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Kelp Forest

Giant kelp anchored to rock, growing up through the water column.

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A full essay on the kelp forest — how it forms, what lives in it, and how conditions behave here — is on the way.

Marine Life

Listed here are many of the aquatic species that you can find in this biome.

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California Sheephead
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Spearfishing
Garibaldi
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Diving

Beaches with kelp forest habitat

Every tracked beach whose detail page carries the kelp forest tag.

69 beaches · ordered north → south
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Kelp Forest0–10FT
Cayucos State Beach
San Luis Obispo
Kelp Forest22FT
Constantine Buoy
San Luis Obispo
Kelp Forest22FT
Estero Bay
San Luis Obispo
Kelp Forest0–10FT
Leffingwell Landing
San Luis Obispo
Kelp Forest0–10FT
Moonstone Beach
San Luis Obispo
Kelp Forest0–10FT
Pirate's Cove
San Luis Obispo
Kelp Forest0–10FT
San Simeon Cove
San Luis Obispo
Kelp Forest21FT
Souza Rock
San Luis Obispo
Kelp Forest0–10FT
Spooner's Cove
San Luis Obispo
Kelp Forest22FT
Spooner's Reef
San Luis Obispo
Kelp Forest4–7FT
Campus Point Beach
Santa Barbara
Kelp Forest4–7FT
Carpinteria Beach
Santa Barbara
Kelp Forest4–7FT
Gaviota State Park Beach
Santa Barbara
Kelp Forest4–7FT
Hollister Ranch
Santa Barbara
Kelp Forest4–7FT
Mesa Lane Beach
Santa Barbara
Kelp Forest4–7FT
Naples Reef
Santa Barbara
Kelp Forest14–20FT
Refugio State Beach
Santa Barbara
Kelp Forest4–8FT
Deer Creek Beach
Ventura
Kelp Forest4–8FT
County Line Beach
Ventura
Kelp Forest25FT
Deep Hole / County Line Offshore Reefs
Ventura
Kelp Forest36FT
Arch Rock
Channel Islands
Kelp Forest36FT
Cathedral Cove
Channel Islands
Kelp Forest37FT
Coral Reef (Anacapa)
Channel Islands
Kelp Forest37FT
Cat Rock
Channel Islands
Kelp Forest26FT
Scorpion Anchorage
Channel Islands
Kelp Forest35FT
Gull Island
Channel Islands
Kelp Forest33FT
Painted Cave
Channel Islands
Kelp Forest38FT
Yellow Banks + Smugglers Cove
Channel Islands
Kelp Forest34FT
Flame Reef
Channel Islands
Kelp Forest38FT
Prisoners Harbor
Channel Islands
Kelp Forest27FT
Talcott Shoal
Channel Islands
Kelp Forest28FT
Bee Rock
Channel Islands
Kelp Forest30FT
Johnsons Lee
Channel Islands
Kelp Forest26FT
Carrington Point
Channel Islands
Kelp Forest31FT
East End Pinnacles
Channel Islands
Kelp Forest24FT
Wyckoff Ledge
Channel Islands
Kelp Forest24FT
Tyler Bight
Channel Islands
Kelp Forest26FT
Cuyler Harbor
Channel Islands
Kelp Forest24FT
Judith Rock
Channel Islands
Kelp Forest24FT
Richardson Rock & NW Pinnacles
Channel Islands
Kelp Forest31FT
The Rookery
Channel Islands
Kelp Forest31FT
Sutil Island
Channel Islands
Kelp Forest31FT
Arch Point
Channel Islands
Kelp Forest31FT
Black Cavern
Channel Islands
Kelp Forest10–16FT
Point Dume State Beach
Los Angeles
Kelp Forest4–8FT
Leo Carrillo State Beach
Los Angeles
Kelp Forest4–7FT
Malaga Cove
Los Angeles
Kelp Forest4–7FT
Bluff Cove
Los Angeles
Kelp Forest20–26FT
Lunada Bay
Los Angeles
Kelp Forest9–15FT
Abalone Cove
Los Angeles
Kelp Forest5–11FT
White Point
Los Angeles
Kelp Forest10FT
Horseshoe Kelp
Los Angeles
Kelp Forest68FT
Ship Rock
Catalina Island
Kelp Forest68FT
Bird Rock
Catalina Island
Kelp Forest68FT
Blue Cavern Point
Catalina Island
Kelp Forest68FT
Two Harbors
Catalina Island
Kelp Forest63FT
Italian Gardens
Catalina Island
Kelp Forest4FT
Farnsworth Onshore
Catalina Island
Kelp Forest53FT
Descanso Beach
Catalina Island
Kelp Forest53FT
Casino Point Dive Park
Catalina Island
Kelp Forest19FT
Crystal Cove
Orange County
Kelp Forest6FT
Salt Creek Beach Park
Orange County
Kelp Forest6FT
Strands Beach
Orange County
Kelp Forest6FT
Swami's Beach
San Diego
Kelp Forest11FT
La Jolla Cove
San Diego
Kelp Forest9FT
Windansea Beach
San Diego
Kelp Forest5FT
Sunset Cliffs Natural Park
San Diego
Kelp Forest13FT
Point Loma
San Diego
Kelp Forest13FT
Coronado Islands
San Diego