The Greater SoCal Area Sticky Thread for Visitors and New Members

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It has been suggested that we have a "Sticky Thread" to help visitors to the Greater SoCal Area much like the one that we have put together for Catalina Island has done.

I'll let Rickster start adding links and information about the area from Ventura to San Luis Obispo to this thread. I'll post the info that has been already been put together for the Wrinkles Dives in SoCal to get us started.

As you share information and links to more information about more SoCal areas, we'll add that information to these posts at the top of this thread, which should make the info easier for visitors to access.

So, let's start with that! We have 2 dives scheduled in SoCal each month - The Wrinkles Dive and The Mo2vation Dive.

The first is the Wrinkles Dive which takes place on the 2nd Saturday of every month. This is a dive built around shore diving and it rotates up and down the coast and out to Catalina Island.

The 2nd is the Mo2vation Boat Dive which takes place January through October and is usually on the 4th Saturday of the month. There were a couple of months in which it had to be on the 3rd Saturday or a Sunday for 2006 due to boat availability. We'll see what we can do about scheduling them ALL on the 4th Saturday of the month for 2007 and beyond.

You'll find more info on the current Wrinkles Dive and BBQ or the year's complete Dive Schedule for the Mo2vation Boat Dives in the sticky threads at the top of theTrips and Local Marketplace... SoCal forum.

For a list of ALL the dive boats in SoCal:

http://www.californiadiveboats.com/

So, be sure to include some info that you would like to see included in this "Visitor's Information Guide".

Thanks.

Christian


Info on diving from the South County Line of Ventura to the North County Line of San Luis Obispo:

I will be adding to this as info is compiled. If you have any ideas or would like to see something added, please let me know.

We will have dives every 1st Saturday of the month and we will occasionally have both a Saturday and Sunday included for an entire weekend of fun. Info on these events can be found here:

http://www.scubaboard.com/showthread.php?t=136377

2005 Schedule:

March 4th- Refugio Beach
April 1st- Hendry's Beach (Arroyo Burro)
May 6th- Spooners Cove/Montana De Oro
June 3rd- Refugio State Beach
July 1st- Hendry's Beach
August 5th-
September 2nd-
October 7th-
November 4th-
December 2nd-


If you have a favorite site that you would like to see on our schedule, please let me know and keep in mind it should have facilities for the picnic part of our gathering.

Thank you,
Rick
 
Info on Leo Carrillo:

Number to ask questions of someone who works there - 805-488-1827

Detailed Maps of the campground
http://www.geocities.com/sandeaters/sites/sp.htm
http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=616
http://www.rockcitynews.com/pages/california/labeaches/beachesnicholasleocarillo.html
http://www.kids-n-cowboys.com/poncho.html

Shops in the area:

Sport Chalet - Oxnard

Malibu Divers - Malibu

Info on Redondo/Palos Verdes area:

Santa Monica Breakwater
Redondo Submarine Canyon
Veteran's Park (Pacific Wilderness)
Veteran's Park (sandeaters)
Old Redondo Pier #3/Topaz Jetty
Topaz Jetty (sandeaters)
Malaga Cove (sandeaters)
Malaga Cove (shorediving.com)
Flat Rock
Christmas Tree Cove
Point Vicente Fishing Access
Old Marineland/Long Point (Pacific Wilderness)
Marineland (sandeaters)
Royal Palms
White Point (Pacific Wilderness)
White Point (sandeaters)
White Point (shorediving.com)
Cabrillo Beach (Pacific Wilderness)
Cabrillo Beach (sandeaters)

Shops in the area:

American Diving
1901 Pacific Coast Highway
Lomita CA 90717
(310) 326-6663

Dive N' Surf
504 N. Broadway
Redondo Beach, CA 90277
(310) 372-8423

Ocean Adventures
1915 Lincoln Blvd.
Venice CA, 90291
(310) 578-9391

Pacific Wilderness
1719 South Pacific Ave.
San Pedro, CA 90731
(310) 833-2422

Sea d' Sea
1911 S. Catalina Ave.
Redondo Beach, CA 90277
(310)373-6355

Sport Chalet
21305 Hawthorne Boulevard #205
Torrance , CA 90503
(310) 316-6634
 
Info on Dive Locations in Laguna Beach from North to South:

