United States Dive Sites

1,024 mapped sites

Best dive sites in United States

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A. R. Colborn and Crane (Wrack)

Michigan · 10.7–13.7 m

The A.R. Colborn was a wooden steam barge built in 1882 and abandoned at Port Huron on April 28, 1922; her remains lie alongside a sunken crane in 35-45 ft of water in the swift St. Clair River just south of the Blue Water Bridge. The pair make a popular high-speed drift dive for experienced local divers, flown over by the strong current that keeps the river exceptionally clear. The site sits among a cluster of river wrecks (M.E. Tremble, Ben Hur, lightship LV-55/James Beard) dived from the Port Huron seawall.

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Cape May - Stainless Steel Subway Car

New Jersey · 12.8–18.9 m

Artificial reef built from Subway Car (55'x9'x11') (23 Subway cars) NJDEP deployment record: Subway car, material: Subway Car (55'x9'x11'), deployed 2008.

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Sea Girt - 80' Barge - Car float

New Jersey · 17.4–21 m

Artificial reef built from 80' Barge - Car float NJDEP deployment record: Ship, material: 80' Barge - Car float, deployed 1989.

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General Store / Turtle Bluff Verified

Hawaii · 18–27 m

General Store, often paired with Turtle Bluff, is a south-shore Kauai boat dive with reef structure, black coral, and wreck/historic-vessel context around the Pele. It is best treated as an intermediate-to-advanced guided boat dive rather than an independently navigated shore site. The exact wreck/site position should be confirmed by the operating boat before diving.

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Bear Lake - Cisco Beach

Utah · 3–21.3 m

Cisco Beach on the east shore of Bear Lake is the established dive site on this large turquoise alpine lake straddling the Utah-Idaho line. A rocky bottom and a steep drop-off close to shore give wall-style diving, with volcanic rock alcoves, a sunken boat, and 'The Car Lot' — an artificial reef of 1930s cars in about 60 feet of water. Visibility averages 20-30 feet and the lake hosts endemic species including the Bonneville cisco; surface temperatures run only 55-65 F even in summer.

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Middle Reef Verified

Hawaii · 5–30 m

Middle Reef is a central inner-crater Molokini reef with hard coral and abundant tropical fish. It is one of the more broadly useful Molokini subsites for snorkelers, freedivers, SNUBA guests, and scuba divers. Divers should still treat it as boat-only protected-area diving with coral-contact discipline.

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Sculpin Ledge Channel

Massachusetts · Up to 7 m

A dive site in United States. The site reaches a maximum depth of about 7 m. The site is reached by boat. Rated beginner based on available data.

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Spring Lake (Meadows Center, San Marcos)

Texas · 3–9.1 m

The headwaters of the San Marcos River, fed by about 200 artesian spring vents from the Edwards Aquifer, with constant 72 F crystal-clear water over archaeological deposits spanning 12,000+ years of human habitation. Diving is tightly restricted: certified divers must complete the Meadows Center's Spring Lake Dive Authorization Course and volunteer with the AquaCorps habitat-restoration program, or do open-water checkout dives through partner shops. It is widely considered one of the best freshwater dives in Texas.

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Adolphus Busch Sr

Florida · Up to 30.5 m

Artificial reef built from 210' Freighter Formally the "Ocean alley", Near Looe Key

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Tex Edwards Barge

Florida · Up to 22.9 m

Artificial reef built from Steel Barge

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M/V Castor

Florida · Up to 33.2 m

Artificial reef built from 258' X45' X 37' Coastal Freighter, the "M/V Castor". Customs Seizure

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Burlington Bay Horse Ferry

Vermont · 13.7–15.2 m

The only known surviving example of a horse-powered turntable 'team-boat,' a once-common 19th-century North American ferry type, discovered by side-scan sonar in 1983 in Burlington Bay. The 63-foot wreck rests in about 50 feet of water with its horizontal flywheel, gear shaft, and both paddle wheels (iron hubs and oak spokes intact) still visible. Its identity and sinking date remain unknown, making it one of the most archaeologically significant wrecks in the Vermont Underwater Historic Preserve system — and one of its most fragile.

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