Keep a lookout for spiny red starfish that are often seen around these intertidal zones, also the occasional two-spotted octopus which you may be lucky enough to see lurking in a coral burrow.
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The parking lot is right off Highway 1 about three miles north of the Pigeon Point Lighthouse. At the parking lot above the beach there are picnic tables with barbeques and restrooms nearby. Arroyo del los Frijoles cove has a sandy beach with some rocks near the center and two rocky points closing off the cove a bit from the ocean. This shape of the cove creates a strong rip current so swimming is dangerous here. The creek in Arroyo de los Frijoles flows down to Lake Lucerne Reservoir next to Highway 1 and then hits the beach south of the parking lot entrance. There is a self-guided nature trail that begins at the north part of the beach and follows the bluff between the highway and the ocean all the way to Pebble Beach which is the northern beach of Bean Hollow State Beach. 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It was established as a state beach in 1956 and as a Marine Reserve in 2006. This site is a granite outcrop with a good amount of relief. Be prepared to climb over steep rocks. Make certain that anyone coming out to the site has suitable shoes.\n\n\nThe entire Monterey Peninsula has fabulous tide pools at low tides. The many small coves of Asilomar State Beach are a good place to focus. A trail meanders along the bluff with easy access to most of the coves.\n\nAlthough the beach is only about a mile long, the amount of life packed into that small space makes Asilomar State Beach one of the richest marine areas in the world. An easily accessible hiking trail wanders along the cliffs and leads down to the coves where the tide pools are found. Couple the trail accessibility and lush seascape with delicious local restaurants like Passionfish and you can easily make a whole day out of your Asilomar tide-pooling adventure.\n\nRocky terrain, crystal clear blue water and tons of sea life inhabit this beach in Monterey Bay. There is ample parking and the beach is even handicap accessible for beach wheelchairs. Watch where you step so that you don\u2019t crush the small creatures that reside there. 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Continue on Highway 68 until you reach the light at Sunset Ave and make a left. Continue on Sunset until you see Asilomar beach on your left-hand side. The site will be about a quarter mile past the main beach entrance. If you have reached Pico Ave you have gone too far. \n\nPark on the left hand side of sunset ave", "temp_reference": null, "managment": "[\"California State Park\", \"California State Marine Conservation Area\"]", "open_to_public": "Yes", "phone": "(831) 646-6440", "visitor_center": null, "cost": null, "hours": null, "directions_latitude": 36.6215044, "directions_longitude": -121.9412265, "docents": null, "dogs": null, "food_options": null, "rules_and_collecting": "Asilomar State Beach is in a no-take marine protected area,; no collecting of organisms, shells, rocks, driftwood, etc. is permitted. 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The three rocks are surrounded by sand, which varies in height seasonally.", "country_slug": "us", "latitude": 34.4045437, "longitude": -119.8441133, "name": "Campus Point", "region": "us_pacific_coast", "slug": "campus-point", "time_zone": "America/Los_Angeles", "website_url": null, "directions_to_tidepools": "The study site is a rocky point, approximately 500 meters past the marine lab buildings and the public restroom. The site is the first large rocky outcrop you come to as you walk west along Campus Point Beach. \n\nThe three rocks are surrounded by sand, which varies in height more or less seasonally. 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Prices range from $2 to $8 per space, depending on the length of time you plan to stay", "temp_reference": null, "managment": "[\"University of California\", \"UC Santa Barbra\"]", "open_to_public": null, "phone": null, "visitor_center": "No", "cost": "Prices range from $2 to $8 per space, depending on the length of time you plan to stay.", "hours": null, "directions_latitude": 34.4085776, "directions_longitude": -119.8427913, "docents": "Yes", "dogs": null, "food_options": null, "rules_and_collecting": null, "groups": null, "accessibility_and_safety": null, "live_on_site": null, "natalie_visited": null, "pet_policy": null, "radius_km": null, "rules_and_collecting_url": null, "station_id": null, "tagline": null, "tidepool_height": null, "variance_ft": null, "wikipedia": null, "other_names": null, "picnic_options": null, "header_credit_url": null, "official_open": null, "docent_info": "You can schedule a REEF Tour by contacting outreach@msi.ucsb.edu", "webcam_url": null} {"airtable_createdTime": "2020-08-31T04:33:12.000Z", "airtable_id": "recj6qWTG3XMoGZRZ", "area": "Carmel/Monterey", "body": "This whole area is a granite outcrop with a good amount of relief. Be prepared to climb over the rocks and around pools. The rocks and alga-covered boulders are difficult to traverse. Be careful! Make certain that anyone visiting the site has suitable shoes and an extra change of clothes.", "country_slug": "us", "latitude": 36.5438817, "longitude": -121.9339618, "name": "Carmel Point", "region": "us_pacific_coast", "slug": "carmel-point", "time_zone": "America/Los_Angeles", "website_url": null, "directions_to_tidepools": "The site is in a small cove between the north point of Carmel Point and a large white house on the seaward side of the road called the Seaburst House, 26198 Scenic Road. Park on Ocean View across from the Seaburst House. 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Park on ocean view opposite sea burst house. Scenic Road runs parallel to the shore along Carmel Beach then, at the south end of Carmel Beach, turns westward and goes around Carmel Point to Carmel River Beach State Park. ", "temp_reference": null, "managment": "[\"California State Marine Conservation Area\"]", "open_to_public": null, "phone": null, "visitor_center": null, "cost": null, "hours": null, "directions_latitude": 36.5438451, "directions_longitude": -121.9333204, "docents": null, "dogs": null, "food_options": null, "rules_and_collecting": "Carmel Point is located within the Carmel Bay State Marine Conservation Area. 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Walk down the steep path (at the south end of the parking lot) towards the water. ", "address": null, "bathroom_info": null, "bathrooms": "No", "header_credit": null, "header_image": null, "parking": "Carmet Beach is located between Jenner and Bodega Bay on Highway One. The site is just north of Carmet Drive and the parking lot across the street from 4790 Highway 1, Bodega Bay, CA 94923.", "temp_reference": null, "managment": "[\"California State Park\"]", "open_to_public": null, "phone": null, "visitor_center": null, "cost": null, "hours": null, "directions_latitude": null, "directions_longitude": null, "docents": null, "dogs": null, "food_options": null, "rules_and_collecting": "Carmet Beach is part of the Sonoma Coast State Park. All natural resources here are protected by Federal, State and Park laws. Disturbance or destruction of these resources is strictly forbidden. ", "groups": null, "accessibility_and_safety": null, "live_on_site": null, "natalie_visited": null, "pet_policy": null, "radius_km": null, "rules_and_collecting_url": null, "station_id": null, "tagline": null, "tidepool_height": null, "variance_ft": null, "wikipedia": null, "other_names": null, "picnic_options": null, "header_credit_url": null, "official_open": null, "docent_info": null, "webcam_url": null} {"airtable_createdTime": "2020-08-31T04:30:59.000Z", "airtable_id": "recAVPHG8YFCNXy2o", "area": "LA", "body": "The site is straight offshore, about 40 meters from the staircase and centered on the outermost and largest mussel-covered rock outcrop. The outcrop is surrounded by sand. It consists of a oceanward portion and a shoreward portion, separated by a narrow connection (\u201cneck\u201d) that bridges over two small tunnels\n\nContact Carpinteria State Park well in advance of your scheduled rocky intertidal trip. The Park has a policy about the number of people who can go on the reef in a day \n\nContact is Marie Lindsey at (805) 684-7487 or mlindsey@parks.ca.gov. You might also consider scheduling a tidepool walk with a ranger, guided walks last approximately one hour.", "country_slug": "us", "latitude": 34.3872536, "longitude": -119.516589, "name": "Carpinteria State Beach", "region": "us_pacific_coast", "slug": "carpinteria-state-beach", "time_zone": "America/Los_Angeles", "website_url": null, "directions_to_tidepools": " A staircase, just southeast from the parking lot, leads to the beach.", "address": "Carpinteria, CA", "bathroom_info": "There are a few public restrooms inside the park.", "bathrooms": "Yes", "header_credit": null, "header_image": null, "parking": "This site is located at the east end of Carpinteria State Park in Carpinteria, Santa Barbara County. Take Highway 101 to Carpinteria (east of Santa Barbara). Get off at the Casitas Pass Rd exit and turn toward the ocean. Take a right on Carpinteria Drive, then take the first left on Palm Avenue. Go all the way to the end of Palm Avenue and enter Carpinteria State Park. After going through the kiosk, take a sharp left and proceed down the coast to the very end where there is a little cul-de-sac where you can park. ", "temp_reference": null, "managment": "[\"California State Park\"]", "open_to_public": null, "phone": null, "visitor_center": null, "cost": null, "hours": null, "directions_latitude": 34.388201, "directions_longitude": -119.5147189, "docents": "Yes", "dogs": null, "food_options": null, "rules_and_collecting": null, "groups": " The Park waives parking fees for school groups, but you must first submit a school group reservation form that the park will send you when you call to schedule a field trip. 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No fires or glass containers are allowed.
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There are no restrictions on visiting with groups, but be aware access to picnic areas and grills are first-come first-served and no reservations are allowed. If you want to host a wedding, meeting, commercial photography or organised group activities you will likely need a permit.
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\n\nThere is a paved path to the beach from the car park but the tidepools themselves may not be wheelchair accessible.
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\n\nTo sunbathe out of the wind, there is a small deck on top of the lifeguard equipment pick-up station.
\n\nThere\u2019s no fires allowed on the beach but there are prepared grills and available if you get there early, no reservations are possible.
\n\nRestrooms and cold water showers may be open sunrise to sunset but the official website has listed that the bathhouse is not open to the public. Work is undergoing from by the National Park Service to improve facilities.
