California Diving News Dive Sites

The California Diving News has published a lot of great California dive site descriptions, and they are available on the CDN website, but there's no way to find a given site, or all the sites in a given area. Chuck Tribolet put together this index which covers January 2000 through November 2003. Thanks Chuck!

Note: Some sites have been reviewed more than once, often by different authors with different viewpoints.

Northern California

North Coast

Albion Cove
Anchor Bay
Caspar Cove
Collins Landing
Elk
South Kibesillah
Kruse Ranch
Ocean Cove
Public Easements
Salt Point Park, South Cove
Stillwater Cove
Van Damme State Park

Farallon Islands

Overview of Islands

Last updated: 9/4/07

Monterey Bay

Aquarium Reef
Aquarium Reef
Aumentos Reef
Aumentos Reef
The Breakwater, aka Coast Guard Pier, aka San Carlos Beach
Inner Chase Reef
Chase Reef Mystery Wreck
Coral Street
Del Monte Beach
Del Monte Beach
Eric's Pinnacle
Hidden Beach, aka Aeneas Beach
Hopkins Deep Reef
Lover's Point
McAbee Beach
McAbee Beach
Otter Cove
Wharf #2

Seventeen-Mile Drive

North Cypress Point
Point Joe

Carmel Bay

Butterfly House
Outer Butterfly Reef
Carmel Meadows
Carmel River Beach
Castle House
Cathedrals
Copper Roof
East Pinnacle
Local's Ledge
Monastery Beach
South Monastery Beach
Mono-Lobo Wall
The Pinnacles
Stillwater Cove

Big Sur

Diablo Pinnacles
Diablo Pinnacles
Gibson Beach
Jade Cove
Jade Cove
Lobos Rocks

Lake Tahoe

Rubicon Wall

Inland

Tassajarra River Gorge
Lake Alamanor

Southern California

San Miguel Island and Richardson Rock

Overview of Island
Point Bennett
Point Bennett
Lover's Cove
Richardson Rock
Tyler Bight
Wilson Rock
Wycoff Ledge

Santa Rosa Island

Overview of Island
South Point
Talcott Shoal
Talcott Shoal

Santa Cruz Island

Overview of Island
Albert Anchorage
Big Rock
Drop-Off
Flame Reef
Fraser Cove, aka West Cove
Little Scorpion
Wreck of the Peacock
Red Bluff
Ruby Rock
Sandstone Point
Towers Ledge 

Anacapa Island

Overview of Island
The Ab Spot
Arch Rock Cove
The Channels
Coral Reef
Gunsight Reef
Island Reef
Parallel Reef
Pelican Preserve
Rat Rock
West End

San Nicolas Island and Begg Rock

Overview of Island
Begg Rock
East End

Santa Barbara Island

Overview of Island
Sea Lion Rookery
Shag Rock
Sutil Pass
Sutil Island

Santa Catalina Island

Overview of Island
Overview of Avalon
Arrow Point
Avalon Underwater Park
Big Geiger Cove
Big Geiger Cove
Bird Rock Wall
Black Rock Point
Blue Cavern East
Casino Point West End Wrecks
Cherry Cove South
China Point
Church Rock
Eagle Reef
Eagle Reef and West End
East End Rock Quarry
Farnsworth Bank
Iron Bound Cove
Landslide Point
Little Farnsworth
Little Geiger Cove
Long Point
Lover's Cove
Lulu Reef
Garibaldi Reef
Goat Harbor
Goat Harbor
Italian Gardens
Hen Rock
Hen Rock
Howland's Landing Wall
Isthmus Reef
Isthmus Reef
Long Point
Parson's Landing
Pebbly Beach, Arrow Point
Shark Bite Rock
Ship Rock
Torqua Springs
Valient Wreck
Virgin Reef
Wreck of the SueJac
White Rocks, aka Sea Fan Grotto

San Clemente Island

Overview of Island
Disneyland, aka Little Flower
Fishhook
Hole-In-The-Wall
Little Flower
Pyramid Head Cove
Second Boiler

San Luis Obispo County Mainland Dives

Santa Barbara County Mainland Dives

Gaviota State Beach
Gaviota/Refugio Vista Point
Isla Vista
Naples Reef

Ventura County Mainland Dives

Silver Strand Beach

Los Angeles County Mainland Dives

Corral State Beach
Point Dume
Long Point, aka Old Marineland
Malaga Cove
Redondo Breakwater
Redondo Fishing Reef
Star of Scotland Wreck
Point Vicente Wash Rock

Orange County Mainland Dives

Aliso Beach
Corona del Mar State Beach, Inspiration Point
Diver's Cove, Laguna Beach
Fisherman's Cove, Laguna Beach
Picnic Beach, Laguna Beach
Oil Rigs
Shaw's Cove

San Diego County Mainland and Offshore Dives

Baja La Jolla
Coaster Reef
La Jolla Cove
Cortes Bank
Goal Posts
Goldfish Point
The Keyhole
Scripps Canyon
La Jolla/Scripps Canyon
NOSC Tower Wreck
Ruby E
Sleeper Dive Spots
Three Fingers Reef, aka 7-Fathom Reef, aka Tower Reef
Three Best Fish Dives: Marine Room, 3-Fingers, Los Coronados
Yukon
Yukon
Yukon

Mexico

Los Coronados
Isla de Gaudalupe

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