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Cape Lazo

Comox Valley Regional District, British Columbia · Canada

What have people found?

Woody chiton, pacific stubby rose anemone and grainy hermit crab turn up here more than at our other tide pools. Leather star, ochre sea star and monterey dorid are the usual finds. ~133 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 4 years of observations.

What is the best time to visit today?

Download the app to see the 7-day schedule.

Modeled while the Comox gauge loads. Sources.

See low tide times at Cape Lazo for the next three days
  1. Sun, Nov 15in the dark~3:30 AM
  2. Mon, Nov 16in the dark~4:30 AM
  3. Tue, Nov 17in the dark~5:00 AMin the dark~9:00 PM

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 January and March.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 0.4 miles 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. Tide pool safety
A tide pool is a fragile place. Look and photograph, take nothing. The tidepooling code

What lives at Cape Lazo?

Species records from iNaturalist

Leather StarDermasterias imbricata
Ochre Sea StarPisaster ochraceus
Monterey DoridDoris montereyensis
Aggregating AnemoneAnthopleura elegantissima
Frilled DogwinkleNucella lamellosa
Mossy ChitonMopalia muscosa
Pacific Stubby Rose AnemoneUrtibrina clandestina
Orange Sea CucumberCucumaria miniata
Mottled StarEvasterias troschelii
Northern Kelp CrabPugettia producta
Woody ChitonMopalia lignosa
Moonglow AnemoneAnthopleura artemisia
Grainy Hermit CrabPagurus granosimanus
Lined ChitonTonicella lineata
Red Rock CrabCancer productus
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