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", "address": "Malibu, CA", "bathroom_info": "Portable toilets are located at the west end of the dirt parking lot.", "bathrooms": "Yes", "header_credit": null, "header_image": null, "parking": "Park in the dirt lot along Highway 1, across from Neptune\u2019s Net.", "temp_reference": null, "managment": null, "open_to_public": null, "phone": null, "visitor_center": null, "cost": null, "hours": null, "directions_latitude": 34.0527066, "directions_longitude": -118.9625872, "docents": null, "dogs": null, "food_options": null, "rules_and_collecting": null, "groups": null, "accessibility_and_safety": null, "live_on_site": null, "natalie_visited": null, "pet_policy": null, "radius_km": null, "rules_and_collecting_url": null, "station_id": null, "tagline": null, "tidepool_height": null, "variance_ft": null, "wikipedia": null, "other_names": null, "picnic_options": null, "header_credit_url": null, "official_open": null, "docent_info": null, "webcam_url": null} {"airtable_createdTime": "2017-11-26T02:37:08.000Z", "airtable_id": "recGn6pMwvkSzuz1M", "area": "Half moon bay", "body": "This secluded beach is just a mile south of Half Moon Bay. Look for the parking lot access and then walk along the path to the bluffs and down the steps to the beach.", "country_slug": "us", "latitude": 37.4194665, "longitude": -122.4349273, "name": "Cowell Ranch beach", "region": "us_pacific_coast", "slug": "cowell-ranch-beach", "time_zone": "America/Los_Angeles", "website_url": null, "directions_to_tidepools": null, "address": null, "bathroom_info": null, "bathrooms": null, "header_credit": "Natalie Downe", "header_image": "[{\"filename\": \"2020-09-01 16.47.10.jpg\", \"height\": 1701, \"id\": \"atthPkn0L8bHw3IVe\", \"size\": 3716897, \"thumbnails\": {\"full\": {\"height\": 3000, \"url\": \"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v1/13/13/1672632000000/A41piI2FfRYByFu9WiREIQ/N8YGHKhNeOS4LjtKOgwaQ7a8ZO4H1adMctNyMI4VC9iCW0VVglYLditoUiziBtGH1iUzQC7-q-OHGcS__7rB9g/CTF46Zc5nuVDcInisTvm4pl0kHgGk_Y3a9lXKouWiz0\", \"width\": 3000}, \"large\": {\"height\": 512, \"url\": \"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v1/13/13/1672632000000/8FJhqnrwH7aB9UZPCgUcPg/Dgink71Rp6pf9mpqVLlAJUXmIHpeiP-aUGnu04NzutBmL9HcuS_zW6O-YqpyiJaWZMBJXY6NVLO-eD9KKM6grA/z6hotLNh1ifpVNAwVciRwUoU84-uuINcVOdIx_ifOq0\", \"width\": 910}, \"small\": {\"height\": 36, \"url\": \"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v1/13/13/1672632000000/sW797UMvxHiInfxcTOHO2w/Cc4hOa03bJy2YD6LLiV8hST5bhtKPv7aqB2oICGhXBUiUAye6Gq2Y9Qa4tBJTmxm0TryWPcsT6mthRdT1zq4kQ/ektUi1cTkTg5DcZY-s4WQDuggyJakCCU5aPXZASCd2E\", \"width\": 64}}, \"type\": \"image/jpeg\", \"url\": \"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v1/13/13/1672632000000/w4T1PzRXOHxVu7NF5rJnbQ/_GI4MPLn0-hyJW4RhWwrEcOK5p1FuOH3ZxsYz0HMJNDh1G6Kr_1jBqDAaFq6XPFG9Z6ZHEaYEoYiS7YRQdG0QPTdoJVEx8HMB7KbfJHlD6M/j6Q1YJILvSNxnr5kzbW_377YIMzHEyMegBsjgIiRUeY\", \"width\": 3024}]", "parking": null, "temp_reference": null, "managment": null, "open_to_public": null, "phone": null, "visitor_center": null, "cost": null, "hours": null, "directions_latitude": null, "directions_longitude": null, "docents": null, "dogs": null, "food_options": null, "rules_and_collecting": null, "groups": null, "accessibility_and_safety": null, "live_on_site": null, "natalie_visited": 1, "pet_policy": null, "radius_km": null, "rules_and_collecting_url": null, "station_id": null, "tagline": null, "tidepool_height": null, "variance_ft": null, "wikipedia": null, "other_names": null, "picnic_options": null, "header_credit_url": "http://blog.natbat.net/", "official_open": null, "docent_info": null, "webcam_url": null} {"airtable_createdTime": "2017-11-26T02:45:23.000Z", "airtable_id": "recjSJZI4O2uJ0td6", "area": "Bay area", "body": "For those of you that love to have the full backstory on every echinoderm you encounter, Crab Cove may be the perfect place for you. The visitor center has an impressively large aquarium where you can get a preview of what you might see when you visit the tide pools. There\u2019s also equipment that allows you to view tiny animals that are invisible to the naked eye. The interactive, educational experience at the visitor center is bound to get you pumped to experience tide pools in a whole new way. When you\u2019re done, head outside to the tide pools, which are located just behind the visitor center.", "country_slug": "us", "latitude": 37.768163, "longitude": -122.278199, "name": "Crab Cove ", "region": "us_pacific_coast", "slug": "crab-cove", "time_zone": "America/Los_Angeles", "website_url": "http://www.ebparks.org/parks/vc/crab_cove#gsc.tab=0", "directions_to_tidepools": "Turn off Central Ave. at McKay Ave and you\u2019ll find the visitors center. Head down to the shore for the tide pools", "address": "1252 McKay Ave.\nAlameda, Ca", "bathroom_info": null, "bathrooms": null, "header_credit": null, "header_image": null, "parking": null, "temp_reference": null, "managment": "[\"California State Park\"]", "open_to_public": null, "phone": "(510) 544-3187", "visitor_center": "checked", "cost": "$5 parking fee", "hours": "Visitors Center hours: Wed \u2013 Sat 10 a.m. \u2013 4 p.m. (Oct \u2013 Feb) and until 5 p.m. the rest of the year", "directions_latitude": null, "directions_longitude": null, "docents": "checked", "dogs": null, "food_options": null, "rules_and_collecting": null, "groups": "In the summer months, Crab Cove also hosts a free evening concert series on the second Friday of the month.", "accessibility_and_safety": null, "live_on_site": null, "natalie_visited": null, "pet_policy": null, "radius_km": null, "rules_and_collecting_url": null, "station_id": null, "tagline": null, "tidepool_height": null, "variance_ft": null, "wikipedia": null, "other_names": null, "picnic_options": null, "header_credit_url": null, "official_open": null, "docent_info": null, "webcam_url": null} {"airtable_createdTime": "2020-08-31T04:40:00.000Z", "airtable_id": "rec9t3b14aL7dB9np", "area": "Santa Cruz", "body": "This flat site is a sloping, nicely zoned mussel bed. Beyond the mussel beds, there are several small sea caves that are worth exploring\n\nDavenport Landing is located off Highway 1 on the northwestern edge of Santa Cruz County. It is north of the town of Davenport and before Scott Creek. From Highway 1, turn onto Davenport Landing Road, which is a continuation of Swanton Road, and park near the public access trail to the beach. The monitoring site is on the rock platform at the southeast end of the sand beach. Turn left when you reach the beach and walk over the cement structure that drains seawater from the US Abalone mariculture facility. The vertical transect and mussel permanent plot are on the western edge of the rock platform. The anemone permanent plot is near the middle of the rock platform.", "country_slug": "us", "latitude": 37.02385, "longitude": -122.216193, "name": "Davenport Landing", "region": "us_pacific_coast", "slug": "davenport-landing", "time_zone": "America/Los_Angeles", "website_url": null, "directions_to_tidepools": null, "address": null, "bathroom_info": "A public restroom is next to the access trail along the road.", "bathrooms": "Yes", "header_credit": null, "header_image": null, "parking": "Park near the public access trail to the beach on Davenport Landing Road.", "temp_reference": null, "managment": null, "open_to_public": null, "phone": null, "visitor_center": null, "cost": null, "hours": null, "directions_latitude": 37.024852, "directions_longitude": -122.215366, "docents": null, "dogs": null, "food_options": null, "rules_and_collecting": "collecting of any type is illegal without a scientific collecting permit.", "groups": null, "accessibility_and_safety": null, "live_on_site": null, "natalie_visited": null, "pet_policy": null, "radius_km": null, "rules_and_collecting_url": null, "station_id": null, "tagline": null, "tidepool_height": null, "variance_ft": null, "wikipedia": null, "other_names": null, "picnic_options": null, "header_credit_url": null, "official_open": null, "docent_info": null, "webcam_url": null} {"airtable_createdTime": "2020-08-31T04:30:17.000Z", "airtable_id": "receyIlJkaz1ScELI", "area": "LA", "body": "Deer Creek consists of two rocky benches; the larger of the two to the east, the smaller bench to the west. You can reach the site by climbing down the path on the bluffs. In order to get to the larger bench, low tide needs to be below minus 0.8. Above minus 0.8, it's not uncommon for the occasional large wave to wash over the outer end of the rock, creating a safety hazard, or at the very least a drenching hazard. ", "country_slug": "us", "latitude": 34.0607009, "longitude": -118.9820831, "name": "Deer Creek", "region": "us_pacific_coast", "slug": "deer-creek", "time_zone": "America/Los_Angeles", "website_url": null, "directions_to_tidepools": "Look for two small bluffs on the ocean side of the Pacific Coast Highway about 1/4 mile south of Deer Creek Road. If you scramble down the west side of the west bluff, you will be at the correct location. Be sure to use caution near the road and going down the steep, rocky path to the beach.", "address": "Malibu, CA", "bathroom_info": "The closest restrooms are next to the Neptune\u2019s Net Restaurant,", "bathrooms": "No", "header_credit": null, "header_image": null, "parking": "The Deer Creek site is located along the Pacific Coast Highway, .25 mile east of Deer Creek Road and 1.2 miles west of the Neptune\u2019s Net Seafood Restaurant. \n\nThere are pullouts for parking on the mountain side of the freeway. Be very careful parking on the side of highway.", "temp_reference": null, "managment": null, "open_to_public": null, "phone": null, "visitor_center": null, "cost": null, "hours": null, "directions_latitude": 34.0610117, "directions_longitude": -118.9817794, "docents": null, "dogs": null, "food_options": null, "rules_and_collecting": null, "groups": null, "accessibility_and_safety": "In order to get to the larger bench, low tide needs to be below minus 0.8. Above minus 0.8, it's not uncommon for the occasional large wave to wash over the outer end of the rock, creating a safety hazard, or at the very least a drenching hazard. ", "live_on_site": null, "natalie_visited": null, "pet_policy": null, "radius_km": null, "rules_and_collecting_url": null, "station_id": null, "tagline": null, "tidepool_height": -0.8, "variance_ft": null, "wikipedia": null, "other_names": null, "picnic_options": null, "header_credit_url": null, "official_open": null, "docent_info": null, "webcam_url": null} {"airtable_createdTime": "2017-11-26T01:38:54.000Z", "airtable_id": "recFNm7Z8NsVjH3jk", "area": "Bolinas", "body": "Duxbury Reef is a large rock bench platform composed of Monterey Shale, a substrate that is fragile and prone to erosion.\n\nTry to hit a low low tide when you plan your trip out to Duxbury Reef. More of the reef will be exposed and it\u2019s quite a sight to see from the trails on the bluff. After you get down to the water level, you\u2019ll see why this is considered one of the top tide pools in the state.\n\nAgate Beach is another one of the more secluded tide pool spots located near Bolinas, CA. The beach is the access point to Duxbury Reef, which is the largest reef of its kind in North America. At low tide, you can walk way out on the reef, but be careful not to crunch any barnacles under your toes. What looks like just a plain stretch of rocky shale from far away is actually full of life! You can see mussels, abalones, limpets, sea cucumbers, and an impressive variety of kelp and sea plants. The vivid colors and the amazing diversity of species will keep you curiously hopping from pool to pool until the next high tide kicks you out.\n\nThis 2-mile ocean shoreline boasts a fantastic tide pool in addition to frequent visitors such as whales, sea lions and many different types of shorebirds. Agate Beach is part of the Duxbury Reef State Marine Sanctuary\u2014the largest soft shale reef in California\u2014which creates an incredibly biodiverse coastal area. A lucky kid exploring the rocky tide pools may come across a giant green anemone which is rumored to measure up to six inches across! \n\nKeep a lookout for spiny red starfish that are often seen around these intertidal zones, also the occasional two-spotted octopus which you may be lucky enough to see lurking in a coral burrow.
