Hicks Beach Park, Shine WA
Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2024 6:19 pm
Dive Site Name: W.R. Hicks Beach Park
Skill Level: All Divers
Current Sensitive: Not much
Location/Address: Just off Shine Rd, on the west side of the Hood Canal bridge
Directions: Map
Free Parking: Yes, limited spaces.
Staging Area: One beat-up picnic table
Surface Swim: None
Nearby Facilities: None
Special Considerations: Boats may launch from the ramp.
Maximum Depth: 40 fsw
Known Hazards: None
Dive Site Description: A great place for skills practice and maybe lessons, since the bay is somewhat out of the Hood Canal currents. Otherwise it's long, flat and boring except for lots of frosted nudibranchs and some sea whips deeper than 30'. Any real depth is waaay out there to the SE, so scooters are advised. Perhaps a great place for crabbing, there are some monsters.
Skill Level: All Divers
Current Sensitive: Not much
Location/Address: Just off Shine Rd, on the west side of the Hood Canal bridge
Directions: Map
Free Parking: Yes, limited spaces.
Staging Area: One beat-up picnic table
Surface Swim: None
Nearby Facilities: None
Special Considerations: Boats may launch from the ramp.
Maximum Depth: 40 fsw
Known Hazards: None
Dive Site Description: A great place for skills practice and maybe lessons, since the bay is somewhat out of the Hood Canal currents. Otherwise it's long, flat and boring except for lots of frosted nudibranchs and some sea whips deeper than 30'. Any real depth is waaay out there to the SE, so scooters are advised. Perhaps a great place for crabbing, there are some monsters.