• The tidepools of Cabrillo National Monument

    Cabrillo

    National Monument California

Tidepool Permits

If your group is larger than 10 persons and you wish to visit the tidepools, a free Tidepool Permit is required. Click here for more information on obtaining a Permit.

VEHICLE ACCESS - PLEASE NOTE

Please remember that access to the coastal area is only by vehicle via Cabrillo Road. Travel by any other means is dangerous and not permitted. There is no pedestrian access. Parking is limited, so we encourage carpools or bus transportation.

Did You Know?

Seastar

Did you know that delicate-looking tidepool creatures at Cabrillo National Monument are actually very hardy, and have adapted well to harsh conditions of pounding surf, intermittent exposure to sun and drying wind, and sharp changes in temperature and salinity?