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", "address": "Ocean Pkwy and Elm Rd, Bolinas, CA 94924", "bathroom_info": "Portable toilets are located at the north end of the Agate Beach parking lot.", "bathrooms": "Yes", "header_credit": null, "header_image": null, "parking": "Parking is $2 or free?", "temp_reference": null, "managment": "[\"California State Marine Conservation Area\"]", "open_to_public": "Yes", "phone": "(415) 868-1224", "visitor_center": null, "cost": null, "hours": "Sunrise to sunset", "directions_latitude": null, "directions_longitude": null, "docents": null, "dogs": null, "food_options": null, "rules_and_collecting": "Duxbury Reef is a State Marine Conservation Area that is part of a new network of marine protected areas established by the state of California. It is illegal to collect anything at Duxbury, with few exceptions for select species such as red abalone and fish (from shore only). ", "groups": null, "accessibility_and_safety": "It\u2019s possible to explore in this direction for a long way, but don\u2019t let your route back get cut off by the rising tide. Stay far away from the cliff edges as erosion has undercut them in many places. ", "live_on_site": null, "natalie_visited": null, "pet_policy": "Dogs on-leash are permitted.", "radius_km": null, "rules_and_collecting_url": null, "station_id": null, "tagline": "This is the largest shale reef in North America. It stretches 1000ft from shore to a depth of 13ft.", "tidepool_height": null, "variance_ft": null, "wikipedia": null, "other_names": null, "picnic_options": null, "header_credit_url": null, "official_open": null, "docent_info": null, "webcam_url": null} {"airtable_createdTime": "2020-08-31T04:22:19.000Z", "airtable_id": "recefZRfMakgL2HnE", "area": "San Diego", "body": "Dike Rock is located in La Jolla, California, within the Scripps Coastal Reserve just north of the Scripps Pier. Dike Rock is a small rocky intertidal area bordered on either side by sandy beach. This site is characterized by many large boulders in the high intertidal, broad mud and sandstone benches covered with coralline algal turf in the mid-intertidal, and a mixture of larger boulders and algae-covered flats in the lower intertidal area", "country_slug": "us", "latitude": 32.8715947, "longitude": -117.2531818, "name": "Dyke Rock", "region": "us_pacific_coast", "slug": "dyke-rock", "time_zone": "America/Los_Angeles", "website_url": "http://scripps.ucnrs.org/", "directions_to_tidepools": "Dike Rock is located North of the Scripps Pier. If you park near Scripps Institute of Oceanography there are two staircases just south of the pier leading down to the beach.", "address": "La Jolla, CA", "bathroom_info": "Restrooms are not available near Dike Rock. The nearest restroom is located at La Jolla Shores.", "bathrooms": null, "header_credit": null, "header_image": null, "parking": "From Interstate 5, exit La Jolla Village Drive. Turn left onto La Jolla Shores Drive. Continue down the hill and park anywhere along the street near the beach, or in the La Jolla Shores beach parking lot. 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The beach is located in the small town of Dillon Beach at the northern Marin County coastal border. Dillon Beach gets bigger waves rolling on shore than nearby Lawson\u2019s Landing which has some protection from Tomales Point on Point Reyes Peninsula. For this reason surfers come here when conditions are right. When the tide is low and the surf is too, tide pool exploration is fun. ", "country_slug": "us", "latitude": 38.2672745, "longitude": -122.9779365, "name": "Dillon Beach", "region": "us_pacific_coast", "slug": "dyllon-beach", "time_zone": "America/Los_Angeles", "website_url": "https://www.californiabeaches.com/beach/dillon-beach/", "directions_to_tidepools": "The beach is located in the small town of Dillon Beach at the northern Marin County coastal border. Head west on Dillon Beach Road from the town of Tomales on Highway 1 west of Petaluma. 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\n\nThe volunteer docents are super knowledgeable and on weekends and holidays you\u2019ll find them on hand about the reef to answer any questions and point out the really cool critters that live in the tidepools!
\n\nAdjacent to and possibly within the reserve is an endangered species of butterfly, the San Bruno elfin butterfly.
\n\nFrom the Fitzgerald website: at the sheltered sandy cove at the south end of the Reserve, take the trail to the bluff tops to return to the parking lot. Walk through the tangled garden of an old estate and through a century-old forest of wind-sculpted Monterey cypress trees. In the spring, California gray whales migrate north offshore. In the summer and fall, brown pelicans skim wave tops.
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\n\nBuses will be directed where to park upon arrival.
\n\nParking is extremely limited. If your group is traveling by car, carpooling is required.
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", "rules_and_collecting": "Fitzgerald Marine Reserve is in a no-take Marine Protected Area. You are not allowed to collect any sort of organisms, shells, rocks, driftwood, etc. Please do not bring buckets to the reef.
\n\nDon\u2019t turn over rocks or put any animals in containers, don\u2019t feed animals or pick them up.
\n\nDo not disturb the Harbor seals, Stay a safe 50ft distance away from them. If there are orange cones present on the beach or reef, stay on the side of the cones farthest away from the seals.
\n\nUSE SPECIAL CAUTION during the March-to-June harbour seal pupping season, because if a mother seal is scared away from her baby, she is very likely to abandon the pup, which will die. If you see a pup that looks abandoned, STAY AWAY and call the reserve staff. They will monitor the pup and contact the Marine Mammal Center for a rescue if necessary.
", "groups": "If you\u2019re bringing a group of 15 or more, you must reserve a time and date for a docent-led tour. Consult their website for tour dates and reservations.
", "accessibility_and_safety": "The beach and reef are not accessible to walkers and wheelchairs. However, a paved trail through part of the reserve is accessible.
\n\nDon\u2019t run on beach or reef as you could easily slip. There are often landslides so please stay away from the bottom of the fragile cliffs, don\u2019t dig at the cliffs.
\n\nAlways watch the ocean and be aware of the rising tide. Stay with your group and your volunteer naturalist guide.
\n\nThe creek is polluted. Please cross the creek, but do not play in it.