Map of area

Crystal Cove State Park - Shore Diving
Crystal Cove/Reef Point - Laguna Sea Sports
Reef Point - SOCDC
Reef Point - Sand Eaters
Morrow Canyon
Crescent Bay
Crescent Bay - SOCDC
South Crescent Bay
Shaw's Cove - Shore Diving
Shaw's Cove - Laguna Sea Sports
Shaw's Cove - SOCDC
Fisherman's Cove - California Diving News
Fisherman's Cove - SOCDC
Diver's Cove - Shore Diving
Diver's Cove - California Diving News
Diver's Cove - Laguna Sea Sports
Diver's Cove - SOCDC
Heisler Park - Shore Diving
Heisler Park/Picnic Beach - Laguna Sea Sports
Heisler Park - SOCDC
Main Beach
Sleepy Hollow Street Beach
Cleo Street Beach - Laguna Sea Sports
Cleo Street Beach - SOCDC
Thalia Street Beach
Anita Street Beach
Oak Street Beach
Brooks Street Beach
Cress Street Beach - Laguna Sea Sports
Cress Street Beach - SOCDC
Mountain Street Beach
Wood's Cove - Shore Diving
Wood's Cove - Laguna Sea Sports
Wood's Cove - SOCDC
Moss Street Point - Shore Diving
Moss Street - Laguna Sea Sports
Moss Point - SOCDC
Victoria Street Beach
Treasure Island Beach - Laguna Sea Sports
Montage Resort (Treasure Island) - Sand Eaters

Laguna Beach Cam

Shops in the area:

Laguna Sea Sports
925 N Coast Highway
Laguna Beach CA 92651
(949) 494-6965
 
Info on La Jolla:

DIRECTIONS (click here)

Beach info
divebums.com
shorediving.com
St. Brendan's - La Jolla Cove
Aqua Tech Dive Center
The Diving in San Diego Pages
sandiegodiving.com

Shops in the area:

OE Express Scuba and Kayak Center
(OE Express only has air. In the past, they've often had problems with their fill equipment and have been unable to fill over 3000 psi. We keep going there because they are within walking distance of La Jolla Shores.)
2158 Avenida de la Playa
La Jolla, CA 92037
858-454-6195
 
Thanks for the site. My Dive buddy is headed your way in July, he has snail(Dial-up) and I have Broadband. I told him I would do the looking.
 
I appears that some of the links for Sandeaters are no longer working. The names of the pages or the site structure probably changed.

So, I'll update these as soon as I have a chance.

Christian
 
Info on Dive Sites:

Jade Cove-shorediving.com
Hearst Beach-shorediving.com
Morro Rock North-shorediving.com
Morro Rock South-shorediving.com
Montana De Oro-shorediving.com
The Cliff-shorediving.com
Pismo Pier-shorediving.com

Dive Shops in the area:

Aquanuts Dive Center
9965 El Camino Real, Atascadero, CA
(805) 462-3483
www.aquanuts.net

Pismo Beach Dive Shop
470 Price St, Pismo Beach, CA
(805) 773-2089
www.pismobeachdiveshop.com/

Baja Bob's
2899 Mcmillan Ave, San Luis Obispo, CA
(805) 543-2396

For a list of ALL the dive boats in SoCal:

http://www.californiadiveboats.com/


For Tide Info:

Tide Info
 
Dive Site Info

Gaviota State Beach-SBDiving.com
Tajiguas-SBDiving.com
Refugio State Beach-SBDiving.com
Goleta Beach-SBDiving.com
Mesa Lane-SBDiving.com
Thousand Steps-SBDiving.com
Hendry's Beach-SBDiving.com
Butterfly Beach-SBDiving.com

Dive Shops in the area:


Anacapa Dive Center
22 Anacapa Street
Santa Barbara, CA 91301
Phone: (805) 963-8917
www.anacapadivecenter.com

Blue Water Hunter
117 D Harbor Way
Santa Barbara, CA 93109
Phone: (805) 564-6677
www.blueh20.com

Santa Barbara Aquatics
5822 Hollister Ave
Goleta, CA 91117
Phone: (805) 967-4456

For a list of ALL the dive boats in SoCal:

http://www.californiadiveboats.com/
 
Dive Site Info:

La Jennelle-shorediving.com
Deer Creek Rd-shorediving.com

Dive Shops:

Xtreme Scuba Technical Dive Center
3923 Market St.
Ventura Ca 93003
(805) 642-0477
www.xtremescuba.com

Pacific Scuba Center
480 S. Victoria Avenue, Suite D
Oxnard, California
(805) 984-2566
http://www.pacificscuba.com/

Peace Scuba Center
4572 Telephone Rd
Ventura, Ca
866-984-2025 toll free
805-650-DIVE
http://www.peacescubacenter.com/

Ventura Dive & Sport
1559 Spinnaker Drive, Suite 108
Ventura, CA 93001
(805) 650-6500
http://www.venturadive.com

Sport Chalet
1885 Ventura Boulevard
Oxnard, CA 93030
(805) 485-5222

For a list of ALL the dive boats in SoCal:

http://www.californiadiveboats.com/
 

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