Top Snorkeling and Scuba Diving in Cowichan Valley

Ready to check out the best sites in Cowichan Valley for scuba diving, snorkeling, shore diving, free diving or other ocean activities? Zentacle has 5 dive sites, snorkel spots, beaches, and more. Discover hand-curated maps, along with reviews and photos from nature lovers like you. No matter what you're looking for, you can find a diverse range of the best ocean activities in Cowichan Valley to suit your needs.
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Elliot's Beach Park

#1 - Elliot's Beach Park

Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver Island

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This dive site is quite nice as far as the entry goes, and there are out-houses here. This is a nice beach with picnic tables as well. Swim along the left side of the beach out to the point, and beyond. This dive site could almost be considered two dive sites. By accessing the water here by Elliot's Beach Park at the end of Elliot Way you can also access the rock structure that is just past the end of the point to the south east of the beach. Use Google Earth to locate this site, which is near Ladysmith in British Columbia. Elliot's Beach Park is also known as Elliot Way Beach.
Maple Bay

#2 - Maple Bay

Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver Island

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This is quite an easy dive. It featues rock reefs, docks, a large field of old glass bottles. Sealife consists of giant pacific octopi, ruby octopi, rock cod, rock crab, kelp crab. Visibility can be poor in the summer months, but it also comes with an abundance of bioluminescent plankton, which makes for outstanding night dives. A rope can be used for navigation to the main rock reef, anc can be found by surfac swimming out to the end of the Government Dock, descending to the bottom, make a left and you should find it within 15 ft.
Bold Bluff Point

#3 - Bold Bluff Point

Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver Island

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Bold Bluff Point is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver Island which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.
Burial Islet

#4 - Burial Islet

Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver Island

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Burial Islet is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver Island which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.
Xihwu (Key-Quot)

#5 - Xihwu (Key-Quot)

Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver Island

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"By virtue of her being only 37 feet high, the artificial reef will be able to offer divers the opportunity to do penetration dives shallower than 70 feet. This makes for an ideal diving training environment. With the main deck at over 80 feet in most cases and the bulk of the artificial reef below that. Such depths are sometimes intimidating for divers, and shorten the time a diver is able to spend underwater. The 737 airframe, with its wide-open inside space, numerous existing windows, and extra access holes cut for divers, offers a well lit, expansive reef to explore at an advantageous depth. It is an excellent and safe place to learn wreck basic diving skills." Source: pacificwebsites.com Awesome dive! Near Comox, on Vancouver Island. Just north west of Chemainus. Xihwu (Key-Quot) is also known as Chemainus Boeing737 reef.