La Jolla Shores
★★★★☆
(10,797)
La Jolla Shores is the most popular dive site in San Diego county. Accessible from Kellogg Park, “The Shores“ is an easy beach entry unless the surf is high, then only those experienced in high surf entries should dive.
Wildlife encounters here are vast depending on the season. Encounters include the common stingray, octopus, squid, horn sharks, leopard sharks, gobies and other fish, and sea lions.
Dive Activity
Top Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
696 Sightings
J
32
F
46
M
36
A
64
M
45
J
35
J
84
A
84
S
99
O
80
N
55
D
36
iStock-Michael Zeigler
Sea Lion
428 Sightings
J
27
F
39
M
27
A
28
M
23
J
18
J
23
A
51
S
50
O
79
N
42
D
21
iStock-Michael Zeigler
Crab
1.9k Sightings
J
72
F
113
M
74
A
196
M
148
J
152
J
253
A
231
S
182
O
258
N
118
D
81
iStock/Extreme-Photographer
Stingrays
614 Sightings
J
33
F
52
M
36
A
32
M
30
J
35
J
92
A
61
S
78
O
74
N
48
D
43
SSI-Peter-Schinck
Nudibranch
454 Sightings
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26
F
40
M
16
A
45
M
32
J
28
J
32
A
57
S
38
O
68
N
34
D
38
AdobeStock-Composer.
Flounder
372 Sightings
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13
F
16
M
13
A
13
M
17
J
40
J
57
A
73
S
52
O
41
N
20
D
17
iStock-Christian von Mach
Pipefish
218 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
11
A
14
M
0
J
14
J
42
A
37
S
48
O
35
N
17
D
0
Shutterstock-Shane Gross
Shrimp
187 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
13
M
15
J
14
J
37
A
17
S
34
O
34
N
23
D
0
iStock-Global_Pics
Spiny Lobster
141 Sightings
J
10
F
0
M
10
A
16
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
18
S
22
O
32
N
19
D
14
