Best Dive Sites
100 Foot Rock
By boat & from shore - CMAS ** / AOW
This dive is a large glacial erratic (huge rock deposited by glacier). It is almost 100 feet at the deepest. The rock;s dimensions are about 20 feet high and 30 feet long. Lots of hidden spots for cool animals.
To get to sight: from the surface you will see a white buoy (this buoy is south of…
A-7 Corsair II wreck
By boat - CMAS *** / Rescue
The A-7 sits upside down on the bottom. The plane was lost from the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Lexington!
A.E. Vickery
By boat - CMAS * / OW
Wooden three masted schooner lying in 60 to 150 feet. The Vickery was was built in 1861 and sank on August 17, 1889.
Abalone Cove
By boat & from shore - All divers
invertebrates, sheepshead
Admiral Fetterman Reef
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
This site consist of severl large dome structures and a large rubble pile. The colors are fastastic(bring a light) and there are many many fish.
Adolphus Busch Wreck
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
The 210 foot former island freighter was sunk December 5th, 1998. The wreck is perfectly upright and intact at 108 feet deep. Good for a Nitrox dive.
Alexander Springs
From shore - All divers
Alexander is a very calm spring of 80 meters wide. There are small caverns. The main one can be penetrated for about 10 ft (entrance at 23 feet).
There is a lot of marine wildlife here and a chance you might even see an aligator!
Aliso
By boat & from shore - All divers
Saw a lot of interesting things.
Alki Beach Park
From shore - All divers
The Alki Beach Park is often overlooked. Excellent marine life can be found here, and it makes for great night dive as well. Access is easy, and facilities are available. Bring the kids, and make a day of it!
Also knows as Alki Junkyard. Be careful of the current in this area. Dives farther…
Almirante
By boat - CMAS *** / Rescue
The Almirante wreck is a 200' steel freighter. It was sunk in 1974.
Almost Paradise
From shore - CMAS * / OW
Alua Beach
From shore - All divers
Nce dive site; good for both Scuba and Snorkeling. Just take care of boat traffic comming from Honokohau Harbor!
Amarilys
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
The Amarilys is a 441 foot shipwreck, sunk here as an artificial reef in 1968.
America Wreck
By boat - CMAS * / OW
The America was the old ferry that transported people from Wisconsin to Isle Royal National park. It sank however when it struck a shoal. Still today the incoming ferry stops to let passengers see the wreck which is visible from the surface, its bow cutting the current.
The America is an…
Anahola Beach Park
From shore - All divers
Ancient Mariner
By boat - CMAS * / OW
This is a beautiful wreck dive off the Miami/Ft. Lauderdale coast of Florida. It's worth diving because it is a recreational dive and contains plenty of coral and fish. Ancient Mariner is oned for your diving log.
Sunk in 1991 as an artificial reef.
Andrea Doria
By boat - CMAS *** / DiveMaster
Being a very deep wreck dive, only dive the Andrea Doria if you are willing to accept the risks and procedures. Visibility can be limited in a matter of minutes. Also, being so deep below 200 feet, limited dive time is available. Decompression time is long. This wreck contains fine fishing nets…
Angel's Reef
By boat - CMAS * / OW
Two angels statues were sunk here.
Anita's Wreck
From shore - CMAS ** / AOW
The Blue water bridge is a nice drift dive, a couple of wrecks.
Anteres
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
The 400' long Anteres was sunk in 1995 as an artificial reef 21 miles ESE of Pensacola Pass. Depths range 90-135í. Broken and resting on her port side.
Apopka Spring
From shore - CMAS ** / AOW
The spring pool is roughly circular, between 100 and 200 ft in diameter in a semitropical swamp.
When spring flow is high, the pool is clean and clear, but when flow is low, murky lake water may cloud the pool. Advanced level cave diving (bring your light!).
Aquarius Underwater Laboratory
By boat - All divers
The Aquarius underwater ocean laboratory is located in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary three and a half miles off-shore in Conch Reef. The laboratory is currently in 60 feet of water but is built to withstand depths of up to 120 feet. The actually laboratory is home to scientists who live…
Araby Maid wreck
By boat - Kamikazes/Trimix
Araby Maid was a 195-foot steel vessel. This masted schooner barque was built in 1868. She sank after a collision in 1903. It's a DEEP WRECK for ADVANCED DIVERS!
Arbuckle Lake
From shore - All divers
Arch Reef
By boat - All divers
Lobster, abalone pelagics and big fish
Arch Rock Cove
By boat - CMAS * / OW
Archery Range
By boat & from shore - CMAS * / OW
Access from shore involse a car shuttle and a long hike down a gated dirt road. The diving is shallow with little to no visibility, but when the vis is good you will find fish and nudibranchs galore. Hopkin's Rose nudis are on nearly every rock in 5-10 feet of water.
Arches
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
Army Tanks
By boat - CMAS * / OW
There are two M60 Army Tanks placed in 15m deep by the DERM in June of 1994. It is an interesting dive, cos tanks are now an oasis of life...
Athens Scuba Park
From shore - All divers
When you just absolutely need to get wet...Underwater attractions: Small passenger jet; country music star Ray Price's tour bus; various vehicles and sundry items.
Aurora Resevior
From shore - All divers
Aurora Resevior is over what was formerly a U.S. Air Force gunnery range, so there is the *very* occassional ordinance to be found. This is not even remotely likely, but keep an eye on your compass while down there. The vis is ok if you're the first ones in after some time. The bottom is mud,…
Avocet
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
The 250? long dredge ?Avocet? was sunk as an artificial reef in 1991 approximately 21 miles SSE of Pensacola Pass. The upper structure of the wreck has been torn off and scattered by hurricanes. Depths range 90-130?. The Avocet's close proximity to the ?Edge? often brings in large pelagic fish…
Back Side
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
Nice site to dive. You must have a boat to reach the area. Snorkelers and other dive companies usually frequent the inside of the crater, but not so busy on the back. The back wall drops beyond 200'-300' and the visibility is usually good. There were several reef sharks and a few whales on my…
Bainbridge Sportsmanship Club
From shore - All divers
Lots to see. Many sunken objects such as airplanes, cement trucks, bulldozers, and such. Very relaxing dive
Balmorhea State Park
From shore - All divers
1.5 acre pool over San Solomon Springs, built by Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930's. Visibility is very good, lots of fish, turtles, and it's the only diving for hundreds of miles around. Desert Divers dive shop in Toyahville. Motel & camping facilities in park.
Bechers Cove
By boat - All divers
Scallops and fish with kelp
Bee Rock
By boat - All divers
Kelp, calico bass, sheepheads, Gariboldi, lingcod, abalone, nudibranchs and sea Lions
Begg Rock
By boat - All divers
Giant Scallops. Pelagics
Bell Island
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
Great wall dive. Large lingcod in the area. Other aquatic life includes: starfish, sunstars, and crabs.
Ben Weston Point
By boat - All divers
Great night diving for lobster
Big Creek
By boat & from shore - CMAS * / OW
Limited Visibility, Heavily silted bottom. Not many terrain features. Some Christmas trees in the deepest part near the dam used as fish hatcheries.
Big Geiger Cove
By boat - All divers
Sandy bottom and kelp in the rocks
Bill Boyd
By boat - CMAS *** / DiveMaster
The Bill Boyd is a deep dive only for Technical divers. The coral and fish of the wreck are great. Depth limits the bottom time, but it's worth diving this deep.
She is a 211 foot German freighter (built in Hamburg in 1964) that was sunk as an artificial reef on July 18, 1986. Today she sits…
Bill Perry Jr Reef
By boat - All divers
This site contains a tugboat, several Navy landing craft, a shrimp trawler. Swim the Landing Craft deck or crew quarters. Popular swim through. Good site to see grouper, snapper, and tropical fish.
Biltmore
From shore - CMAS * / OW
Several low reefs off the beach provide habitat for fish and footing for kelp. Occasionally you'll see horn sharks on the sand.
Binnacle Rock
By boat - All divers
Normally a follow up from Church Rock
Bird Rock
By boat & from shore - All divers
Invertebrates, Garaboldi Sheepshead, sea Stars
Bird Rock Wall
By boat - CMAS * / OW
Biscayne wreck
By boat - CMAS * / OW
Bishop Rock
By boat - All divers
Great spot for Lobster and big fish. pelagics
Black Hole
By boat - Kamikazes/Trimix
Bulb shape sink-hole
Black Point
By boat - All divers
Kelp, sand and all the fish you want
Black Point
By boat - All divers
Kelp, Calico Bass, Garaboldi, Ling Cod and sheepshead
Black Rock (Sheraton)
From shore - All divers
Nice, easy access snorkeling site from the beach. First 30 meters (100ft) or so of the approx. 80m outcropping is excellent for showing kids underwater reef life. Off of the end current becomes an issue and it seemed like most of the flora and fauna was along the wall from the beach to the end.…
Blue Cavern
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
Blue cavern is a fantastic wide-angle photography site.
Blue Grotto
From shore - All divers
A massive sinkhole angling down to a depth of 100 feet makes this the deepest of the cavern springs on WadesPage. An air bell at 30' adds interest and a million candlepower underwater light system adds to the safety. There is no current, and the water temperature is the constant 72F of Florida's…
Blue Heron Bridge
By boat & from shore - All divers
You must bring a flag and they don't allow scuba in the swim area in front of the lifeguard stand. If you go off the beach and to the east you can dive the little bridge, or you can dive to the west of the beach around the pylons under the larger portion. You can also go east an west around the…
Blue Lagoon Scuba Park
From shore - All divers
Blue Lagoon Scuba Park outside of Huntsville, TX is a good training site. Good for OW and Rescue training. Great camping.
Blue Lake
From shore - All divers
Large Warm Springs About75'-80'
A Few Fish. Two small boats,and several
sculptures on the bottem.
Gets silty and cuts visibility with multiple groups.
Two platforms at 20 feet for instruction.
Blue Springs
From shore - CMAS ** / AOW
Blue spring is well known for its manatees (they usually come up from St John's river during winter season). Remember that Manatees are protected animals (you should not be less than 50 feet from them).
To enter the spring, go N past the concession area, you will find steps. The cave is located…
blue springs
From shore - All divers
Blue Water
From shore - All divers
Snorkeling, Scuba all levels and training. Many "dive sites" Full dive shop, coffee shop, Changing rooms, showers, etc.
BlueFire Wreck
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
The Blue Fire, a 175-ft freighter, was sunk in January 1983 in 110-ft of water.
This vessel was seized by the Coast Guard during the Cuban Exodus. This wreck is fairly broken up, though sits fairly upright on a white sandy bottom. It is an easy and safe wreck to penetrate and abounds with sea…
Boca Grande Wreck
By boat & from shore - All divers
Bonne Terre Mine
From shore - CMAS ** / AOW
Very unique dive. Great winter dive as temperatures are essentially constant year round.
