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Redondo | USA: Pacific Northwest
Des Moines, WA
Type: Saltwater
Difficulty: Beginner, Intermediate
Access: Easy Shore Entry Parking: Good Amenities: Restrooms, Showers

Ratings (1-5):
Reviews: 12
Enjoyment: 4.1
Visibility: 3.71
Current: 1.05
Aquatic Life: 3.95
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Features
Small Wreck, Debris, Structures, Tire Reef, Junk Yard,
Description
Very easy entry and good facilities make this one of the most popular dive sites in the South Puget Sound for classes and divers of all experience levels. It also serves as a great night dive location since it has 24 hour access.
Enter the water at the stairs to the left of the pier or the beach to the right of the restaurant. There is a rope tied to the Southern most piling at the end of the pier (the one with the building on it) that will lead you to some small boats and eventually to about 80' deep.
Another rope leads down from the second northrn most piling to an old observation tube and below that lies another small boat. If you follow a line directly north of the observation tube you'll come across some small old boats. There is another large rope leading from the bow of the deapest one that will take you all the way through a series of artificial reefs, small boats and the crowning jewel, a Volkswagen Bug. Take a 210 heading from the VW for about 50' and you'll hit a large biodome made of PVC pipes which looks like a jungle gym for divers.
Most of the bottom is sandy and easily stirred up but it is easy to navigate.
Special Restrictions:
Beware of fishermen on the pier and the public boat launch to the South.
How to get there:
From Pacific Hwy S turn west on 509 and an immediate right onto Redondo Way S. Follow the road to the bottom and park on the street near the water or in the paid parking area near the boat launch.
Thanks to ChevaYEA for submitting this site!
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| mpjohnso | 9/5/2009 | Rating: 4 | | Fun dive, 2nd dive saw two Octapus, one was nice and big. lots of artificial structure that has good growth on it, plumose anemonies, sea stars, grunt skulpin, small rock fish quillback and copperback. Place would be a great night dive to see if the Octaapus come out of their lairs. |
| | Matt_Tyler | 10/23/2008 | Rating: 5 | | I have dived at Redondo quite a few times. The topography isn't the most interesting, but if you go out at night, there isn't any shortage of life. Jeremy and I found a dogfish lying perfectly still, and Jeremy was able to take several pictures. During all of this we realized he wasn't moving much because he had a hook in his mouth attached to a rather large weight. Jeremy, being a fearless kid trapped in a man's body, grabbed the dogfish and held him up for me to work on getting the hook out. He was of course mindful of the poisonous spines. Anyway, we got him unhooked and let him go. It was really one of the most memorable experiences that I have had in just over a year of diving. |
| | Slobert | 10/23/2008 | Rating: 4 | | Another good night dive at redondo. about a 4 foot dog fish let us get close and check him out. Smallish Octo and a bunch of the usual critters plus some copper rockfish near the pier on our safety stop. Be sure to check out the dome gnome |
| | Bassman | 9/13/2008 | Rating: 5 | | If you are a fan of Redondo during the day, it gets ten times better as a night dive! From small Red Octos to Large GPO's, Stubby Sqid and Snailfish all in one dive Awsome! And then you get to take a fresh water shower at the end of your dive. |
| | Nino | 8/3/2008 | Rating: 5 | | This was my first dive at Redondo. Due to it being a "beginner" site I wasn't expecting much. However, I was pleasantly surprised to find three octos! We immediately found a decent sized GPO under the sunken boat and two baby octos around the boat frame to the north. I also found a couple grunt sculpins which I always enjoy.
I've found five octos in my last four dives. Not a bad average considering three of those dives were at Alki and Redondo! |
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