Blue Cavern Point (Catalina)
Catalina Island (near Two Harbors) · near Two Harbors (Catalina Island) · Los Angeles / SoCal
Scuba & Snorkel
At a glance
- Difficulty
- intermediate
- Depth
- 80
- Water temperature
- 55–74°F · 5–7mm wetsuit
- Best season
- Summer/fall clearest & warmest
Permits and booking
- Permit required
- No
- How the permit works
- No permit. Boat-access dive near Two Harbors, Catalina — a scenic wall/kelp dive named for a small cavern. Reached by charter or private boat; a classic Catalina boat site with excellent viz. Intermediate.
What is here
- Marine life
- Dramatic wall & kelp · Giant black sea bass · Garibaldi, sheephead, lobster · Bright invertebrate walls
- Features
- Scenic wall & kelp diving · A small blue cavern · Giant black sea bass · Excellent Catalina visibility
Worth knowing
- Certification required
- Yes
- Dogs
- Not permitted
- Good for a first timer
- No
Scuba & Snorkel detail
- Dive type
- scuba
- Entry
- boat
- Viz
- 40–100 ft
- Intl tip
- Boat-access from Two Harbors or Avalon (charter or private). Excellent visibility, especially late summer/fall. Intermediate wall/kelp diving. Giant black sea bass are possible. Combine with other Catalina boat sites (Ship Rock, Bird Rock, Eagle Reef) on a charter. The Two Harbors side is quieter than Avalon.
The guide
Blue Cavern Point near Two Harbors is one of Catalina's classic boat dives — a dramatic wall-and-kelp site named for the small …
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Blue Cavern Point (Catalina) — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 33.448, -118.484