Rosario is an excellent beach park with all the facilities.  Take two tanks with you and plan to spend the day.  Before, between or after dives, take time to explore the surrounding Deception Pass State Park-- one of the finest in the Northwest.

About 50 miles North of Seattle, just South of Anacortes.  About a half a mile North of Deception Pass, head West on Rosario road to the park entrance.

Rosario Beach

Decent dive, very shallow, the vis is really bad after any storm, dive at high slack only.  Snorkel at low slack for the best life.  I don't recommend the swim to NW island, it is further than it looks and there can be lots of current.  If you have a boat it does make a really nice dive, much better than the shore dive.

#2 - Rosario Beach

Don Armini Ramp offers an excellent selection of sights for the adventurer: the Old Saw Mill is to the left, bottles and other treasures from the early Seattle settlement days are to the right, and plenty of marine life in between!  Use your dive flag, and watch out for boat traffic, of course.

Just South of downtown Seattle, take the West Seattle Bridge to hop over to West Seattle.  Just before the bridge ends, make a right onto Harbor Ave SW.   Drive for about a mile to the North, and you'll see the landmarks in the photos.

Don Armini Ramp

Nice dive, stay shallow for best life.  Watch for ya-hoos in boats. this is a nice change of pace from cove 1 or 2 at seacrest.  Grab a drink at Salty's afterward.

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