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Snorkeling and Scuba Diving at Edmonds Underwater Park
This is a site you can come back to dozens of times and never see it all. Set up specifically for divers, you'll find wrecks, bottles, and sea life galore-- but don't even think about bringing anything back with you! Navigation is relatively easy with the well-placed system of buoys and ropes that lead to many of the underwater sights.
Just North of Seattle, take Exit 177 off I-5 and head West toward the Edmonds-Kingston Ferry on 104. Just before you find yourself at the Ferry, take a left on Main Street, cross the railroad tracks, then turn right into the park.
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Wayne Sargent
Mar 8, 2004, 12:00 AM
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Fifteen oblique observations... <br>1. You can see most of the park at 20 to 30 feet, or go to 50 for a bit more. <br>2. You can leave shore on regulator or snorkel and see critters the entire dive. <br>3. The ropes are within 5 minutes of beach entry. <br>4. Some of my best photos are on the ropes going to the structures. <br>5. "Big fish seen here" is not an exaggeration. <br>6. One lingcod was ~5 feet long with a head larger than a basketball. <br>7. The Cabezon are trophy size also, and hopefully never end up in angler's den. <br>8. It's great to have a place for these critters to live in relative peace. [Kudos to Seattle!] <br>9. Most large crabs are without pinchers. <br>10. Tip: Safeway sells them and you don't have to look over your shoulder. <br>11. At 7:30am Saturday, it appeared we were first in the water. <br>12. Random sample of 20 divers: 16 went left, and 4 off the jetty to the center [entry at beach]. <br>13. Our favorite dive was the left side. <br>14. For more 'photographic isolation' try the center and right sides [not a compromise]. <br>15. On three weekend dives, we never saw another diver underwater.
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