California Scuba Diving Attractions
Abreojos Diving Adventures
SCUBA diving club based in Monterey. Diving related travel, instruction, photos and video.
http://www.abreojos.com
Absolute Adventures
Offers cage diving with Great White Sharks in the U.S.
http://www.sharkdiver.com
Adventure, Depth & Technology
Wings Stocks technical diving instruction, charters, and diving servicesin Monterey Bay. Deep, mixed gas, and rebreather technologies are a specialty.
http://www.advdepthtech.com
Anacapa Dive Center
Dive shop in Santa Barbara, California, gateway to the Channel Islands.
http://www.anacapadivecenter.com
Anderson's Scuba Diving
A full service dive shop in Pacifica, offering Classes, a warm indoor heated pool, Sales, rentals, repairs, airfills & service!
http://www.andersonscuba.com
Andrea's Aquatics
PADI scuba diving school based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
http://www.andreasaquatics.com
Anthony Wiley's Scuba Locker
Full service, fully certified Riverside dive shop. Weekly trips to Southern California Channel Islands and exotic multi-day liveaboard dive trips. Training, new/used equipment.
http://www.scubalocker.com
Any Water Sports
A dive store in San Jose. Class schedules, activities, travel, gear, rentals.
http://www.anywater.com
Aqua Safaris Scuba Center
A Santa Cruz dive shop with in store and online equipment sales, instruction and exotic dive travel.
http://www.aquasafaris.com
Aquarius Dive Shop
PADI dive store in Monterey. Rentals, sales, dive guides, & classes.
http://www.aquariusdivers.com
Bay Area Scuba Diving Center
PADI SCUBA diving lessons and certifications, air fills, SCUBA equipment rentals, repairs, and sales, in Burlingame.
http://www.bdcss.com
Blue Water Aquatics
Professional full service dive center in the heart of Silicon Valley. Classes,trips,rentals, and repair.
http://www.bluewater-aquatics.com
Bottom Scratcher Charter Dive Boat
Scuba Diving in Southern California aboard the Bottom Scratcher, California Channel Islands and Santa Catalina Island Specialists.
http://www.bottomscratcher.com
California Dive Center
Full service dive center in San Bruno, classes from beginning to pro, family and kids programs, and Nitrox.
http://www.cadive.com
Captain Aqua's Scuba Diving Centers
Retail dive centers offering equipment sales, classes, repairs, rentals and dive travel.
http://www.captainaqua.com
Cee Ray & Island Clipper Charter Boats
Charter dive boats for small and large parties.
http://www.caywind.com
Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
Official site of CINMS. Information, maps, photos on the Channel Islands.
http://www.cinms.nos.noaa.gov
Cypress Charters
Dive charters from Monterey. Operates two dive boats - Cypress Sea and Cypress Point - doing day trips in Monterey, Carmel and the Big Sur coast. Schedules on-line.
http://www.cypresscharters.com
Dive Central
Monterey California Dive Charters on the "Escapade" which visits all the premier sites of Monterey and Carmel.
http://www.divecentral.com
Diver Dan's, Inc.
Located in Santa Clara, the heart of Silicon Valley, Diver Dan's serves the entire Bay Area by offering the best selection of dive equipment, the most flexible schedule of scuba diving classes, an on-site pool for all confined water training and the largest and most up-to-date rental department in Northern California.
http://www.diverdans.com
Elk Grove Diving Center
SSI dive training, SCUBA equipment, individual attention.
http://www.elkgrovedive.com
Frog Divers
Independent instructors teaching the YMCA SCUBA program for all levels of recreational diving in silicon valley.
http://www.frogdivers.com
Gilroy Scuba
a great site to start your scuba adventure - whether Monterey Bay or the world!
http://www.gilroyscuba.com
Glenn's Aquarius II Dive Shop
Guided scuba & boat tours, new & rental scuba gear. Located on the breakwater in Monterey.
http://www.aquarius2.com
Graf Diving
San Diego SCUBA, kayak, and snorkeling instruction/tours in english or german.
http://www.grafdiving.com
Great Escape Dive Boat
Dive trips from Long Beach, California to sites including Catalina, Santa Barbara, and San Clemente, San Nicolas islands, Tanner, Cortes, and Farnsworth Banks, Begg Rock, oil rigs, deep reef, kelp forest, and wreck dives. Schedule on-line.
http://www.diveboat.com
Great White Adventures
Great white shark diving expeditions to the Farallon Islands from San Francisco or to Isla de Guadalupe, Mexico from San Diego.
http://www.greatwhiteadventures.com
Harbor Dive & Kayak Center
Sausalito scuba diving center offering retail sales, equipment service, rentals, and 5-Star PADI Certification classes.
http://www.harbordive.com
Hollywood Divers
A full service and technical dive shop near Universal Studios in Hollywood.
http://www.hollywoodivers.com
Horizon Charters Liveaboard Adventures
Live-Aboard and single day dive trips to US and Mexican waters aboard the Horizon and Ocean Odyssey departing from San Diego. Many trips to San Clemente Island. Schedules on-line.