Bonneville Seabase
From shore - All divers
Anglefish, Butterfly Fish, Nurse Sharks
Bourgeoisie Cove
By boat - All divers
Bowen Point
By boat - All divers
Lobsters in the rocks and abalone. Ling Cod.
Bp-25 Reef
By boat - All divers
This site features a 280 ft Panamian tanker sunk withloads of coral growth. NYC Subway cars are all over the site providing a new home to grouper and loggerhead sea turtles Loads of fish!!! (Advance Site)
Brant Rock
From shore - All divers
Brass Wreck
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
A classick wreck dive. The Brass Wreck is an unidentified 19th century schooner.It was given this name due to many brass pins being found on or near the site. The marine life is abundant: Flounder, Snapper, Grouper, Barracudas, Trigger, Amberjack, etc.
Characteristics:
Type: Wooden…
Breakers Reef
By boat - All divers
Interesting drift dive.
Breakwater
From shore - All divers
Broken Bow Lake
By boat & from shore - All divers
Brownstone Exploration and Discovery Park
From shore - All divers
This is a Park used for Dive Training and just plain diving. More info at http://brownstonepark.com/scuba/
Bruce Rush Reef
By boat - All divers
65 Ft Fishing boat. A cool wheel house (Capt's Helm) where you may sit and look out over the ship. This is a great photo opportunity.
Bull City
By boat - All divers
Bull Ridge
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
Bull Shoals Lake
By boat - All divers
House boat diving weekends.
Butterfly House
From shore - CMAS ** / AOW
Cabrillo Beach
From shore - All divers
Although the visibility is usually poor here, at times it can be good enough to have a great dive. It is the easiest access in Los Angeles county. Little to no surf, packed sand and the reef begins a short distance from shore. Showers and restrooms are right next to the sand. The Cabrillo Marine…
Cape Cortes
By boat - All divers
Rays, kelp, gorgonians, Horn Sharks
Capt Dan Wreck
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
This ship was a Coast Guard buoy tender Hollyhock. It was sunk as an artificial reef February, 20 1990 in memory of Captain Dan Garnsey.
She now lies upright in 110 feet. The wheelhouse is 70 feet and her deck is at 90 feet. She is intact with large access holes providing certified wreck divers…
Captain John's Dive Park
From shore - All divers
Casino Point
From shore - All divers
Casino Point is one of the most popular dive sites in California and deservingly so. The city of Avalon has done a great job making the city and Dive Sites very Diver friendly.
The Dive Site itself is easily accessible via the stairway leading directly into the water from the walkway. Once…
Castle Lake
From shore - All divers
Cold water lake dive. good for dry suit training
Castle Rock
By boat - All divers
Caves and kelp forrests. Lobsters and pelagics
Castle Rock
By boat - All divers
Big scallops and lots of stuff on and in the rocks
Cat Canyon
By boat - All divers
Great dive with sea lions
Cathedrals
By boat - CMAS * / OW
Catherine
By boat & from shore - CMAS * / OW
The Norwegian Bark ?Catherine? ran aground and sank off Santa Rosa Island in the early 1900?s. Her remains lie in 15-18? of water, approxiamtely 300 yards off the beach near Fort Pickens. A fantastic dive site, but not recommended as a shore dive due to tidal surge , rapidly changing conditions and…
Cayman Salvager
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
The Cayman Salvager now lies one mile southwest of the Nine-Foot Stake. This 187-foot steel-hulled buoy tender was built in 1937 for Coast Guard usage and was later used as a cable layer and for freighting. The US Government seized this vessel because she was carrying Cuban refugees during the 1979…
Cedar Island Ledge
By boat - CMAS * / OW
Cerulean Springs
From shore - All divers
Cherokee Sink
From shore - CMAS ** / AOW
Cherry Cove
By boat - All divers
Reef inside Ismus good for fish and some small sharks on sandy bottom some Kelp
Chevron Rig
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
Unemployed oil rig deployed as an artificial reef in 1993. Depths range from 70-135í. The tremendous amount of marine life that inhabits and visits the rig makes this a spectacular dive and fishing site and a favorite for lobster hunters
China Point
By boat - All divers
Rocky with kelp and sea Lions
Christ of the Abyss
By boat - All divers
The "Christ of the Abyss" is a 9 foot 4000 pound bronze statue made by an Italian sculptor Guido Galletti. It was placed in Key Largo Dry Rocks in 1966 by the Underwater Society of America.
The Statue sits atop a large concrete base in 25 feet of water.
Christmas Tree Cove
By boat & from shore - CMAS * / OW
Steep hike over slippery sand, then entry over shallow, slippery rocks. There is nice snorkeling available along the shoreline and a small kelp forest in the middle of the cove. The best diving is on the reef beyond the cove. The high spot breaks the surface at low tide. Follow this reef south and…
Church Rock
By boat - All divers
Kelp and a lot of fish. Some Abalone
City of Richmond
By boat - All divers
250 steel-hulledferry, five deck passenger ship that sank during a storm while being towed to the Virgin Islands. Some of the structure is still intact.
City Service Tanker
By boat - Kamikazes/Trimix
Sunk by U-128 torpedo in February 1942. The wreck of the Cities Service Empire sits upright on a sandy floor in 70+ m of water. She is 141 m (465') long!
Civil War Wreck
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
This wreck is thought to be the Governor. Many artifacts have been taken from this site. Great treasure hunter site. Cases of guns and Civil war time memorabilia.
Clear Springs Scuba Park
From shore - All divers
Clear Springs Scuba Park is a 21 acre quary specifically for diving and dive training. It's less than an hour drive from Dallas. www.clearspringsscubapark.com
Cleo Street Barge
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
old barge that sunk in the 40 or 50...good photo opps.
Coal oil point
By boat & from shore - All divers
Coast Guard Pier
From shore - CMAS ** / AOW
The main attraction of this dive is to dive the kelp forest on the outside of the pier.
It was absolutely magical (sort of like experiencing Redwood forest in 3D), with the sunlight filtering down through the kelp. We also so lots of rockfish, crabs, empty abalones, and a single shy harborseal.
…
Coffins Patch
By boat - All divers
This dive site is in the Sanctuary Preservation Area.
Comal River
From shore - All divers
Known as the "longest shortest river in the world" by locals (only 2.5 miles in length), the Comal River is a haven for tubing. As for diving, the current can be swift at times. But if you're into clean up projects, it's a great site. Just watch out for the tube shoots!
Commercial Pier Reef
From shore - All divers
Conch Reef
By boat - CMAS * / OW
Conch Reef contains a Sanctuary Preservation Area, no fishing or lobstering allowed.
Copenhagen Wreck
By boat - All divers
"The 325-foot single screw steamer Copenhagen was built in 1898 just two years before she ran aground on the rock ledge out from Pompano. She was caring a cargo of coal to Havana at the time of mishap. This is one of Florida's favorite historical shipwreck dives. On May 20 1900, the vessel had…
Coral Gardens
By boat - All divers
Great spot for Purple Coral in abundance. Kelp forrest
Coral Reef
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
Coral Street
From shore - All divers
Entry can be tricky at low tide, with exposed shallow rocks and abundance of kelp and sea grasses. Once in deeper water you will find a large kelp forest fringing sand channels and walls and pinnacles. Look for remnants of John Denver's airplane.
Cordell Bank
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
invertebrates, strawberry anemones, hydrocorals, songes, yellow hydroids, Big sharks
Corporation Beach
From shore - All divers
This is a VERY shallow dive ? at high tide max depth is 15?. There is a good deal of marine life here, including lobsters. Parking is around $10 for the day, and there are accessible restrooms at the beach. This site does have an easy entry/exit. Try to stay straight or west off of the…
Corsair Wreck
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
The WWII Corsair fighter is an airplane wreck that sunk in 1946 during training (reason: out of fuel!). The pilot escaped and is still alive.
A large ships anchor on the bottom holds a sub-surface buoy that lies just below the surface providing a tie in point as well as a descent line.
An…
Cortez Bank
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
One of the best sites in California. Big Halibut lay in the few sandy spots. Big lobsters crawl at night. Pelagics can be seen.
Cove Point
By boat - All divers
Sea Lions, lobsters and sheepshead and some barracuda
Crane Point
By boat - All divers
Lobsters and Kelp with Calico Bass and Garabaldi
Crater Lake
By boat & from shore - CMAS ** / AOW
This is an altitude dive and the trail in is steep. Lots of tourists but basically no divers except for us fools into torture. Beware the altitude change as lake is at 6100 feet and parking lot is at 6900 feet. If you call ahead and arrange with Crater Lake park rangers they may haul your gear back…
Crescent Cove
From shore - All divers
Great reef and tide pool when waves are low. Added point of interest is Seal Rock, just west of the reef. Here many Harbor seals can be observed sunning themselves, and if your lucky, you may have find some playful seal waiting below the surface. A favorite dive.
Crocker Reef
By boat - CMAS * / OW
Cruz del Sur
By boat - Kamikazes/Trimix
The Cruz del Sur 287 foot long freighter. It was built in 1956 and operated out of Georgetown, Cayman Islands. It was turned over to an artificial reef program.
The Cruz del Sur is a nice wreck in the fact that coral is great and fish are plentiful. Despite the depth, the wreck is still one…
Crystal River - Hunter Spring
From shore - All divers
Crystal River - King's Spring
By boat - All divers
Many people come here to dive and snorkel because of the large manatee population that migrate up into the warm natural spring fed waters that remain a constant 72 degrees all year round.
During the winter months, Crystal River boasts the largest manatee population and is the only place in the…
Crystal River - Three Sisters Springs
From shore - All divers
Cypress Point
By boat - All divers
Sea Otters and other fishes
Cypress Spring
From shore - CMAS * / OW
D Tower
By boat - All divers
Dania Erojacks Reef
From shore - All divers
Davis Reef
By boat - CMAS * / OW
This dive site is in a Sanctuary Preservation Area, no fishing or lobstering allowed!
Davis reef is well known for its schools of fish; and the small Buddha statue that was placed here in 1989.
Day Island Wall
By boat & from shore - CMAS ** / AOW
A very distinctive wall dive running North and South. This Dive is fore advanced divers.
Dead Man's Reef
From shore - CMAS * / OW
Watch for boat traffic in the area.
Deep 6 Wreck
By boat - CMAS * / OW
This wreck was a shrimp boat that sank in rough seas. Now, the wreck lies in 60ft of water off the coast. Now, schools of fish, eels, turtles, and rays are seen on the wreck. It's great for nearly every diver looking for adventure in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
Deerfield Beach North Rocks
From shore - All divers
Fun Beach Dive. Parking is a pain so plan on a drop off and a good walk.
DeLeon Sprongs
From shore - All divers
Only used for scuba instruction... Damned!
See http://www.floridastateparks.org/deleonsprings for entrance fees.
Delta Shoal & The Barge
By boat - All divers
Delta Shoals are home to several wrecks. The Barge (behind the east end of the reef), the Ivory Wreck... The reef also have great canyons and nice coral structures.
