Woods Cove
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| Directions |
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get to Woods Cove in Laguna Beach turn south at Diamond street from PCH.
If parking is particularly bad you can back out to PCH and then turn at
Moss street. The parking will be on Ocean which is a one way street. Diamond
street is several miles south of Broadway street and the main beach. There
are NO signal lights at either of these streets and the signs are easy to
miss! Moss street is probably the most pronounced with large letters "MOSS
POINT" on a brick wall (see picture featured on Moss
Street). The entrance to Woods cove is just past Diamond street on the
south side of ocean. Woods cove is completely in a residential area and
you enter the beach from between two houses. |
| Parking |
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The
parking at Woods cove is on Ocean street. There are very few parking
places and if you want to dive at Woods cove either get there very early
and/or be very lucky! Ocean street is a one way street and the parking is
only on the north side of the street. The south side of the street only
has private driveways (please don't park in someone's driveway). Please
remember that this is a residential area and be courteous and discrete. |
| Beach
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Beach
access at Woods cove is available from a stairway at the street level down
to the secluded cove. There are houses on each side of the staircase and
a beautiful garden area past the first steps. There are a lot of steps to
the beach and the stairs are steep so be careful ascending and descending
and take your time when loaded with dive gear. Sometimes the last step off
of the stairs is quite a drop off when the sand gets washed away so be ready!
During high tide the entire beach gets wet so don't leave anything in the
sand (it may not be there when you get back!). |
| Facilities |
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only facilities available at Woods cove is the telephone at the top of the
staircase. |
| Diving |
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This
picture is an evening picture of Woods cove. There are two areas to dive
in, pictured is the one on the west side. The bottom drops off sharply and
can be covered with rocks and shells. There are several rocky reef areas
that are great to explore. Dividing the two sides of Woods cove is a large
rock (on the left of the picture). Woods cove has some of the best diving
in Laguna Beach. Woods is not as sheltered from the waves as some of the
other coves and can get a bit rough. When you find the weather and water
agreeable this is an area that you will want to spend several days exploring. |
