Dive Sites in Oklahoma, United States

A small, scenic lake set among the granite boulders of the Wichita Mountains on the Fort Sill boundary near Lawton, with a public recreation area (LETRA) operated by Army MWR. It is a long-standing local dive spot with roughly 15 ft average visibility, abundant sunfish and bass around the rock piles, and easy beach entries. The surrounding terrain sits around 1,300 ft elevation.

Nestled against the Kiamichi/Ouachita mountains beside Beavers Bend State Park, Broken Bow Lake has a rocky bottom and some of the clearest water in Oklahoma, with visibility of 10-40 ft. The deep reservoir (average around 200 ft in the old river channel) offers cliff walls divable to about 140 ft, plus valleys and rocky crevices, mostly reached by boat. Thick silt pockets can blow out visibility if disturbed, and heavy boat traffic makes flags mandatory.

Lake Tenkiller in the Cookson Hills is Oklahoma's best-known dive lake, and its designated scuba park near Strayhorn Landing on the south end has been served by Gene's Aqua Pro dive shop since 1971. Sunken attractions include an airplane fuselage, school bus, Coast Guard helicopter and several boats, with a 'Grand Tour Challenge' linking seven of them. Dives in the area run to about 60 ft with visibility typically 3-10 ft (better, 8-28 ft, in cooler months).

Lake Murray, inside Oklahoma's oldest and largest state park near Ardmore, is largely spring-fed and offers rare clarity for the southern Great Plains - up to 30 ft on good days, though commonly 5-15 ft. Marietta Landing campground on the south end is the primary dive access, with bluffs, cracks and overhangs to explore in the 25-60 ft range; the lake gets dark below about 40 ft. The WPA-era Tucker Tower area across from the marina is a deeper boat-dive option.