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The
Fine Print!!
Remember, only YOU are responsible for dive planning and safety! These
maps are intended for general overview of the site and not for navigation
purposes; no guarantees of accuracy whatsoever! Pacific NW Scuba and
its instructional staff can not and will not be held liable in any way
for use of these maps.
Use at your own risk!
-
Thanks
to Len Francies, Scott Marlow and Paul Muesegades for the dive site
map!
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- Please
be very considerate of neighbors
- No loud
voices or using compressed air to clean off dust caps
- Please
use restroom facilities elsewhere before arriving
- Only enter
and exit on public easement - the rest of the beach is private
- Limit
cars - only parking for about 3 cars
- Take
I-5 North to Exit 177 (Edmonds Kingston Ferry exit)
- Follow
signs to ferry and onto Hwy 104 West
- Follow
Hwy 104 West for 3.4 miles
- Exit
right towards the Edmonds Kingston Ferry
- Continue
on Hwy 104 West, bypassing the ferry line, but traveling parallel to
it, to the bottom of the hill and to the 2nd stoplight.
- Turn
left at the Skippers, (Main Street) cross the railroad tracks, and turn
right IMMEDIATELY after the railroad tracks (and an India cuisine restaurant),
into the parking lot. (Brackett's
Landing)
- No diving
within 300 ft of ferry landing
- Dive site
maps by Bruce Higgins
- Current
(2007) laminated underwater map available for purchase at Edmonds Underwater
Sports Dive Shop down the street from the park.
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Harper's
Ferry/Fishing Pier [aerial
photo] [aerial
photo2]
[dive
site map1] [dive
site map2]
[street
map and GPS] [review]
- photo by
Gina Calloway
- Located
on Kitsap Peninsula south of Bremerton, near Southworth
- Take
Fauntleroy-Southworth ferry from West Seattle. Do not get off at Vashon
Island!
- Follow
SE Southworth Drive (Rt 166) West then North for about 2 miles. It will
turn and go along the coast
- About
10 min from the ferry
- Parking
is limited to 4-5 cars
- Facilities
consist of a honeybucket on the fishing pier
- Great
beginner's site, no current, interesting pilings, max depth 35 feet
or so.
- Thanks
to Jon Vetten and David Stokes for the dive site maps!
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Jorsted
Creek [aerial
photo] [dive
site map] [street
map and GPS] [review]
- Park at
turnout along road
- Steep
climb down tree roots to get to beach
- Surface
swim to the left to find the wall
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Keystone
Jetty [aerial
photo] [dive site map] [street
map and GPS] [review1]
[review2]
photo
by Janna Nichols
- Just
south of the Keystone Ferry Terminal in Fort Casey State Park.
-
30 miles North of Seattle on Whidbey Island.
- You
can get to the island via the Port Townsend ferry, the Mukilteo ferry
or by land on the North side of Whidbey island through Anacortes on
Hwy 20.
-
Picnic tables, restrooms and showers.
- Use
Admiralty Head current station for reference to find slack
- You
can also dive in and around the pilings when the current is not running.
Very interesting dive! (see photo below)
Photo by Claude
Nichols
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Les Davis Park[aerial
photo] [dive
site map]
[street
map and GPS]
[review]
Photo
by Laurie Hannula - Pacific
Watersports
- New
stairs are now in thanks to the Washington
Scuba Alliance!
- Take
I-5 to Tacoma
- Take
Exit 133 - City Center/705
- Follow
the City Center/Tacoma Dome exit to Schuster Parkway
- Follow
Schuster Parkway to Ruston Way.
- Stay
left onto Schuster Parkway
- The
left lane will turn into Ruston Way.
- Follow
Ruston Way approximately 1-1/2 miles
- The
site is immediately after the red fire boat.
- Watch
your speed! There are a lot of police patrols at these locations.
- No
diving within 100 yards of pier!
- Not
recommended for night diving - this area (streets, park and parking
lot) is a bit scary at night
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Mike's
Beach [aerial
photo] [dive
site map] [street
map and GPS] [review]
- Thanks
to Leanne Howard and Deborah Cooley for the dive site map!
Mukilteo
Fuel Dock [aerial
photo] [dive site map] [street
map and GPS]
[review1]
[review2]
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Mukilteo
Lighthouse Park [aerial
photo] [dive site map] [street
map and GPS]
[review1]
[review2]
- This
used to be called Mukilteo State Park.
-
There is no longer a parking fee for park visitors.
Mukilteo
T-Dock [aerial
photo] [dive
site map] [street
map and GPS]
[review1]
[review2]
[review3]
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Norrander's
Reef
[aerial
photo] [dive
site map] [street
map and GPS] [review]
photo
by Claude Nichols
Norrander's
Reef is the northernmost reef in a complex of reefs and rocks that may
be accessed from Rockaway Beach Park on the SE side of Bainbridge Island.