DEMA Trader
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
The DEMA Trader is a 165-foot freighter. It was deployed October 28th, 2003.
Desert Tortoise Road
By boat & from shore - All divers
Devil's Hole
From shore - CMAS * / OW
Devil's hole is a very impressive place. The sink is about 18 meters in diameter with the water level about 15 meters from the top of the sink.
It can be very difficult to enter into the water (steep sides). You should plan on bringing vertical gear to get in and out of the sink (there is an old…
Devil's Lake North Shore
From shore - All divers
Devils Den
From shore - All divers
"Visit one of North America's most prehistoric places, Devil's Den -- an underground spring inside a dry cave in central Florida. The remains of many extinct animals from the Pleistocene Age (2 million - 10,000 years ago) were discovered at Devil's Den, including the bones of early man, dating back…
Diver's Cove
By boat & from shore - All divers
Student dive spot: Sand and rock bottom with Moray eels, Lobsters...
Best diving is on the outer edge of the reef between Diver's Cove and Boat Canyon. Cracks in the reef go deep in the rock, some as wide as four feet and as high as fifteen feet. Harbor seals frequently play in these channels.
Dixie Arrow
By boat - CMAS * / OW
An oil tanker sunk in WWII. It has a lot of different fish and is sometimes frequented by Sand Tiger sharks. There are usually lots of rays as well as fish hiding in the wreck. It takes two dives to see everything. The wheel house is off the wreck and vis
Doc de Milly
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
The Doc de Milly is a steel freighter built in 1949. It was sunk in 1987 (military target).
Length: 287'
Relief: 50'
Dockweiler Beach State Park
From shore - All divers
Sand with Halibut and Rays. Some crabs
Doctors Cove
By boat - All divers
Rays in the sand and some Halibut
Dona Nelly
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
The Dona Nelly was a shrimping boat that sank off the coast of South Padre Island in south Texas. Since it rests in the Gulf of Mexico in 130 fsw with some sediment, visibily can vary from remarkably clear to very limited visibility.
Downtown Aquarium
From shore - All divers
This site is excellent to introduce people to diving. You are guaranteed to see fish. It is weather proof, extremely safe and exciting to almost all divers. It is possible to dive with sharks or if that is not what you want you can dive with fish.
Dutch Springs
From shore - All divers
Old quarry flooded and used as dive site. Great beginner site. Lots of sunken objects to see from firetruck to helicopters.
Eagle Reef
By boat - All divers
White Abalone over 90 feet. Harbor seals. Garaboldi and sheepshead
Eagle Rock
By boat - All divers
Kelp, big fish, sea lions and lobster
East End
By boat - All divers
Big Halibut in the sand, rays and sand sharks
East End Eagle Reef
By boat - CMAS * / OW
White Abalone below 90 feet
East Jetty
By boat & from shore - All divers
Destin, Florida, East Pass' east jetty is pretty much the only beach dive in the Destin area other than the Destin Marler bridge. Visibility can occasionally get above 30 feet but the average is more like 10 - 20 feet.
This dive MUST be done during a slack tide period. This cannot be stressed…
East Point
By boat - All divers
Sea lions, Sheepshead, Calico bass, Horn sharks and Pelagics
Eastern dry rocks
By boat - All divers
Popular dive site for scuba and snorkeling.
Edmonds Breakwater
From shore - CMAS ** / AOW
Enter in at the very southern end of the Edmonds Marina Breakwater. Hit the 40 foot contour and swim north-ish keep at around 40 feet. Large piles of rocks, logs, and kelp are sporadically placed making for some pretty interesting reefs. Lots of rockfish, lingcod, and cabezon.
This is a high…
Edmonds Oil Dock
From shore - All divers
The Edmonds Oil Dock has been removed.
Edmonds Underwater Park
From shore - All divers
Eel Cove
By boat - All divers
Kelp around the rocks and a few fish
Eel Point
By boat - All divers
Lobsters and big fish
Eel Point Reef
By boat - All divers
Kelp and rocks. Barracuda, sheepshead and bass of all size
Eidsvag and Owens
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
Electric Beach
By boat & from shore - All divers
This is a great dive site, much more to see under than above ;-) Summer months bring snorkeling tours out to site. Be careful of boats and bring a dive flag! Watch for turtles catch the updraft from the pipe. They look like they are really flying. DO NOT GO IN THE EXIT SURGE FROM THE PIPE YOURSELF!…
Eleven Mile Reef
By boat - All divers
90 ft tugboat with a swim through. Navy A-6 attack plane nearby. A good site to see Barracuda and Spade fish. Dolphin stop by from time to time.
Eliza H. Strong
By boat - CMAS * / OW
205' long steamer wreck. This is a good dive for a first timer. Shallow, easy access, can be seen from the boat most days.
Elmwood Wreck
By boat & from shore - All divers
Emerald bay
By boat - All divers
An interesting fresh water altitude dive with excellent visability, there is not much marine life, though the underwater forest is great to see.
Emerald Bay
By boat - CMAS *** / Rescue
Enenue Side
By boat - All divers
Slope that goes from the surface to over 100 feet, if you turn the corner, and look for the shark ledges.
Esso Bonnaire
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
This 147 ft Harbor Tanker lies in 90 ft of water. Sank on 23rd July 1989.
Fanny Shoal
By boat - CMAS * / OW
Hydrocorals, ling Cod many big fish Krill
Fantasy Lake Scuba Park
From shore - All divers
Private quary with fee access ($15 per day).
Fantasy Reef
By boat - CMAS * / OW
big turtles can be found here
Farnsworth Bank
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
Great reef dive, purple coral and many fish
Fish Hook
By boat - All divers
Kelp, sharks, Abalone and lobsters
Fisherman's Cove
From shore - All divers
Fishermans Cove
By boat & from shore - All divers
This site is in a State of California Marine Reserve, anchoring is prohibited and ALL marine life is protected. Dives in the cove range from 30M+ walls to 3M rocky reefs. The cove is managed for the state by the USC/Wrigley Marine Science Center. It is heavily instrumented, with numerous scientific…
Five Caves
From shore - All divers
Vast reef with plenty to see. There are five caves found throughout the site. Aquatic life includes: pacific snake eel, schools of needlefish, and the infamous green sea turtles.
Flower Gardens
By boat - CMAS * / OW
Folly Cove
From shore - All divers
This site is a small cove bordered by rocky walls with Northeastern exposure. There is an underwater wall home to a multitude of marine life right beyond the cove. The center of the cove has a sandy bottom. Generally you can easily find marine life in all areas of this site and there have been…
Ford Point
By boat - All divers
Kelp, Abalone halibut and rays in the sand
Forney Cove
By boat - All divers
Kelp and reef fish, Calico Bass, Halibut sand sharks and more.
Fort Flagler Pier
From shore - All divers
Very nice dive site.
Fort Ross
From shore - All divers
Fourth of July Cove
By boat - All divers
Sandy bottom with halibut and Rays
France Park
From shore - All divers
Yes, France Park isn?t the top diving destination on most peoples lists of hot dive sites. What it lacks in beauty it makes up for in experience. The quarry has many features that make it well suited for training. With a maximum depth of 32ft, I am not sure how I managed to record 34ft on one dive.
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French Reef
By boat - CMAS * / OW
French Reef is located into the Sanctuary Preservation Area.
Bring a light to explore the 4 caves of French Reef:
- Hourglass Cave (near F1)
- Christmas Tree Cave (near F3)
- White Sand Bottom Cave (The largest cave, located at the center of the reef)
- Five Caves (small caves, south end of…
Frog Rock
By boat - All divers
Kelp with Sheepshead and Garaboldi fish
Ft. Wetherill
From shore - All divers
This is a popular site in Rhode Island. Ft. Wetherill, Jamestown. 3 possible entries, from the parking lot, facing the water. To your right is a boat ramp, this is where the open water classes take place. It is also a deep dive if you travel along the left wall of the cove to the end where it…
Gallagher Beach
By boat - All divers
Kelp with Callico bass and Garabaldi, some other fish
Garbage Beach
From shore - CMAS * / OW
This site seems to be known as Garbage Beach only to divers. It has an easy entry, and easy metered parking (so you will need quarters). Max depth at this site is 70?, visibility is 5?-15?. This site has Southwesterly exposure. There have been tropical fish sightings here in the summer, and a…
Garibaldi Reef
By boat - All divers
Gilboa Quarry
From shore - All divers
Many sunken stuffs such as the Grumman airplane and Sikorsky helicopter.
Ginnie Springs
From shore - All divers
This is a full service facility with something for everyone.
Ginnie Spring has a wonderful cavern and is open to open water divers. There are a number of other dives at this with limited open water area and then a lot of cave.
http://www.ginniespringsoutdoors.com/
Great campground and…
Goat Harbor
By boat - All divers
Sandy cove with night time lobsters marching by. Halibut and rays in the sand
Great Isaac
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
US tugboat sunk April 16, 1947 (collision with Norwegian freighter Bandeirante). It lays on its port side in 90ft of water.
Greenville Reef
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
The Greenville Reef is a collection of Reefs with a 105 ft Tugboat, an upright 175' Navy Yard oiler,106' Fuel barge and some other barges. This reef sits a little deeper and is home to some big grouper and scamps.
Gull Island
By boat - All divers
Sea Lions, Sheepshead, Garaboldi and Calico Bass
Guppy Gulch
From shore - All divers
This quarry is riddled with lots of sunken objects. Boats, trains, trucks, and lots of old motorcycles. There are convenient lines linking all of the sunken sights so navigation is impossible to lose. At the access, there is a lagoon around 30 feet deep. Then, it drops to the maximum depth of 80…
Guy Harvey
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
Ex-Haitian freighter "Lady Kimberly" 185-foot long.Renamed in honor of jamaican marine life artist Guy Harvey.Sunk in 1997as an artificial reef.
Haigh Quarry
From shore - All divers
Dive site has an abundance of sunfish and catfish. Great visibility most of the year and used frequently for open water training. Equipment rental and airfills available on site.
Haleiwa Trench
From shore - CMAS ** / AOW
Haleiwa Trench has two sections. The first reef goes out from ankle deep to 30' then drops off to about 60'. Heading to the right side of the reef following the wall gets to about 90'. There is a turtle cleaning station on the top of the reef in 30' of water just past the entry, its a good idea to…
Hall Of Fame Moorings
By boat - All divers
Many ledge and undercuts with great sealife.
Halona Blow Hole
From shore - All divers
This is the beach where Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr got hot and heavy, making out in a wicked beach break in the movie "From Here to Eternity". (I think I would've found the waves a little distracting. Seriously, they're getting their backsides handed to them big time and I doubt they enjoyed…
Hanakaoo Beach
From shore - All divers
Hanauma Bay
From shore - All divers
Easy dive, turtles and fish
Hanks Trawler
By boat - CMAS * / OW
Laying southeast of Rudee Inlet in 70 feet this clam dredger has become a haven for fish and lobster, because of the shallow depth you get lots of bottom time and plenty of fish!!!
