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Rocky Reef

Bare rock and boulder structure without kelp cover on top.

About

A full essay on the rocky reef — 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 rocky reef habitat

Every tracked beach whose detail page carries the rocky reef tag.

102 beaches · ordered north → south
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Rocky Reef0–10FT
Avila Beach
San Luis Obispo
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Rocky Reef0–10FT
Cayucos State Beach
San Luis Obispo
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Rocky Reef22FT
Constantine Buoy
San Luis Obispo
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Rocky Reef0–10FT
Corallina Cove
San Luis Obispo
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Rocky Reef22FT
Estero Bay
San Luis Obispo
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Rocky Reef0–10FT
Hazard Canyon Reef
San Luis Obispo
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Rocky Reef0–10FT
Leffingwell Landing
San Luis Obispo
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Rocky Reef0–10FT
Moonstone Beach
San Luis Obispo
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Rocky Reef0–10FT
Morro Bay North T-Pier
San Luis Obispo
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Rocky Reef0–10FT
Morro Rock Beach
San Luis Obispo
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Rocky Reef0–10FT
Pirate's Cove
San Luis Obispo
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Rocky Reef23FT
Point Buchon Pinnacles
San Luis Obispo
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Rocky Reef0–10FT
Quarry Cove
San Luis Obispo
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Rocky Reef0–10FT
Ragged Point Beach
San Luis Obispo
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Rocky Reef23FT
Red Coral Reef
San Luis Obispo
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Rocky Reef0–10FT
San Simeon Cove
San Luis Obispo
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Rocky Reef20FT
Santa Rosa Reef
San Luis Obispo
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Rocky Reef0–10FT
Shell Beach
San Luis Obispo
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Rocky Reef21FT
Souza Rock
San Luis Obispo
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Rocky Reef0–10FT
Spooner's Cove
San Luis Obispo
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Rocky Reef22FT
Spooner's Reef
San Luis Obispo
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Rocky Reef22FT
The 10E Buoy
San Luis Obispo
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Rocky Reef4–7FT
Campus Point Beach
Santa Barbara
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Rocky Reef4–7FT
Carpinteria Beach
Santa Barbara
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Rocky Reef4–7FT
Devereux Beach
Santa Barbara
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Rocky Reef4–7FT
El Capitan State Beach
Santa Barbara
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Rocky Reef4–7FT
Gaviota State Park Beach
Santa Barbara
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Rocky Reef4–7FT
Hollister Ranch
Santa Barbara
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Rocky Reef4–7FT
Mesa Lane Beach
Santa Barbara
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Rocky Reef4–7FT
Naples Reef
Santa Barbara
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Rocky Reef4–7FT
Point Sal Beach
Santa Barbara
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Rocky Reef14–20FT
Refugio State Beach
Santa Barbara
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Rocky Reef4–7FT
Rincon Point
Ventura
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Rocky Reef4–7FT
Mussel Shoals Beach
Ventura
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Rocky Reef4–7FT
Oil Piers Beach
Ventura
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Rocky Reef4–7FT
Hobson Beach Park
Ventura
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Rocky Reef4–7FT
Rincon Parkway Beach
Ventura
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Rocky Reef4–7FT
Faria Beach Park
Ventura
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Rocky Reef4–7FT
Solimar Beach
Ventura
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Rocky Reef4–7FT
Mondos Beach
Ventura
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Rocky Reef4–7FT
Emma Wood State Beach North Beach
Ventura
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Rocky Reef4–8FT
La Jenelle Park
Ventura
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Rocky Reef15–21FT
Point Mugu Beach
Ventura
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Rocky Reef4–8FT
Sycamore Cove Beach
Ventura
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Rocky Reef4–8FT
Deer Creek Beach
Ventura
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Rocky Reef4–8FT
County Line Beach
Ventura
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Rocky Reef25FT
Deep Hole / County Line Offshore Reefs
Ventura
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Rocky Reef36FT
Arch Rock
Channel Islands
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Rocky Reef36FT
Cathedral Cove
Channel Islands
