Lovers Point (Pacific Grove)
Pacific Grove · near Pacific Grove / Monterey · Central Coast
Scuba & Snorkel
At a glance
- Difficulty
- beginner
- Depth
- 30
- Water temperature
- 52–60°F · 7mm wetsuit
- Best season
- Year-round · calm summer/fall best for snorkeling
Permits and booking
- Permit required
- No
- How the permit works
- No permit. Lovers Point Park, Pacific Grove — free/metered parking, restrooms, and a small protected beach. One of the best beginner snorkel & shore-dive spots on the Monterey Peninsula.
What is here
- Marine life
- Kelp forest & garibaldi-cousin senoritas · Sea stars & anemones · Harbor seals · Sheltered shallow reef
- Features
- Sheltered cove — ideal first snorkel · Shallow kelp & rocky reef · Family-friendly beach park · Steps from Pacific Grove's shops
Worth knowing
- Certification required
- No
- Dogs
- Not permitted
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Scuba & Snorkel detail
- Dive type
- snorkel · scuba
- Entry
- shore
- Viz
- 10–25 ft
- Intl tip
- Lovers Point Park has parking, restrooms, and a lawn — easy for families. Calm summer/fall mornings are best for snorkeling clarity. The whole Pacific Grove shoreline (Otter Point, Coral Street) offers more shore diving. Combine with the 17-Mile Drive and Monterey Bay Aquarium. Cold water — wear a wetsuit even in summer.
The guide
Lovers Point in Pacific Grove is the Monterey Peninsula's gentlest introduction to kelp-forest snorkeling and diving — a small,…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Lovers Point (Pacific Grove) — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 36.626, -121.916