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Human disturbances include trampling from light visitor use.\nTravel to and from Anacapa Island offers the opportunity for marine mammal sightings aboard the Island Packers boats.", "country_slug": "us", "latitude": 34.0064594, "longitude": -119.4113714, "name": "Frenchy\u2019s Cove", "region": "us_pacific_coast", "slug": "frenchys-cove", "time_zone": "America/Los_Angeles", "website_url": null, "directions_to_tidepools": "Frenchy\u2019s Cove is located on West Anacapa Island. Boat transportation to this site from Ventura Harbor is provided through Island Packers. To make reservations call (805) 642-1393. The site is accessed by a five-minute hike from one side of the island to the other, past a site monitored by the Channel Islands National Park.\n\nBoat transportation to Frenchy\u2019s Cove, Anacapa Island, is provided through Island Packers. From the beach, take the five-minute hike from the north side of the island through the gap to the south side. There is a trail located at Frenchy\u2019s Cove. Head west across the sandy beach to the second rocky bench. ", "address": "West Anacapa Island, CA", "bathroom_info": "There are no restrooms at Frenchy\u2019s Cove. Use restrooms on the boat before going ashore.", "bathrooms": "No", "header_credit": null, "header_image": null, "parking": null, "temp_reference": null, "managment": "[\"National park\"]", "open_to_public": null, "phone": null, "visitor_center": "No", "cost": null, "hours": null, "directions_latitude": 34.2441623, "directions_longitude": -119.2651822, "docents": "No", "dogs": "No", "food_options": "There is no food available on the island, you\u2019ll need to bring food with you.", "rules_and_collecting": "Collecting is not permitted in the National Park.No permit is required for monitoring, but it is important that groups do not disturb the National Park monitoring site.", "groups": null, "accessibility_and_safety": null, "live_on_site": null, "natalie_visited": null, "pet_policy": null, "radius_km": null, "rules_and_collecting_url": null, "station_id": null, "tagline": null, "tidepool_height": null, "variance_ft": null, "wikipedia": null, "other_names": null, "picnic_options": null, "header_credit_url": null, "official_open": null, "docent_info": null, "webcam_url": null} {"airtable_createdTime": "2017-11-26T02:41:00.000Z", "airtable_id": "recCjuA1Lj1TmJV5z", "area": "Jenner", "body": "If you\u2019re in the mood for a bit of a road trip, Salt Point State Park offers a chance to see tide pools away from the Bay Area crowds. The park is located about twenty miles north of Jenner, CA and almost one hundred miles north of San Francisco. At low tide, you can see many marine animals exposed on the rocks in the intertidal zone. If the tide is too high for tide pool viewing, Salt Point also features a protected underwater area where you can scuba dive. This is one of the first protected underwater locations in California. No matter what time of day you arrive at Salt Point, you\u2019re sure to spot some of your favorite creatures.", "country_slug": "us", "latitude": 38.5666615, "longitude": -123.3298816, "name": "Gerstle Cove Marine Reserve ", "region": "us_pacific_coast", "slug": "gerstle-cove-marine-reserve", "time_zone": "America/Los_Angeles", "website_url": "http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=453", "directions_to_tidepools": "Salt Point State Park is 18 miles north of Jenner on Highway 1. There are many tidepools along the park\u2019s coastline, including Gerstle Cove Marine Reserve. ", "address": null, "bathroom_info": null, "bathrooms": null, "header_credit": null, "header_image": null, "parking": null, "temp_reference": null, "managment": "[\"California State Park\"]", "open_to_public": null, "phone": "(707) 847-3221", "visitor_center": "checked", "cost": null, "hours": "The visitor center is open on weekends from April through October", "directions_latitude": null, "directions_longitude": null, "docents": "checked", "dogs": null, "food_options": null, "rules_and_collecting": null, "groups": null, "accessibility_and_safety": null, "live_on_site": null, "natalie_visited": null, "pet_policy": null, "radius_km": null, "rules_and_collecting_url": null, "station_id": null, "tagline": null, "tidepool_height": null, "variance_ft": null, "wikipedia": null, "other_names": null, "picnic_options": null, "header_credit_url": null, "official_open": null, "docent_info": null, "webcam_url": null} {"airtable_createdTime": "2017-11-26T01:43:55.000Z", "airtable_id": "recQhBsloiB6H3AMi", "area": "Half moon bay", "body": "Half Moon Bay is known for the many long sandy beaches including those in Half Moon Bay State Beach. 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Access is from either of the two beaches next to the resort.", "country_slug": "us", "latitude": null, "longitude": null, "name": "Half moon bay tide pools", "region": "us_pacific_coast", "slug": "half-moon-bay-tidepools", "time_zone": "America/Los_Angeles", "website_url": "http://www.californiabeaches.com/attraction/half-moon-bay-tide-pools/", "directions_to_tidepools": null, "address": null, "bathroom_info": null, "bathrooms": null, "header_credit": null, "header_image": null, "parking": null, "temp_reference": null, "managment": null, "open_to_public": null, "phone": null, "visitor_center": null, "cost": null, "hours": null, "directions_latitude": null, "directions_longitude": null, "docents": null, "dogs": null, "food_options": null, "rules_and_collecting": null, "groups": null, "accessibility_and_safety": null, "live_on_site": null, "natalie_visited": null, "pet_policy": null, "radius_km": null, "rules_and_collecting_url": null, "station_id": null, "tagline": null, "tidepool_height": null, "variance_ft": null, "wikipedia": null, "other_names": null, "picnic_options": null, "header_credit_url": null, "official_open": null, "docent_info": null, "webcam_url": null} {"airtable_createdTime": "2020-09-02T01:46:02.000Z", "airtable_id": "recdYhqCho3ng0d0K", "area": "San Simeon", "body": null, "country_slug": "us", "latitude": 35.4787053, "longitude": -121.0205771, "name": "Harmony headlands", "region": "us_pacific_coast", "slug": "harmony-headlands", "time_zone": "America/Los_Angeles", "website_url": null, "directions_to_tidepools": null, "address": "Natalie, Harmony Headlands, (,), free parking, no bathrooms, 1 mile walk to shore", "bathroom_info": null, "bathrooms": null, "header_credit": null, "header_image": null, "parking": null, "temp_reference": null, "managment": null, "open_to_public": null, "phone": null, "visitor_center": null, "cost": null, "hours": null, "directions_latitude": null, "directions_longitude": null, "docents": null, "dogs": null, "food_options": null, "rules_and_collecting": null, "groups": null, "accessibility_and_safety": null, "live_on_site": null, "natalie_visited": null, "pet_policy": null, "radius_km": null, "rules_and_collecting_url": null, "station_id": null, "tagline": null, "tidepool_height": null, "variance_ft": null, "wikipedia": null, "other_names": null, "picnic_options": null, "header_credit_url": null, "official_open": null, "docent_info": null, "webcam_url": null} {"airtable_createdTime": "2017-11-26T01:52:02.000Z", "airtable_id": "rec2RkBTtBAslU0PK", "area": "Morro bay", "body": "This hidden reef is a hidden gem of the central coast. 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Whale watchers, too, will be pleased with this location; both gray and humpback whales migrate through the cold waters during the summer months. // 100 Pacific Way (Muir Beach), parkconservancy.org", "country_slug": "us", "latitude": 37.85741, "longitude": -122.574565, "name": "Muir Beach", "region": "us_pacific_coast", "slug": "muir-beach", "time_zone": "America/Los_Angeles", "website_url": null, "directions_to_tidepools": null, "address": null, "bathroom_info": null, "bathrooms": null, "header_credit": null, "header_image": null, "parking": null, "temp_reference": null, "managment": null, "open_to_public": null, "phone": null, "visitor_center": null, "cost": null, "hours": null, "directions_latitude": null, "directions_longitude": null, "docents": null, "dogs": null, "food_options": null, "rules_and_collecting": null, "groups": null, "accessibility_and_safety": null, "live_on_site": null, "natalie_visited": null, "pet_policy": null, "radius_km": null, "rules_and_collecting_url": null, "station_id": null, "tagline": null, "tidepool_height": null, "variance_ft": null, "wikipedia": null, "other_names": null, "picnic_options": null, "header_credit_url": null, "official_open": null, "docent_info": null, "webcam_url": null} {"airtable_createdTime": "2017-11-26T01:56:21.000Z", "airtable_id": "recYrDpVivWe2GDoJ", "area": "Santa Cruz", "body": "This flat site is a sloping, nicely zoned mussel bed with lots of species hidden in the nooks and crannies. This site can get lots of foot traffic so be prepared if monitoring on a weekend.\n\nIf you visit in the late-fall or winter, don\u2019t forget to check out the Monarch Preserve for the yearly migration of up to 100,000 monarch butterflies! \n\nThis is a busy place. It has a picturesque rock arch in the surf and an excellent sandy beach. Come here at low tide and you\u2019ll get an added bonus with tide pools that are exposed on the western shoreline.\n\nDocents are available throughout the year to give you guided tours of Natural Bridges tide pools. These pools are only visible at low tide so check out the tide forecast before you go. While you\u2019re there, snap some iconic photos of the famous \u201cnatural bridge\u201d that gives the park its name. These photos can be especially beautiful at sunset, and the \u201cbridge\u201d can make an excellent background for portraits too. To ensure the best tide pool viewing, check the tide charts before you go. If you\u2019re timing is off, the Visitor Center also has an aquarium that displays tidepool critters. Either way, you\u2019ll return home with a renewed appreciation for life forms both squishy and spiny.\n\nThis Santa Cruz beach is great for viewing all sorts of sea life as well as the amazing, naturally formed rock bridge out in the water. you head north along the beach you can climb the rocks to access the tide pools. Also nearby is the Seymour Marine Discovery Center, another great place to learn about Bay Area marine life.", "country_slug": "us", "latitude": 36.9491477, "longitude": -122.0610663, "name": "Natural Bridges State Beach", "region": "us_pacific_coast", "slug": "natural-bridges", "time_zone": "America/Los_Angeles", "website_url": "http://www.californiabeaches.com/beach/natural-bridges-state-beach/", "directions_to_tidepools": "Natural Bridges is located at the north end of the town of Santa Cruz. Take Swift Street west from Highway 1, then West Cliff Drive north until it ends at the state beach. The tide pools are located on the side of the beach opposite the \u201cnatural bridges.\u201d Head north from the state beach parking lot and scramble over a rocky shelf and you will find yourself surrounded by pools of many shapes and sizes. There is also a more accessible route through the mobile home park.