This all-inclusive guide covers almost 100 dive sites on the islands, pinnacles and banks off the California coast from Point Conception to the Mexican border. From the placid kelp beds of San Clemente in summer to the ocean-fed pinnacles at San Miguel in fall, diving offshore California has special rewards unparalleled in the diving world.

This volume covers it all-history, marine life, accommodations, transportation, maps and a host of practical information that will make your offshore California dive trip a successful and memorable one.