Divers Cove |
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Directions |
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To
get to Divers Cove in Laguna Beach turn south at the traffic light on Beverly
street from PCH. The signal has a sign for Beverly street, but when you
turn south you are going onto Cliff Drive. The road forks immediately on
Cliff drive, stay to the left going onto Cliff Drive and go about 200 yards.
The staircase to Divers Cove is just past the last apartment building (looking
south, towards the beach). You will see a metal railing between the apartments
and the grassy area for Heisler Park. The steps are right next to the apartment
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Parking |
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The
parking is available at Divers Cove on a first come first serve basis. By
the apartments the parking is private, please don't park in someone's driveway
(No matter how tempting it looks). Towards Heisler park there is parking
on both sides of the street. There ARE parking meters to pay (25
cents for each 15 minutes). Be sure to feed the meter well before you start
your dive, you WILL get a ticket if you do not! Please remember that this
is a private residential area. Be very courteous to the neighborhood, quiet
and discreet. |
Beach
Access |
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Beach
access is available from a stairway at the street level down to the shoreline.
There is an apartment building on the right and a view of the beach and
Heisler park on the left. The stairs are steep so be careful ascending and
descending. The beach is to the left, during high tide the entire beach
gets wet so don't leave anything in the sand (it may not be there when you
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Facilities |
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are Facilities available at Divers Cove by way of Heisler Park (Picnic Beach).
If you follow the sidewalk from the top of the stairs and turn into the
park. The picture shows the path, the red brick building at the extreme
left is the bathrooms. There are drinking fountains, grills, tables, grassy
areas, telephone and a change machine at the park.
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Diving |
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Diving
at Divers Cove is on the left, to the right and straight out! On the left
there are cracks in the rock that can drop down 15 feet and are fun to explore.
On the right there are several rocks that come clear out of the water, these
are great diving also. Straight out there are several reefs that run parallel
to the beach. This area is a marine preserve and there is no hunting or
gathering allowed! This area has always been good for seeing small sharks
and rays in addition to the other marine life. Depths are to about 35 feet
and marine life is abundant and most are rather small. |