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Dive sites nearby

Sunnyside

Sunnyside is a fantastic site that has a pretty sharp drop-off. Good buoyancy would be a very helpful thing to have. It is advisable to have a dive flag that you tow behind as you dive. The area is a busy boat area during the summer months. Parking is at William Kent State Park and is limited, so arrive early.

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Sand Harbor

Dive at Sand Harbor to see large boulders and rock formations. You will run into some fun swim-throughs on one side of the cove, as well as honeycomb rock patterns on the other.

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Hurricane Bay

The highway is just right along this beach, making this spot easy to find and park at. There is a shelf which drops into quite deeper water quickly.

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Meeks Bay

Meeks Bay is the most popular dive site on Lake Tahoe. With an easy entry, excellent visibility, and sloping bottom that drops off to hundreds of feet deep, this is an excellent dive site for beginners and advanced divers alike.

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Lester Beach

Lester Beach near D.L. Bliss State Park, $10 cash only for parking. Then find yourself on the beach for a shore dive. There is a shelf that you can drop off, and offers part of the Rubicon Wall.

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Rubicon Point

Rubicon point is accessible by boat or off shore from Lester Beach near D.L. Bliss State Park. Parking would be $10 cash only. Or call us at the shop to set up a boat tour!

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Fannette Island

You will need a boat to get to Fannette Island, and here you will anchor on the shallow side and descend and go counter clockwise around the circumference of the island to finally reach a nice slope to finish your dynamic safety stop.

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Fallen Leaf Lake

Fallen Leaf Lake is at 6,300 feet in elevation, is about 15 minutes from Lake Tahoe and it offers another option for altitude diving in the Tahoe Basin.

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Folsom Point

Folsom Lake is one of the most frequently dived lakes in California and a very popular spot for open water training due to the lake’s calm waters. It offers plenty of parking and easy entry. The bottom of the lake is fairly silty so use good buoyancy otherwise the visibility will go from 20-30 feet to zero.

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Box Beach, Electra

Average depth of 12 feet and max depth of 19 feet if river is low. From the parking lot head down to the beach and there is a picnic table with a rock near the trail that was used by native indians to pound the acorns. The sandy beach quickly falls down to 19 feet and ends on the other side against a granite wall.

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