Harbor Reefs
By boat - All divers
Calm spot inside Ismus Cove with kelp and fish. I found an old anchor there but ran out of air and tanks and could not get it...
Harney Toe
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
Great dive! Wall dive anywhere from 10-100 feet and see lots of lingcod, seastars,sunstars, and octopus. I would recommend "Island Dive" from Friday Harbor to take you to the site.
Harper's Pier
By boat & from shore - All divers
Lot's of life to see and photograph. There are two wrecks at the site which host a ton of critters. No current to worry about. there is a Honey Bucket at the end of the fishing pier and a small coffee shopat the parking area.
Harvey's Cave
From shore - CMAS ** / AOW
Hathaway's Pond
From shore - All divers
This freshwater pond covers 20 acres, and is a popular OW training site for local dive shops. Maximum depth is 57?, and usual visibility is 5?-25?. Temperatures range from about 40 degrees in the winter, to low-80?s in the summer. Over the years a variety of things have been sunk in the pond,…
Hebe Wreck
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
Dutch freighter that hit the St. Cathan in black out conditions in WWII. Brown and green bottles & China can be found here.
Hen Rock
By boat - All divers
Dive Hen Rockock with its rock formations and kelp forest. Great lobster hunting in season.
Hens & Chicken Reef
By boat - All divers
Higgins lake
From shore - CMAS ** / AOW
Hog Heaven
By boat - CMAS * / OW
Hog Heaven is a 180-foot barge that flipped upside down while being deployed as an artificial reef. It was sunk in 1996.
Nearby:
- 30 feet north are the remains of the Pacific Reef Lighthouse, and a small sail boat
- 200 feet NNe rests the 120-foot barge Wayne in 70 feet of water
Horse Pastures
From shore - All divers
Great spot for fish with Lobster deeper
Horsehead
By boat - CMAS * / OW
Descend gradually to depths as deep as 60 feet - as you follow the western reef perimeter, depth increases beginning with scattered large rooks with many lobster crevices and anenomes. Gradually swim deeper into large shelf overhangs and shallow caves. There are many areas to explore, but watch your…
Horsetooth Reservoir
From shore - CMAS ** / AOW
Hurst Shoal
By boat - All divers
Krill and Plankton and many fish eating them. Whales
Hydro Atlantic
By boat - CMAS *** / DiveMaster
One of the best dive of the coast, for experienced divers only!
Iron Bound Cove
By boat - All divers
Kelp, sea lions and Harbor seals with many fish
Isle of Saint James
By boat - All divers
beautiful Hydrocorals, Ling Cod, Rockfish, invertebrates
Italian Gardens
By boat - All divers
This dive site is a large boulder-strewn area surrounded by sand. Great for Lobstering. Home to a large population of Giant Sea Bass.
Jackson Blue Spring
From shore - CMAS ** / AOW
Jackson Blue Spring is the main spring that feed feed Merritts Mill Pond. Entrance of the cave is just west of the diving platform.
Jewfish Point
By boat - All divers
Gariboldi, Octopus and lobsters in the rocks
Jim Atria Wreck
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
This 240-foot Dutch freighter was built in 1961.
Joe's tug
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
Joe's tug is a small steel tugboat (28m long) that sits upright. You can enter into the wreck easily and access to the wheel house and aft deck.
Johnsons Rock
By boat - All divers
Kelp forrests and sharks
Joseph E. Brown
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
One of the many liberty ships sunk in the Gulf.
Josephine Marie Wreck
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
The Josephine Marie was a steel-hulled stern trawler that now lies in 100 feet of water on top of Stellwagen Bank in NOAA's Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary.
The red-hulled Josephine Marie lies upside down with its bow facing roughly northwes
Juniper Island
By boat - All divers
Clearest spot I ever saw in Lake Champlain
Juno Ledge
By boat - All divers
Saw blacktip and carribbean reef sharks, nurse sharks, goliath groupers, green moray eels, loggerhead turtles, and a hawksbill turtle.
Kahekili
From shore - All divers
Kailua Bay
By boat & from shore - CMAS * / OW
Great night dive spot. There are hundreds of garden eels at 90'
Kaka'ako point
By boat & from shore - All divers
Kealakekua Bay
From shore - All divers
Kelp Point
By boat - All divers
Kelp sea Lions and occasional pelagics. Abalone and lobster
Kewalo Pipe
By boat - All divers
Eels, Hawksbill turtles and somethime Mantas.
Keystone Jetty
By boat & from shore - CMAS ** / AOW
Beach access jetty dive.Keep jetty on your right. Heavy current near end of jetty . Avoid ferry traffic on wrong side of jetty. LARGE ling cod. Lots of marine life. Cold water.Lings can be agressive.
King Fisher Ponds
From shore - All divers
It's a good sizes lake , It's not very deep ... It's does not need to be deep , Because you are at att. you will need your tables! Ok the north side of the lake is a cool dive. The south side is a little more of a risk ..... Lots of concert pipe and Re-bar !! There ia a small boat on the north side…
King Neptune
By boat - All divers
The 7 foot statue of King Neptune is now gone... don't look for her ;-)
King's Park Lake
From shore - All divers
Lake. We saw blue gills and a painted turtle.
Kingry Barge
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
This 75' long barge was deployed as an artificial reef in 1993 in 85' of water. This wreck is enhanced by several open fuel storage tanks and is in close proximity to other artificial reefs including the CSX Rubble and the Army Tanks. Grouper, Snapper, and Amberjack are all common
Kinton Point
By boat - All divers
Kelp. Pelagics. Sea Lions
Koloa Landing
From shore - All divers
This was a nice, easy dive with a chance to see some big creatures like turtles and rays. Tons of eels and the standard Hawaiian fare, which means lots of fish and even some Humu Humu Nuku Nuku Apu A'a
La Jolla Cove
From shore - All divers
The Cove is a rocky reef with an abundance of sea life (Garibaldi, Sea Lions, invertebrates and kelp).
One of the most famous dive area of La Jolla. Don't miss it!
La Jolla Shores
By boat & from shore - All divers
Most diving is made from directly in front of the restrooms at Vallecitos or in front of the Marine Room restaurant to the south. Entry is easy, even in large surf but the swim to the edge of the canyon is long. Once in the canyon, you have several options. Vallecitos Point offers vertical walls…
La'-a-loa Bay
From shore - All divers
Snorkel out of the cove following the reef on the left. Start the dive at 25 feetand continue the dive keeping the shoreline on the left.
There is a ledge of pahoehoe lava with crevasses, a large archway cavern and sandy chutes.
The sandy area is at 50 feet.
Laguna Beach
By boat & from shore - All divers
Sandy bottom with Rays and sand sharks
Lake Elmer Thomas
By boat & from shore - All divers
Visibility is average. Lake fish are interesting to see. Once in the water, the lake bed can have a steep drop to deeper depths.
Lake Millbrook
From shore - All divers
This is the local dive site for divers in Northern Virginia. It is an inland fresh water lake that was formed from a flooded quarry. Various ships, air planes, and other structures have been sunk for diver's use. Local dive shops conduct the whole gamut of training here. You must have a c-card…
Lake Rawlings
By boat & from shore - All divers
While many divers wouldn't look toward the Mid-Atlantic for a quality diving location, Lake Rawlings provides suprises for those seeking something different in their adventures.
With a maximum depth of 65 feet, warm water, and good visibility (30 to 60 feet), the lake has many wonders to…
Lake Tenkiller
From shore - All divers
The scuba diving park features underwater attractions ranging from a completely submerged school bus to various sunken boats and their new additions includes an aircraft fuselage. At 50 degrees from the access ramp is a marble plaque in 17 feet of water, then on out is a submerged boat at 27 feet,…
Landing cove
By boat - CMAS * / OW
Landing Cove on Anacapa is one of the oldest marine reserves in Southern California. It has a lot of giant kelp, and lots of big friendly fish and lobsters. The sheephead get big! You may also spot octopi. Green morays occasionally pop up. In spring, look for schools of kelp bass with golden…
Larchmont
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
Dive at slack tide only
Lehua Crater
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
Fantastic! Sometimes called the Forbiden Island it the rim of a dorment volcanio. Great vis. Lots of seals, clown fish and old Lave Tubes you can enter and exit like swim throughs.
Les Davis
By boat & from shore - All divers
Popular site for out-of-towners and dive training. Rock piles provide for marine habitat. Great photo ops. Gently sloping area, easy entry.
Beach/boat access. Ample parking, restrooms, consesions, picnic tables and restaurants. Popular training site.
Liberty Ship
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
The 400í hull of the Liberty Ship was sunk as an artificial reef in 90í of water , approximately 8 mile ESE of Pensacola pass.
Lighthouse Ledge
By boat - All divers
Lions Head
By boat - All divers
Kelp and Kelp fishes, Garaboldi
Little Farnsworth
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
Little Geiger Cove
By boat - All divers
Big Sea Bass between here and Eagle Reef (out front)
Little Gibraltar
By boat - All divers
Kelp and reef fish Girabaldi. Rays in the sand. Abalone and some lobsters in rocky areas
Little River
From shore - All divers
Plenty of kelp so keep to the open paths to find the depth you are looking for.
This is one of Mendocino County's best spots for abalone diving.
Be sure to check the current regulations on ab harvesting to avoid fines from the strict enforcement by the good people at the Department of Fish and…
Lobster Bay
By boat - All divers
Kelp and fish.
Loch Low Minn
From shore - All divers
Great spring to fall dive. Summer water temperatures get into 80's, summer thermocline 25'. Two training platforms, dock or walk in entry. Lots of fresh water fish. Air on site, not mixing EANx last time I was there. Equipment rentals. Winter diving on request. Beats driving to Alabama from…
Loggerhead Reef
By boat - CMAS * / OW
Long Beach Breakwater
By boat - All divers
Lobsters some crab and small fish. Kelp at the top of the breakwall, deep silt at the bottom. Recommended that you leave someone onboard the boat while diving, as the silt doesn't hold the anchor in moderate wind. Dive flag required due to heavy boat traffic. The Los Angeles Federal breakwater at…
Long Point
By boat - CMAS * / OW
Multi-level dive site including several type of dive: Cave, Wall, etc. Snorkeling area is to the East.
Looe Key Reef & HMS Looe
By boat - All divers
Looe Key Reef is one of the best but also most dived reefs in the Keys. This reef contains a Sanctuary Preservation Area. The HMS Looe Wreck sunk here in 1744.
Lover's Point
From shore - All divers
Lowrance Wreck
By boat - Kamikazes/Trimix
Giant wreck (420 feet long with a 55 foot beam). Sunk March 31, 1984.
Sits upright.
Lucinda Van Valkenburg
By boat - CMAS * / OW
Collided with iron propeller LEHIGH in a thick fog. Bound for Chicago. Sunk June 1, 1887.
