Woodlands

The drop-off point is located at this circle surrounded by residences. Be very quiet and respectful of the owner's parking and privacy. From this trail head, it is only a few meters to the entry. You can tell it drops off rather quickly. Beware of boat traffic, as this is a small harbor. Head for the Lone Rock Point, and enjoy! Parking is limited to the top of this hill, 200 meters from the drop-off point below.

I have done two dives here in the last month. The topography is different than other areas around, but not much to see. The only good thing is a fair variety of nudibranchs, but you have to go slow and really look to find them.

Not much life, but really interesting topography!!!

Not much life, but really interesting topography!!!

Other than the really steep wall and the junk under the docks, there is nothing much to see here. Another exercise in sticking it out until the air is gone.

The drive out to Woodlands is quite lovely, though the dive left a bit to be desired. From the mark, the bottom starts off in a gentle shell slope, and then drops off into a near-vertical, almost featureless wall. This in itself is unusual and interesting, but there are few places for life to take hold, leaving it quite barren. We explored down to 140', and found little change from the shallower depths. On the day we dove, there was minimal current, and vis was about 8'. The bay is ringed with docks, and we found some interesting debris, including a truck canopy on our swim back to shore. The beach access is difficult, so we opted to do our entry and exit from the public dock. Overall, it beat going to work, but it can't compare to some of our other excellent local shore dives. Cheers!