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USA: Pacific Northwest - The cold, emerald waters of the Pacific Northwest are a real treat for Scuba diving. This region of the website includes dive sites and galleries in the Puget Sound, Hood Canal, the San Juans, and the Oregon and Washington coasts. Divers in the Pacific Northwest are presented a large variety of life, ample dive locations, and dynamic diving opportunities such as walls, bull kelp forests, drift dives and dive parks.
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Refugio State Beach
Refugio State Beach, Santa Barbara, CA
Type: Saltwater-OpenOcean
Difficulty: Snorkling, Beginner, Intermediate
Entry: Easy Shore Entry , Boat Access
Attractions: Boulder Pile / Shelves, Kelp Forest
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Refugio is a pleasant dive with easy shore access with all the comforts of a state beach such as public showers, toilets, and a snack bar that is open during summer months. There are camp sites on site too. There are two reefs, one at each end of the cove. The Eastern reef is a short swim (about 50 yards) and only about 20’-25’ deep. The western reef is out farther from shore by the entrance to the cove, just past the breakers. It can be a tiring swim in scuba gear but it is a little bit deeper (about 30’) and gives a change of scenery. Both sites are good for free divers. Common critters include sea hares, nudibranchs, sponges, stars and anemones plus fish such as opaleye, sheephead, calico bass, and senorita wrass.
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