Clover Point is the Western point of Ross Bay. This is the Eastern point. I couldn't find a name for it on a chart, but it seemed to be a somewhat-uninteresting, not-too-steep slope to less than 30 feet deep. Nevertheless, I've had some good shallow dives along the Victoria/Esquimalt waterfront so I gave this place a try (Feb. 26, 2009). There's a small turnaround area with room for a few cars to park and a concrete walkway down to the beach. Underwater, there was a rocky reef topped with stalked kelp that flattened out at about 20 feet deep. Visibility was around 15 feet. There were more rocky reefs here and there out on the flat bottom. Compared to other shallow Juan de Fuca Strait dives, this place seemed a bit "silty". There were the usual fish-eating anemones and the stalked kelp had plenty of brooding anemones, but I hardly saw any fish. I only saw 2 small kelp greenlings and a sailfin sculpin. My favorite area was up near the surface, where the reefs were topped with surfgrass, anemones and encrusting sponge. The surge keeps this area relatively clean-swept and colourful. This is where I saw the sailfin sculpin, only 5 feet deep. I won't bother coming here again, but it was still a decent way to spend an hour or so.
fish-eating anemone and stalked kelp
sunflower star
fish-eating anemone
anemone and sea star
anemone and seastar
anemone and seastar
surfgrass, sponge and anemone in shallows
anemone and surfgrass
seastar in shallows
anemone and surfgrass
leather star
sunflower star
seastar
california cucumbers
seastar and surfgrass
nudibranch near surface
nudibranch
fish-eating anemone
fish-eating anemone
another fish-eating anemone
nudibranch
urchin on kelp stalk
fish-eating anemone
seastar
fish-eating anemone
seastar and nudibranch
anemone and surfgrass
crab running away
nuibranch and anemones
nudibranch and anemones
anemones
anemones
anemones
seastar and anemones
anemones
seastars
anemone and kelp
Ross Bay
Ross Bay
Ross Bay
reefs by East point
Ross Bay
Ross Bay
entry-point
driftwood at Eastern point
rocks at point
concrete path down to the point
start of path down to point
parking
at point
oystercatchers
around point
entry point
path back up from beach
at point
Ross Bay beach
entry point panorama
entry point panorama with Clover Point in distance
panorama of small bay at point