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Many fish. Octopi. Excellent snorkeling. CLEO STREET BARGE 10' - 40' Adv 70
Common dive instruction and checkout stairs to beach. Rocky sand entry. Ribbon
spot kelp. Small reefs. Deteriorating 130'
sunken barge (1958) 750' offshore at 40'
GLEN E. VEDDER (HEISLER PARK) depth. Lobsters. Halibut. Sand Bass
ECOLOGICAL RESERVE Divers Cove
to Bird Rock to 600' seaward no marine CRESS STREET 10' - 70' Int – Adv
plants, marine life, geological formations Sandy and rocky beach entry. Large
(rocks), archaeological artifacts may be protruding boulders to 300' out at 30' - 40'
taken. Anchorage only in daylight depths. Extensive reefs at 900'+ offshore
at 60' - 70' depths. Lobsters. Gamefish on
DIVER'S COVE 10' - 50' Beg – Adv west side reefs
Sandy beach entry. Sand and rock bottom.
Reefs on south side to 1000' offshore. WOOD'S COVE 10' - 40' Beg – Int Stairs
Reefs on north side 150' from beach to at Diamond St.. Rocky sand entry.
1000' out. Halibut. Scallops. Moray eels. Boulder reef on east side. 30' deep reef on
Lobsters. Good snorkeling near shore. west side with a huge boulder rising
Student dive spot almost to surface. Garibaldi.
Nudibranchs. Anemones. Gorgonians.
PICNIC BEACH 10' - 50' Beg – Adv Easy Excellent Snorkeling
path to beach. Easy beach entry. Rocks
protruding from sand. Shallow reefs to MOSS STREET 10' - 35' Beg – Int Stairs
300' seaward. Lobsters. Game fish. at Moss St.. Sandy beach entry. Reefs and
Garibaldi. Many swimmers and rocks. Crevices. Small caves. Best on
snorkelers in summer Southwest side. Large reef 300 - 400'
offshore. Golden gorgonians. Lobsters.
ROCKY BEACH 10' - 50' Beg – Adv 77 Kelp Bass. Sheephead. Halibut
stairs to sandy and rocky beach. Reefs.
Kelp. Yellowtail. Halibut. Many fish. VICTORIA STREET 20' - 40' Int 82 stairs
Photogenic. Good snorkeling near beach to beach at Sunset Terrace. Sandy beach
entry. Sandy with few reefs. Halibut.
MAIN BEACH 10' - 50' Beg – Adv Corbina
Partially within Ecological Reserve.
Beach entry by Lifeguard HQ. Kelp from TREASURE ISLAND to ALISO BEACH
Bird Rock seaward. Reefs to 600' out. 15' - 25' Beg – Int Park at Aliso Beach.
Halibut and corbina over sandy areas. Sandy beach entry. North reefs off private
Lobsters in rocks to south. Good beach at Treasure Island. South reefs have
snorkeling at Bird Rock abundant marine life. Large calico bass.
Rocky ledges with invertebrates