http://www.horizoncharters.com
Lois Ann Dive Charters
San Diego Mission Bay San Diego dive boat, 28' with Nitrox. Dive trips to the kelp beds, wreck alley including the Yukon, and the Coranado Islands.
http://www.loisann.com
Los Angeles County Underwater Instructors Association
Established in 1954. Provides basic and advanced training. ADP (advanced) starts Summers and UICC (Instructor)in winters.
http://www.lascuba.com
Los Angeles Scuba Diving
PADI SCUBA instruction, course schedules, staff biographies.
http://www.lascubadiving.com
Manta Ray Dive Center
Full service dive shop in Monterey with guided dives.
http://www.mantaraydive.com
Metridium Fields
Underwater photos, video clips and trip reports from around the world but with a focus on Monterey.
http://www.metridium.com
Mitchell Scuba College
NAUI Scuba Diving lessons in the San Francisco Bay Area plus information on dive sites from Mendocino to Monterey Bay.
http://www.mitchellscuba.com
Monterey Express
Dive charter boat in Monterey. Day trips in Monterey and Carmel area. Schedule on-line.
http://www.montereyexpress.com
Ocean Adventures Dive Company
Full service dive center located in Venice Beach.
http://www.oceanadventuresdiveco.com
Ocean Safari Scuba
Full Service Scuba Dive Center located in San Gabriel.
http://www.oceansafariscuba.com
Pacific Diving
PADI diver training, links, divemaster services, and travel.
http://www.pacificdiving.net
Pacific Reef Dive Center
A full-service scuba shop in Vacaville, with sales, rentals, and lessons.
http://www.pacificreef.com
Peninsula Diving Center
Dive store in Mountain View. Class schedules, rentals, gear, travel.
http://www.pendive.com
Psalty Adventures
Six Pack dive boat operating from San Pedro. Visits oil rigs, Catalina, Santa Barbara, San Clemente, and San Nicolas Islands. Features shark cage dives.
http://www.psaltyadventures.com
San Francisco Scuba Schools
Offers a full range of PADI scuba diving training programs including combination home-study and on site-training classes.
http://www.sfscubaschools.com
Sanctuary Charters
With a 6-diver-max, Sanctuary makes relaxed, unhurried visits to all the pristine sites of Monterey, Carmel and the Big Sur coast. All rental gear is available on request.
http://www.sanctuarycharters.com
Sand Dollar Liveaboard Dive Boat
Diving Charters, Inc. Single and Multi-day Southern California Channel Island scuba diving trips departing from San Pedro. Great meals, air cylinders, and weight belts included, Air conditioned, EAN-Nitrox refills available. Schedule on-line.
http://www.divingcharters.com
SanDiegoDiving.com
Promoting education about and conservation of the marine environment through exposure by diving.
http://www.sandiegodiving.com
Scuba Crossing
Private and semi private PADI scuba instruction by San Diego Instructor Jeff Moore.
http://www.scubacrossing.com
Scuba San Jose
NAUI Scuba diving lessons, refresher courses, and Monterey Bay dive tours; San Jose bay area.
http://www.scubasanjose.com
Scuba Schools of America
Located in Woodland Hills. SCUBA diving instruction, equipment sales, rental and repair, on-site pool, children's programs, technical and rebreather training.
http://www.dive-ssa.com
Scuba Schools of America
Located in Montclair. SSI/ANDI training from Open Water Diver to Professional Diving Instructor, Rebreather thru Trimix. SSA has a heated pool, mixing facilities, repair center, and retail store.
http://www.scubaschoolsofamerica.com
Scuba World Sacramento
Sacramento scuba equipment dealer. Mares, xcel wetsuits, Dive rite, Nitrox, and all levels of training.
http://www.scubaworldsacto.com
Sea Divers
A non-profit recreational SCUBA diving club in Southern California that schedules 12+ dives a year on the Great Escape and Peace Dive Boats.
http://www.seadivers.org
SeaClypse Dive Adventures
Scuba and snorkel dive instruction, tours, and boat dives in San Diego.
http://www.seaclypse.com
Sundiver
Single and multi day dive trips to Catalina and the Southern Channel Islands, including San Clemente, Santa Barbara, and Farnsworth Banks. Schedule on-line.
http://www.sundiver.net
Sunset Divers
NAUI scuba diving classes and training in the San Francisco Bay Area.
http://www.sunsetdivers.net
Team Shark, Inc.
California shark scuba diving and snorkeling adventures open to everyone using a floating shark cage.
http://www.teamshark.com
Truth Aquatics
Dive charters from Santa Barbara. Operates three liveaboard dive boats - Truth, Conception and Vision - doing overnight trips to the Channel Islands. Schedules on-line.
http://www.truthaquatics.com
Underwater Excursions
Scuba diving lessons, sales, and trips in Visalia.
http://www.underwaterexcursions.com
Underwater Schools of America
SCUBA instruction in Oceanside since 1964. NASDS affiliated dive store and ANDI Safe Air / Nitrox Facility.
http://www.usascuba.com
Wallin's Dive Center
A dive store in San Carlos. Classes, travel, on-line book catalog.
http://www.wallins.com