United States Dive Sites

1,024 mapped sites

Best dive sites in United States

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Sandy Hook - Coleman Barge II

New Jersey · 9.8–14 m

Artificial reef built from 45' Deck Barge - "Coleman Barge I" NJDEP deployment record: Ship, material: 45' Deck Barge - "Coleman Barge I", deployed 1989.

Boat entry

Black Rock (Pu'u Keka'a, Ka'anapali)

Hawaii · 3–9.8 m

A lava cinder cone at the north end of Ka'anapali Beach fronting the Sheraton Maui, dived from the sandy beach on either side. The rocky ledge wraps the point in 10-32 ft with reliable turtles, eels and reef fish; a classic easy West Maui shore and night dive. Currents strengthen past the tip of the point.

Shore entry

Ulua Beach

Hawaii · 3–13.7 m

Wailea's go-to training and refresher shore dive: a calm sandy entry between two rocky points, with reef beginning in a few feet of water and extending along a lava point to 20-45 ft on the outer reaches. A turtle cleaning station makes honu sightings likely. The easiest entry/exit in South Maui, heavily used by instructors for first ocean dives.

Shore entry

Three Barges

Florida · Up to 16.5 m

Artificial reef built from 3 Coal Barges and Concrete Rubble

Boat entry

U-1105

Virginia · 19.8–27.7 m

U-1105 'Black Panther' is a Type VIIC/41 U-boat fitted with experimental synthetic rubber anti-sonar skin, surrendered in 1945 and scuttled by the US Navy in 1949 in the Potomac River off Piney Point, Maryland. It sits upright in about 91 ft of dark river water with the conning tower at ~65 ft and has been Maryland's first Historic Shipwreck Preserve since 1995. It is an advanced low-visibility dive accessed by private boat via a seasonal mooring buoy; the wreck and artifacts are fully protected.

AdvancedBoat entry

"A" Leg

Florida · 17–19.8 m

Artificial reef built from East/West Chain of 28 Sites Roughly 200' Apart-Coordinates for Center

IntermediateBoat entry

Cayman Salvage Master

Florida · Up to 28 m

Artificial reef built from 187' Former US Army Minelayer, the "Lt. Col. Ellery W. Niles", Upright in Sand

IntermediateBoat entry

Sandy Hook - Darren Cardinal Wreck

New Jersey · 9.8–17.1 m

Artificial reef built from 65' Tug Boat VINIK HUNTRESS NJDEP deployment record: Ship, material: 65' Tug Boat VINIK HUNTRESS, deployed 2020.

Boat entry

Gilboa Quarry

Ohio · 7.6–42.7 m

Gilboa Quarry in Putnam County is widely regarded as the Midwest's premier inland dive site, a 14+ acre spring-fed former limestone quarry operated commercially for diving since 1990. Depths range from 25-foot training shelves to about 140 feet along sheer limestone walls, with sunken attractions including a Grumman airplane, a Sikorsky helicopter, school buses, boats and the 'Nemo's Garden' freshwater underwater biosphere. The quarry is famous for its resident five-foot paddlefish and visibility that averages 30-40 feet.

IntermediateShore entry

Kate's Reef

Texas · Up to 14.9 m

Kate's Reef is a dive site in United States. Maximum depth is around 15 m. The site is reached by boat.

Boat entry

Lady of the Lake (wreck), Lake Winnipesaukee

New Hampshire · 4.6–9.1 m

A 125-foot wooden sidewheel steamer built in 1848-49 that sank in 1895 while under tow to be scuttled, settling upright in about 30 feet of water in Smith Cove (Glendale Cove), Gilford, in front of the NH Marine Patrol headquarters. The hull remains largely intact and is the most popular wreck dive in Lake Winnipesaukee, typically reached by a short boat run or kayak; small dive boats can tie directly to the wreck.

Boat entry

Georgetown Lake

Montana · 3–25.9 m

A high-altitude reservoir of about 3,000 acres between Anaconda and Philipsburg, popular for fishing and watersports and used by local divers. Maximum depth is around 85 feet with limited visibility (roughly 5 to 10 feet). The shallow, weed-lined basin supports abundant trout and is a convenient regional freshwater dive at altitude.

IntermediateShore + boat