\n\n\nNatural Bridges tide pools are on the western edge of Santa Cruz. The best way to reach the site is through the De Anza mobile home community. From the Deleware Avenue entrance, walk down Cascade Drive and follow the path past the pond to the small beach. Once at the beach, head to the right and cross the first two rocky platforms to the site on the third platform. The site is past the area directly under the gazebo. The walk takes about 10 minutes. Please respect the privacy of the De Anza residents and keep noise to a minimum.", "address": "2531 West Cliff Dr. Santa Cruz, ", "bathroom_info": "There is a porta potty at the end of Delaware Avenue and several buildings have public restrooms at the main entrance to the State Beach.", "bathrooms": "Yes", "header_credit": null, "header_image": null, "parking": "State beach parking is $10, or park just before the beach entrance on Swanton Blvd. for free if there\u2019s a spot\n\nPark at the end of Delaware Avenue, by the entrance to the De Anza mobile home community.", "temp_reference": null, "managment": "[\"California State Park\", \"California State Marine Conservation Area\"]", "open_to_public": "Yes", "phone": "(831) 423-4609", "visitor_center": "Yes", "cost": null, "hours": null, "directions_latitude": 36.9517807, "directions_longitude": -122.0574584, "docents": "checked", "dogs": null, "food_options": null, "rules_and_collecting": "Removal of any living thing is illegal.", "groups": "Contact the State Beach before taking a group to the intertidal platforms so that the rangers are kept informed and your group does not conflict with any docent-led tours. If there is room, you can arrange to park in the State Beach parking lot without charge. For more information, call 831-423-4609.", "accessibility_and_safety": "The route down can be tricky, so ask at the Visitor Center for directions to get to the pools through the neighboring mobile home park.", "live_on_site": null, "natalie_visited": null, "pet_policy": null, "radius_km": null, "rules_and_collecting_url": null, "station_id": null, "tagline": "This spot has a picturesque rock arch and in addition to tidepools, has a sandy beach. In the park there is a Monarch butterfly Preserve which is a great place to see these beautiful creatures in an overwintering spot.", "tidepool_height": null, "variance_ft": null, "wikipedia": null, "other_names": null, "picnic_options": null, "header_credit_url": null, "official_open": null, "docent_info": null, "webcam_url": null} {"airtable_createdTime": "2017-11-26T01:54:47.000Z", "airtable_id": "rec0kmRncBsXrJBSe", "area": "Morro bay", "body": "North Point Natural Area has some great tide pools at low tide. They are located north of Morro Strand State Beach between the towns of Morro Bay and Cayucos.", "country_slug": "us", "latitude": 35.4197918, "longitude": -120.8820232, "name": "North Point Beach", "region": "us_pacific_coast", "slug": "north-point-beach", "time_zone": "America/Los_Angeles", "website_url": "http://www.californiabeaches.com/beach/north-point-beach/", "directions_to_tidepools": null, "address": null, "bathroom_info": null, "bathrooms": null, "header_credit": null, "header_image": null, "parking": null, "temp_reference": null, "managment": null, "open_to_public": null, "phone": null, "visitor_center": null, "cost": null, "hours": null, "directions_latitude": null, "directions_longitude": null, "docents": null, "dogs": null, "food_options": null, "rules_and_collecting": null, "groups": null, "accessibility_and_safety": null, "live_on_site": null, "natalie_visited": null, "pet_policy": null, "radius_km": null, "rules_and_collecting_url": null, "station_id": null, "tagline": null, "tidepool_height": null, "variance_ft": null, "wikipedia": null, "other_names": null, "picnic_options": null, "header_credit_url": null, "official_open": null, "docent_info": null, "webcam_url": null} {"airtable_createdTime": "2020-08-31T04:39:20.000Z", "airtable_id": "recyyclyRwDDg0OGp", "area": "Santa Cruz", "body": "This is a very flat intertidal area. Because the platforms are so flat, only a small rise in the water level floods them. Watch the rising tide, as that will determine the amount of time you will have to work the site. Also, the soft rocks of Opal Cliffs contain numerous fossils, including whale bones. These can become exposed and eroded free, then scattered about in the intertidal. If you are lucky, you might see some!\n\nHowever, unlike Soquel Avenue, the Opal Cliffs site did not appear to be affected by the county\u2019s sewage discharge in the early 1970s. Therefore it could be used as a comparison site to the recovery of the soquel Avenue site once the discharge was stopped in 1976.", "country_slug": "us", "latitude": 36.9599223, "longitude": -121.9638587, "name": "Opal Cliffs", "region": "us_pacific_coast", "slug": "opal-cliffs", "time_zone": "America/Los_Angeles", "website_url": null, "directions_to_tidepools": "To reach the site, walk down the stairs at the intersection of 41st Avenue and East Cliff Drive and straight out to the seaward edge of the outcrop. It is the northwest section of the outer platform, just beyond the channel that parallels the shore and 49 meters from the outcrop.", "address": null, "bathroom_info": "There is a public restroom in the parking lot at the intersection of 41st Avenue and East Cliff Drive", "bathrooms": "Nearby", "header_credit": null, "header_image": null, "parking": "Park near the intersection of 41st Avenue and East Cliff Drive.", "temp_reference": null, "managment": null, "open_to_public": null, "phone": null, "visitor_center": null, "cost": null, "hours": null, "directions_latitude": null, "directions_longitude": null, "docents": null, "dogs": null, "food_options": null, "rules_and_collecting": "collecting of any sort is illegal without a CA DFW scientific collecting permit.", "groups": null, "accessibility_and_safety": null, "live_on_site": null, "natalie_visited": null, "pet_policy": null, "radius_km": null, "rules_and_collecting_url": null, "station_id": null, "tagline": null, "tidepool_height": null, "variance_ft": null, "wikipedia": null, "other_names": null, "picnic_options": null, "header_credit_url": null, "official_open": null, "docent_info": null, "webcam_url": null} {"airtable_createdTime": "2017-11-26T03:12:03.000Z", "airtable_id": "recr9mbfVvnmuhhHj", "area": "Point Reyes", "body": "The intertidal zones of the Palomarin Beach and Sculptured Beach are excellent places to explore the animals that enjoy the tides\u2019 eternal ebb and flow. Make sure to arrive with plenty of time to explore as both beaches require a decent walk from the parking area. You will be rewarded by seeing limpets, sand crabs, black turban snails, purple sea urchins and more.\n\n", "country_slug": "us", "latitude": 37.93002, "longitude": -122.7452438, "name": "Palomarin Beach", "region": "us_pacific_coast", "slug": "palomarin-beach", "time_zone": "America/Los_Angeles", "website_url": null, "directions_to_tidepools": "15 mins hike from the Bear Valley Visitor Center\n\nPalomarin Beach is at the south end of Point Reyes. On Highway 1, proceed 4.5 miles north of Stinson Beach, then take Olema-Bolinas Road west for 1.8 miles to Mesa Road. Turn right onto Mesa Road and follow it 4.5 miles to the parking lot. To reach the tidepools, hike the 1.5-mile Palomarin Beach Trail from the Mesa Road trailhead. The walk down the cliff is steep and strenuous. To get to Palomarin Beach walk a short distance on the Coast Trail and look for a signed trail on the left. This trail descends then crosses through meadows before dropping down steeply to the beach. The hike is nearly a mile each way, but the trail is in good shape. Watch for poison ivy along the trails and check yourself for ticks if you brush up against the plants on the hike. ", "address": "End of Mesa Road, Bolinas, CA 94924", "bathroom_info": null, "bathrooms": "Yes", "header_credit": null, "header_image": null, "parking": "The Palomarin parking area is located at the end of Mesa Road north of the town of Bolinas. Free parking", "temp_reference": null, "managment": "[\"National park\"]", "open_to_public": null, "phone": "(415) 663-1092", "visitor_center": null, "cost": null, "hours": null, "directions_latitude": null, "directions_longitude": null, "docents": null, "dogs": null, "food_options": null, "rules_and_collecting": null, "groups": "If you have time, consider stopping at the Palomarin Bird Observatory Field Station which is on Mesa Road just before it ends at the trailhead parking area. 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Be careful on these rocks as sneaker waves (waves that are larger than normal) can come crashing ashore.This location is also known for tafoni rocks which are uniquely textured sandstone with holes and honeycomb-like structures that have been created through a weathering process. A self-guided nature trail can be found at the circular end of the Pebble Beach access road. This hiking trail continues along the bluff between Highway 1 and the rocky shoreline for about a mile to Arroyo de los Frijoles Beach, the southern beach in Bean Hollow State Beach.", "country_slug": "us", "latitude": 36.561669, "longitude": -121.936278, "name": "Pebble beach", "region": "us_pacific_coast", "slug": "pebble-beach", "time_zone": "America/Los_Angeles", "website_url": null, "directions_to_tidepools": null, "address": null, "bathroom_info": null, "bathrooms": "Yes", "header_credit": "Natalie Downe", "header_image": "[{\"filename\": \"2020-09-01 10.26.02.jpg\", \"height\": 2630, \"id\": \"attqrwclUbGsvXBfH\", \"size\": 6988001, \"thumbnails\": {\"full\": {\"height\": 3000, \"url\": \"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v1/13/13/1672632000000/NQKlUcSkbrD2A1ExTqEldA/OweU1ogpCykjV4zhPnK4kbNURDrDQAKqzrqKg2pJOcYEaH9zOm-e5GpNJmF-U71uqiMmgXF0ZUbosjf5JFs_TA/b3ArsCdmSqZbqiPMrL_j8KTfKsgiYUZW_UNrg0_gt5o\", \"width\": 3000}, \"large\": {\"height\": 512, \"url\": \"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v1/13/13/1672632000000/2zgQFF8JdNIrCJea-Oiw8w/yYAWsg0gf8ro5Fe0nfLmO-MCt9NvWkew4WQc29FtnZUq7DhdU5lzi2kfR8-0K7HZR5uOwfOVNdtF9lclRi6dvg/7M5Q6vNJHYD8-7OIsgK1Jb1tpxK3Y3n0ApW3yx-m90g\", \"width\": 785}, \"small\": {\"height\": 36, \"url\": \"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v1/13/13/1672632000000/ZdeGN0UVY6kU0Qz45L0PwA/epLYfA8sgJ66z6dqGG_5NEKEfKemnSkSrGUE0V8HQCGjn2R1aMS3rXsGNkwFkqNZiBerrWM8ArjFQv254eFuHQ/4fnhuEN0Kycggxx8s4MzgvDI60UF9edKiYIcfF-wMh8\", \"width\": 55}}, \"type\": \"image/jpeg\", \"url\": \"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v1/13/13/1672632000000/nhvPsau24NoRg90PkB_QsA/WLJZ5bnTV7STAmmCiK37yK6QmoNwmnAr1vOgoq7Z5xdCGvu-Ci6gqf5DlRl59pm52SG09Ht8GeKVqH-rX-6SlkeS_aj5HX-xCFiRsKzm4oc/jAcoe4OBuxv8Kbnptcn51sQhLlc2JUaNPS8ADGaFo4s\", \"width\": 4032}]", "parking": "No fee for parking", "temp_reference": null, "managment": "[\"California State Park\"]", "open_to_public": "Yes", "phone": null, "visitor_center": null, "cost": null, "hours": null, "directions_latitude": null, "directions_longitude": null, "docents": null, "dogs": null, "food_options": null, "rules_and_collecting": null, "groups": null, "accessibility_and_safety": null, "live_on_site": null, "natalie_visited": 1, "pet_policy": "Dogs allowed on leash", "radius_km": null, "rules_and_collecting_url": null, "station_id": null, "tagline": null, "tidepool_height": null, "variance_ft": null, "wikipedia": null, "other_names": null, "picnic_options": "checked", "header_credit_url": "http://blog.natbat.net/", "official_open": null, "docent_info": null, "webcam_url": null} {"airtable_createdTime": "2017-11-26T02:38:06.000Z", "airtable_id": "recPeqGeNXsAgzaOk", "area": "Pescadero", "body": "Traveling south from Half Moon Bay, you arrive at Pescadero Rd going towards Pescadero. 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From Highway 1, turn west onto Pigeon Point Road towards the lighthouse. From the lighthouse, drive north on the service road and park at the 5th telephone pole. The site is accessed by traversing down a sea bluff to a boulder field.", "country_slug": "us", "latitude": 37.1838276, "longitude": -122.3959914, "name": "Pigeon Point Light Station State Historic park", "region": "us_pacific_coast", "slug": "pigeon-point", "time_zone": "America/Los_Angeles", "website_url": "http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=533%20", "directions_to_tidepools": "The site is accessed by traversing down a sea bluff to a boulder field.\n\nPigeon Point Lighthouse is located on Highway 1, 20 miles south of Half Moon Bay. From the north, take Highway 280 south from San Francisco, then go west on Highway 92 to Highway 1, and take Highway 1 south to the Pigeon Point Lighthouse. The tidepools are located 100 yards north of the hostel building. The rocky ledges and tidepools are easily accessible but are exposed and visible only during low tides.", "address": null, "bathroom_info": "Portable toilets are located at the Pigeon Point Lighthouse, approximately \u00bc mile south", "bathrooms": "Nearby", "header_credit": null, "header_image": null, "parking": "Park at the 5th telephone pole on the service road.", "temp_reference": null, "managment": "[\"California State Park\"]", "open_to_public": null, "phone": "(650) 879-2120", "visitor_center": null, "cost": null, "hours": null, "directions_latitude": null, "directions_longitude": null, "docents": null, "dogs": null, "food_options": null, "rules_and_collecting": "r collecting is illegal without a scientific collecting permit or, for select species, a fishing license.", "groups": null, "accessibility_and_safety": null, "live_on_site": null, "natalie_visited": null, "pet_policy": null, "radius_km": null, "rules_and_collecting_url": null, "station_id": null, "tagline": null, "tidepool_height": null, "variance_ft": null, "wikipedia": null, "other_names": "Whale point, pigeon point lighthouse", "picnic_options": null, "header_credit_url": null, "official_open": null, "docent_info": null, "webcam_url": null} {"airtable_createdTime": "2017-11-26T01:40:59.000Z", "airtable_id": "recTsm3KeweNFb8eW", "area": "Half moon bay", "body": "Pillar Point is awesome! there is a lot of variety in the types of pool left by the tide. The left hand side (looking out to sea) has some small pocket pools and a wide flat seagrass bed. there are lots of accessible little pools near the beach and there's a small cut parallel to the beach which is a good place to spot fish.
