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HENROCK COVE 0’ - 60’ Has 25 moorings. HAMILTON COVE 0’ - 50’ Has 52 moorings. Moray eels hide in crevices.
Good snorkeling site is photogenic and Sandy with kelp, and an airplane to the
features eel grass and halibut. northwest at 30’ depth. No spearfishing AVALON BAY 0’ - 30’ Has 315 moorings and
permitted. a nice, sunny beach. Scuba by permit only.
WHITE’S LANDING 0’ - 35’ Has 17 Moorings.
Great site for snorkeling, and known as the HAMILTON COVE 0’ - 50’ Has 52 moorings. LOVER’S COVE 0’ - 40’ There are 47 moor-
best area for halibut. Sandy with kelp, and an airplane to the ings within a preserve. Good snorkeling,
northwest at 30’ depth. No spearfishing but no scuba allowed. Glass bottom boat
MOONSTONE BEACH (COVE) 0’ - 35’ Has 39 permitted. and submarine tour site. Friendly fish and
moorings. Volcanic rounded rocks (moon- lobsters.
stones) found on the beach. Lots of halibut. DESCANSO BEACH 0’ - 50’ Has 47 moorings.
Features a semi-private beach club, great PINNACLE ROCK (LITTLE FARNSWORTH)
TORQUA SPRINGS 0’ - 90’ Rocky with kelp, snorkeling, and scuba diving by permit 65’ - 115’+ At 100+ yards offshore from the
lobsters, abalone, gamefish, and bat rays. only. Edison plant, divers see abalone, lobsters,
and gamefish. Caution: Currents and boat
TOYON BAY 0’ - 50’ Private beach has nine VALIANT 80’ - 120’ Wreck of a 163’ yacht. traffic.
moorings. Rocks, kelp, and all kinds of kelp Scuba by harbormaster permit only.
forest creatures. Diving from here to Frog JEWFISH POINT 20’ - 130’ Named for a 500
Rock. CIMI Science Center camp site. AVALON UNDERWATER PARK 10’ - 90’ Fabu- lb black sea bass caught here, back when
lous preserve has rocks, kelp, wrecks, and it was legal to fish for “Jewfish”. Caution:
FROG ROCK 0’ - 60’ With rocks and kelp, friendly fish. SUE-JAC 60’ - 90’ Wreck of 70’ Strong currents and boat traffic.
this site is photogenic, yet often has poor concrete-hulled schooner sits on a steep
visibility. Destination for kayakers from slope at the southeast corner of the park.
Descano Beach.
