tidepooling

Best Tidepooling and Beaches for Minus Tides (with Tide Table Highlights)

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If you follow our page on Facebook, then you know we went tidepooling on Saturday. There’s a whole science to figuring out the best times to tidepool. What is the tidal range (difference between high and low tides)? Is it a minus tide (super-duper low in comparison to the rest of the year)? Is it [...]

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Crescent Bay Beach in Laguna Beach: A Mom’s Perspective

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[Thanks to Noel for this amazing guest post. She's as talented with words as she is with her photography.] My son, CJ, grew up crawling around on the sand for hours while we “watched” his daddy surf. So any beach is home to him. Hours are lost skipping rocks, finding driftwood, and exploring tidepools. We [...]

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Tidepooling in the Rain

Orange County Tidepooling

Rain doesn’t stop us from getting outdoors. Didn’t you love to play in the rain when you were young? Remember my 10-Day Rainy Play Plan? Then we went tidepooling! [Important Note: I've heard through the grapevine that Aliso Beach incurred lots of damage right after our tidepooling adventure. Much of the sand washed out and [...]

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Crystal Cove State Park: Tidepooling at a Natural Playground

Crystal Cove State Beach Tidepooling

Crystal Cove State Park’s waters are a designated underwater park–which may be why the tidepooling was so amazing on our visit.  December and January are notorious for the highest of high and lowest of low tides.  I’m sure you’ll find something different on every visit throughout the year. Location: We’ve been to other parts of [...]

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