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Deer Creek
- GPS coordinates:
- 34° 03.642’ N, 118° 58.924’ W
- LiMPETS monitoring site since:
- 2006
- Directions:
- The Deer Creek site is located along the Pacific Coast Highway, .25 mile east of Deer Creek Road and 1.2 miles west of the Neptune’s Net Seafood Restaurant. Be very careful parking on the side of highway. You can reach the site by climbing down the path on the bluffs.
- Restrooms:
- There are no restrooms at Deer Creek.
- Site description:
- The Deer Creek site consists of two large, rocky benches.
- LiMPETS methods:
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- random quadrats in a permanent area
- total organism counts in a permanent area
- size measurements in a permanent area
- Download site-specific protocols and datasheets used at this site.
- Permit and visitor information:
- A permit is not required to monitor this site. To get to the monitoring site, look for two small bluffs on the ocean side of the Pacific Coast Highway about 1/4 mile south of Deer Creek Road. If you scramble down the west side of the west bluff, you will be at the correct location. Be sure to use caution near the road and going down the steep, rocky path to the beach.
- Contact your LiMPETS site coordinator:
- Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary •