United States Dive Sites

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Best dive sites in United States

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Schildberg (Atlantic) Quarry

Iowa · 3–30.5 m

A flooded limestone pit quarry owned by Schildberg Construction on the north edge of Atlantic, long used by Omaha- and Des Moines-area dive shops, clubs and public-safety teams for training. Average visibility runs 10-15 ft and drops sharply after storms; above roughly 60 ft the water is clear, while deeper water is about 41F, low-oxygen and sulfurous. Access has been intermittent - diving historically required written permission and liability waivers from Schildberg, and trespassing signage has been reported at the gate in some years, so confirm access before traveling.

IntermediateShore entry

"B" Leg

Florida · 17.1–19.8 m

Artificial reef built from East/West Chain of 24 Sites Roughly 200' Apart-Coordinates for Center

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10 - Southern Sword

Delaware · Up to 0 m

Artificial reef built from Barge

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Meridian Wreck

Wisconsin · Up to 12.2 m

The two-masted schooner Meridian (1848), a veteran of Wisconsin's lumber trade, was lost in an October 1873 storm and lies broken into three major sections in about 40 ft of water near the Strawberry Islands off Fish Creek. The 105-ft main section includes an almost intact bow and port side, with the stempost base at 39 ft. Surveyed by the Wisconsin Historical Society and covered by a WHS dive guide slate; NRHP-listed in 1996.

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Coki Beach Reef Verified

U.S. Virgin Islands - St. Thomas · 1–15.2 m

Coki Beach Reef is a beach-entry St. Thomas reef beside Coral World Ocean Park, with very calm, clear conditions often suitable for first dives, snorkeling, and night dives. St Thomas Scuba Diving describes two reefs in roughly 40-50 ft / 12-15 m for divers, while the beach itself is a well-known shore snorkel. Keep the business/attraction separate from the actual beach reef site.

Shore entry

Glenlyon

Michigan · 4.6–18.3 m

The Glenlyon was a 328-ft steel package/bulk freighter built in 1893 that ran aground on a shoal off Menagerie Island while seeking shelter in Isle Royale's Siskiwit Bay on November 1, 1924, carrying 143,000 bushels of wheat. The wreck is broken and scattered across the reef in 15-60 ft of water, with the bow on the bay side of the shoal and the stern on the lake side, but the pieces lie close to their original positions and large sections — including the engine room with triple-expansion engine, drive shaft, propeller, and boilers — remain intact. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it is one of the ten major wrecks protected within Isle Royale National Park.

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Panther (Wrack)

Michigan · 27.4–33.5 m

The Panther was a 249-ft wooden bulk freighter (built 1890 by James Davidson, West Bay City) that sank on June 26, 1916 after being rammed in dense fog by the steamer James J. Hill about four miles southeast of Whitefish Point; the Hill kept her bow in the hole until the Panther's crew climbed aboard, and no lives were lost. Located in 1975, the wreck sits upright and largely intact in 90-110 ft, with two anchors at the bow, grain cargo, and tools visible in the stern. It lies within the Whitefish Point Underwater Preserve, one of the last places in the Great Lakes where wrecks remain free of zebra-mussel encrustation.

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Deepwater - Redbird Reef IX

New Jersey · 28.3–36 m

Artificial reef built from Subway Car (Redbird VII) NJDEP deployment record: Subway car, material: Subway Car (Redbird VII), deployed 2003.

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Lake McDonald - Apgar (Pitchfork Forest)

Montana · 3–30 m

The largest lake in Glacier National Park, about 472 feet deep, with submerged trees and historic debris on the bottom. A popular and easy dive entry is at Apgar Village, home of the 'Pitchfork Forest' - a field of rakes, axes and pitchforks discarded onto winter ice in the park's early days that sank when the ice melted and were later stood upright by divers. The clear, very cold alpine water and submerged forest near Sprague Creek make it a unique high-altitude freshwater dive.

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YO-257 & San Pedro Wrecks Verified

Hawaii · 18.3–30.5 m

Advanced boat dive on two adjacent artificial-reef wrecks off Waikiki: the larger Navy yard oiler YO-257 and the smaller San Pedro fishing vessel. The pair is often dived as a dual-wreck route, with turtles, reef sharks, eagle rays, trevally/amberjacks, and a visible tourist submarine route. Penetration is possible only for trained divers and should remain guide- and conditions-dependent.

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Flagstone Island Gardens Reefballs

Florida · Up to 4.3 m

Artificial reef built from 2,159 Reefballs - Size- 5' diameter x 3'10" tall on 5'4"x4" Concrete Base

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B-29 Superfortress (Lake Mead, Overton Arm)

Nevada · 29–38 m

On 21 July 1948 a U.S. Air Force B-29 Superfortress on a classified atmospheric-research flight skipped off the surface of Lake Mead and sank largely intact in the Overton Arm. The aircraft now rests in roughly 95-125 feet of fresh water (varying with lake level) and is one of the most famous inland wreck dives in the United States. The National Park Service protects the site: it may be dived only on guided, no-touch trips with the permitted operator, two divers per guide, with technical decompression certification required.

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