To get to Rockaway Beach Park:
- Either
take the Seattle to Bainbridge ferry (coming from the east) or State
Hwy 305 (coming from the west) to Winslow on Bainbridge Island.
- Turn
West (left at the first light as you leave the ferry; right if you are
coming south on 305) onto Winslow Way E.
- Turn
right onto Eriksen Ave NE ( just a few blocks from 305)
- Turn
left onto Wyatt Way. (You can turn right
onto Weaver Road if you want to use the restrooms at Rotary Park before
your dive.)
- Follow
Wyatt Way until it reaches a T intersection
- Turn
left at the T onto Bucklin Hill / Eagle Harbor Drive NE. You'll be going
around Eagle Harbor, so you'll catch glimpses of the water now and then.
- Take
the first left - Eagle Harbor Drive NE towards Eagledale.
- Follow
Eagle Harbor Drive NE toward Eagledale until it takes a right turn and
turns to the right (south) and becomes Rockaway Beach Drive.
- Follow
Rockaway Beach Drive past all the houses until you reach Rockaway Beach
Park on the left / water side of the road.
- There
are signs showing the location of the park and a low black chain link
fence runs along the parking area in front of the park.
- Thanks
to Wes Nicholson for the dive site map.
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Octopus
Hole [aerial
photo] [dive
site map] [street
map and GPS] [review1] [review2]
- Octopus
Hole is located on Hood Canal between the towns of Lilliwaup and Hoodsport.
It is 39 miles from Olympia.
- Follow
I-5 North to Exit 104, Port Angeles / Ocean Beaches
- Drive
5.8 miles and turn right at the Highway 101/Highway 8 junction toward
Shelton and Port Angeles.
- Continue
north on Highway 101 to Hoodsport.
- Drive
through Hoodsport to the Finch Creek Bridge (north side of town).
- Go
north for 3.1 miles to a turnout on the right side of the roadway where
the road drops down to the water and there are no trees between the
road and the water.
- Park
alongside the road.
- Thanks
to David Lei for the dive site map
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Point
Whitney [aerial
photo]
[dive
site map]
[street
map and GPS] [review]
Point
Whitney is located just a smidge north of Brinnon, WA on Hood Canal. There
is a WDFW Shellfish Lab there, ample parking, bathrooms open all year,
boat ramp and wetlands. The underwater attraction is both a pipeline as
well as various artificial reef material around. Park about halfway between
the sign (in the photo) and the pilings (on the right in the photo). To
get your exact entry point to easily find the pipeline, (which starts
in about 15 feet at zero tide), face the chain link fence, find the gap
in the fence, and go 3.5 fence sections to the left. You'll want to enter
the water straight out from this point. The pipeline stops in about 90-100
feet of water. Between the pipeline and the pier, there are numerous artificial
reef structures scattered about the bottom in 40 feet of water or less.
Explore!
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Redondo
Beach [aerial
photo] [dive
site map] [dive
site map2] [dive site map3]
[Underwater
Compass Course] [street
map] [review]
- Thanks
to Tom King for dive site map 1, Wes Nicholson for dive site map 2,
and Chris Finley for dive site map 3!
- New
parking lot has a fee, but the boat wash station is great for dive gear!
Showers for divers have now been added nearby. Be sure to visit the
Marine Science Center next door if it's open!
- Please
note that there is an Underwater Memorial to Steve Golden near the VW
and the items left here are in a NO-TAKE zone. Please respect this area.
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Shilshole
Bay Barges and Wreck of the Omar
[aerial
photo] [dive site
map] [street
map]
This
is a boat dive only. The distances and bearings on the dive site map
are approximate, and have not been measured. Map is oriented magnetic
North up. Both barges are aligned approximately 090 magnetic. Omar is
facing approximately 180 magnetic. Sea life includes: Rockfish,
Ling and Cabezon on the Omar. Brooding anemones, Rockfish and Octopus
on the barges, Decorated warbonnets on the Rock. Hazards include:
ghost nets, boat traffic from Shilshole Marina and barges that are sometimes
parked at the coast guard buoy. The bouy has recently been moved about
50 ft with additional chain. The buoy moves in about a 100ft radius depending
on current, wind and size of barges tied up to it. GPS:
- Vertical
Barge: N47 40.39 W122 25.322
- Horizontal
Barge: N47 40.432 W 122 25.381
- Wreck
of the Omar: N47 40.378 W122 25.335
- Many
thanks to Dan Ritchie for providing this information.
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Sund
Rock [aerial
photo] [dive
site map] [street
map] [review1] [review2]
[info
about Sund Rock Marine Preserve]
photos by
Valerie Lyttle, bad stitch job by Janna, so don't blame Valerie!