Type: Wooden schooner
Dimensions: 129 x 26 x 13
Condition: Hull partially collapsed, centerboard standing. Coal cargo and anchor chain present. Part of decking nearby. Damaged by salvage effort.
Madiera
From shore - All divers
Wreck located 200 yards off shore up against breakwater.us
Magnolia Rocks
By boat & from shore - All divers
Lots of lobsters, too close to rocks for boats to drop their pots...large stripers, not afraid of you...easy to spear..delicious..cold and when algae bloom, no vis..but can get dinner there in 15 minutes
Mahukona
By boat & from shore - All divers
Very easy entry dive site. Nice parking and a warm shower!
Maintop Island
By boat - All divers
Big animals eating Krill and Plankton. Whales and sharks
Makaha Caverns
By boat & from shore - CMAS * / OW
Makaha Caverns are usually accessed by boat, but you can swim by the beach (about 150 yards).
Shore diving is a serious surface swim, if there are surfers present then I would advise against the dive. Following the reef line from the shore there will be a mooring buoy and just in on the reef…
Malaga cove
From shore - All divers
Manta Ray Madness
By boat & from shore - CMAS * / OW
This is a great night dive spot. Mantas are really fabulous (success rate is about 80%). If you miss them, typical marine life found in this area are garden eels, squirrel fish, goat fish, butterfly fish, moray eels and invertebrates.
This great spot is second only to Manta Ray Village. The…
Marineland
By boat & from shore - CMAS * / OW
Rocky entry exit/entry with three distinct dive areas. The near shore reef, known as the Garden is shallow with kelp, sand and the usual reef animals. The 120 Reef is located 120 degrees from the beach. It has more sponges and fish than the Garden and is a relatively short swim from shore. It is a…
Marriott Reef
By boat - Standard
Martha's Quarry
From shore - All divers
Mary Alice B
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
Tug, sitting upright on the bottom, nearly completely intact. The Mary Alice B. is recommended for Advanced Divers due to the depth and poor visibility. The Pilot house is intact, and divers can penetrate the engine room, however it tends to silt up quickly. Be careful, know what you're doing.
In…
McAbee
From shore - CMAS ** / AOW
Meadowdale Wharf
By boat & from shore - CMAS ** / AOW
A semi-interesting dive. By swimming west off of wharf, there are sporadically placed piles of rocks, tires, and other debris. Wildlife is located around these piles. This dive site can also me combined with 100 foot rock. Depth is 15 feet at west side of wharf and becomes very deep as you swim…
Mercedes I
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
She was originally built in 1951 and called the Jacob Rusch. This 198-foot freighter was sunk as an artificial reef site off Fort Lauderdale on March 30, 1985.
The Mercedes is the most famous wrecks off the east coast of Florida.
Mermet Springs
From shore - All divers
has a variety of attactrions sunken planes school bus amublence and many others
Mesa
By boat & from shore - All divers
Cool reef overhangs, fish in the kelp beds... Great place for a summer-time free dive.
MG-111 barge
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
Barge Steel 195' feet
Middle Farallon
By boat - All divers
Krill and many types of fish eating them.
Middle Reef
By boat - All divers
Mike's Wreck
By boat - All divers
The Mike's Wreck is an unknown steel-hulled ship. It is of the most popular location for underwater photography.
Mikes Beach Resort
From shore - All divers
Miloli'i Bay
From shore - CMAS * / OW
Good for both Scuba and Snorkeling. Miloli`i is a traditional and family oriented village.
Miracle of Life Shipwreck
By boat - CMAS *** / Rescue
A 170-foot off-shore supply Vessel was sunk in 142 feet of water on June, 06 2009. It was sunk as an artificial reef, most of its superstructure has been dismantled or cut away to make safe for divers. The top of wheelhouse is about 100 feet and next level where the statue of angel 14 feet tall…
Missile Tower
By boat - CMAS *** / DiveMaster
This is a former Trident Missile launching platform for the US Navy.
Mizpah
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
The 185 foot Greek liner Mizpah was sunk as an artificial reef in 1968. She lies upright in 27 meters deep.
Close to the Mizpah, there is a small patrol craft named PC 1170, with a lot of maray eels.
Mohawk Chief
By boat - CMAS *** / Rescue
Mohawk Chief is a 93-foot long tugboat; sunk June 23, 2003.
Molasses Reef
By boat - All divers
You don't have to go far from the boat to see a large variety of animals of all sizes. Located in the National Marine Sanctuary, it is a protected reef, so no worries about tangles with spears or hooks; and very large game fish abound! Weekends do bring in a fair amount of divers, but there is…
Molokini Crater
By boat - All divers
Monastery Beach
By boat & from shore - CMAS ** / AOW
Monrovia
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
The Monrovia was built in 1943 as the Empire Falstaff. She?s a steel freight steamer with an official number of LIELOF (Scotland). She?s 430? in length and 6,700 tons. She sank on 6/26/1959 in 90-150 feet of water due to a collision with the Royalton 13.5 mi @ 107 degrees from Thunder Bay Island…
Monument Point
From shore - All divers
nudibranchs, Garibaldi, sheepshead and Sea Lions
Moonstone Cove
By boat - All divers
Sandy bottom with Horn Sharks, shovel nose sharks and rays in the sand
Morrison Springs
From shore - CMAS * / OW
Morse Point
By boat - All divers
Kelp and sand. Calico Bass, Garaboldi, Barracuda and Sea Lions
Navy Barge
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
Sunk in 1993 as an artificial reef
Nelson Ledges Quarry State Park
From shore - All divers
Aquatic life includes: bass,bluegill, crappie, catfish, and freshwater jellyfish.
Neptune Memorial Reef
By boat - All divers
The Neptune Memorial Reef project is the largest man made reef ever conceived and provides an extraordinary living resting place for the departed, an environmental and ecological masterpiece, a superb laboratory for marine biologists, students, researchers and ecologists, and an aesthetically…
Net Reef
By boat - All divers
Rocky reefs covered by Gorgonians, brittle stars and nudibranchs.
New Orleans
By boat - CMAS *** / DiveMaster
Collided with steamer WILLIAM R. LINN in heavy fog and sank. Most of crew boarded LINN when the vessels were "stuck together." Located 10 mi from Thunder Bay Island Light.
Type: Wooden propeller, bulk freight
Dimensions: 232 x 38 x 14
Condition: Generally intact but broken in the center and…
Nicholas Canyon
From shore - CMAS ** / AOW
Nicholas Canyon is a great location for naturalists and photographers skilled at making entrances in less than favorable conditions. The main diving locations at Nicholas Canyon are the kelp paddies in front of the lifeguard tower and to the right of the lifeguard tower.
The ecosystem at…
Niles Beach
From shore - All divers
This is the spare tire of dive sites - when everything else is blown out, Niles is often okay to dive. This is a great back up site for instructors with classes. There is not a lot to see, although photographers claim the eel grass offers a lot of small marine life. The bottom is a combination of…
Nine Fathom Bank
By boat - CMAS *** / Rescue
Big Lobsters and sheepshead
Noonday Rock
By boat - All divers
Hydrocorals, Rockfish, Ling Cod. a beautiful spot
Nordmeer
By boat - All divers
Miscalculated a turn and ran aground 7 miles northeast of Thunder Bay Island. Expected to be recovered, but a big storm a few days later wrecked her bottom. Her crew stayed aboard after the grounding, planning to assist with the recovery, but had to be rescued by Coast Guard helicopter during the…
Normans Woe
From shore - CMAS * / OW
For advanced divers and hikers!
North Jetty Florence
From shore - All divers
Good crabbing
NOSC Tower Wreck
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
Those who have dived on the oil platforms know of the abundance of marine life that clings to the vertical steel members. And wreck divers know also how those hard metal surfaces attract much of the same kind of wonderful marine growth?thick, lush, vibrant and colorful. Wrecks and towers make for a…
Noula Express
By boat - CMAS * / OW
Stern is almost over the third reef at deep maximum of 65 feet (19 Meters ) and I am guessing that this wreck is went down about four years ago. Some penetration to wreck is possible with proper training, some fishes on wreck like smalls Hog fish, jakes, barracudas and tropical fish but nothing…
Ocean Cove
From shore - All divers
Oil Rig Edith
By boat - All divers
Ling Cod, scallops, sea lions and much more
Oil Rig Eureka
By boat - All divers
Sharks and sea lions some big fish
Oil Rigs Elly-Ellen
By boat - All divers
anemones and Sea Lions
Old Garden Beach
From shore - All divers
This is a small, secluded beach with a sandy shore near Rockport Harbor. By swimming 100 yards or so straight out from the beach you can reach depths of 50?, and the bottom topography includes huge boulders. Following the shoreline to the right, depths are considerably shallower ? around 15-25…
Old Kona Airport
By boat & from shore - CMAS ** / AOW
Great dive for lava tubes&occasional Manta Ray . Good viz. Should be carefull of swell.
Oops Barge
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
This wreck got it's name when she went down about two miles from her planned location all on her own (oops) Anyway what's left of this barge still has lots of life on it. The barge holds a large amount of fish for it's small size.
Oregon
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
The Oregon is a wooden liner wreck. It sunk March 6, 1886 off the coast of long island, New Jersey. It rests in deep water and contains many fishes. The wreck is in pieces and many hull plates have collapsed on the sea floor.
Orion wreck
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
The Orion was sunk as a part of the artificial reef program in 1981. It is a steel hulled tug boat.
Osborn Bank
By boat - CMAS *** / Rescue
purple hydrocoral, pelagics
Painted cave
By boat - All divers
Sea Lions around the entrance and in the inner chamber. Take a light. It is dark in there and the noise of the Sea Lions is deafening.
Palawan
By boat - CMAS *** / DiveMaster
Please visit the California Wreck Divers info page:
http://www.cawreckdivers.org/Wrecks/Palawan.htm
for site information.
Palm Island Ferry
By boat - All divers
Artificial reef. approx. 30-40' barge with culvert pipesaround that lead to another barge.
Always goliath grouper, snapper, AJs, and various other species.
Viz is normally decent. Usually not crowded.
Papoose
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
Great dive! The Papoose is lying almost upside down with only the tip of her port deck sticking up from the sand. Not only is the wreck massive and amazing, but barracuda, sand tiger sharks, and reef sharks are constantly in the area.
Paradise Cove
By boat - All divers
Beautiful Cove for lunch off gassing between dives with kelp and a lot of small fish
Paradise Springs
From shore - CMAS * / OW
This is a commercially operated dive site. Entrance fee is $27. Only certified cave divers can reach 140'... Take care !
Park Headquarters reef
From shore - All divers
Pretty reef in shallow water
Pawley's Island Reef
By boat - All divers
48 ft Tugboat, spud barges and reef material. This site holds large numbers of flounder.
