California Scuba Diving Vacations

California Scuba Diving Travel Guide

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Top Scuba Diving Destinations In California

• Monterey, CA
  
• La Jolla, CA
  
• Catalina Island, CA
  
• Channel Islands National Park, CA
  
• MacKerricher State Park, CA
  
• Oxnard, CA
  
• Pacific Grove, CA
  
• San Clemente, CA
  

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• San Diego, CA
  • Parks and Outdoors Guide
  • Beach Guide
  • Gay and Lesbian Guide
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• Monterey, CA
  • Beach Guide
  • Family Guide
• Santa Barbara, CA
  • Beach Guide
  • Active and Adventure Guide
  • Family Guide
• Oceanside, CA
  • Beach Guide
• Santa Cruz, CA
  • Parks and Outdoors Guide
  • Beach Guide
• Catalina Island, CA
  • Beach Guide
• Davenport, CA
  • Beach Guide
• Fort Bragg, CA
  • Beach Guide
• King Range National Conservation Area, CA
  • Parks and Outdoors Guide
• Manchester State Park, CA
  • Beach Guide

Pacific Coast Scuba Diving States/Provinces

• Alaska
• California
• Hawaii
• Oregon
• Washington

Beach Travel Destinations

• United States
  • Mid-Atlantic
  • Mountain West
  • Northeast
  • Pacific Coast
  • Southeast
• Caribbean
  • Anguilla
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Aruba
  • Bahamas
  • Barbados
  • British Virgin Islands
  • Cayman Islands
  • Dominica
  • Dominican Republic
  • Grenada
  • Jamaica
  • Netherlands Antilles
  • Puerto Rico
  • St. Kitts and Nevis
  • St. Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Turks and Caicos
  • U.S. Virgin Islands
• Central America
  • Belize
  • Costa Rica
  • Honduras
  • Nicaragua
  • Panama
• Mexico
  • Baja
  • Central Mexico
  • Gulf Coast
  • Northern Mexico
  • Southern Mexico
  • Yucatán

Channel Islands National Park (courtesy, National Park Service)

Top California Scuba Diving Destinations

• Catalina Island
• Channel Islands National Park
• Fort Bragg
• La Jolla
• Monterey
• Orange County
• Oxnard
• Pacific Grove

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Feature Articles

• Killer Abs
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  Divers do the damnedest things in pursuit of Northern California abalone—like poaching, drowning, and getting gobbled up by great white sharks
• Domestic Abyss
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  Why jet to exotic reefs when home waters boast spectacularly diverse diving?
• Following the Fin: Shark Diving
  
• The Big Sweep
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  Motion of the Ocean
• May Active/Adventure Travel Guide
  

Trip Ideas

• Pacific and Indian Oceans: Southern California
  Top 10 Spots for Experiencing Sharks

Practical Advice

• A Diving Primer
  
• The Pool Is Open
  Think of yourself as an intrepid, globe-trotting traveler that’s been everywhere—and then some? Unless you’re certified to scuba dive, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet.
• Deep Focus
  Learn the basics of underwater photography and you expand the experience of scuba diving and snorkeling. Our ten tips will help keep things crystal clear.
• Sharks: Myths and Realities
  Every summer, the ominous display of a dorsal fin sends crowds scurrying for the shore—and newspaper headlines exploding with warnings. Find out why that’s the wrong way to act.

Gear

• Diving Fin Innovations
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  Maiden voyage of the man-fish
• The Pool Is Open
  The Gear You Need
• The Goods: Scuba Diving
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  Head to 20,000 leagues—or at least a hundred feet—with the finest subaquatic gear
• Summer Liquidation
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  No need to put a toe in the water. It's ready, and you will be too with our guide to the season's best new equipment for ocean, river, and lake.
• Aqualung Mythos mask and Caravelle ADJ fins
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Hilton San Diego Resort
1775 East Mission Bay Drive
San Diego, CA 92109 Map

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Lone Oak Lodge
2221 N. Fremont Street
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Seaport Village Inn
119 Maiden Lane
Avalon, CA Map

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