Approximate area — exact entry not verified
This area touches a closed zone. Check the exact spot before you take lobster.
- EntryShore
- PinApproximate
- Sources2 · low
Legal note: No spot rules found. A Navy firing-range danger zone lies farther north, off Naval Base Coronado; leave if red flags fly.
Rules last verified Nov 12, 2026 · Full rules ›
Approximate location — check the spot on satellite before you go.
Getting in
- Location
32.67350, -117.17150 (approximate, not verified in person).
- Beach entry from Silver Strand Blvd. (D47)
- The SS Monte Carlo gambling ship lies off the beach in front of the El Camino Tower at the Coronado Shores condos ("Shipwreck Beach"). (D38)
- How to find it
Beach entry from Silver Strand Blvd; two sunken barges and a sunken gambling-ship wreck; 30–50 ft
Not known yet: parking and facilities — help us fill this in.
The dive
- Depth
30–50 ft per Franko (D47). Conflict: the Monte Carlo sits in the surf zone and shows at low tide and in storms. (D38)
- Terrain
two sunken barges and the gambling-ship wreck (D47)
Not known yet: skill, best conditions, visibility — help us fill this in.
Hazards
surf; scattered wreckage in the surf zone (D38)
Rules here
Legal
No spot rules found. A Navy firing-range danger zone lies farther north, off Naval Base Coronado; leave if red flags fly.
Zones
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Legal sources
Cameras
Hotel del Coronado beach cams (North, South, daily timelapse)
surface · points at Coronado Central Beach · run by Hotel del Coronado; streamed by HDOnTap
Sources & last verified
- Coordinates
- 32.6735, -117.1715 (approx (desk estimate 2026-10-22, not verified))
Approximate location — not verified: the pin is an estimate; check it on site.
- Rules last verified
- Nov 12, 2026 (laws.md)
Spot profile
Location
- S70 Franko Maps – San Diego County Coast Dive Guide (laminated map; photo provided by Trevor, 2026-10-20; appears to predate the 2012 MPAs)
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