The top 11 dive and snorkel sites in Isla Vista, ranked by diver reviews, with maps and photos. Read the Isla Vista guide
If you are lucky, you may be able to see actual oil seeps as well as gas seeps, coming from the ocean floor. The oil seeps look like long black sticks from the ocean floor on calm days. These seeps make up the tar accumulation on the beach. Not the oil platforms offshore Park in IV and follow the bike trail down to the beach. Coal oil point is also known as Deveroux point.
Kelp, Calico Bass, Garaboldi, Ling Cod and sheepshead Western Side of Santa Cruz Island
Sea lions, Sheepshead, Calico bass, Horn sharks and Pelagics Eastern side of Santa Roas Island
Sea Lions, Sheepshead, Garaboldi and Calico Bass Southern Side of Santa Cruz Island
Nudibranchs, Octopus and Sea Lions Southern Side of Santa Cruz Island
Kelp and reef fish, Calico Bass, Halibut sand sharks and more. Western side of Santa Cruz Island Forney Cove is also known as Forneys Cove.
Scallops and lots of fish Western side of Sasnta Rosa Island
Kelp. Pelagics. Sea Lions Western Side of Santa Cruz Island
Sea Lions around the entrance and in the inner chamber. Take a light. It is dark in there and the noise of the Sea Lions is deafening. North side of Santa Cruz Island
Kelp and sand. Calico Bass, Garaboldi, Barracuda and Sea Lions Southern side of Santa Cruz Island
