Burquitlam Lions Care Center

Tidepools reveal a hidden world of colorful marine creatures when low tide leaves water-filled depressions in the stone floor of rocky shorelines. Viewing is best when tides reach the minus point. Tide tables are available from visitor centers and businesses all along the Pacific Coast Highway, U.S. 101, which runs the length the Oregon Coast.

The following sites offer excellent exploration of intertidal life with guides or visitor center naturalists to answer questions, and in most cases, hiking and sea bird spotting nearby.

Haystack Rock

Haystack Rock is located offshore in Cannon Beach, just off U.S. Highway 101 an hour-and-a-half west of Portland via U.S. Highway 26.