilamellata
Frilled DogwinkleNucella lamellosa
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