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What makes Monterey an ideal SCUBA diving destination<\/strong>? Protected environment with an abundant amount of marine life and great underwater clarity so you can see them!<\/p>\n Monterey’s rocky bottom and coastline may make it hazardous for surfing, but it is wonderful for underwater visibility.\u00a0 Unlike Santa Cruz, it doesn’t have as much of sandy bottom to churn up.<\/p>\n Always play it safe.\u00a0 Most of the area’s SCUBA diving locations can be very dangerous and should only be explored by advanced divers.\u00a0 If you are unfamiliar with a particular dive spot, be sure to visit a local dive shop to find out about dive locations and conditions that will match your skill level.<\/p>\n Click here for locations in Half Moon Bay<\/a>\u00a0(85 miles north) and Santa Cruz<\/a> (40 miles north)<\/p>\n Located north of Fisherman’s Wharf, this is one of the safest areas for the beginning surfers.\u00a0 Gentle rolling waves are usually found here year-round.<\/p>\n This is also a great beginning to intermediate SCUBA dive area.<\/p>\n Ocean View Blvd. and 17th St., Pacific Grove, CA<\/p>\n The 4.4 acre community park is great for picnicking, fishing, swimming, kayaking, surfing and of course SCUBA diving.\u00a0 It is a well protected area, so it’s a good dive area for beginning to advanced divers.<\/p>\n 62 Highway 1, Carmel, CA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (831) 624-4909\u200e<\/p>\n Because of its beauty, abundant marine life, and incredible underwater visibility, this is considered to be the best SCUBA diving in California .\u00a0 Often referred to as Whalers Cove or Bluefish Cove, it is a protected reserve so access is limited.\u00a0 Reservations are highly recommended.<\/p>\n Del Monte Avenue at Park Avenue Monterey, CA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (831) 649-2836<\/p>\n The beach is a favorite place for surfers and for tide pooling. Fishing is popular, too. The cities of Monterey and Seaside share the park, which has three separate beaches approximately a mile apart.<\/p>\n Cannery Row at Reeside Ave., Monterey, CA<\/p>\n Due to its proximity to Cannery Row, this popular dive spot can get very crowded with beachgoers.<\/p>\n Cannery Row at Hoffman Ave., Monterey, CA<\/p>\n Less crowded that San Carlos Beach, this is a good dive for all skill levels. You can enter by beach or boat.<\/p>\n Part of the Carmel River State Park,<\/a> Monastery Beach, also known as San Jose Creek Beach, is popular with advanced level SCUBA divers.\u00a0 Swimming and wading are extremely dangerous.<\/p>\n 2040 Del Monte Ave., Monterey, CA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (831)375-1933<\/p>\n 32 Cannery Row, Monterey, CA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (831) 375-6605<\/p>\n 625 California Ave Unit C, Sand City, CA 93955 \u00a0\u00a0(831) 642-9966<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" What makes Monterey an ideal SCUBA diving destination? Protected environment with an abundant amount of marine life and great underwater clarity so you can see them! Monterey’s rocky bottom and coastline may make it hazardous for surfing, but it is wonderful for underwater visibility.\u00a0 Unlike Santa Cruz, it doesn’t have as much of sandy bottom […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[23,32,12,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4203","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-recreational-activities","category-scuba-diving","category-things-to-do","category-top-things-to-do","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/explorer1.com\/monterey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4203","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/explorer1.com\/monterey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/explorer1.com\/monterey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/explorer1.com\/monterey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/explorer1.com\/monterey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4203"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/explorer1.com\/monterey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4203\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4205,"href":"https:\/\/explorer1.com\/monterey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4203\/revisions\/4205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/explorer1.com\/monterey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4203"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/explorer1.com\/monterey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4203"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/explorer1.com\/monterey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4203"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Monterey SCUBA Dive Locations<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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Del Monte Beach \u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 Monterey<\/h3>\nLover’s Point<\/a>\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 Pacific Grove<\/h3>\n
Point Lobos State Natural Reserve<\/a>\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 Carmel<\/h3>\n
Monterey State Beach<\/a><\/h3>\n
San Carlos Beach<\/a>\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 Monterey<\/h3>\n
McAbee Beach<\/a>\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 Monterey<\/h3>\n
Monastery Beach<\/a>\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 Carmel<\/h3>\n
Additional SCUBA Links:<\/h2>\n
|| \u00a0Aquarius Dive Shop<\/a><\/h3>\n
||\u00a0 Glenn’s Aquarius II Dive Shop<\/a><\/h3>\n
||\u00a0 Monterey Bay Diving<\/a><\/h3>\n
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