\n\nThe pools along the deeper ravine at a 90% angle to the beach have giant green anemones, acorn barnacles and is where you'll want to head to find nudibranchs. There are some sea palms and varied fauna on the rocks next to this ravine also.
\n\nThis area is a popular surfing spot, also known as Mavericks when the tide is high and the waves can come in fast and strong so you'll need to watch your back and don't underestimate the tide. The smaller cut parallel to the beach fills in first so do wear water shoes!
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\n\nKeep an eye out for shorebirds in the marsh to the left, harbor seals in the secluded harbor before the jetty and nesting great blue herons in the trees on the walk to the tide pools.
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", "rules_and_collecting": "Please be respectful of the reef and leave anything that is alive or could have alive things in it where they are. Don't move animals between pools, put them back where you found them, it's their home. If you want to fish or collect seaweed or shellfish you need a fishing license.
\n", "groups": "Groups are allowed, buses must park at the corner of Harvard and West Point.
", "accessibility_and_safety": "As tide pools go, this is pretty accessible. It's a bit of a walk on the flat path and there is a bit of beach to navigate to get to the pools, but the pools also have a reasonably flat section. That said, there are some fast flowing cut-throughs to get over if you want to go further out and seasonally some quite slippery seaweed, so a walking stick makes a good companion.
\n\nThe edge of the tide pools nearest to the open ocean on the furthest right hand side (if you are facing out to sea) can be heavily affected by wind and swell, so as always, keep an eye out on the ocean, particularly so if it looks choppy.
\n\nIf you go far out, make sure to watch your exit route to ensure that you don't get cut off by the incoming tide.
\n\nIf you are setting up a picnic don't sit too near to the base of the cliff because erosion can cause dangerous falling rocks.
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The site is accessed from the Beach Park and Cabrillo Marine Aquarium parking lot. You will have to either pay for parking or park outside the gates on the street. The study site is ahead and to the right about 300 m below the cliffs as you are standing in the parking lot facing south toward the ocean. Walk along the path across the grass until you access the boardwalk at the base of the cliffs. When the board walk ends, proceed along the intertidal to the concrete bunker foundations.\nBe sure to check the photos and GPS coordinates to be sure you are on the correct bench. Other researchers have permanent study sites here, too, and you may find their markers.", "temp_reference": "https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10216165395187144&type=3", "managment": null, "open_to_public": null, "phone": null, "visitor_center": null, "cost": null, "hours": null, "directions_latitude": null, "directions_longitude": null, "docents": null, "dogs": null, "food_options": null, "rules_and_collecting": null, "groups": null, "accessibility_and_safety": null, "live_on_site": null, "natalie_visited": null, "pet_policy": null, "radius_km": null, "rules_and_collecting_url": null, "station_id": null, "tagline": null, "tidepool_height": null, "variance_ft": null, "wikipedia": null, "other_names": null, "picnic_options": null, "header_credit_url": null, "official_open": null, "docent_info": null, "webcam_url": null} {"airtable_createdTime": "2017-11-26T01:40:33.000Z", "airtable_id": "recPhjqUswwfmzE6W", "area": "San Diego", "body": "These tide pools can be found below the sandstone cliffs of Point Loma on the ocean side of the park. Ask for directions when you stop at the entrance booth. Look for fossils in the rocks while you are exploring the shoreline.\n\n", "country_slug": "us", "latitude": 32.668331, "longitude": -117.2445294, "name": "Point Loma", "region": "us_pacific_coast", "slug": "point-loma", "time_zone": "America/Los_Angeles", "website_url": "http://www.californiabeaches.com/attraction/point-loma-tide-pools/", "directions_to_tidepools": null, "address": null, "bathroom_info": null, "bathrooms": null, "header_credit": null, "header_image": null, "parking": null, "temp_reference": null, "managment": null, "open_to_public": null, "phone": null, "visitor_center": null, "cost": null, "hours": null, "directions_latitude": null, "directions_longitude": null, "docents": null, "dogs": null, "food_options": null, "rules_and_collecting": null, "groups": null, "accessibility_and_safety": null, "live_on_site": null, "natalie_visited": null, "pet_policy": null, "radius_km": null, "rules_and_collecting_url": null, "station_id": null, "tagline": null, "tidepool_height": null, "variance_ft": null, "wikipedia": null, "other_names": null, "picnic_options": null, "header_credit_url": null, "official_open": null, "docent_info": null, "webcam_url": null} {"airtable_createdTime": "2017-11-26T05:13:20.000Z", "airtable_id": "reciYr6NHZBuIkMgJ", "area": "Bay area", "body": null, "country_slug": "us", "latitude": 37.537422, "longitude": -122.519616, "name": "Point Montara light station", "region": "us_pacific_coast", "slug": "point-montara", "time_zone": "America/Los_Angeles", "website_url": "http://www.californiabeaches.com/hotel/point-montara-lighthouse-hostel/", "directions_to_tidepools": "A footpath leads north from the lighthouse through a picket fence to the edge of the bluff. It quickly splits and the left trail goes out to a point and down to the rocks. The right trail leads back to a creek drainage and down to the beach. ", "address": "16th St and Cabrillo Hwy\nMontara, CA 94037", "bathroom_info": null, "bathrooms": null, "header_credit": null, "header_image": null, "parking": "No fee for day-use parking", "temp_reference": null, "managment": "[\"California State Park\"]", "open_to_public": null, "phone": null, "visitor_center": "checked", "cost": null, "hours": null, "directions_latitude": null, "directions_longitude": null, "docents": null, "dogs": null, "food_options": null, "rules_and_collecting": null, "groups": "Gray whales migrate by Point Montara between November and April.", "accessibility_and_safety": null, "live_on_site": null, "natalie_visited": null, "pet_policy": "Dogs allowed on leash on the property but not allowed in the hostel", "radius_km": null, "rules_and_collecting_url": null, "station_id": null, "tagline": "Gray whales migrate by Point Montara between November and April. You can also stay in the hostel here. Really close to the Fitzgerald marine reserve.", "tidepool_height": null, "variance_ft": null, "wikipedia": null, "other_names": null, "picnic_options": "checked", "header_credit_url": null, "official_open": null, "docent_info": null, "webcam_url": null} {"airtable_createdTime": "2017-11-26T04:47:43.000Z", "airtable_id": "recIVQ8vjkIJrcIQD", "area": "Carmel/Monterey", "body": "Point Pinos and Asilomar State Beach\n\nThese two tidepool areas are located in Pacific Grove off Sunset Drive/Highway 68 and Asilomar Avenue. Point Pinos, also known as the Great Tide Pool, is one of the richest tidepool habitats in the world. At higher tides, some of the tidepools in this area remain exposed.", "country_slug": "us", "latitude": 36.6374544, "longitude": -121.9323833, "name": "Point Pinos (maybe split this into two with Ed rickets)", "region": "us_pacific_coast", "slug": "point-pinos", "time_zone": "America/Los_Angeles", "website_url": null, "directions_to_tidepools": "The sampling site is out of sight from the parking lot among the rocks that jut out to sea to the northwest. A corroded steel pipe emerges from the sand near the low tide level and extends out into the intertidal; this was Pacific Grove's sewer disposal line that was abandoned in the mid-1980s. \n\nFollow the pipe out into the rocks until you can climb up onto the isolated, flat, knoll that is covered with grasses and ice plants. Cross the knoll and descend on the other side, look to the left for a permanent tidepool. On the southwest (left) side of the tidepool is a rockyoutcrop with a mussel bed on the south side.", "address": null, "bathroom_info": "Restrooms are located in a building between the parking area and Asilomar Avenue. The building is next to the small freshwater pond (Crespi Pond) adjacent to the golf course.", "bathrooms": "Nearby", "header_credit": null, "header_image": null, "parking": "Park in the ocean-side parking space across the road from the dilapidated, windowless, cement foghorn building, where there is also a bench looking out towards the point.\n", "temp_reference": null, "managment": null, "open_to_public": null, "phone": "(831) 372-4076", "visitor_center": null, "cost": null, "hours": null, "directions_latitude": 36.6371872, "directions_longitude": -121.933949, "docents": null, "dogs": null, "food_options": null, "rules_and_collecting": "collecting of any sort is illegal with out a scientific collecting permit.", "groups": null, "accessibility_and_safety": null, "live_on_site": null, "natalie_visited": null, "pet_policy": null, "radius_km": null, "rules_and_collecting_url": null, "station_id": null, "tagline": "Point Pinos, also known as the Great Tide Pool, is one of the richest tidepool habitats in the world. ", "tidepool_height": null, "variance_ft": null, "wikipedia": null, "other_names": null, "picnic_options": null, "header_credit_url": null, "official_open": null, "docent_info": null, "webcam_url": null} {"airtable_createdTime": "2017-11-26T02:36:14.000Z", "airtable_id": "recWYDFaFuyJIR9BC", "area": "Half moon bay", "body": "Beautiful sandstone erosion creates gullies in the cliff face. The tidepool area is quite high and accessible even when the tide isn\u2019t all that low. This makes it a great place for summer Tidepooling.
