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    4.5 (28 reviews)

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    Leona S.

    Oh boy, this place gives me nightmares. Mostly my own fault though. So this was my very first ocean dive ever, to get my OW skills tested. I will admit, I wasn't ready mentally for this dive. The whole thing freaked the crap out of me and pretty much scarred the "diving" experience for me. I probably should've sat this dive out or gone when I was a little more experienced. The Casino Point Dive Park is basically a big parking lot with no shade. Divers usually setup their gear close to the staircase or along the wall. Bring a tarp if you can because the ground gets wet and muddy. You can rent your tanks at the nearby shop. Once you have your gear on and are ready to go, you basically descend down a flight of slippery stairs into the ocean. At the bottom of the step, you wait for the right time to jump in basically, and boom, you're in the kelp forest. The whole thing wigged me out, but again, I wasn't ready for this dive. The entrance is full of kelp so if you're freaked out by kelp or are afraid of getting tangled, be careful. There's a buoy out about 25-30ft from the stairs that beginners can grab on to. There is also a descending line from that buoy to help students get down. The deepest point there is about 15-20 ft. I basically hung onto that buoy for dear life. The water was also surprisingly cold. Even though we had 7 mil suits and hoods, the water was piercingly cold on my face and hands (beginning of April, water temp was about 58 degrees). Viz was about 10-15ft that day, a little murky. The sun was out and it was a nice day. I saw quite a few fish, there was a lot of kelp. Lots and lots. One of the students brought peas with them, and once you let loose the peas, a school of fish basically attack you for the peas. Thankfully, I wasn't too close to the peas....I think that would scare me. It was entertaining to watch from a distance though. Exiting was a little difficult, you basically had to climb onto the stairs with your knees, which can hurt. Immediately grab onto the railing or you'll get swept back in. And watch out for the slippery stairs! This place definitely gets crowded, there were lots of classes and individuals diving on their own. The porta potties were disgusting as other Yelpers have mentioned. Disgusting like they didn't even flush and smelled horrid. Get some real toilets in their please! And maybe a freaking sink or some running water too....after all that salt water, you just want to wash your face or gear. I wish I could write better about this place.....maybe an update later down the line.

    Hannah P.

    Wonderful place for divers and snorkelers! This was a great place to dive for a beginner such as myself because: -easy stairs right into the water! Only about 20 steps -TONS of fish and wildlife so close to the surface and just everywhere -you're always nearby other divers and/or classes -diving depth can range from 20-60ft so I always felt within my comfort range As others have mentioned, this is a preserve, so all of the fish are totally unafraid of divers and swimmers. In fact, some of them are pretty aggressive and swim right to your face! The only cons I would say are: - no restrooms, only porta-potties (or the ocean!) - as other yelpers mentioned, dog poop. It was very irritating that there was quite a bit of dog poop in the area, especially on the ledges where there is a tiny strip of grass where divers commonly sit on as they get their gear on. I accidentally put my mask on some dog poop which is sad :( People! Pick up after your dog!! - pretty crowded for a dive site depending on the day you go. The day we went, it felt like waiting for a ride at Disneyland waiting in line to go down the stairs into the water. Note: - water is very cold! - pay for a service to take your gear there and back to the dock. We used Avalon Blue Line Baggage. They were good dropping our gear off, but so so awful and picking it up when we called, probably use a different taxi or company if possible. For one box it was $10 round trip and we walked on foot. Enjoy!

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    Beautiful and old architecture that holds movies every evening. They also have an organist play before the movies.

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    Second year snorkling here. Very nice, convenient, and free. Better than Lover's Cove which we went for the first time today.

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    Amazing shop with incredible crew on staff. Suzy, Rane, Mark, Jacob and the whole team are top…read morenotch pros and even better people. If you're getting your certifications, going for vacation dives, or getting some gear - this is the place.

    Really great dive shop and highly recommend them when thinking about a Catalina Island dive…read more I wandered in here on a Saturday and David helped sign me up for a dive right at the dive park here. No boat dives available, all full. I haven't dived since the pandemic and last dive was in The Maldives and I told David all this but we both came to the conclusion I could join the group dive on Sunday. Fast forward to Sunday and I show up at 9:30am for my 10am dive. All the staff here are really great and very helpful. Since I came early, I got a tour of where all the equipment are housed and shown where the bathroom and showers are. At 10am, the dive master returns from the 8am dive and introduced himself to me. Joel was one of the best dive masters I have ever had, super patient and knowledgeable. Since I haven't dived since 2019, I'm supposed to take a refresher course, but both David and Joel sized me up, and let me do the group dive. I was a bit rusty but things came back quickly once I had all my gear on, mask, BCD, regulator, tank, weights. We went down to 59 feet and definitely swam thru a lot of kelp forest and saw some fish but nothing too mind blowing. Mother Nature does her thing. While $130/tank isn't exactly cheap, I'd say for the gear, the special attention/refresher I received and even letting me go on a group dive when they could have easily said no, it was all very worth it for me. I opted to not dive a second tank given the water conditions (not as clear as I would like) and it just being a lot of people and the water was too cold honestly. I was in a 7mm and still really cold. Id definitely book this dive shop again and will return so I can dive the cavern wall over near Two Harbors. Thanks David and Joel for making this a great experience and now I have another dive under my belt.

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