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Lowell Point State Recreation Site

Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska · United States

What have people found?

Seersucker kelp, rockweed isopod and northern bay mussel turn up here more than at our other tide pools. Rockweed, mottled star and northern sea nettle are the usual finds. ~61 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 Lowell Point State Recreation Site for the next three days
  1. Sun, Nov 1510:20 AM5.3 ftin the dark11:19 PM1.7 ft
  2. Mon, Nov 1611:26 AM5.5 ft
  3. Tue, Nov 17in the dark12:14 AM2.1 ft12:50 PM5.2 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 June and July.

What should you know before visiting?

Paid parking is about 0.5 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 Lowell Point State Recreation Site?

Species records from iNaturalist

RockweedFucus distichus
Mottled StarEvasterias troschelii
Northern Sea NettleChrysaora melanaster
Monterey DoridDoris montereyensis
Ochre Sea StarPisaster ochraceus
Rockweed isopodPentidotea wosnesenskii
Pacific Hairy Hermit CrabPagurus hirsutiusculus
Leather StarDermasterias imbricata
Moonglow AnemoneAnthopleura artemisia
Arctic Green Sea UrchinStrongylocentrotus droebachiensis
Northern Bay MusselMytilus trossulus
Dungeness CrabMetacarcinus magister
Yellow Shore CrabHemigrapsus oregonensis
seersucker kelpCostaria costata
Sunflower Sea StarPycnopodia helianthoides
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