The local currents also bring lost items to this vicinity. Although trapping is no longer allowed within the Protected Marine area, you may find some nearby during lobster season. If you want to see Spiny Lobsters and other bottom-hugging creatures, the west-facing Shopping Cart Cave is the best place to be from October to March. They are the result of the calcite-coated sea anemones that live in pools of water deep in the cave. What makes this cave unite are its orange walls. What looks like a small, unobtrusive little hollow in the rocks opens up into a cavern with about 80 feet of walking passages. Due to the active erosion, the area can be hazardous, and caution is needed. It’s narrow passages and corridors attract those looking for adventure. However, as the result of constant battering from tidal waters, only an arch remains between the two. At one time, it was two of the original seven caves. Arch CaveĪt 680 feet deep, this is the second deepest sea cave along the California coast. A viewing platform at the base allows visitors to take advantage of unique ocean views, watching the water ebb and flow, echoing throughout the cave. Descend into the cave by a set of 145 wooden steps. The small wood-shingled building along the coastline houses a gift shop. Today you can access the cave via the Cave Store for a small fee. Another claims Frank Baum, the Wizard of Oz creator, named the cave as its outline looked like a character of the same name on a box of British cereal at the time. Some suggest the cavern was named after “Sunny Jim” Rolf, a California Governor. There are several rumors about how the cave got its name. Once complete, he began charging admission. After two years of backbreaking work, they emerged above the cliffs. He and two workers began tunneling up through the roof, using only pickaxes and shovels in 1902. The largest of the seven caves, it is accessible from land thanks to Professor Gustav Shulz. Sea lions sun themselves on the nearby rocks while bright orange garibaldi fish and spotted leopard sharks dash through the clear water. In addition, kayakers and snorkelers often see a variety of sea creatures while traveling from La Jolla Shores beach toward the caves and La Jolla Cove. You can see it from Coast Blvd and the Coast Walk Trail. Named for its unusual double-sided entrance, it is the only one of the seven visible from land.
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