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PARSON’S LANDING Beach camping. AVALON UNDERWATER PARK 10’ -
Easy access to West End trails. 6.5 mi. 90’ Beg. - Adv. Preserve. Entry off of jetty
hike to Two Harbors. Bottled water steps. Scuba or snorkel in rocky kelp
available. forest with good visibility. Friendly fish,
lobsters, morays, bat rays, black sea bass,
BLACKJACK Between Catalina’s two & ”Oscar” the huge sheephead, who has
highest peaks at 1600 ft. 9 miles to been here for 20+ years. Wrecks in &
Avalon, 15.5 miles to Two Harbors, around preserve.
Shuttle stops 1.5 mi. away.
SUE-JAC 60’ - 90’ Int. - Adv. 70’
LITTLE HARBOR Scenic south shore concrete schooner wreck faces down
with palms. 16 miles to Avalon, 7 miles to slope at SE corner of Avalon Underwater
Two Harbors. BBQ, showers. Charter bus Park. Morays hide within.
available.
LOVER’S COVE 0’ - 40’ Beg. Preserve
CONSERVANCY COVE CAMPS for snorkeling. No scuba. Glass bottom
Primitive camping at pristine boat boat & submarine tour site. Kelp, friendly
accessible coves. Reservations at fish, invertebrates. 47 moorings.
www.campingcatalinaisland.com.
Two Harbors:
HOWLAND’S LANDING YOUTH
CAMP Independent youth camp & retreat HOWLAND’S LANDING 0’ - 20’ Beg. -
for ages 7-15. Jean-Michel Cousteau Int. 40 Moorings. Leased by L.A. Yacht
family camp. info & reservations at Club. Catalina Island Camp. Calm
www.catalinaislandcamp.com. (800) 696- snorkeling at private beach.
CAMP
EAGLE REEF 3’ - 135’+ Int. - Adv. 4
CATALINA SEA CAMP Toyon Bay reefs W to E at 8’, 3’, 35’, & 45’-135’+
Summer Camp for ages 8-17. respectively for all kinds of great diving.
Environmental studies, scuba, snorkeling, Kelp forest hosts many fishes &
& sailing. (800) 645-1423 invertebrates. Caution: Boats.
Side two dive site descriptions: Avalon: LITTLE GEIGER 0’ - 25’ Beg. 1
Mooring. Snorkeling and scuba in calm
VALIANT 80’ - 120’ Adv. 163’, 444 ton area. Lobsters & sheephead.
yacht burned for 4 days and sank in 1932.
$75,000 jewelry has never been found. WEST BATHTUB (JUICY REEF) 15’ -
Scuba dive by harbormaster permit only 40’ Beg. - Int. Rocky with lots of kelp.
(free). Calicos, yellowtail & shovelnose
guitarfish
