La Jolla Shores
★★★★☆
(10,858)
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
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
702 Sightings
J
37
F
46
M
36
A
64
M
45
J
35
J
84
A
84
S
99
O
80
N
55
D
37
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 7
iStock-Michael Zeigler
Sea Lion
429 Sightings
J
28
F
39
M
27
A
28
M
23
J
18
J
23
A
51
S
50
O
79
N
42
D
21
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 7000
iStock-Michael Zeigler
Crab
1.9k Sightings
J
75
F
113
M
74
A
196
M
148
J
152
J
253
A
231
S
182
O
258
N
118
D
81
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 80
iStock/Extreme-Photographer
Stingrays
618 Sightings
J
35
F
52
M
36
A
32
M
30
J
35
J
92
A
62
S
78
O
74
N
48
D
44
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 3000
SSI-Peter-Schinck
Nudibranch
455 Sightings
J
26
F
40
M
16
A
45
M
32
J
28
J
32
A
57
S
38
O
68
N
34
D
39
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 55
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Lobster
434 Sightings
J
45
F
39
M
39
A
34
M
12
J
24
J
38
A
40
S
51
O
56
N
36
D
20
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 120
AdobeStock-Composer.
Flounder
374 Sightings
J
15
F
16
M
13
A
13
M
17
J
40
J
57
A
73
S
52
O
41
N
20
D
17
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 130
iStock-Christian von Mach
Pipefish
218 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
11
A
14
M
0
J
14
J
42
A
37
S
48
O
35
N
17
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 3400
Shutterstock-Shane Gross
Shrimp
187 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
13
M
15
J
14
J
37
A
17
S
34
O
34
N
23
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 60
iStock-Global_Pics
Spiny Lobster
144 Sightings
J
12
F
0
M
10
A
16
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
18
S
22
O
32
N
19
D
15
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 250
Shutterstock-Henry_and_Laura_Whittaker
Grouper/Basslets
104 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
15
M
0
J
0
J
18
A
21
S
22
O
18
N
10
D
0
