Overview
A large 45' rocky reef pinnacle nestled in about 75' of water in the Point Loma kelp forests. The south end has a sheer cliff that begins at the seafloor and runs to the top of the pinnacle. The pinnacle itself is a tabletop of rocks and boulders teeming with schooling fish, surrounded by canyons that channel out in numerous directions. With overhangs, endless nooks and crannies, and abundant sea life this is a fantastic dive location. (Description by Dive Master Chris)
What to See
We often see a 5' giant black seabass hanging around the top of the pinnacle, plus schooling fish, eels and octopi. Some of our divers have counted up to 16 different nudibranch species in one area on Connor's Canyon and Chris's Rock. If you are into Macro photography, these sites are for you!
Typical Conditions
Confident Open Water / intermediate. Water 50-52F; visibility varies.
History
Natural rocky-reef pinnacle in the Point Loma kelp beds.
Photographed here
What our divers have photographed at Connor's Canyon
53 species and features identified in our own photographs from this site. A record of what has been here, not a promise of what will be: sightings change with season, visibility and luck.
Photographed by Callie Mack, April 2026, July 2023, June 2025, November 2024, October 2025, September 2024
Adult treefish · Bat star · Black perch · Blackeye goby · Blackeye goby on bat star · Blue rockfish YOY · Bluebanded goby · Brown gorgonian · California scorpionfish · California sea cucumber · Clown nudibranch · CO sole · Coenocyathus bowersi · Coralline sculpin · Crowned urchin · Elk kelp · Female California sheephead · Fluted bryozoan · Garibaldi · Giant acorn barnacle feeding · Giant keyhole limpet · Giant rock scallops · Giant spined star · Giant spined star with Spanish shawl · Hydroids · Juv treefish · Kellet's whelk · Lacy bryozoan · Light bulb tunicate · McFarland's · McPeak's anemone · Nudibranch eggs · Orange gorgonian · Orange puffball sponge · Painted greenling · Porter's chromodorid · Purple gorgonian · Red and golden gorgonians · Red gorgonian · Red rock shrimp · Red urchin · Red volcano sponge · Rock scallop · Salt and pepper dorid · Sea spider · Senorita wrasse · Snubnose sculpin · Sorcerers dorid · Spanish shawl · Spanish shawl with eggs · Stalked tunicate · Treefish and lobster · Young blacksmith