\n\nOften one of the less popular beaches in half moon bay, it offers stunning cliff views and exciting wildlife in the tidepools.
", "country_slug": "us", "latitude": 37.4365721, "longitude": -122.4447811, "name": "Redondo beach", "region": "us_pacific_coast", "slug": "redondo-beach", "time_zone": "America/Los_Angeles", "website_url": "https://www.californiabeaches.com/beach/redondo-beach-half-moon-bay/", "directions_to_tidepools": "The smoothest way down to the tidepools is to walk along the scenic bluff trail to Poplar beach (or park there) and take the steps down. It\u2019s a bit of a scrabble but it\u2019s also possible to get closer access from the Redondo parking down one of the many steep ravines that the rain has carved out of the cliff. Wear sturdy shoes and bring a walking stick if you have one.
", "address": "Redondo Beach Road, Half Moon Bay,", "bathroom_info": "You might be able to find bathrooms nearby with Half Moon Bay being so close.
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", "rules_and_collecting": "Please be respectful of the reef, don\u2019t pry any shellfish or creatures off their homes. You\u2019ll need a Fishing license if you want to fish and bear in mind that depending on the time of year shellfish may be poisonous and you could get Paralytic Shellfish poisoning.
\n\nWatch where you step and don\u2019t step on living things if you can possibly avoid it.
", "groups": "Buses and groups may want to park in the more official car park at the end of Poplar beach road, head down the steps and walk a mile along the beach.
", "accessibility_and_safety": "Depending on the route you take down to the beach it can be quite treacherous. Be careful especially if you are going down or back when it is dark. Always watch your step and never turn your back on the tide.
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This will place you on the site where our transect runs across the boulder riprap.\n\nThe second access route is down the stairs on the ocean side of Pleasure Point Drive, halfway between Rockview Drive and East Cliff Drive. The stairs lead to some boulder riprap next to a sandy beach. Walk west across the sandy beach to the site.\n\nThe third access route is down the surfer trail just east of the 32nd Avenue-East Cliff Drive intersection. That places you on the sand-covered platform from where you can walk west on the sand and rocks, past the second access route and on to the Rockview Drive site.", "address": null, "bathroom_info": "There is a portable toilet at the intersection of 32nd Avenue and East Cliff Drive.", "bathrooms": "Nearby", "header_credit": null, "header_image": null, "parking": "This site is located between the cities of Santa Cruz and Capitola. The Rockview Drive site is off the western tip of Soquel Point, below the end of Rockview Drive. 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The amount of relief to the rocks is fairly minimal to low. As with any site with deep channels, watch the water level as the tide comes in so no one gets stranded!\n", "country_slug": "us", "latitude": 35.6041315, "longitude": -121.1420191, "name": "San Simeon", "region": "us_pacific_coast", "slug": "san-simeon", "time_zone": "America/Los_Angeles", "website_url": null, "directions_to_tidepools": "There is a public access trail from the intersection of Vista del Mar and Balboa, walk across a vacant lot to the beach. 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Make sure to arrive with plenty of time to explore as both beaches require a decent walk from the parking area. You will be rewarded by seeing limpets, sand crabs, black turban snails, purple sea urchins and more.", "country_slug": "us", "latitude": 38.0101518, "longitude": -122.8457861, "name": "Sculptured Beach", "region": "us_pacific_coast", "slug": "sculptured-beach", "time_zone": "America/Los_Angeles", "website_url": null, "directions_to_tidepools": "It is an hours hike down to the tidepools from the Bear Valley Visitor Center so Male sure you arrive plenty of time before the lowest tide.
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This is a really pretty beach with shallow pools on algae covered rock benches.
\n\nThe large Shark fin shaped rock used to be part of the mudstone cliff and got its shape from erosion by the wind and waves
\n\nThere are also a small cave on the south east of the beach to explore.
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", "rules_and_collecting": "This beach forms part of Coast Dairies State Park. No collecting unless you have permission from the state park", "groups": "Groups are allowed", "accessibility_and_safety": "The path to the beach is quite steep, if you have difficulty walking you will appreciate the use of a stick to get down. Be careful of the prolific poison oak that lines this trail. Once you are on the beach the rocky outcrops are flat but slippery.
\n\nIf you go exploring in the caves be careful of the tide because the sea stacks create dangerous currents and you could be swept away.
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At low tide, you can carefully walk around the seaward edge of this boulder to reach the dense mussel bed", "address": null, "bathroom_info": "There is an outhouse located at the west end of the parking lot", "bathrooms": "Yes", "header_credit": null, "header_image": null, "parking": "The signed parking lot is 3 miles south of Jenner and 7.7 miles north of Bodega Bay along Highway One.\n\nParking is free. Note: The parking lot can be full on weekends.", "temp_reference": null, "managment": "[\"California State Park\"]", "open_to_public": null, "phone": "(707) 875-3483", "visitor_center": null, "cost": null, "hours": "During spring and summer low tides, volunteer naturalists are available to help interpret the tidepools for visitors.", "directions_latitude": null, "directions_longitude": null, "docents": "checked", "dogs": null, "food_options": null, "rules_and_collecting": "Shell Beach is part of the Sonoma Coast State Park. All natural resources here are protected by Federal, State and Park laws. Disturbance or destruction of these resources is strictly forbidden. LiMPETS maintains a permit with State Parks for monitoring activities conducted at this site; therefore all groups must contact your local LiMPETS coordinator to plan your trip.\nLearn more about the geology of Shell Beach: http://terrywrightgeology.com/shellbeach.html", "groups": null, "accessibility_and_safety": null, "live_on_site": null, "natalie_visited": null, "pet_policy": null, "radius_km": null, "rules_and_collecting_url": null, "station_id": null, "tagline": null, "tidepool_height": null, "variance_ft": null, "wikipedia": null, "other_names": null, "picnic_options": null, "header_credit_url": null, "official_open": null, "docent_info": null, "webcam_url": null} {"airtable_createdTime": "2020-08-31T04:39:03.000Z", "airtable_id": "recZ0FVUrLcmIf25e", "area": "Santa Cruz", "body": "This is a very flat intertidal bench area. Because the platforms are so flat, only a small rise in the water level floods them. Moreover, as the tide comes in it fills the channels first. You should watch the rising tide or you will need to wade back through quite deep water in the channels!", "country_slug": "us", "latitude": 36.9549897, "longitude": -121.9709407, "name": "Soquel Avenue", "region": "us_pacific_coast", "slug": "soquel-avenue", "time_zone": "America/Los_Angeles", "website_url": null, "directions_to_tidepools": "This site is located between the cities of Santa Cruz and Capitola, directly off the end of 33rd Avenue, looking southeast. The site is off the eastern tip of Soquel Point on an extensive low-zone platform covered with surfgrasses. The site can only be reached by walking when the tide is at or below \u20131.0 feet; such low tides occur in the afternoons of late fall and winter and the mornings of late spring and summer. To reach the outer-most platform and the sampling site, clamber down the surfer trail at the 33rd Avenue / East Cliff Drive intersection. That places you on the sand-covered platform from where you can walk out on the platforms. You can circumvent the deeper portions of the channels by going around to the east, and then out to the sampling site by walking west on the outer-most platform.\n", "address": null, "bathroom_info": "There is a portable toilet at the intersection of 32nd Avenue and East Cliff Drive.", "bathrooms": "Nearby", "header_credit": null, "header_image": null, "parking": "Park near the 33rd Avenue / East Cliff Drive intersection of 33rd Avenue and East Cliff Drive.", "temp_reference": null, "managment": null, "open_to_public": null, "phone": null, "visitor_center": null, "cost": null, "hours": null, "directions_latitude": null, "directions_longitude": null, "docents": null, "dogs": null, "food_options": null, "rules_and_collecting": "collecting of any sort is illegal without a CA DFW scientific collecting permit.", "groups": null, "accessibility_and_safety": null, "live_on_site": null, "natalie_visited": null, "pet_policy": null, "radius_km": null, "rules_and_collecting_url": "http://www.dfg.ca.gov/wildlife/nongame/research_permit/scp/scp_aplic_procs.html", "station_id": null, "tagline": null, "tidepool_height": -1.0, "variance_ft": null, "wikipedia": null, "other_names": "33rd Ave", "picnic_options": null, "header_credit_url": null, "official_open": null, "docent_info": null, "webcam_url": null} {"airtable_createdTime": "2017-11-26T01:57:33.000Z", "airtable_id": "rec0sW0dbM6X1bVRr", "area": "Half moon bay", "body": "The Shell Beach area has many tidepool areas along its rugged shoreline. Head to just about any of the beaches here at low tide and you\u2019ll find excellent tide pools. Our favorite access point for tide pools is the one at Spyglass Park.", "country_slug": "us", "latitude": 37.4324536, "longitude": -122.4420778, "name": "Spyglass beach", "region": "us_pacific_coast", "slug": "spyglass-beach", "time_zone": "America/Los_Angeles", "website_url": "http://www.californiabeaches.com/beach/spyglass-park/", "directions_to_tidepools": null, "address": null, "bathroom_info": null, "bathrooms": null, "header_credit": null, "header_image": null, "parking": null, "temp_reference": null, "managment": null, "open_to_public": null, "phone": null, "visitor_center": null, "cost": null, "hours": null, "directions_latitude": null, "directions_longitude": null, "docents": null, "dogs": null, "food_options": null, "rules_and_collecting": null, "groups": null, "accessibility_and_safety": null, "live_on_site": null, "natalie_visited": null, "pet_policy": null, "radius_km": null, "rules_and_collecting_url": null, "station_id": null, "tagline": null, "tidepool_height": null, "variance_ft": null, "wikipedia": null, "other_names": null, "picnic_options": null, "header_credit_url": null, "official_open": null, "docent_info": null, "webcam_url": null} {"airtable_createdTime": "2020-08-30T04:31:25.000Z", "airtable_id": "recsVm9vHXPQjzjQ5", "area": "LA", "body": null, "country_slug": "us", "latitude": null, "longitude": null, "name": "Sugarloaf point", "region": "us_pacific_coast", "slug": "sugarloaf-point", "time_zone": "America/Los_Angeles", "website_url": null, "directions_to_tidepools": null, "address": null, "bathroom_info": null, "bathrooms": null, "header_credit": null, "header_image": null, "parking": null, "temp_reference": null, "managment": null, "open_to_public": null, "phone": null, "visitor_center": null, "cost": null, "hours": null, "directions_latitude": null, "directions_longitude": null, "docents": null, "dogs": null, "food_options": null, "rules_and_collecting": null, "groups": null, "accessibility_and_safety": null, "live_on_site": null, "natalie_visited": null, "pet_policy": null, "radius_km": null, "rules_and_collecting_url": null, "station_id": null, "tagline": null, "tidepool_height": null, "variance_ft": null, "wikipedia": null, "other_names": null, "picnic_options": null, "header_credit_url": null, "official_open": null, "docent_info": null, "webcam_url": null} {"airtable_createdTime": "2017-11-26T01:49:43.000Z", "airtable_id": "recwag7Xz5KcUt6FD", "area": "Carmel/Monterey", "body": "This site features a gently sloping platform with high algal diversity. The site is reached by crossing a small boulder field, and the alga covered rocks can be very slippery. Sturdy boots and trekking poles are highly recommended.