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Los Arcos National Park
Los Arcos Marine Park · Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
EntryBoat
Max depth19 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp24–30°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Jun
About this site
Los Arcos National Park is a reef dive site near Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 19 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Commonly reported marine life includes manta rays, eagle rays, octopus, lobsters, nudibranchs. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 24 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Giant DamselfishMicrospathodon dorsalis
Cortez Rainbow WrasseThalassoma lucasanum
King AngelfishHolacanthus passer
Panamic Sergeant MajorAbudefduf troschelii
BalloonfishDiodon holocanthus
Guineafowl PufferArothron meleagris
Acapulco MajorStegastes acapulcoensis
Threebanded ButterflyfishChaetodon humeralis
Nearby sites
- 1Los Arcos - El Bajo del Cristo0.3 km
- 2Los Arcos - El Cañón0.5 km
- 3Las Gemelas0.8 km
- 4Mismaloya1.4 km
- 5Princesa Vallarta Wreck1.5 km
- 6Las Caletas4.1 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org