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California Articles

Salt Lake City, Utah

A hot spot for winter sports, northern Utah offers another kind of hot spot for divers-dozens of geothermal springs.

Big Sur Country

Big Sur diving offers scenic seascapes, remote escapes and, if you're lucky, a jade souvenir.

Southern California Nights

After dark, the action is beneath the waves.

Anacapa on a Shoestring

How to dive the Northern Channel Islands on a budget--and still have first-class thrills.

Shore Diving in the O.C.

While the rest of SoCal sits in rush-hour gridlock, savvy divers know to exit in Orange County for first-rate beach diving.

California Big Animal Diving

Scuba Diving's exclusive guide to Southern California's big animal encounters. For more USA local dive sites, visit scubadiving.com

Shore Diving Tips: A Day at the Beach

Diving without a boat can be as easy as a day at the beach if you know how to do it like a California native. Here's how West Coast divers handle the surf.

Scuba Diving from a Kayak

You're captain, divemaster and diver all rolled into one when you make your dives from a kayak. Here are the gear and skills you'll need, and the best sites.

Only in America: 12 Unique Domestic Dives

Ever dive a missile silo? How about a volcanic crater or a lead mine? Where do we find this stuff? Off the highways and byways of the U.S.A.