Vet's Park, Redondo Beach, California

Redondo is one of the best dives in Los Angeles county and has one of the easiest entry and exit points with easy parking. Classes are often held here on weekends and a local dive club called DiveVets.com dive here on Wednesday Night. Weak currents and an easy entry make this a popular site with beginner beach divers although some complain that there is not much to see during the day. You've got to know how to look. Tech divers can swim out past recreational limits if they need to. Click on Map to enlarge

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Interests: Octopus in rocks and sea grass, Sarcastic Fringehead, Scorpionfish, Pipefish, and baby Horn sharks are plentiful here. At night dozens of species of marine life come out, including shrimp, crabs, exotic nudibranchs, rays, rockfish, and eels. Baby fish hide under algae in the "detritus zones". Rockfish congregate around the "monument". New exotic species are always popping up.
Entry & Exits: Sandy entry
Suggestions: Try varying your entry point up and down the beach.
Best time to Dive: Anytime other than strong North swells. Check Conditions

Visibility: 10-30ft

Warnings: The climb up the stairs and the walk through the sand can be slightly strenuous. The canyon can get very cold with a thermocline at 40ft in the summer.
Depth Recomendations:30-55 ft is where most of the points of interest are for most of this dive site. 40 ft is Recomended maximum depth for novice beach divers.
Safety: Use of float, flag, anchor and descent line is required for beach diving. Cell phone and oxygen first aid kit should be avalible.

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Parking:Bring plenty of quarters. Parking is not free, quarters for every 10 min. The parking lot is open 24 hours.

Photos of the stairs going down to the dive site, and the Redondo parking lot.