United States Dive Sites

1,024 mapped sites

Best dive sites in United States

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Great Egg - Jersey Fresh Seafood Festival Reef

New Jersey · 13.7–15.8 m

Artificial reef built from M-551 Sheridan Light Tank NJDEP deployment record: Military vehicle, material: M-551 Sheridan Light Tank, deployed 1996.

Boat entry

Sloop Island Canal Boat

Vermont · 24.4–27.4 m

An unidentified standard Champlain Canal boat ('Wreck Z') built after the 1873 canal expansion, which sank in distress around 1915 with its coal cargo and a family's household goods aboard. The remarkably intact 97-foot wreck sits upright in about 90 feet of cold, dark water roughly a quarter mile north of Sloop Island near Charlotte, Vermont, with windlass, anchor, wheel and steering gear still in place. It is part of the Vermont Underwater Historic Preserve system, but the preserve is currently listed as closed.

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SS Appomattox Wreck

Wisconsin · 4–6 m

The 319-foot Appomattox, the largest wooden bulk steamer ever built on the Great Lakes, grounded in fog and smoke off present-day Atwater Beach in 1905 and broke up where she lay. A 250-foot section of her lower bilge and a large run of collapsed port hull rest in just 15-20 feet of water about 150 yards offshore, marked by a seasonal WHS mooring buoy. Easily reached from the beach, it is metro Milwaukee's signature shore-accessible wreck dive and a favorite of snorkelers and kayakers.

Shore + boat

USS Huron Shipwreck Verified

North Carolina · 3–9 m

Historic USS Huron lies just off Nags Head in shallow Atlantic water and is managed as an NC Heritage Dive Site. The wreck is close enough for shore access in calm summer conditions, with buoys commonly marking bow and stern, and is useful for both snorkelers and shallow scuba divers. Treat it as a protected archaeological site: look, photograph, and do not disturb or collect artifacts.

IntermediateShore entry

Georgetown Reef

South Carolina · Up to 14 m

Artificial reef built from Approximate Center of Reef

Boat entry

Axel Carlson - Patrick S. Murphy

New Jersey · 20.1–22.9 m

Artificial reef built from 50' Deck Barge - "Patrick S. Murphy" NJDEP deployment record: Ship, material: 50' Deck Barge - "Patrick S. Murphy", deployed 2003.

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Haigh Quarry

Illinois · 4.6–25.9 m

Haigh Quarry, nicknamed the 'Caribbean of the Midwest,' is a 12-13 acre spring-fed former limestone quarry in Kankakee that has operated as a family-run dive park since the Haigh family bought it in 1978. The north side is a shallow 20-30 foot training area divided from the deeper south basin (40-60 feet, with an 85-foot hole in the southeast corner) by the beach walk-in entry. Attractions include a 33-foot cabin cruiser, a military dump truck, an amphibious LARC, a step van and the original rock crusher, with abundant fish including giant paddlefish.

IntermediateShore entry

Little River West Bank

Georgia · Up to 0 m

A dive site in United States. The site is reached by boat. Rated beginner based on available data.

Boat entry

Mud Creek

Georgia · Up to 4 m

Mud Creek is a dive site located in United States. Depths run to roughly 4 m. The site is reached by boat. Rated beginner based on available data.

Boat entry

Tako Flats Verified

Hawaii · 5–15 m

Tako Flats is a sheltered inner-crater Molokini sand channel with coral heads and rubble, named for octopus encounters. It is one of the more approachable Molokini sites for scuba, snorkel, freedive, and SNUBA guests in calm conditions. The sand channel helps navigation, but coral-head buoyancy control still matters.

Boat entry

Sea Girt - TRAVIS STEPHEN

New Jersey · 17.4–21 m

Artificial reef built from 95' Trawler - "Travis Stephen" NJDEP deployment record: Ship, material: 95' Trawler - "Travis Stephen", deployed 2001.

IntermediateBoat entry

Will Goldfinch Reef

South Carolina · Up to 17.1 m

Artificial reef built from Approximate Center of Reef

Boat entry