Top Snorkeling and Scuba Diving in Capitan
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#1 - Tajiguas
USA, California, Santa Barbara
Directly off the beach are large sand flats. Look for pipefish and (at night) cusk-eels. A short underwater swim to the right are low rocky reefs and shelfs. Giant kelp and gorgonians are plentiful. Occasionally you'll spot abalone, giant sea bass, and maybe a cormorant.
Drive North from Santa Barbara and Goleta on US 101. 2.8 miles past the entrance to Refugio State Park, make a U-turn at the turnaround, watching of oncoming traffic. Pull into the turnout on the right. Look for trains, then cross the tracks and carefully walk to the beach. Make a careful surf entry.