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Parque Marino El Palillo

Provincia de Valparaíso, Región de Valparaíso · Chile

What have people found?

Purple rock crab, juan fernández rock lobster and south american multiradiate sun star are the usual finds. ~33 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at Parque Marino El Palillo for the next three days
  1. Sun, Nov 15~10:30 AM~8:30 PM
  2. Mon, Nov 16~11:30 AMin the dark~9:30 PM
  3. Tue, Nov 17~12:30 PMin the dark~11:00 PM

Every low tide each day, in local time at the shore.

Plan the week in Intertidal
  • A tide chart for every day, with the best window marked
  • Identify what you find from a photo
  • An alert when a good daylight low is coming

When do people visit?

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Most observations come from January and February.

What should you know before visiting?

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 Parque Marino El Palillo?

Species records from iNaturalist

Purple Rock CrabLeptograpsus variegatus
Austrolittorina fernandezensisAustrolittorina fernandezensis
Astrostole plateiAstrostole platei
Padina fernandezianaPadina fernandeziana
Juan Fernández rock lobsterJasus frontalis
South American Multiradiate Sun StarHeliaster helianthus
Garden SnailCornu aspersum
Cellana ardosiaeaCellana ardosiaea
Acantharctus delfiniAcantharctus delfini
Phymactis papillosaPhymactis papillosa
Rhynchocinetes balssiRhynchocinetes balssi
Dictyota kunthiiDictyota kunthii
Parazoanthus elongatusParazoanthus elongatus
Parvulastra calcarataParvulastra calcarata
Centrostephanus sylviaeCentrostephanus sylviae
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