PC Barge
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
This barge was sunk in 1990 and had radio towers added the next year. It make for a good dive with easy underwater navigation. Lots of life on this wreck near the radio towers.
Pebbly Beach
By boat - All divers
Mantis shrimp can be found here!
Pelican Bay
By boat - All divers
Halibut in the sand and Abalone in the rocy areas. Sea Lions sometimes.
Perdido Key Bridge
From shore - None
Pete Tide II
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
Philadelphia Quarry
From shore - All divers
Picnic Beach
From shore - All divers
Mostly dive training
Pinnacles
By boat - All divers
Abalone, Scallops and sea lions
Pipe Line
By boat - CMAS * / OW
IF YOUR BOAT CAPTAIN SAYS HE IS GOING TO THE PIPELINE - DO NOT GO!!! Pipeline is a pathetic dive site, located just outside of the harbor. I have been diving in Oahu by myself and privately for a while. Diving in this manner is what gives the island such a bad name. This dive only makes sense…
Pirate's Cove
By boat - All divers
Horn sharks, Garaboldi and Halibut in the sand
Playpen
By boat - Standard
Point Bennett
By boat - All divers
seals and sea lions
Point Dume
By boat & from shore - CMAS ** / AOW
Point Lobos
From shore - All divers
This is a brilliant spot for kelp diving! Lots of fish and the brilliant light shining through the long green hydrophytes offers lots of phantastic scenes for photographers.
But the highlight is definitely the seals (and sometimes puppies) often seen there - when you're lucky! But of course: don't…
Point Loma
By boat - All divers
Kelp diving with a lot of fish
Portage Quarry
From shore - All divers
Portage Quarry has several dive features including an airplane, truck trailer, cars, school bus plus a storage silo which is the congration place for bass and bluegill. Several locations where you can park right at the water. On site camping, air fills, dive shop.
Pray for Sex Beach
From shore - CMAS * / OW
Slowly sloping coral reef to 50 feet of depth, sea turtles and tropical fish. Moderate shore break.
Prince Island
By boat - All divers
Sea Lions, Kelp and Fish
Princess Anne
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
The Princess Anne wreck was a 350 foot ferry that was sunk in 1993. It was used to shuttle people and automobiles across the Chesapeake Bay.
Prins Willem V
By boat - All divers
This is a Dutch ship sunk in 1954. It is intact and laying on her starboard side in 75 feet of water. Is is intact and divers swim through the cabins and cargo holds.
Pt. Vicente Pinnacles
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
Pinnacles rising from the depths up to just a few feet below the surface. Invertebrates everywhere. Pelagics occur often. I've seen two Thresher sharks here.
Punta Arena
By boat - All divers
Nudibranchs, Octopus and Sea Lions
Pyramid Cove
By boat - All divers
Pretty reef with sandy areas.
R Tower
By boat - All divers
Military radio tower
Rabbit Island
By boat - All divers
Radeau
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
Just an all around cool dive. This is the oldest war ship in North America. Even if you have been diving for awhile, this is a terrific dive.
The 1758 Land Tortoise radeau warship, flagship of "The Sunken Fleet of 1758"
http://www.thelostradeau.com/
Railroad Bridge
From shore - All divers
This is a slack tide only dive. It doesn't look like much from the surface. However, there is a large variety of marine life. A nice lazy day dive.
Rainbow River
By boat & from shore - CMAS * / OW
Biology interest is based on both land and water creatures, especially birds and large freshwater fish. Week-end frequency based on holidays and summertime, otherwise not too bad in the early morning when the best animals are active.
Very quiet setting, recommended to get there EARLY, 8am when…
Rat Rock
By boat - CMAS * / OW
The wall on the point at the West End of Anacapa has a lot of kelp and invertebrates. Occasionally you'll encounter friendly harbor seals or sea lions. As you head to the West, off the end of the island, depth and current increase.
Red Hook Wall, Skaneateles Lake
Boat Dive - Easy
Red Hook Wall - dive from 4ft to 90 ft, enjoy plenty of fish, vegitation, and a nice fresh water wall dive. Wall starts at depth of approx. 40 ft and drops to approx 65 ft. Along the wall you will encounter the "log jam". A large pile of logs that appear to have been lost off a boat in the 1800s…
Redondo Beach
From shore - All divers
Great shore dive! Even better at Night!
Good for training or having a large gathering.
Guide ropes and easy bottom definition for ease of navigation. don't forget to visit the swing and the VW Bug!
Reef's End
By boat - CMAS * / OW
Refugio
From shore - All divers
It is truly great. Tgher are many fish and the marine life in the kelp is great.
Rhein
By boat - Kamikazes/Trimix
This 453 foot-long German freighter was sunk by Dutch and British warships back in WWII.
Ribbon Rock
By boat - All divers
Sheepshead, garaboldi pelagics, sea bass
Richardson Beach Park
From shore - All divers
Rocky cove. Some nice corals, and reef fished. A turtle if you are lucky! On this dive you can also go out side the cove and follow the stair-stepped reef to 100+ feet. Also there has been reports of a WWII plane wreck out side of the cove.
Rippers Cove
By boat - All divers
Kelp forrests make home for many beautiful fish.
Rock key
By boat - All divers
Popular dive spot. Most reef formations are with long fingers of coral, sand and coral-filled canyons in between.
Rock Pile
From shore - All divers
Sea lions, Nudibranchs, sea Stars
Rock Quarry
By boat - All divers
Kelp with Calico Bass and Garabaldi. Rays in the sand
Rodeo 25
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
The Rodeo 25 is a great wreck of the Miami/Ft. Lauderdale area. Nice soft corals adorn the wreck and fish are plentiful. The Rodeo 25 is among the more famous dive sites of the area. Big fish are also seen and petite fish are around the nooks and crannies of the wreck.
Rolls Royce
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
This 1985 Silver Cloud Rolls Royce lays in 27 meters of fater. She was donated by two individuals to inaugurate the Country's Artificial Reef Program.
RSB-1
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
160-foot US tender,sunk in May 14 1994
Rubicon Point
By boat & from shore - CMAS ** / AOW
This is an interesting fresh water altitude dive with not much marine life, just the occasional lake trout. The things to be careful of here is the depth, the cliff runs from above the water line to an amazing 1500+ feet..
Ruby E. Wreck
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
The Ruby E. sunk June 18, 1989 (intentional sinking for use as an artificial reef). It sits upright and intact on a sandy bottom, 90ft deep.
Vessel size:
- Length: 165'
- Breadth: 38'
- Tons: 150
Sally Ward Spring
From shore - CMAS ** / AOW
Salt Point State Park
From shore - All divers
Hunted for Abalone and spear fished outside the reserve area in Gerstle Cove. Gerstle Cove is a favorite dive training location because of the easy access, parking and picnic areas.
Saltwater State Park
From shore - CMAS * / OW
Underwater artificial reef for scuba divers
San Clemente North
By boat - All divers
Kelp and Kelp fish
San Juan Rocks
From shore - All divers
Calico bass some kelp and halibut in the sand with rays.
San Nicholas Island
By boat - All divers
Great spot for Lobsters and Fish
San Pablo
By boat - All divers
This is a WW2 wreck hit by German sub and when repairs were too great she was to be sunk as reef only to go down early where she rest today.
She was broken down due to her location in shipping lane with most of the site standing 12' off the floor, however almost in the middle of the wreck are three…
Sand key
By boat - All divers
Popular dive site off Key West.
The reef itself consists mostly of rock fingers and gullies with sandy bottoms between cliff-like structures and extensive areas of staghorn and elkhorn coral.
Sandusky Wreck
By boat - All divers
Sandusky Wreck Lost is storm in September 1856
110 x 25 x 11 feet, 225 ton, grain cargo
Wooden shooner
Propeller
carved bow spree
Sandwich Town Beach
From shore - All divers
The max depth is approx. 25?, and this site has easy shore entry via the beach. This is a sheltered cove with Northern exposure, so surf and tides are milder than other dive areas. However, if there is a strong north wind, the conditions can get challenging. The bottom is covered in seaweed…
Santa Lucia
By boat - All divers
The Santa Lucia was a 47 foot turtle boat; she was sunk in 1997 to become part of and artificial reef site.
Santore Wreck
By boat - CMAS * / OW
Scorpion Anchorage
By boat - All divers
Scorpion Bay & Dirty Shirt
From shore - All divers
Sea Emperor
By boat - All divers
171-foot wreck
Sea Fan Grottos
By boat - All divers
gorgonians and kelp with Calico bass Garabaldi and others. occasional Sea Lions.
Sea Tiger
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
Nice Dive site. Genreally good visibility. Advanced Dive.
Wreck of old fishing vessel. Inside has decent amount of access, though most of it has been blocked of by local divers hoping to protect those unaware of the dangers of penetrating a wreck.
Occasionally spotted eagle ray, crown of thorns…
Seal Cove
By boat - All divers
Purple Coral and kelp forrest with Sea Lions
Seal Cove & Mingo Rock
By boat - CMAS * / OW
Seal Point
By boat - All divers
Barracuda and an occasional White Sea Bass. Garibaldi and Calico Bass
Seal Rocks
By boat - All divers
annenomes sand and kelp
Seneca Lake: FLUPA buoy The Steps
By boat - CMAS * / OW
Access to this site is provided by the Finger Lakes Underwater Preservation Association (FLUPA). A map of many wrecks in this area can be found at www.flupa.org. If you dive here, please log your visit on a slate at 15' depth on the mooring line.
Drop to bottom of mooring line and land on remnant…
Seneca Lake: Watkins Glen Barges
By boat & from shore - All divers
Seneca Lake has constant temp of 39.2 degrees from its springs - COLD! In lake summer, the top 15 feet or so can warm up into the upper 70's, but there's not much to see in the shallow areas due to zebra muscles. Certainly dry suit conditions for that! Max depth of the lake is 618 ft.
Sentinel Point
By boat - All divers
Kelp and sank. some pelagics. Lobster
Seven & One-Half Fathom Reef
By boat - CMAS * / OW
The closest major community is South Padre Island. It contains good marine life and a mild current. It is one of the more famous dive sites in south Texas. Fish are plentiful and sponges and shelled animals are also plentiful.
Sevey's Boatyard, Skaneateles Lake
Shore - Easy
Sevey's Boatyard - A private working boatyard, so be courteous, park in designated areas only, leave keys in your vehicle(in case the boatyard needs to move it), pay your $10 parking fee at the green kiosk. Must dive with a dive flag, (dah). Make sure it is displayed appropiately during the entire…
Shag Rock
By boat - All divers
Sea Lions everywhere. fish when the sea lions are missing
Shangri-La Springs
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
Entrance is at about 5m (18 ft). and can be penetrated for 90m (300 ft) inside.
