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offshore. Sea otters and harbor seals rest sponges, purple hydrocoral, and all kinds
here. of rockfish.
BUTTERFLY HOUSE 15’ - 50’ Beg. - POINT LOBOS STATE RESERVE
Int. Beach entry near Scenic Rd. and Nothing may be taken or disturbed.
Stewart Way in front of the "Butterfly Diving only in designated area on North
House". Rocky underwater with small side of reserve. Diving, boating, or
caves and thick kelp is a fishy area with a kayaking by permit only. Park rangers
wide variety. Caution: S swell brings in issue permits. Ranger: (408) 624-4909
big surf. http://pt-
lobos.parks.state.ca.us/scuba/diverer.html
CARMEL RIVER 10’ - 50’ Beg. - Adv. Point Lobos State Reserve is a separate
Carmel River Beach entry to reefs and map within a map and side 1 of Franko’s
pinnacles amongst Map of Monterey. It is a zoom-in showing
kelp. Colorful anemones and sponges host all of the roads and trails around the State
sculpin, greenling, rockfish, and gobies. Reserve as well as the dive spots, which
Caution: Exposed. are often regarded as some of the best in
the world. The dive spots described on the
CARMEL MEADOWS 20’ - 40’ Int. - map are as follows:
Adv. Beach entry near 80 steps at Bibera
Rd. and Cuesta Way. Area has good kelp GRANITE PT. PINNACLES
forest with lots of rocks. Brittle stars, (WHALING WALL) 30’ - 130’ Int.- Adv.
rainbow nudibranchs, blue rockfish, Open water diving with sea lions,
lingcod, cabezon abound. Leopard sharks corynactis anemones, hydrocorals,
come in late winter and spring. Caution: sheepcrabs and blue rockfish.
Steep and deep trench.
COAL CHUTE COVE (THE PIT) 20’ -
MONASTARY BEACH 10’ - 100’+ Int. 40’ Int. - Adv. Caves and crevices are
- Adv. Enter at N end of beach to shallow habitat for invertebrates including white
area (20’ - 40’) stinging cave sponges. Fin-tugging harbor
with rocky reef and kelp. Canyon wall is seals like to surprise divers.
very steep and drops into abyss.
Overhangs are popular for hunting. GRANITE POINT WALL 40’ - 80’ Int. -
Caution: Steep and deep with waves. Adv. This is a granite wall with fissures.
Large parallel walls to Northwest has
MONO-LOBO 40’ - 120’ Int. - Adv. Boat giant kelp. Cabezon and lingcod nest here.
dive to ledge area at 40’ depth. Ledges There are numerous fish and
form walls which descend to 100’ +. invertebrates.
Many nooks and crannies host scallops,
cabezon, strawberry anemone, orange
