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    Lover's Cove

    4.0 (52 reviews)
    Open 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

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    Snorkeling  Lover's Cove, Catalina Island.
    Michael H.

    Went there again last week for the seventh time this year. Usually is pretty calm, since it's surrounded by a Cove. Visibility is pretty good as well, after snorkeling here, I would recommend going to casino point, it's pretty good snorkeling as well. It's mainly a scuba divers spot at Casino point, but they're at the bottom, and snorkelers are at the top. Try to get there before 2pm or 3pm because it gets blown out. Also if you want a great bar to go to, on your way to casino point from Lover's Cove, I would recommend Marlins. Cool little bar, with great bartenders. Just saying!! woohoo!!

    Found the fish
    Esther D.

    You can swim and snorkel in the cove or arrive in glass bottom or other tour boat but no scuba diving or fishing here. We walked along the road to visit and we went by glass bottom boat. I loved seeing the marine life - especially the Garibaldi. This is a protected cove and definitely worth a visit!

    Turtle in Lovers Cove!
    Eugene W.

    Snorkeled on 10/10/15, and water was perfectly cool for a hot day in the mid 90s. Short 5 minute walk from where the Catalina Island Express drops you off. Lockers on the way there too. We got there around 10:30 am and there was a decent number of people snorkeling. Saw the beautiful Garibaldi fish, and then we got lucky and saw a turtle! Apparently a pretty rare sighting, but here's proof: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPs8J7pBFhU. We also saw nice schools of fish dashing in and out like moving mirrors, and saw a flounder camoflauging very well.

    Picnic tables right on the road!
    Gail P.

    Lovers Cove is an awesome place! Yes, there are rocks and it is not easy to just get right in to swim, snorkel or dive. However, THE ROCKS KEEP THE WATER THERE CRYSTAL CLEAR! If there was sand or mud on that beach, then it would be murky and not a good place to see the beautiful marine life. I digress. 4 YELP STARS for 2 picnic tables across from Lovers Cove along Pebbly Beach Road. After a hearty snorkel, it is a fine thing to pull some Gatorade and an energy bar out of your back pack and sit right down to replenish yourself. These wooden picnic tables are rustic but they do the job. They are right under the steep cliffs that line that part of Catalina Island. The large eucalyptus trees offer shade from above. One of the tables, graciously, is kiddie-sized, for the youngsters to set a spell. These tables are emblematic of the utter charm of Avalon. Who would think of putting some picnic tables on the side of a road? Answer: a city that likes to be hospitable to their guests! 4 YELP STARS for that.

    Clear water and lots of fish!

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    Great place to swim not too much of crowd ! Would come back again for another trip i always tell people this spot

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    Came here July 2006 from a cruise really fun saw lobsters and fish water was pristine.

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