View from the paid parking lot at Sund Rock. Sund Rock is to the right,
and
the North Wall to the left.
The 'free'
way - Sund Rock is in the distance
after a surface swim across the bay. Try singing to pass swim time.
That's what I do. 
There are
two ways to access Sund Rock from shore. One is to go to Hoodsport
N Dive and pay a $15 access fee, after which they will give you a
key and directions to an entry point that is right at Sund Rock. The other
way (the FREE way) is via a trail through the woods and involves a surface
swim. (took me only 7 minutes last time I did it) The above photo shows
the entry near a white post, and the swim across the little bay to Sund
Rock at the other side.
- Take I-5
to Olympia
- Take Exit
104 to Hwy 101 North and go 5.8 miles
- Take exit
at Hwy 101/Hwy 8 junction towards Shelton and Port Angeles
- Continue
north on Hwy 101 for 28 miles to Hoodsport, then 2.0 miles north of
the Finch Creek Bridge to a turnout on the right side of the roadway,
1/2 mile past Mile Marker 330.
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Sunnyside
Beach [aerial
photo] [dive
site map] [street
map] [review]
photo
by Wes Nicholson
The
parking fee has gone up to $5 now! (you'll need exact change)
From the
South:
- Take I-5
North to Exit 119
- Turn left
back across I-5 and cross railroad tracks
- Turn right
at stop sign onto Wilmington Road
- Follow
through woods to the town of Steilacoom. Turn right onto Lafayette St.,
pretty close down to where the ferry is.
- Follow
it through town until you reach Sunnyside Beach located on your left.
- Watch
your speed! There are a lot of police patrols at these locations.
From the
North:
- I-5 South
to Exit 129
- Turn left
at end of ramp onto Tacoma Mall Blvd.
- Go .5
miles and turn right onto S. 84th St.
- Go .8
miles then turn left onto S. Tacoma Way
- Go .3
miles and turn right onto Steilacoom Blvd. SW
- Follow
Steilacoom Blvd for 2.3 miles to a stop light
- Stay left
and stay on Steilacoom Blvd for 3 more miles.
- Turn right
onto Puyallup St at the stop light.
- Curve
to the left then turn right onto Main Street.
- In one
block, turn right onto Lafayette St.
- Follow
Lafayette Street .4 miles to parking lot on left.
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Sunrise
Beach County Park [aerial
photo]
[dive site map] [street
map and GPS] [review1]
[review2]
photo
by Claude Nichols
- Cross
Tacoma Narrows Bridge toward Gig Harbor
- Drive
3.3 miles and exit at the Gig Harbor/City Center exit
- Turn right
at the stoplight onto Pioneer Way
- Drive
down hill into Gig Harbor
- Turn left
at stop sign at bottom of hill onto Harborview Drive
- Follow
roadway all the way around Gig Harbor
- At the
T, turn left onto Crescent Valley Drive NW
- Turn right
at fire station onto Drummond Drive NW
- Follow
road up hill
- At top
of hill turn right at stop sign onto Moller Drive NW
- Drive
.2 miles, then turn left onto Sunrise Beach Drive NW
- Follow
road for .5 mile then turn left into Sunrise Beach Park
- Park in
upper parking area
- Thanks
to Larry Leach for the dive site map!
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Three
Tree Point North [aerial
photo] [dive site map] [street
map and GPS] [review]
Titlow
Beach [aerial
photo] [aerial
photo 2] [dive
site map] [street
map and GPS] [review1]
[review2]
Thanks
to Rush Zeigenfelder for the dive site map!
photo
by Claude Nichols
- Take
I-5 to Tacoma
- Take
exit 132, the exit for Hwy 16 / Bremerton - Gig Harbor
- Take
Hwy 16 to Jackson Ave., last exit before the Narrows bridge
- Turn
left on to N Jackson Ave.
- Turn
right onto 6th Ave.
- Go
down the hill, past the park to the end of the road
- Please
note: The
parking situation has changed, and the old lot where we used to park
is now Steamer's Seafood Cafe parking. (their lot adjacent to the cafe
was shut down). Please be considerate of their customers and park along
the street if possible during peak restaurant hours.
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Tolmie
State Park [aerial
photo] [dive site map] [street
map and GPS] [review]
Photo
by Janna Nichols
Twanoh
State Park [aerial
photo] [dive site map] [street
map] [review]
photo
by Janna Nichols
- Take I-5
to Olympia
- Take Exit
104 to Hwy 101 North and go 5.8 miles
- Take exit
at Hwy 101/Hwy 8 junction towards Shelton and Port Angeles
- Continue
north on Hwy 101 for 21 miles, turn right toward Union onto the Purdy
Cut-Off Road
- Drive
2.8 miles, turn right at stop sign onto Hwy 106 East
- Drive
remaining 10.5 miles into the Park
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