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Fitzgerald Marine Reserve

San Mateo County, California · United States

What have people found?

Spotted dorid, san diego dorid and pacific rock crab turn up here more than at our other tide pools. Sunburst anemone, ochre sea star and bat star are the usual finds. ~331 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 6 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 Fitzgerald Marine Reserve for the next three days
  1. Sun, Nov 157:53 AM3.5 ftin the dark9:08 PM0.4 ft
  2. Mon, Nov 169:28 AM3.4 ftin the dark9:57 PM0.7 ft
  3. Tue, Nov 1710:56 AM3.0 ftin the dark10:45 PM0.9 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 January and June.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 0.2 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 Fitzgerald Marine Reserve?

Species records from iNaturalist

Sunburst AnemoneAnthopleura sola
Ochre Sea StarPisaster ochraceus
Bat StarPatiria miniata
Giant Green AnemoneAnthopleura xanthogrammica
Pacific Purple Sea UrchinStrongylocentrotus purpuratus
Northern Kelp CrabPugettia producta
Leather StarDermasterias imbricata
San Diego DoridDiaulula sandiegensis
Aggregating AnemoneAnthopleura elegantissima
Moonglow AnemoneAnthopleura artemisia
Pacific Rock CrabRomaleon antennarium
Spotted DoridTriopha maculata
Mossy ChitonMopalia muscosa
Monterey DoridDoris montereyensis
Black TegulaTegula funebralis
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