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Bowling Ball Beach

Mendocino County, California · United States

What have people found?

Rough limpet, sea sacks and dwarf mottled henricia turn up here more than at our other tide pools. Gumboot chiton, ochre sea star and aggregating anemone are the usual finds. ~128 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 Bowling Ball Beach for the next three days
  1. Sun, Nov 158:24 AM3.8 ftin the dark9:34 PM0.5 ft
  2. Mon, Nov 169:48 AM3.7 ftin the dark10:22 PM0.7 ft
  3. Tue, Nov 1711:10 AM3.3 ftin the dark11:08 PM1.0 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 0.3 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 Bowling Ball Beach?

Species records from iNaturalist

Gumboot ChitonCryptochiton stelleri
Ochre Sea StarPisaster ochraceus
Aggregating AnemoneAnthopleura elegantissima
Black TegulaTegula funebralis
Feather Boa KelpEgregia menziesii
Bull KelpNereocystis luetkeana
Sea SacksHalosaccion glandiforme
Striped Shore CrabPachygrapsus crassipes
Red Sponge DoridRostanga pulchra
San Diego DoridDiaulula sandiegensis
Mossy ChitonMopalia muscosa
Pacific Rock CrabRomaleon antennarium
Rough LimpetLottia scabra
Northern Kelp CrabPugettia producta
Dwarf Mottled HenriciaHenricia pumila
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