Dive· Isla Coronado (Loreto)· Mexico
Piedra Blanca Dive Site (Isla Coronado)
26° 8.3′ N · 111° 16.6′ W · approximate
'Sea Fan Heaven' to Loreto divers: off Coronado's north end a steep drop-off begins at 60 ft, with purple gorgonians, black coral, rock scallops, triggerfish, angelfish, bumphead parrotfish and seasonal tuna and yellowtail.
Practical
Coordinate is approximate: off the north end of Isla Coronado, about 340 m from the OpenStreetMap coastline; no surveyed position published. Usually done as a drift dive—current can pick up quickly (California Diving News). Undercurrent's divers found dozens of fan corals, grunts, barberfish, blue-and-gold snappers and moray eels. Not an anchorage: dive from a tended boat. The north side of Coronado is also where sea lions rest on the lava rocks (Loreto.com). CONANP protected-area fee applies: a Loreto Bay National Park day pass (bracelet) was MX$215 per person in 2025, and the annual Conservation Passport (MX$3,620 in 2025) covers every federal protected area; buy online at descubreanp.conanp.gob.mx or from the rangers at La Dársena in Loreto, and carry proof aboard.
Best for
Drift diving among sea fans
Season
Jun–Nov; avoid in northers
Nearby
- Cabeza de Gorilla Point Dive (Isla Coronado)0.3 NM away
- Isla Coronado North-East Boulders Dive0.3 NM away
- Isla Coronado Beach and Volcano Hike1 NM away
- Isla Coronado East Walls Dive1.2 NM away
- Playa Los Metates (Isla Coronado white beach)1.3 NM away
- Los Metates Snorkel (Isla Coronado)1.4 NM away
- Isla Coronado Anchorage (Loreto)1.8 NM away
- Isla Coronado Sea Lion Colony2 NM away
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