\n\nThis state park is loaded with nooks and crannies full of marine life. Weston Beach is the largest and best known of the beaches at Point Lobos.\n\nAn area called Weston Beach is the best place to visit tide pools at Point Lobos State Reserve. The tide pools at Point Lobos are only visible at certain times, depending on the season and tide schedule. Some areas only visible during a season or two while others exposed for viewing multiple times a day. The critters most often exposed for viewing include hermit crabs, different species of algae, anemones, and snails. The less frequently visible inhabitants include bat stars, sea urchins, and squishy looking things called \u201cnudibranchs,\u201d which are only visible during seasons of very low tides. If you\u2019re determined to see your very first nudibranch, plan your visit to coincide with the lowest tides of the year.\n\nHiking, wildflowers and sea life galore are the features of this picturesque area of Carmel. The best spot to check out the tide pools is on Weston Beach, just south and west of the main entrance. If you are lucky you may even spot a sea lion or otter frolicking in the waves. Volunteer docents are available to answer questions at the Sea Lion Point parking lot most days from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.", "country_slug": "us", "latitude": 36.5129335, "longitude": -121.9445659, "name": "Weston beach", "region": "us_pacific_coast", "slug": "weston-beach", "time_zone": "America/Los_Angeles", "website_url": "http://www.californiabeaches.com/map/point-lobos-state-natural-reserve-beaches/", "directions_to_tidepools": "The best spot to check out the tide pools is on Weston Beach, just south and west of the main entrance", "address": "Highway 1 and Riley Ranch Rd. Carmel,", "bathroom_info": "Restrooms are located just past the kiosk at the entrance to Point Lobos State Nature Reserve.", "bathrooms": "Yes", "header_credit": null, "header_image": null, "parking": "Parking: $10. Park at Weston Beach. The parking lot is on the right (ocean side) of the road.", "temp_reference": null, "managment": "[\"California State Park\", \"California State Nature Preservr\"]", "open_to_public": null, "phone": "(831) 624-4909", "visitor_center": null, "cost": "$10 day use fee per car", "hours": null, "directions_latitude": 36.5128984, "directions_longitude": -121.9430045, "docents": "Yes", "dogs": null, "food_options": null, "rules_and_collecting": "collecting of any sort is illegal without a CA DFW scientific collecting permit.", "groups": "Buses must obtain a permit in advance.", "accessibility_and_safety": "The alga covered rocks can be very slippery. Sturdy boots, trekking poles and knee pads are highly recommended!", "live_on_site": null, "natalie_visited": null, "pet_policy": null, "radius_km": null, "rules_and_collecting_url": "https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Licensing/Scientific-Collecting", "station_id": null, "tagline": null, "tidepool_height": null, "variance_ft": null, "wikipedia": null, "other_names": null, "picnic_options": null, "header_credit_url": null, "official_open": null, "docent_info": "Volunteer docents are available to answer questions at the Sea Lion Point parking lot most days from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.", "webcam_url": null} {"airtable_createdTime": "2020-08-31T04:22:34.000Z", "airtable_id": "rec8FUt0g1SRPw8Rl", "area": "LA", "body": "The site is next to the remains of a hot-spring resort that prospered during the first part of the 20th century.", "country_slug": "us", "latitude": 33.7109034, "longitude": -118.3039992, "name": "White Point", "region": "us_pacific_coast", "slug": "white-point", "time_zone": "America/Los_Angeles", "website_url": null, "directions_to_tidepools": null, "address": "San Pedro, CA", "bathroom_info": "Portable toilets and restrooms are located near the base of the cliff.", "bathrooms": null, "header_credit": "sykospark", "header_image": "[{\"filename\": \"2020-09-02 12.00.02.jpg\", \"height\": 690, \"id\": \"att36NiOqaDHLExRU\", \"size\": 423947, \"thumbnails\": {\"full\": {\"height\": 3000, \"url\": \"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v1/13/13/1672632000000/8SsGbOsOy2hg3J_Cq-9Hsw/Taxx0I7pxxLFr22ymMxehWJDubf8_2cphy2iCVvtnbjqTO0SfB_9Wiw0HijbxHxRREyHvWnI_dlwhmPAGK1ugw/aaQ3jvpGZlqzYh7bHa0A63dWkBW5t40xe9vwGOVSdpg\", \"width\": 3000}, \"large\": {\"height\": 512, \"url\": \"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v1/13/13/1672632000000/pSMOTvLbWSMdYJ5rQbXxIQ/er4pAG0aWdB0Nr8Q7xFQQYCqmzQflntF5sJWJhQYOt9uGiaWK00UZ8mgr7yT5nLtdf0EEfyb_k38CFXcTXaOHA/RzF5jWLVet_n4LrI5iVGUDQxd3Sau8GjJqJuoK5t1uk\", \"width\": 683}, \"small\": {\"height\": 36, \"url\": \"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v1/13/13/1672632000000/xgD0q1ALsicPcrLUtnyVVA/MTwsSDbRV9Woq6rsIPEdhR-SsKWLVefzw_SIX8q0GxtcGNEtzivShv48DX59N5j9SQ2B_Wi5sPFc0o1tuMP1gw/Ixz4awWaaWAR76qLCRyKOx1w0wkHsqgl9pRFqqBJc-w\", \"width\": 48}}, \"type\": \"image/jpeg\", \"url\": \"https://v5.airtableusercontent.com/v1/13/13/1672632000000/UZc1F3H40TyZHifFIDiZrg/U6Oz1io-z26wxqRf_TzLMlxJMkCOrrrL42WT_gHe5dsJNAhMzyq63JRn3XcjxJBvQBvxyN_-9j1kit-D4YaI3KdHL17WMlFJqnekaTYAV1k/zyqlxK9IcQ8ODr1ANCeJssHtZ2qSmPM73GrkDjg7Unw\", \"width\": 920}]", "parking": "This site is located on the eastern portion of Royal Palms State Park/White Point County Beach in San Pedro, Los Angeles County. To reach the site, take Highway 110 (the Harbor Freeway) south until it ends at the Gaffey Street exit. Continue south on Gaffey Street to 25th Street. Turn right on 25th Street, then left on Western. At the end of Western, turn left on Paseo del Mar, then right into the Park. The road goes down to the beach where you should turn left and go to the end of the pavement to park.", "temp_reference": "https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10218532959814780&type=3", "managment": null, "open_to_public": "Yes", "phone": null, "visitor_center": null, "cost": "The park day use fee is $6 per vehicle", "hours": "The park gate closes at 4:30 pm; the park closes at 5 pm.", "directions_latitude": null, "directions_longitude": null, "docents": null, "dogs": null, "food_options": null, "rules_and_collecting": null, "groups": null, "accessibility_and_safety": null, "live_on_site": null, "natalie_visited": null, "pet_policy": null, "radius_km": null, "rules_and_collecting_url": null, "station_id": null, "tagline": null, "tidepool_height": null, "variance_ft": null, "wikipedia": null, "other_names": null, "picnic_options": null, "header_credit_url": null, "official_open": null, "docent_info": null, "webcam_url": null} {"airtable_createdTime": "2020-08-31T04:34:29.000Z", "airtable_id": "recWZGrZVAnl1r9ss", "area": "Santa Cruz", "body": "This is a flat area that can be difficult to get to, however it is an incredible site to monitor. Little to no foot traffic occurs here, other than the occasional surfer or beachcomber. ", "country_slug": "us", "latitude": 36.9539906, "longitude": -122.089546, "name": "Wilder Ranch", "region": "us_pacific_coast", "slug": "wilder-ranch", "time_zone": "America/Los_Angeles", "website_url": null, "directions_to_tidepools": "It\u2019s a 20-30 min walk to the tidepools. Walk toward the ocean on the dirt road, crossing the railroad tracts and the fields until you reach the edge of the cliff. DO NOT drive on the dirt road; it is used by the farmers and is often muddy and easy to get mired down in. Once the edge of the cliff is reached, go to the right (west) along the dirt road until you come to the top of Strawberry Cove. Walk down a well-worn trail to Strawberry Cove Beach. Turn right, cross a large sand-scoured rock and a small sandy cove, and climb up on the narrow, sloping platform that is bare at the top. The platform has a large mussel bed in the middle and a small surfgrass bed near the bottom.", "address": null, "bathroom_info": "There are no public restrooms near the site; the closest are at the Wilder Ranch State Park\u2019s entrance gate.", "bathrooms": "Nearby", "header_credit": null, "header_image": null, "parking": "This site, north of Santa Cruz, is just north of Wilder Ranch State Park\u2019s main entrance. Park along Highway 1 at 2101 Coast Road, which is between the entrance to the Wilder Ranch State Park and Dimeo Lane. There is a small frontage road where you can park off the highway on the coast side. Be certain to park with enough room for any farm vehicles to still get by.", "temp_reference": null, "managment": "[\"California State Park\"]", "open_to_public": null, "phone": null, "visitor_center": null, "cost": null, "hours": null, "directions_latitude": null, "directions_longitude": null, "docents": null, "dogs": null, "food_options": null, "rules_and_collecting": "The Wilder Ranch site is on the eastern side of Strawberry Cove in Wilder Ranch State Park. Before going to the site, be sure to contact the park rangers at (831) 423-9703.", "groups": null, "accessibility_and_safety": null, "live_on_site": null, "natalie_visited": null, "pet_policy": null, "radius_km": null, "rules_and_collecting_url": null, "station_id": null, "tagline": null, "tidepool_height": null, "variance_ft": null, "wikipedia": null, "other_names": null, "picnic_options": null, "header_credit_url": null, "official_open": null, "docent_info": null, "webcam_url": null}