Meeks Bay

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

This site is located at Waterman’s Landing. It is a very shallow shelf that extends for quite a way. This is a great site to practice existing skills and learn new ones. Please do not park in the shops parking lot, they request that SCUBA divers park on the street. Restrooms are available at the little cafe.

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.

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.

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.