Epic Travel → North America → The West Coast → Southern California → Los Angeles Area → Palos Verdes Diving

Location: Palos Verdes Peninsula, South of Los Angeles

Dive Depth: 30 – 50 feet

Time Required: 2 – 3 hours

Red Tape/Notes: We visited the site on a trip with Channel Islands Dive Adventures, a great group that puts together dive trips to unique and less-visited locations along the Southern California coast. Visit their website and see their dive calendar here.

What’s Nearby?: Crystal Cove State Park, Wayfarers Chapel, Avalon Wreck Dive

Though not as well-known as the kelp beds at Catalina, or even in La Jolla, the Palos Verdes peninsula has some nice kelp beds, too. Once threatened by an over-population of sea urchins, the kelp forests have recovered thanks to human intervention (helping to remove the sea urchins) and the reintroduction of the adorable (and helpful) sea otter – who eat 20% of their body weight in sea urchins per day. You can dive the kelp forests and see the marine life they harbor up close and personal in several locations along the Palos Verdes coast. With depths ranging from 30 – 50 feet, you can do long dives and they make a great combo with the nearby Avalon Wreck.

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