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Mississippi · Up to 30 m
Decommissioned and standing oil/gas platforms 40-72 miles offshore from Biloxi/Gulfport are the only genuine recreational scuba diving in Mississippi, reached on advanced charter trips. Visibility improves with distance from the murky Mississippi Sound. The structures hold abundant Gulf reef fish.
Louisiana · Up to 27 m
Offshore oil and gas platforms in the Vermilion Block area, dived recreationally on advanced charters once divers descend through the murky near-surface river-outflow layer into clearer water. The rig legs host dense fish life and pelagics.
Louisiana · Up to 30 m
A cluster of offshore platforms reached from Port Fourchon/Grand Isle, among the few Louisiana sites dived recreationally. Clear blue water below the surface muck layer attracts large schools of fish, sharks and the occasional whale shark in summer.
Louisiana · Up to 30 m
Offshore platforms dived on overnight/advanced charters out of Bourg and Cocodrie, Louisiana. The deepwater rigs offer some of the Gulf's best big-animal encounters once past the shallow turbid layer.
Florida · Up to 24.7 m
Artificial reef built from 4 Large Culverts, 54"
Maryland · 18–23 m
An 800-acre Maryland artificial reef site 12 nautical miles southeast of the Ocean City Inlet, centered on the wreck of the freighter African Queen, which grounded and broke in two in 1958; the bow and stern sections lie a short distance apart in about 70 ft of water. The periphery has been built up with prefabricated concrete units, cable mounds, an M60 tank and several small sunken vessels. Divers visit it for lobster, sea bass and tautog over the wreckage.
Florida · 3–6.7 m
The reef off Anglin's Fishing Pier in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea is one of Florida's most famous beach dives, with two ledgy nearshore reef lines starting roughly 100 yards off the sand in 10-22 ft of water. The town brands itself the 'Shore Diving Capital of South Florida,' and the Datura Avenue/Commercial Blvd entries give easy access to coral ledges packed with tropicals, lobster and the occasional turtle or nurse shark. Note that the pier itself partially collapsed in Hurricane Nicole (2022) and remains fenced off, with rebuilding not expected before about 2028 — dive the reef, not the pier.
South Carolina · Up to 10.1 m
Artificial reef built from 65' Deck barge with 135 concrete culvert pipes
New Jersey · 12.8–18.9 m
Artificial reef built from M-113 Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) NJDEP deployment record: Military vehicle, material: M-113 Armored Personnel Carrier (APC), deployed 1998.
Ohio · 3–21.3 m
Portage Quarry Recreation Club, just south of Bowling Green, was for decades one of Ohio's most popular dive quarries: a 23-acre spring-flooded limestone pit with average depths of 50-60 feet and a maximum around 70 feet. Attractions sunk for divers included a 68-foot Hansa jet, a bladeless helicopter, a school bus, a grain silo and a swim-through semi-trailer. The property changed hands and the recreation club is now listed as closed; divers should confirm status before planning a visit.
New Jersey · 17.4–18.9 m
Artificial reef built from M-113 Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) NJDEP deployment record: Military vehicle, material: M-113 Armored Personnel Carrier (APC), deployed 1996.
Nevada · 3–12.2 m
A sheltered sandy cove on the Nevada (east) shore of Lake Tahoe, regularly cited as one of the most beginner-friendly shore dives on the lake and home to Tahoe Dive Center, the lake's resident dive shop. Shallow sandy bottoms grade into boulder fields with the exceptional clarity Tahoe is known for. As a high-altitude site at about 6,225 ft, dives require altitude procedures, and the water stays cold year-round.