Dive Plan Suggestions

There are actually several different dives one can do at Blueback Community Park depending on your skill and comfort level and what you're looking to see.  The dive starts with a short walk from the parking area or the picnic table to the beach.  On the far right side of the beach there is a nice trail where the rocks have been cleared away making a very nice entry on almost all but the lowest of tides.

When you first descend you'll quickly be swimming through an eel grass filled bay.  As you continue to head out North you'll have some small rock structures on your right.  You can keep these rock formations on your right and Eventually you'll hit what local divers call "the chute".  It's essentially a sand chute between two sections of the reef.  From the chute you can go LEFT or RIGHT and each of these are very different dives.

Tyee Cove Left Wall

Difficulty: Beginner Or Advanced Open Water.
Recommended Gas: Air or 32% Nitrox
Depth: 30 to 100+ Feet or 10 to 30+ Meters

The left wall can be accessed by heading out straight north from the entry until you reach the chute.  If you see an orange 5 gallon pail full of concrete you're in the right place!  Keep heading North and you'll see the bottom start to drop away as you descend down the chute with rock formations on your left and right.  You'll see where the wall starts on the LEFT and you can just follow it around until you eventually reach another sand chute.

When you reach the second sand chute (it doesn't take long) you can come back the way you came or if you have lots of gas left you can continue across the sand chute and over to the second left wall.  This wall gets much deeper and there is lots to see.

There are plenty of rock piles, cracks, and crevices to shine your light into and an abundance of all kind of marine creatures.

Tyee Cove Right Wall

Difficulty: Open Water or Advanced Open Water.
Recommended Gas: Air or 32% Nitrox.
Depth: 40 to 100 Feet or 10 to 30+ Meters

The right wall is a great dive for all levels.  If you're an advanced diver there is some cool rock formations down around 80-90 feet.  For the beginners or those who don't like deep dives the right wall as an abundance of cool rock formations with tons of cracks and crevices to find life.

To access the right wall you enter the water and head straight north to the chute.   As you descend down the chute the right side will open right up into a large, sloping boulder pile.  If you stay 40-50 feet you'll be into some very tall, tower like rock structures that are pretty cool.  If you go deeper you'll find a sandy bottom with some extremely large boulders that have plenty of hidey holes for critters.

As you reach the end of this wall you'll hit another sand chute a quick swim across the sand to your west and you'll hit what local divers call "the shelves".  These are a small series of benches at about 70-90 feet deep that can house a variety of life.

From the shelves if you head north west for a minute or two you'll reach another deep wall.  This wall runs in a westerly direction eventually turning a corner and heading south.  This is a deeper wall dive and there is not as much life this way, at least not that I've seen yet in multiple dives.  There are however some large plumose, some cool rock formations, lots of rockfish and several octopus dens.