Wreck
down to 31 m
Yukon (Wreck Alley)
A 366-ft Canadian destroyer escort lying on her port side at 60–102 ft, carpeted in Corynactis and Metridium anemones.
- Advanced
- Nudibranchs
Advanced≤30 m
Scripps Canyon
Dive site in San Diego & La Jolla, United States
Narrow canyon walls starting around 80 ft, a northern branch of La Jolla's submarine canyon, with prolific nudibranchs and wolf eels.
- Usual dive
- 30 m
- Deepest point
- 30 m
- Level
- Advanced
- Best months
- Jun–Nov
- Entry
- By boat
The dive
A wall and rock formations dive from a boat. Known for rockfish, nudibranchs and scorpionfish.
Who it's for
Advanced≤30 mSource: cadivingnews.com
Recommended minimum: Advanced (PADI Advanced Open Water, N2).
- DepthThe usual dive goes deeper than lower certifications allow.
- Cold waterCold water, often with a drysuit; plan for heavier kit.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Wall, Rock formations
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Rockfish
- Nudibranchs
- Scorpionfish
- Wolffish
Season in San Diego & La Jolla
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: Jun–Nov.
Source: divessi.comPrices in San Diego & La Jolla
- One dive
- €87–166
- Try dive
- €188
- Open Water course
- €407–671
Prices found at the area's dive centres, not specific to this site. Details and sources
Where is San Diego & La Jolla?
The point shows the San Diego & La Jolla area, not the exact dive site.
More dives in San Diego & La Jolla
Kelp forest
down to 17 m
Goal Posts (Point Loma)
Rocky reefs rising 15–20 ft from a 45–50 ft bottom inside one of Southern California's largest kelp forests.
- Open Water
Wreck
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Ruby E (Wreck Alley)
A 165-ft former Coast Guard cutter sitting nearly upright on an 85-ft bottom, small enough to explore in one dive.
- Advanced
- Nudibranchs
Kelp forest
down to 27 m
Three Fingers Reef (Point Loma)
Three rocky fingers at the north end of the Point Loma kelp beds, also called 7 Fathom or Tower Reef, with calico bass and guitarfish.
- Advanced
- Sevengill sharks
Wall
down to 30 m
La Jolla Canyon (La Jolla Shores)
A shore-accessible submarine canyon whose lip at about 45 ft drops in ledges past 200 ft, with winter night squid spawns.
- Advanced
- Stingrays
Kelp forest
down to 25 m
La Jolla Cove
- Open Water
- Horn sharks
About this page
Values marked “Estimated” come from our original catalogue and are being checked against published sources one by one. Sourced values link to where they come from. Conditions change with the season, the weather and the tide: confirm with a local dive centre before you dive.