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Asilomar State Beach

Monterey County, California · United States

What have people found?

Blueband hermit crab, gumboot chiton and mossy chiton turn up here more than at our other tide pools. Bat star, sunburst anemone and striped shore crab are the usual finds. ~391 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 10 years of observations.

What is the best time to visit today?

Download the app to see the 7-day schedule.

See low tide times at Asilomar State Beach for the next three days
  1. Sun, Nov 157:45 AM3.6 ftin the dark9:15 PM0.4 ft
  2. Mon, Nov 169:26 AM3.4 ftin the dark10:03 PM0.5 ft
  3. Tue, Nov 1710:53 AM3.1 ftin the dark10:47 PM0.7 ft

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?

Parking is about 500 feet 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 Asilomar State Beach?

Species records from iNaturalist

Bat StarPatiria miniata
Sunburst AnemoneAnthopleura sola
Striped Shore CrabPachygrapsus crassipes
By-the-wind SailorVelella velella
Blueband Hermit CrabPagurus samuelis
Ochre Sea StarPisaster ochraceus
Gumboot ChitonCryptochiton stelleri
Aggregating AnemoneAnthopleura elegantissima
Giant Green AnemoneAnthopleura xanthogrammica
Mossy ChitonMopalia muscosa
California MusselMytilus californianus
Black TegulaTegula funebralis
Pacific Purple Sea UrchinStrongylocentrotus purpuratus
Gooseneck BarnaclePollicipes polymerus
Bull KelpNereocystis luetkeana
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