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Sorted Dive Site Category Index
               
  Listed by picks for Our Favorites
               
    Favorite North Coast Dive Arena Rock    
    Favorite Off Shore Reef System Big Sur Banks    
    Favorite Dive Training Area Breakwater ***  
    Favorite Island Dive Casino Point  
    Favorite Boat Dive Eagle Rock  
    Favorite Deep Dive E3 D3 Area  
    Favorite Adrenaline Dive The Farallon's  
    Favorite Advanced Dive Farnsworth Banks  
    Favorite Family Dive Area La Jolla Cove  
    Favorite Fresh Water Dive Lake Tahoe  
    Favorite Sea Lion Dive Lobos Rocks  
    Favorite Recreational Dive The Pinnacles  
    Favorite  Shore Dive Point Lobos  **               
    Favorite Kelp Dive Ship Rock  
    Favorite Wreck Diving Area The Yukon    
    Bonus dive 1 Whalers Cove    
    Bonus dive 2 Blue Fish Cove    
    Bonus dive 3 Twin Peaks    
  **as shown on DVD    site includes: The Hole in the Wall, The Sea mount, Beto's reef, The road, Twin Peaks      ***site includes: The patch, The barge, The Coast Guard Breakwater
               
  Listed by difficulty Level * conditions or lack of cold water experience can make all dives much more difficult than listed.
    Beginner   Intermediate Advanced  Technical  
               
    Breakwater ***   Blue Fish Cove Arena Rock Big Sur Banks  
    Casino Point   Eagle Rock The Farallon's E3 D3 Area
    La Jolla Cove   The Pinnacles Farnsworth Banks Point Lobos **
    Lake Tahoe *   Ship Rock Lobos Rocks Twin Peaks
    Whalers Cove     Yukon    
    * In shallow beach areas  **as shown on DVD   site includes: The Hole in the Wall, The Sea mount, Beto's reef, The road, Twin Peaks  ***site includes: The patch, The barge, The Coast Guard Breakwater
               
  Listed by type (traveling South to North)
    Shore Dives   Boat Dives      
               
    Blue Fish Cove   Arena Rock      
    Breakwater   Big Sur Banks      
    Casino Point   Eagle Rock      
    La Jolla Cove   E3 D3 Area      
    Lake Tahoe   Farnsworth Banks      
    Whalers Cove   Lobos Rocks      
        Ship Rock      
        The Farallon's      
        The Pinnacles      
        The Yukon      
               
  Listed Alphabetically
               
    Arena Rock          
    Big Sur Banks          
    Blue Fish Cove          
    Breakwater   * site includes - The patch, the barge, the Coast Guard Breakwater
    Casino Point          
    E3 D3 Area          
    Eagle Rock          
    Farnsworth Banks          
    The Farallon's          
    La Jolla Cove          
    Lake Tahoe          
    Lobos Rocks          
    The Pinnacles          
    Point Lobos                   * site includes The Hole in the Wall, The Sea mount, Beto's reef, The road, Twin Peaks
    Ship Rock          
    Twin Peaks          
    Whalers Cove          
    The Yukon          
   
               
               
               
               

 

Written By: Dale Sheckler is Editor and Publisher of California Diving News and co-author of the book A Diver's Guide to Southern California's Best Beach Dives, 3rd Edition. , Click here for a free trial subscription to California Diving News!

 

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