Shark's Cove
From shore - All divers
shore diving .com has a great description:
http://www.shorediving.com/Earth/Hawaii/Oahu/Sharks_Cove/#site
Very easy shore dive, local PADI instructors take students here for their open water cert dives. Lots of turtles, fishes... also neat swim-throughs in the reef. Nothing too nasty, maybe…
Shaws Cove
From shore - All divers
Ship Rock
By boat - All divers
Kelp, Sea Lions, fish
Skunk Bay
By boat - All divers
Scallops and lots of fish
Sloop Island Canal Boat
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
Compliments of the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum .
The Sloop Island Canal Boat is a standard canal boat from the last generation of canal boats on Lake Champlain. The Champlain Canal locks expanded over time, and with them the size of canal boats. At 97 feet long and 17? feet wide, the Sloop…
Sombrero Reef
By boat - All divers
Sombrero Reef has been designated a Sanctuary Preservation Area; fishing and lobstering are strictly prohibited.
Soule Barge
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
This barge lies inverted on the bottom at 80' with radio towers. A easy to navigate site with lots of fish. Always a fun dive.
South Doubles
By boat - Standard
two reefs, ledges running north and south
South Golden Arches
By boat - CMAS * / OW
Large rock arch with a nice sandy area. Taken there by Torpedo Tours
South Point
By boat - All divers
Abalone, garaboldi, horn sharks, sea lions
Southeast Farallon
By boat - All divers
Great White sharks in the area
Spanish Rocks
By boat & from shore - All divers
Great reef dive, Lots of fish.
Best dive i have ever done!
Spiegel Grove
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
Spiegel Grove sunk June 10, 2002. This is the largest ship ever sunk intentionally to be an artificial reef, and probably the most well known.
Vessel size:
- length: 510 feet
- type: U.S. Navy Landing Ship Dock
- tonnage: 6,880 tons
It takes at least two dives to have a look of the…
Sponge Gardens
By boat - Kamikazes/Trimix
Very beautiful. A must in South Padre!! Coral is very great. Lots of sponges are located here as well as other kinds of coral (hence the name). Fish too. You need to be careful though. Is a deep dive for advanced and mixed gas divers only.
Spring Mill Pond
From shore - All divers
Spring Mill Pond has a public beach with changing and bathrooms. A good place for an afterwork dive or if you have limited time on the weekend. There are also hiking and biking trails.
One training platform and few thing to find (toilet, paddle boat, etc). Have seen several large trout and is…
St. Andrews State Park
From shore - All divers
This was my first time a this site. Visibility was around 5- 10 ft., it was almost low tide. I heard that around high tide is much better vis. I also heard in the early summer you might get to see baby hammerhead sharks, but I didn't see any myself. Because of the changing tides there was a slight…
St. Anthony Wreck
By boat & from shore - CMAS ** / AOW
Old 50 foot fishing trawler addition to the artificial reef (tires in-bedded in concrete), thus other name "Uniroyal Reef". Dive site is do-able from shore, with scooters or fairly long surface swim, many use kayaks to get there. Bottom is about 70 feet, top of boat around 55 feet. Hull is…
St. Cathan
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
The British sub chaser that hit the Hebe in WWII. The St. Cathan is loaded with fish.
Stetson Bank
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
Stillwater Cove
From shore - All divers
Stony Point
By boat - All divers
Kelp, Garabaldi, big sea Bass, nudibranchs and rays in the sand
Straits of Mackinaw
By boat - All divers
200 foot long former car ferry scuttled as a dive site.
Strode Lake
From shore - All divers
old coal strip mine lakes
Suejac Wreck
From shore - All divers
54' Gaff-rigged schooner. Sunk November 14,1980.
Sund Rock
From shore - CMAS ** / AOW
Great dive. Info on site is at "Hood Sport 'N Dive".Wall dive. Aquatic life includes sea anemones, sea cucumbers, crab, shrimp, rockfish, sculpin, lingcod, wolf eels, and spiny dogfish shark.
Sunken Cabin Cruiser
By boat - CMAS * / OW
Sunken 30' boat harbours rock bass and a few yellow perch
No Buoy: find the site by triangulating yourself using the largest building in the park (south) and the flagpole near the B&B (east); exactly 45' deep.
Sunny Side Beach
From shore - All divers
This is a great site to practice skills.
sandy bottom, shallow and little or no current.
Not much to see here. but is a fun easy dive.
has a Outside shower and good set-up facilities.
Sutil Island
By boat - All divers
Sea Lions, kelp and fish, a beautiful place to dive
Tacoma
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
Sunk in february 2002
Tajiguas
From shore - CMAS ** / AOW
Directly off the beach are large sand flats. Look for pipefish and (at night) cusk-eels. A short underwater swim to the right are low rocky reefs and shelfs. Giant kelp and gorgonians are plentiful. Occasionally you'll spot abalone, giant sea bass, and maybe a cormorant.
Tako Flats
By boat - All divers
Talcott Shoal
By boat - All divers
Big Lobsters, Sea Lions some pelagics
Tanner Bank
By boat - CMAS *** / Rescue
Big Sheepshead and lobstewrs. Black seabass and sea lions
Ten Mile Reef
By boat - All divers
200 ft barge that is home to many fish. The barge is older and has a lot of growth. Barracuda and Spade fish.
Tenneco Oil Rig
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
This dive site is composed of two massive 500-ton structures. They were submerged in 175 feet of water as an artificial reef. Mostly used for dive training.
Tenneco Towers
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
Tenneco Towers, were placed at their current location in October, 1985. This is one of the most popular dives on the southeast coast.
The oil rigs were originally used in the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas exploration. Tenneco Oil Co. transported the one time oil platform by barge around the…
Tex Edwards
By boat - CMAS * / OW
This is a barge sunk to make a reef. It is an easy dive that is always fun. Many types of fish, a sea turtle at times and a shark or two from time to time.
The Benwood Wreck
By boat - CMAS * / OW
The Benwood was a freighter, built in 1910. She was 360 feet long with a 51 foot beam. It sunk in 1942.
The Bib Wreck
By boat - CMAS *** / DiveMaster
The Bibb Wreck
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
The USGC Bibb was built in 1937 (Coast Guard vessel), and was sunk in 1987. She is 327 feet long, 41 foot beam.
The Black Bridge
By boat - All divers
Check out video on YouTube "Dive Black Bridge".
The Cave
By boat & from shore - All divers
The City of Washington Wreck
By boat - All divers
The wreck site of the City of Washington is 325 feet long that sunk in 1891. An old and disintegrated wreck, but you'll find a plethora of marine life in and around this site.
The Crane
By boat - Kamikazes/Trimix
Deep wreck dive. This is a crane that fell off a barge. It is sitting on its back, intact, in 150' of water. Covered with marine life. Very impressive, but small wreck.
The Crater
From shore - All divers
The Dive Stop
From shore - All divers
This site is a rock quarry, but has been managed for a few years by divers. There is a sunken Chevy, a motorcycle, two boats, and a training platform at 30 ft . Water is cold, even in summer. Visibility is decent, very little fish population.
The Duane Wreck
By Boat - cmas**/ AOWD
The Duane was originally stationed in California until being transferred to the East coast in 1939. During World War II, the Duane was credited, along with her sister cutter Spencer, with sinking the German submarine U-175. The Duane also served as a …
The Eagle Wreck
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
The Eagle is a 269 feet long freighter which was sunk (December 19th, 1985) intentionally near Lower Matecumbe Key, Florida, to become an artificial reef and diving spot.
It was split in two by hurricane Georges in september 1998. A distance of about 100 feet now separates the two…
The Elbow
By boat - All divers
The Living Seas
From shore - All divers
6 million gallon tank with over 65 species of marine life. Saw sharks, turtles, eagle rays, and diverse tropical fish.
The Palisades
By boat - All divers
Pelagics and big fish
The Pinthas
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
the Rookery
By boat - All divers
Sea Lions everywhere
The Spirit of Miami
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
The Spirit of Miami is a Boeing 727 jet (130' long). It was sunk as an artificial reef September 8, 1993.
It is broken in several part, some of them are very damaged.
The Tortuga wreck
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
The Tortuga was sunk in April, 1995 for the movie Fair Game. It is a 165' freighter vessel. This vessel is the best penetration wreck of the area. For advanced diver, of course!
The Trench
By boat - CMAS * / OW
The Whiskey wreck
From shore - CMAS ** / AOW
This 200' rum runner is located in 15 to 25 feet of water. It covers approximately 300 square yards. This wreck lies just beyond the sand bar, making it an ideal beach diving opportunity. Night diving on the Whiskey proves to be a very rewarding experience as you can almost always see things that go…
Theodore Parker Wreck
By boat - Standard
Sunken in 1974 as part of the North Carolina Artificial Reef project. This is a 440' liberty ship.
Thomas Wilson
By boat - CMAS * / OW
Water cold, 38 degrees at depth. Visibility goes from 15' to 5' very quickly. Wreck penetration is pssible but risky as the visibility can decrease very quickly
Three Brothers
By boat & from shore - All divers
The three brothers is a great wreck for beginners because it offers a range of depths to choose from. Due to the fact that the wreck had been covered by sand for most of the time after her sinking she remains intact. The wreck however is on the verge of exploding due to the large amounts of sand…
Three Coal Barges
By boat - CMAS * / OW
Remains of 3 coal barges sunk as an artificial reef approximately 5 miles south east of Pensacola Pass. Depths range 45-60? . This large site is an area favorite for shell collecting and training new divers, and is home to an impressive array of marine life including resident sea turtles
Three Tables
By boat & from shore - All divers
This site locally called Three Tables, because of the three flat rock formations just offshore are lava fingers which protrude into the ocean. The left side provides a great view of white tip reef sharks, but is a surface swim to reach the cave where they stay. On the right is a popular site with a…
Three Tree N.
From shore - All divers
Incredible dive site, Great for macro photography and also a great night dive.
need to be respectful of local nieghbors.
Three distinct dive profiles here.
1.)Straight out, down the tire piles.
2.)To the left of the entry is a cabin cruiser in aprox 60 fsw
3.)to the right, out to the junk…
Thunderbolt Wreck
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
The Thunderbolt ia a 190-foot wreck. It was intentionally sunk in 1986. The wreck is sitting upright in 115 feet of water. This is a nice wreck, totally intact with full of marine life.
Timber holes
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
Large area of natural limestone ledges, full of lobsters. A great dive site with abundant marine life.
Timothy Lake
From shore - All divers
In the lake, there is little to see. And yet, it was very exciting to navigate in the low vis. Great for training of navigation. All the crayfish you could ever want can be found in this lake.
Titlow Beach
From shore - CMAS * / OW
Make sure you see the pillars of white sea anenomes on the posts. Fantastic. Pacific Octopus are known to be around as well!
Torqua Springs
By boat - All divers
Best is shallower than 40 feet. Dive thru the kelp forest, and look for lobsters (there are many everywhere !).
Tracy
By boat - All divers
132-foot oil rig supply boat sunk in 1999 as an artificial reef.
