100 ft Rock-any way to legally dive it?

[gcbryan]

Is there any way to legally dive 100 ft Rock? I know that walking down the railroad tracks is out but how about just crossing the tracks and climbing down the rocks?

Unless there is an easement or right of way I'm guessing this is technically a problem as well. Other than not doing the dive has anyone had more luck not having the neighbors call the police while doing the dive this way?

 

[Uncle Pug]

1) Cross the tracks, enter the water and then swim South to the site.
2) Use a boat.

I like 2)

 

[gcbryan]

Dive Report:

I just got back from this dive. I wouldn't recommend walking down the railroad track. There's no reason to, it's a long way, and a lot of fast trains go by.

Just go straight down the rocks and get into the water and walk in chest high water over to the left until you see the cement steps and head straight out from there. We didn't bother with a surface swim. It was low tide and I think we come upon it at about 70 fsw. It's covered with zoanthids (see attached pic).

As you head out there you will be in a natural trench and that will take you directly to the rock. There's nothing else there but the rock but it's a big rock

On the way back we headed over to the pier and checked out the pilings (don't go underneath as it's in a state of complete disrepair. We didn't have time for a second dive but I hear that one could be done in front (deep side) of the pier.

There were many people walking on the beach and parking in the area so unless you are loud or walk down the railroad track I don't see how you could get a ticket since you wouldn't be doing anything that everyone there wasn't doing.

There's a little work involved and there are better dives out there but it's worth doing several times.

 

[Uncle Pug]

The times we've dove it we did basically the same thing... wade down/swim back.

I've wondered if the trench was made by the rock rolling down the hill.

 

[gcbryan]

The times we've dove it we did basically the same thing... wade down/swim back.

I've wondered if the trench was made by the rock rolling down the hill.

I'm guessing it's a receeding ice age thing. The trench was probably caused by ice pushing the rock down there and then receeding but with one year of geology many years ago who knows