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Rocky Reef37FT
Coral Reef (Anacapa)
Channel Islands
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Rocky Reef37FT
Cat Rock
Channel Islands
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Rocky Reef26FT
Scorpion Anchorage
Channel Islands
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Rocky Reef35FT
Gull Island
Channel Islands
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Rocky Reef33FT
Painted Cave
Channel Islands
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Rocky Reef38FT
Yellow Banks + Smugglers Cove
Channel Islands
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Rocky Reef34FT
Flame Reef
Channel Islands
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Rocky Reef38FT
Prisoners Harbor
Channel Islands
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Rocky Reef27FT
Talcott Shoal
Channel Islands
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Rocky Reef28FT
Bee Rock
Channel Islands
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Rocky Reef30FT
Johnsons Lee
Channel Islands
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Rocky Reef26FT
Carrington Point
Channel Islands
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Rocky Reef31FT
East End Pinnacles
Channel Islands
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Rocky Reef24FT
Wyckoff Ledge
Channel Islands
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Rocky Reef24FT
Tyler Bight
Channel Islands
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Rocky Reef26FT
Cuyler Harbor
Channel Islands
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Rocky Reef24FT
Judith Rock
Channel Islands
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Rocky Reef24FT
Richardson Rock & NW Pinnacles
Channel Islands
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Rocky Reef31FT
The Rookery
Channel Islands
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Rocky Reef31FT
Sutil Island
Channel Islands
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Rocky Reef31FT
Arch Point
Channel Islands
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Rocky Reef31FT
Black Cavern
Channel Islands
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Rocky Reef4–7FT
Malibu Lagoon State Beach
Los Angeles
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Rocky Reef4–7FT
El Matador State Beach
Los Angeles
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Rocky Reef10–16FT
Point Dume State Beach
Los Angeles
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Rocky Reef4–8FT
Leo Carrillo State Beach
Los Angeles
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Rocky Reef4–7FT
Malaga Cove
Los Angeles
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Rocky Reef4–7FT
Bluff Cove
Los Angeles
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Rocky Reef20–26FT
Lunada Bay
Los Angeles
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Rocky Reef9–15FT
Abalone Cove
Los Angeles
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Rocky Reef5–11FT
White Point
Los Angeles
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Rocky Reef10FT
Horseshoe Kelp
Los Angeles
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Rocky Reef63FT
Long Point
Catalina Island
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Rocky Reef4FT
Little Harbor
Catalina Island
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Rocky Reef4FT
Ben Weston Beach
Catalina Island
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Rocky Reef4FT
Farnsworth Onshore
Catalina Island
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Rocky Reef53FT
Lovers Cove
Catalina Island
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Rocky Reef53FT
Pebbly Beach
Catalina Island
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Rocky Reef8FT
Pirate's Cove
Orange County
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Rocky Reef19FT
Corona del Mar State Beach
Orange County
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Rocky Reef19FT
Crystal Cove
Orange County
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Rocky Reef6FT
Laguna — Main Beach
Orange County
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Rocky Reef6FT
Salt Creek Beach Park
Orange County
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Rocky Reef6FT
Strands Beach
Orange County
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Rocky Reef6FT
Oceanside Harbor Beach
San Diego
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Rocky Reef6FT
Swami's Beach
San Diego
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Rocky Reef11FT
La Jolla Cove
San Diego
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Rocky Reef9FT
La Jolla Shores
San Diego
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Rocky Reef9FT
Windansea Beach
San Diego
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Rocky Reef6FT
Mission Beach
San Diego
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Rocky Reef5FT
Sunset Cliffs Natural Park
San Diego
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Rocky Reef13FT
Point Loma
San Diego
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Rocky Reef13FT
Coronado Islands
San Diego
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