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06/27/2007 Dan of Rogue River (Avg: 3.21 Review) - Great spot to go in quick. And the docks was a good dive. We went out to a deep dive here, as well. From 30 feet to 130 feet, this was a fun place for those new to the sport, and old timers.

02/04/2007 Sasquatch (Avg: 2.74 Review) - The road leading to the parking area is closed. This means a long walk down the RR tracks with your gear, like half a mile, friends. I tried talking to a guard but he didn't know anything pertaining to the future of this site. I suppose you could swim East from the T Dock to this site. Thought I'd post this as a WARNING for divers that were planning to dive here. Sea ya!

08/29/2002 Al Mialkovsky (Avg: 3.14 Review) - We did this from the north and it's a long long hike. The swim wasn't bad. We dove at slack so currents weren't a problem but it's a full moon beware if you aren't at slack. Tons of crabs. When I swam out to the dock and dropped down I was shocked at the number of crabs there. It reminded me of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom when he saw all those snakes on the floor. "Why is the floor moving?"

05/03/2002 CT (Avg: 2.37 Review) - I've only entered from the south and it's a long hike and a long swim. This is an interesting dive site though - more crab than you can imagine. Get a license and a game bag, take a few home and have crab and Coronas. On good vis days look up through the pilings at the end of the dock to the surface. You'll frequently be rewarded by sunlight filtering through the pilings and silhouetting thousands of small fish. An impressive site.

02/15/2002 Fred Ward (Avg: 3.47 Review) - This dive is all about animal life. Crabs, to be precise! Don't do it as a shore dive from the north side. Park next to the hotel by the ferry terminal, and it's a much shorter walk, and almost no swim. Bring your bag, and your license. You'll bag limits.

11/29/2001 Don Shingler (Avg: 3.00 Review) - This is best done as a night dive in my opinion (be sure to bring 2 lights!). This site requires a long swim out to the dock. Calculate slack accurately or you will hate life. Walk along the beach until you are closest to the middle of the dock. Begin the long surface swim out. Be sure to take a accurate compass reading back to shore. Once you arrive at the dock descend and begin your dive. Explore inside and around the pilings. Leave enough air to make your way back to shore underwater. There are some interesting things you will come across.

10/08/2001 Curt Johnson (Avg: 3.13 Review) - I love this dive. I've seen sea lions, seals, skates, lingcod, cabazon, every common fish and invertebrate, even grey whale. I've dived it at least a hundred times.

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