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Tongue Point

Clallam County, Washington · United States

What have people found?

Dwarf mottled henricia, red sea urchin and lined chiton turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Giant green anemone, pacific purple sea urchin and aggregating anemone are the usual finds. ~290 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 9 years of observations.

What is the best time to visit today?

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Predicted tide from Port Angeles, 20.6 kilometers away.

See low tide times at Tongue Point for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Novin the dark0:150.0 m13:242.0 m
  2. Mon 16 Novin the dark1:000.1 m
  3. Tue 17 Novin the dark1:460.3 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 June.

What should you know before visiting?

Customer parking is about 550 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 Tongue Point?

Species records from iNaturalist

Giant Green AnemoneAnthopleura xanthogrammica
Pacific Purple Sea UrchinStrongylocentrotus purpuratus
Aggregating AnemoneAnthopleura elegantissima
Black Leather ChitonKatharina tunicata
Red Sponge DoridRostanga pulchra
Purple Shore CrabHemigrapsus nudus
Red Sea UrchinMesocentrotus franciscanus
Orange Sea CucumberCucumaria miniata
Gooseneck BarnaclePollicipes polymerus
Lined ChitonTonicella lineata
Monterey DoridDoris montereyensis
Gumboot ChitonCryptochiton stelleri
Dwarf Mottled HenriciaHenricia pumila
Mossy ChitonMopalia muscosa
Pacific Hairy Hermit CrabPagurus hirsutiusculus
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