Marine Room & South La Jolla Shores
La Jolla · near La Jolla / San Diego · San Diego
Scuba & Snorkel
At a glance
- Difficulty
- intermediate
- Depth
- 90
- Water temperature
- 58–72°F · 5–7mm wetsuit
- Best season
- Year-round · leopard sharks summer
Permits and booking
- Permit required
- No
- How the permit works
- No permit. Entry near the Marine Room restaurant / south end of La Jolla Shores — street parking. Accesses the southern branch of the La Jolla Canyon system; a quieter alternative to the main Shores entry. Sandy entry with surf; time it. Intermediate.
What is here
- Marine life
- Second canyon branch · Leopard sharks (summer) · Bat rays, angel sharks · Sea pens & sand-flat life
- Features
- Quieter canyon access · Summer leopard sharks · Sand-flat critters (sea pens, rays) · Away from the Shores crowds
Worth knowing
- Certification required
- Yes
- Dogs
- Not permitted
- Good for a first timer
- No
Scuba & Snorkel detail
- Dive type
- scuba
- Entry
- shore
- Viz
- 10–30 ft
- Intl tip
- Enter near the Marine Room / south La Jolla Shores — street parking. Quieter than the main Shores entry. Sandy entry with surf — time it. Leopard sharks in the summer shallows. Great for sand-flat critters (sea pens, angel sharks). Intermediate navigation. Combine with the Shores and Cove.
The guide
The Marine Room area at the south end of La Jolla Shores offers a quieter alternative entry to the La Jolla Submarine Canyon sy…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Marine Room & South La Jolla Shores — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 32.848, -117.257