Titlow Beach - Tacoma
Dive Site Description:
Titlow features EASY ACCESS and a moderate swim. This divesite is suitable for all levels of divers if inexperienced divers are paired with experienced divers. Dive this site at slack, and don't try it during a high exchange. There are a couple of pairs of wolf eels, that can be hand fed by divers.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Remember, this is a great dive at slack, and a lousy dive when you've missed slack, so be on time or don't dive.
Directions:
- Follow I-5 South to exit 132 (Highway 16 West to Gig Harbor/Bremerton).
- Take Highway 16 West and get off at the Jackson Avenue Exit just before the Narrows Bridge.
- Turn left onto jackson Avenue.
- Turn right onto 6th Avenue and follow 6th down the hill.
- Just before crossing the Railroad Tracks turn right into the Parking lot.
If you are unfamiliar with Tacoma, and you're intending to make this dive Wednesday night, keep several things in mind, I-5 South is slow and the traffic back-up to get across the Narrows Bridge can be a killer! I would recommend that you avoid the hassle of sitting on Highway 16 trying to get to the Jackson Avenue exit.
Pull out your Tacoma map and find an alternate route!
One of the alternate routes I use is to exit at South 19th street and follow it west to Sunset Drive. Then go North up Sunset Drive to 6th street. Take a left on 6th and continue down the hill to the park.
One of my other favorite alternate routes is to take Sprague Street (the first exit on HWY16) North to South 19th Street and take South 19th Street West to Sunset Drive, then North up Sunset Drive to 6th street. Take a left on 6th and continue down the hill to the park.
If traffic is really bad, you can always take 705 North to Stadium Way and then take 6th street across Tacoma... it's slow with plenty of stop signs and stoplights, but it will get you there.
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