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Seal Rock State Recreation Site, Bayshore

Lincoln County, Oregon · United States

What have people found?

Noble dorid, red sponge dorid and pacific purple sea urchin turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Giant green anemone, ochre sea star and gumboot chiton are the usual finds. ~15 distinct species have been recorded here. More has been recorded at Yaquina Head Marine Garden, 20 kilometers away.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Seal Rock State Recreation Site, Bayshore for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Nov10:121.2 min the dark23:080.3 m
  2. Mon 16 Nov11:121.2 min the dark23:550.4 m
  3. Tue 17 Nov12:201.1 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 April and June.

What should you know before visiting?

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 Seal Rock State Recreation Site, Bayshore?

Species records from iNaturalist

Giant Green AnemoneAnthopleura xanthogrammica
Ochre Sea StarPisaster ochraceus
Gumboot ChitonCryptochiton stelleri
Pacific Purple Sea UrchinStrongylocentrotus purpuratus
Monterey DoridDoris montereyensis
Gooseneck BarnaclePollicipes polymerus
Purple Shore CrabHemigrapsus nudus
Black TegulaTegula funebralis
California MusselMytilus californianus
Pacific Hairy Hermit CrabPagurus hirsutiusculus
Aggregating AnemoneAnthopleura elegantissima
Red Sponge DoridRostanga pulchra
RockweedFucus distichus
Noble DoridPeltodoris nobilis
Northern Kelp CrabPugettia producta
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