About Who's Been Here Photos Revisions Fort Ross - Sonoma Coast 19005 Coast Highway One, Jenner, CA 95450 (707) 847-3286 | More Info Max Depth: 31-35ft/9-11m Average Viz: 11-15ft/3-5m Rating: 4.00 by 1 divers Spring: 50-55°F/10-13°C Summer: Under 50°F/10°C Fall: 50-55°F/10-13°C Winter: 50-55°F/10-13°C 8/22/2015 5:08 PM Green_Achers 8/22/2015 2:45 PM Green_Achers 11/07/2010 1:38 AM

Fort Ross - Sonoma Coast is a salt water dive site, located at 19005 Coast Highway One, Jenner, CA 95450. This dive site has an average rating of 4.00 out of 5 from 1 scuba divers. The maximum depth is 31-35ft/9-11m. The average visibility is 11-15ft/3-5m.

Fort Ross is located 11 miles North of Jenner at milepost 33, and is clearly marked with a roadside sign. The park is 3,200 acres in size, and includes a visitor center, and old Russian millitary fort, museum, bookstore, and an old Russian cemetary. It’s also the location of several great dive sites.

On the Southern part of the park, below the old Fort, lies Fort Ross Cove, or Sandy Cove. This cove is where the Russians launched ships that were built here, and it makes an easy entry for divers off a sandy beach. An inflatable or kayak can be launched from the beach for those who want to explore the areas outside the protected cove. Parking in the lower lot, next to the beach, is restricted and can only be used for loading, unloading, and for emergency vehicles. There is plenty of parking at the top of the hill.

The beach itself is sandy, and the gently sloping bottom becomes rocky on the Northern and Southern sides. Because of the sandy bottom in the beach area, visibility suffers somewhat until you get off the beach and into deeper or rockier waters. As typical on most North coast dive sites, the kelp gets thick here in the Summer and Fall months, until the first big storms move in and clean it out in the Winter.