South Crescent Bay offers a protected cove area worthy of two tanks!  Rocky points, canyons, and reefs make this an ideal habitat for the area's marine life.

Make a left on Cliff about 1 mile North of Broadway and Pacific Coast Highway in Laguna.  You'll see the sign below.

South Crescent Bay

#2 - South Crescent Bay

Steep hike over slippery sand, then entry over shallow, slippery rocks. There is nice snorkeling available along the shoreline and a small kelp forest in the middle of the cove. The best diving is on the reef beyond the cove. The high spot breaks the surface at low tide. Follow this reef south and you will find overhangs, walls, lobsters, sponges, fish and nudibranchs. The east side of the reef has vertical walls as high as fifteen feet. The reef continues to eighty feet where it ends at the sand.

Located in the posh Palos Verdes area, grab your street map and follow along:  From the Pacific Coast Highway, head South on Palos Verdes Blvd for 1.4 miles.  Turn right on Palos Verdes Drive West.   In 3.8 miles, turn right on Paseo Lunado which becomes Paseo Del Mar.  You'll see the park on your right.

Christmas Tree Cove

Murder! I cut myself to death trying to haul my gear down the hill. You could easily slip and break something going down that hill, let alone having your gear tumble all the way to the bottom. Rocks on the trail are very sharp and dangerous, very steep.  For the hike, it was not rewarding for what I saw.  Kelp was minimal with no extravagant wildlife.  Visibility was good. The trip back up the hill (not path) was death. I will never return. Even if it were rebuilt, the hill is way too steep and long.

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