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Lower Padden Trail

Whatcom County, Washington · United States

What have people found?

Pacific stubby rose anemone, eccentric sand dollar and plumose anemone turn up here more than at our other tide pools. Ochre sea star, monterey dorid and aggregating anemone are the usual finds. ~135 distinct species have been recorded here, across at least 6 years of observations.

What is the best time to visit today?

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Predicted tide from Village Point, Lummi Island, 8.6 miles away.

See low tide times at Lower Padden Trail for the next three days
  1. Sun, Nov 15in the dark1:52 AM−0.4 ft
  2. Mon, Nov 16in the dark2:31 AM0.2 ft
  3. Tue, Nov 17in the dark3:14 AM1.0 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 June.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 0.2 miles away.
Arrive 45 minutes to an hour before low tide and leave as it turns. The water comes back faster than it left.
Grippy shoes beat sandals. Wet rock and algae are more slippery than they look. Tide pool safety
A tide pool is a fragile place. Look and photograph, take nothing. The tidepooling code

What lives at Lower Padden Trail?

Species records from iNaturalist

Ochre Sea StarPisaster ochraceus
Monterey DoridDoris montereyensis
Aggregating AnemoneAnthopleura elegantissima
Mottled StarEvasterias troschelii
Moonglow AnemoneAnthopleura artemisia
Mossy ChitonMopalia muscosa
Yellow Shore CrabHemigrapsus oregonensis
Pacific Stubby Rose AnemoneUrtibrina clandestina
Red Rock CrabCancer productus
Eccentric Sand DollarDendraster excentricus
Frilled DogwinkleNucella lamellosa
barnacle-eating doridOnchidoris bilamellata
Plumose AnemoneMetridium senile
Leather StarDermasterias imbricata
Orange Sea CucumberCucumaria miniata
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