Bar Vew Jetty ( Garibaldi OR )
Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 2:38 pm
Dive Site Name:
Bar View Jetty
Current Sensitive:
Yes
Location/Address:
Just a bout one mile north of the town of Garibaldi, OR.
Look for the Bar View Store on the corner of US 101 and Ceader Street.
Driving Directions:
Take US 101 to the town of Garibaldi OR. About 1 mile north of town, you will see a store called the Bar View Store. On the corner of US 101 and Ceader Street, turn west on to Ceader Street. You can only go one way. Follow this out through the camp grounds to the end of the jetty. There is an observation tower at the end of the Jetty. Park in the dirt lot and carry your gear to the rocks.
Free Parking:
Yes.
Staging Area:
Not much of a staging area, so you will need to use your car or truck to set your gear up then move the gear to a spot closer to the rocks.
Surface Swim:
None. You will be dropping in off the rocks, so timing your step into the water with an incoming wave is a must. Not to hard to do though
Nearby Facilities:
There is a rest room in the Camping area and a convenience store near by.
Special Considerations:
This is going to be a drift dive, so tides and current conditions are going to play a large part of your dive. This would also be a great location for a live boat if you know some one with a boat.
Maximum Depth:
50 to 60 Feet.
Dive Site Description:
This is a rock Jetty made up of huge boulders and has a round rock bottom. There are lots of nooks and cervices to peek in to. Drop in at the end of the jetty and let the flood tide wash you in to the exit point.
This would be a great dive at slack tide if you could time it right but slack tides don’t seem to last long here on the OR coast, so best times to dive this I think would be the slack tide between low and high tide and ride the flood in.
Note: the boulders get smaller when you are close to the exit point. Still, it would be a good idea to turtle at least once to get you bearings
Climbing out over the rocks in dive gear can be a bit hard, so I recommend this for experienced divers only.
Spear fishing :
It is pretty good here from what I have seen. Fish you can expect to see here range from Ling Cod and Sea Bass to Sea Trout to Rock Fish. I am told this is a good place for crabbing but I did not see more then 5 or 6 crab on my dive here.
Visibility:
Can range from a few inches to several feet.
Hazards:
Could be the number of boats and fishing lines in the water but the boats seem to stay well away from the jetty for obvious reasons. The rocks can also be slick; have caution when entering and exiting the water.
I will post some pictures of the entry and exit points after my next trip to this area.
Sparky
Bar View Jetty
Current Sensitive:
Yes
Location/Address:
Just a bout one mile north of the town of Garibaldi, OR.
Look for the Bar View Store on the corner of US 101 and Ceader Street.
Driving Directions:
Take US 101 to the town of Garibaldi OR. About 1 mile north of town, you will see a store called the Bar View Store. On the corner of US 101 and Ceader Street, turn west on to Ceader Street. You can only go one way. Follow this out through the camp grounds to the end of the jetty. There is an observation tower at the end of the Jetty. Park in the dirt lot and carry your gear to the rocks.
Free Parking:
Yes.
Staging Area:
Not much of a staging area, so you will need to use your car or truck to set your gear up then move the gear to a spot closer to the rocks.
Surface Swim:
None. You will be dropping in off the rocks, so timing your step into the water with an incoming wave is a must. Not to hard to do though
Nearby Facilities:
There is a rest room in the Camping area and a convenience store near by.
Special Considerations:
This is going to be a drift dive, so tides and current conditions are going to play a large part of your dive. This would also be a great location for a live boat if you know some one with a boat.
Maximum Depth:
50 to 60 Feet.
Dive Site Description:
This is a rock Jetty made up of huge boulders and has a round rock bottom. There are lots of nooks and cervices to peek in to. Drop in at the end of the jetty and let the flood tide wash you in to the exit point.
This would be a great dive at slack tide if you could time it right but slack tides don’t seem to last long here on the OR coast, so best times to dive this I think would be the slack tide between low and high tide and ride the flood in.
Note: the boulders get smaller when you are close to the exit point. Still, it would be a good idea to turtle at least once to get you bearings
Climbing out over the rocks in dive gear can be a bit hard, so I recommend this for experienced divers only.
Spear fishing :
It is pretty good here from what I have seen. Fish you can expect to see here range from Ling Cod and Sea Bass to Sea Trout to Rock Fish. I am told this is a good place for crabbing but I did not see more then 5 or 6 crab on my dive here.
Visibility:
Can range from a few inches to several feet.
Hazards:
Could be the number of boats and fishing lines in the water but the boats seem to stay well away from the jetty for obvious reasons. The rocks can also be slick; have caution when entering and exiting the water.
I will post some pictures of the entry and exit points after my next trip to this area.
Sparky