La Jolla Shores
★★★★☆
(11,662)
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 approx.: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
727 Sightings
J
37
F
49
M
37
A
68
M
49
J
35
J
85
A
89
S
106
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 approx.: 7
iStock-Michael Zeigler
Sea Lion
448 Sightings
J
28
F
39
M
29
A
33
M
32
J
18
J
23
A
53
S
51
O
79
N
42
D
21
Tobias Friedrich
Bottlenose Dolphin
91 Sightings
J
0
F
14
M
11
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
14
A
18
S
0
O
22
N
12
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 7000
iStock-Michael Zeigler
Crab
1.9k Sightings
J
75
F
118
M
80
A
201
M
159
J
154
J
255
A
236
S
190
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 approx.: 80
iStock/Extreme-Photographer
Stingrays
654 Sightings
J
35
F
56
M
39
A
35
M
34
J
35
J
93
A
68
S
93
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 approx.: 3000
SSI-Peter-Schinck
Nudibranch
482 Sightings
J
26
F
42
M
21
A
53
M
39
J
29
J
32
A
58
S
41
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 approx.: 55
Shutterstock-RLS Photo
Lobster
473 Sightings
J
45
F
42
M
49
A
39
M
19
J
27
J
39
A
42
S
59
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 approx.: 120
AdobeStock-Composer.
Flounder
377 Sightings
J
15
F
16
M
14
A
13
M
18
J
41
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 approx.: 130
iStock-Christian von Mach
Pipefish
220 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
11
A
14
M
0
J
14
J
42
A
37
S
50
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 approx.: 3400
Shutterstock-Shane Gross
Shrimp
189 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
13
M
17
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 approx.: 60
iStock-Global_Pics
Spiny Lobster
183 Sightings
J
12
F
10
M
10
A
22
M
0
J
0
J
10
A
25
S
26
O
34
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 approx.: 250
Shutterstock-Henry_and_Laura_Whittaker
Grouper/Basslets
123 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
18
M
0
J
11
J
18
A
23
S
25
O
18
N
10
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 20
Shutterstock-Lewis Burnett
Guitarfish
108 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
24
M
12
J
0
J
13
A
23
S
15
O
21
N
0
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 250
iStock-Miguel-Angelo-Silva.
Scorpionfish
71 Sightings
J
11
F
0
M
0
A
17
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
12
O
20
N
11
D
0
