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Los Padres National Forest Dive Sites
YANKEE POINT 60’-120’+ Boat dive to huge Cove)
granite pinnacles ½ mile offshore from Yankee
Pt. This is the exact midway point between LOBOS ROCKS 15’ high rocks in 100’ deep water
Southern and Northern California. Divers find at Moby Ling Cov)
chestnut cowries, nudibranchs, crabs, anemo-
nes, and sponges, plus ocean sunfish. REVERSE COVE (Hwy 1 turnout south of Sober-
anes Point)
GARRAPATA STATE PARK 0’-120’ + Divers have
several rocky shore entries at several locations DIABOLO PINNACLES 20’-100’+ Boat dive to
along four miles of park. These dive sites fea- pinnacle with kelp, rose anemones, and purple
ture varied rocks, reefs, walls, lush kelp for- hydrocorals. Fish include cabezon, lingcod, and
ests, all kinds of invertebrates, and gamefish. ocean sunfish. There are also large lion’s mane
Migrating gray whales pass nearby. Caution: jellyfish. Caution: Strong currents and boat
Currents, surge and big swells prevail. traffic.
MILE MARKER 67 (30’-60’ depth) VENTURA ROCKS 0’-120’+ Boat dive features
two pinnacles that break the surface, plus one
WATERFALL BEACH (By Mile Marker 66, to 60’ pinnacle that tops out at 20’ depth. A huge
depth) sheer wall is covered with colorful anemones.
The craggy pinnacles have scallops and nudi-
MOBY LING COVE (By cypress trees) branchs. White plume anemones reside in a
cave. Caution: Swells, currents.
SOBERANES POINT (South end of Moby Ling
