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Little Egging Beach

Worcester County, Maryland · United States

What have people found?

Northern quahog, southern moon jelly and hard-fingered sea cucumber turn up here more than at our other tide pools. Atlantic blue crab, atlantic ribbed mussel and atlantic ghost crab are the usual finds. ~58 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

Download the app to see the 7-day schedule.

See low tide times at Little Egging Beach for the next three days
  1. Sun, Nov 159:16 AM0.2 ftin the dark11:05 PM0.3 ft
  2. Mon, Nov 1610:09 AM0.2 ftin the dark11:46 PM0.3 ft
  3. Tue, Nov 1711:11 AM0.3 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 July.

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 Little Egging Beach?

Species records from iNaturalist

Atlantic Blue CrabCallinectes sapidus
Atlantic Ribbed MusselGeukensia demissa
Atlantic Ghost CrabOcypode quadrata
Northern QuahogMercenaria mercenaria
Eastern OysterCrassostrea virginica
Long-claw Hermit CrabPagurus longicarpus
Common Atlantic SlippersnailCrepidula fornicata
Southern Moon JellyAurelia marginalis
Eastern MudsnailIlyanassa obsoleta
Red Beard SpongeClathria prolifera
Stout TagelusTagelus plebeius
Atlantic Bay ScallopArgopecten irradians
Knobbed WhelkBusycon carica
Hard-fingered Sea CucumberSclerodactyla briareus
Mud Fiddler CrabMinuca pugnax
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