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Snorkeling and Scuba Diving at Lumber Dock
Located in the commercial fishing area of Garibaldi, the Lumber Dock is a great place for finding crabs. Generally the area is protected from boaters, but a dive flag is recommended. An interesting note: there is no law in Oregon that says a boat must stay away from a dive flag. This is a very dangerous situation. Stop by Doug's Diving (in the background of the second entrance photo below) and sign their petition for a minimum safe boating distance to divers.
From Portland, take Highway 26 West to Highway 6 West into Tillamook on the coast. Drive North 9.9 miles into the Heart of Garibaldi, and turn left onto 7th Street as shown below.
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Bill Osburn
Oct 21, 2003, 12:00 AM
scuba
Good place for clams and some crabs, bottom full of little crabs. Not too much else to see here but haven't ventured much past the dock. Vis is usually not too good but hit it usually as the tide is going out so that is expected. A few rocks to climb down to the shore but ok after that, rocky bottom (small med) dock supports are good to steady yourself on. Not many fish here and not worth trying to spear the ones that are there they need to grow quite a bit. Large parking lot full of boat trailers and vehicles so the little area just next to the dock is usually accessible. Good dive to start with or to hit if there isn't much tide exchange. Lots of clams
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