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CAPE CORTES 20’ - 100’ Int. – Adv. JOHNSON’S ROCKS 30’ - 100’ Int. -
Steep slope with kelp & lobsters. Caution: Adv. Kelp forest. Abalone, anemones, bat
Surge, currents. rays, & angel sharks.
KELP POINT (& KELP BAY) 15’ - 100’ BLACK POINT (COVE ROCK) 10’ -
Int. - Adv. Kelp forest amongst numerous 100’ Beg. - Adv. Calm, protected cove is
rocks. Caution: Surge. rocky. Lobsters & scallops.
WHALE ROCK 0’ - 100’+ Adv. Whale PARSON’S LANDING (SMUGGLER’S
rock spouts. Cliffs descend into sea. Black DEN) 0’ - 50’ Beg. - Int. Calm, sandy
gorgonian coral at 60’ - 80’, lobsters, bottom & rocks. Sanddabs & kelp bass.
scallops, white seabass. Camping with
RIBBON ROCK 0’ - 60’ Int. - Adv. Pink, BBQ, toilets, access to west end trails. No
green & black abalone, plus sheephead & moorings, anchorage for 10.
white seabass. Caution: Surge.
EMERALD BAY & SANDY BEACH 0’
IRON-BOUND COVE (BAY) 10’ - 65’ - 35’ Beg. - Int. 100 Moorings. Corsair
Int Sandy for halibut & bat rays. Yacht Club. Scouts. Super snorkeling.
Photogenic.
INDIAN ROCKS 0’ - 135’+ Beg. - Adv.
BULL ROCK 0’ - 90’ Adv Kelp forest Snorkeling. Calm & clear. Reef to
with gamefish & lobsters. Caution: Surge, WNW/Photogenic
currents, exposed to Westerlies.
JOHNSON’S LANDING 0’ - 35’ Beg.
EAGLE ROCK 0’ - 60’ Int. - Adv. Calm & protected cove for snorkeling.
Formerly a bald eagle nesting spot, the Johnson planted eucalyptus here.
underwater has black gorgonians,
abalone, ARROW POINT 0’ - 60’ Int. - Adv.
rockfish & lobsters. Caution: Surge, Diving East & West for lobsters &
currents, exposed to Westerlies. halibut. Caution: Surge & currents.
LAND’S END (WEST END) 0’ - 135’ HOWLAND’S LANDING 0’ - 20’ Beg. -
Adv Pelagic, abalone, lots of garibaldi, Int. 40 moorings. L.A. Yacht Club. Calm
black sea bass, mackerel, lobsters, snorkeling.
scallops, & gorgonian fans. Caution: Most
exposed spot on island. Steep & deep. The BIG GEIGER 0’ - 25’ Beg. Anchorage for
light is conspicuous at 76 feet elevation. 10 boats. Preserve. Beautiful snorkeling.
