Casino Point Dive Park
Casino Point Dive Park, also known as the Avalon Underwater Dive Park, is the most popular dive site on Catalina Island and one of the most popular dive sites in all of Southern California. Catalina Island is only accessible via private boat or ferry from the mainland so check ferry schedules.
This site has tons of wildlife including the California state marine fish: Garibaldi, all sorts of kelpfish, gobies, angel sharks, wolf eels, bass, opaleye, horn sharks, and gorgonians.
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.: 200
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Total number of species approx.: 300
Octopus
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Total number of species approx.: 7
Sea Lion
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Total number of species approx.: 600
Wrasse
Garibaldi Damselfish
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 250
Grouper/Basslets
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 55
Lobster
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Total number of species approx.: 60
Spiny Lobster
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Total number of species approx.: 7000