Train Wheel Wreck
By boat - All divers
Another area of wreckage at the Elbow. A tug and barge went aground in the 20s, dumping train track and wheels onto the reef. Little remains of the wrecks but the wheels. Huge formations of Elkhorn coral shelter schools of Goatfish, Snappers, and Porkfish. Colorful tropical fish are plentiful.
Tug Born Again
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
This 65-foot long tug boat was sunk in 1991 as an artificial reef.
Tug Deliverance
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
Sunk in 1989 as an artificial reef. Depths range 75-85'. The wreck is little more than the hull and is in poor shape, but holds a tremendous amount of marine life
Tug Heron
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
The Tug ?Heron? and an LCM Landing Craft were deployed as artificial reefs in 1990. The two wrecks sit upright and side by side, 80? apart. Depths 75-95?. Grouper, Snapper, Amberjack, Triggerfish, and Jewfish are common residents. Occasional Tuna, Dolphin, Cobia, and Wahoo.
Before being…
Tug Sylvia
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
65í long Tug sunk in 1990 as an artificial reef. Depths range 65-80í. Sitting upright, this wreck attracts a large array of marine life, including Amberjack, Snapper, Grouper, and Trigger Fish.
Tunnels Beach
From shore - All divers
Swim thru pieces of lava tubes.
Turtle Town
By boat & from shore - All divers
Snorkel or dive any of the great beaches and look for underwater rocky and coral outcroppings, they are favorite resting spots for turtles. NOTE: in Hawaii turtles are Federally Protected, PLEASE DO NOT ride, harass, or touch them, there are stiff fines if caught, and THEY do bite in self-defense.
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Twin Rocks
By boat - All divers
Kelp and associated fish. Can have good current. Sand has rays.
Twin Rocks
From shore - All divers
Very quiet place. Good to mix a familly pic-nic and a shore dive with friends.
U-2513
By boat - Kamikazes/Trimix
Unterseeboot 2513 (U-2513) was a Type XXI U-boat of the Kriegsmarine that was operated by the United States Navy for several years after World War II.
On 2 September 1951, the Chief of Naval Operations ordered that the boat be sunk by gunfire. U-2513 was sunk west of Key West, Florida during…
U-352 Wreck
By boat - CMAS *** / Rescue
U-853
By boat - CMAS *** / Rescue
Mostly intact 218 feet long submarine wreck (class VII-B), sunk April 14th, 1942 by USS Roper.
U.S.S. Oriskany
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
USS Oriskany was sunk May 17th, 2006. Ex-USS Oriskany CVA-34 the only aircraft carrier that you can scuba dive to. Intentionally sunk as an artificial reef outside Pensacola Florida in 2006 the Mighty O is providing both recreational/sport and technical scuba diving.
Ship dimensions:
- Length:…
Ultra Freeze
By boat - CMAS *** / Rescue
The Ultra Freeze ia a steeled hulled, 195' freighter with 45 feet of superstructure still attached. She was placed in the RJ Diving Ventures artificial reef site by the South Florida Spearfishing Council in the summer of 1984.
Underwater Arch
By boat - All divers
Under water arch large enough to drive a car through. The reef is coverd with sponges, nudibranchs and scallops.
Unidentified Trawler Shipwreck
By boat -
The sanctuary offers SCUBA divers a chance to explore an offshore environment at the mouth of Massachusetts Bay. Exposed waters create challenging dive conditions, but offer rewarding experiences. Surprisingly, fifteen percent of the sanctuary, or 126 squ
United Caribbean
By boat - CMAS * / OW
Nice small wreck dive. Large school of Jew Fish and the same Eel from the Sea Emperor came to visit.
Ship rests East/West and is in the same neighborhood as the Sea Emperor and Noula Express. Would be fun to do a little navigation adventure if the current is weak enough.
US Coast Guard Boat 56022
By boat - CMAS * / OW
The US Coast Guard Boat 56022 was a converted landing craft (LCM). It sank in a storm December 1, 1977.
USS Aeolus
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
The Aeolus was intentionally sunk in 1988 30 miles from shore. Since then sand tiger sharks and many angelfish have called the ship home. The gunboat is lying on its starboard side. Great wreck diving and easy penetration.
USS Algol
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
USS John C. Butler
By boat - All divers
Last 75 feet (stern) of the 306 foot destroyer escort depth charge racks on the rear, sunk as a target ship. She received five battle stars for World War II service. When I first dove her this section was intact but Navy Seals have blown much of her up
USS Massachusetts
By boat - CMAS * / OW
One of the best small boat dives in the Pensacola area. The wreck is mainly intact, but some sections are covered by sand.
USS Massachusetts (BB-2), an Indiana-class battleship, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the sixth state. She was launched on 10 June…
USS Naeco
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
The USS Naeco was sunk by U-124 in 1942. Great dive full of sand tiger sharks, barracuda, and lionfish. Very great wreck. Hard to penetrate though.
USS Peacock Wreck
By boat - All divers
USS Peacock is a 100' long wood hulled WW-II minesweeper. It sits in 60 ' of water on a sandy floor. It possibly sunk in December 1979.
USS S-16 Wreck
By boat - Kamikazes/Trimix
"The submarine S-16 was built by Lake Torpedo Boat Co., Bridgeport, Connecticut. She was laid down on March 19, 1918, launched on December 23, 1919, and commissioned on December 17, 1920. The S-16 was 231 feet long, had a 21 foot beam and a 13 foot draft. She was attached to the Subdivision 18 and…
USS Vandenburg
By boat - All divers
523 foot WW2 Cargo Ship sunk as an artificial reef. She lies upright.
V.A. Fogg
By boat - All divers
This wreck is incredible. For starters, it's big and the wreck is in a few pieces. Its cause of sinking was a huge explosion in the ship. Large schools of fish abound and hammerhead sharks are also seen. Visibility can vary and there are some stinging corals so consider wearing a wetsuit.
The…
Valiant Wreck
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
164 foot motor yacht exploded and sank off Descanso Beach, in December 1930. She is listing to Port in 110 feet of sea water.
Venice Beach
By boat & from shore - All divers
This site is known to yield fossilized sharks' teeth. Poor visibility, esp when the water's a little choppy. I have found upwards of 60 teeth in a one-hour dive. (Pics of them on my page.) Teeth ranged from serrated (white sharks) to lanceolate (sand sharks). Many different sizes. This site has been…
Vermilion Reef
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
The USS Vermilion is a 470ft ship that was used as a troop transport during WWII. The Vermilion can not be seen in one dive or many dives. Its Huge!!! This site even rivals the Speigel Grove in the Keys. The amount of marine life here is amazing. Divers h
Vertical Awareness
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
Veteran's Park
From shore - All divers
Swim straight out from the stairs near the restrooms until you are parallel to the end of the pier. Dropping down here will put you within just a few kicks of the drop-off. About 100 feet north of the stairs in 45 feet is an area known as the Salad Bowl. There is kelp and detritus where you can find…
Vienna
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
Wooden Steamer Vienna 191'4" 33'8" x 14'1" Launched in 1873 Cleveland Ohio. Cargo of iron ore.
Collided with steamer Nipigon September 17, 1892. Ship sank while being towed back to shore. No lives lost.
Wreck is intact with penetration possible. There is a lifeboat still on her deck.
Site…
Vista Point
From shore - All divers
Vortex Springs
From shore - All divers
Wailea Beach
From shore - CMAS * / OW
Simply swim around the reef and check out the marine life. Commonly seen aquatic life includes: pacific snake eels, urchins, and the infamous green sea turtle. Manta rays have been seen on the rock point as well!
Western dry rocks
By boat - All divers
Popular dive site.
White Beach
From shore - All divers
Parking is restricted to residents only for the summer months, although groups can check with the local police dept. for a permit. This is a sandy beach with an easy entry, and a short walk from the parking lot. This site is a small cove with rocky walls bordering both sides and a sandy center,…
White Cove
By boat - All divers
Sand and rocky bottom. Halibut and rays in the sand with lobsters in the rocks.
White Point
From shore - CMAS ** / AOW
The Big Attraction here is the Warm Water Vents in the Shallows. About 50 Yards out you'll find areas with almost no growth and a mixed White and Black Sandy Bottom. You may see "Murky Water" in these areas as well. If so, you're over the vents - Try taking your Gloves off and putting them in the…
White Star Quarry
From shore - All divers
Air/Nitrox Fills and Scuba Rental available.
Will Goldfinch Reef
By boat - All divers
170 ft Navy yard oiler laying on its side. The hull has lots of coral growth. This site also has a 120 ft fuel barge. We have run a line between the both. Grouper, ring tales, grunts, snapper, sea bass love this site.
William Young
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
Schooner Barge
148' long
Lost 1891
Built 1863 Marine City Michigan
Has a great Ships Wheel
Sits uprite Bow damage from collision but the rest is intact.
Penitration is possible.
Willow Cove
By boat - All divers
Sandy bottom with small sharks and some lobster. Various shrimp in the rocks after dark
Willow Springs
From shore - All divers
Abandon limestone quarry, turned into Scuba park.
Wilson Cove
By boat - All divers
Sandy bottom and kelp in rocks. Calico bass and Garaboldi. Lobsters
Wilson Rock
By boat - All divers
big scallops and lots of stuff on the rocks
Windy Point Park
From shore - All divers
Windy Point Park is one of the top diving "hot spots" in the Central Texas area. It has been recognized by various divers and instructors from all over the state.
Divers with advanced training and experience, can enjoy the deep underwater canyon wall, plunging to depths well over 100 feet. Dress…
Woahink Lake
From shore - All divers
Woods Cove
From shore - CMAS ** / AOW
Be aware of the swell/waves.
Wyckoff Ledge
By boat - All divers
Lobster, Sea Lions and big fish
YDT- 15 wreck
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
YDT-14 Wreck
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
The YDT-14 is a 40m long steel ship. She was scuttled April 1st, 2000 as an artificial reef.
Yellowtail Point
By boat - All divers
White Seabass, Barracuda. Kerlp with Calico Bass
YO-257
By boat & from shore - CMAS * / OW
This old navy oiler was sunk intentionnaly in 1989 by the Atlantic Submarine company.
San Pedro wreck is just 100'/30m away!
The dive site is amazing full of marine life and plenty of nooks and cranies to safely crawl through! Mainly done by charter boat but we kayaked out from the beach! This…
Yukon Wreck
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
Yukon wreck is a 110m (366 ft) long Canadian Mackenzie class destroyer. It sunk July 14, 2000.
Vessel site:
- Length: 366'
- Breadth: 42'
- Tons: 2,380
- Built: Launched july 27, 1961 (by Burrard Dry Dock & Shipbuilding)
The ship lays on a sandy floor, on her side.
WARNING: Be…
Zane Gray
By boat - CMAS ** / AOW
441 ft long Liberty Ship-dry cargo; sunk in 1974
Zephyr Cove
From shore - All divers
A freshwater, high altitude dive with not much marine life but unbeliveable visability..