United States Dive Sites

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Best dive sites in United States

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Cape May - Redbird Reef IV

New Jersey · 12.8–18 m

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

Boat entry

Devil's Den is a privately owned prehistoric spring inside a collapsed karst cavern near Williston, entered by a wooden staircase through a chimney in the cave roof. The 120-ft-wide pool stays 72 F year-round, with average depths of 20-35 ft and a maximum around 54 ft depending on rainfall; ancient rock formations and fossil beds dating back 33 million years line the walls. Open Water certification is sufficient for the open cavern, making it one of Florida's most accessible 'cave-like' dives.

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Ichetucknee Spring

Florida · 6.1–12.2 m

Blue Hole (Jug) Spring is the only divable site in Ichetucknee Springs State Park and the largest spring on the Ichetucknee River. A short swim across the shallow basin leads to a cave entrance about 40 ft down, with nearly 600 ft of mapped passage beyond. The park permits cavern- and cave-certified divers only — no open water diving — with mandatory registration at the North Ranger Station and a half-mile trail carry to the water.

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Lake Keowee - Hot Hole

South Carolina · 3–10.7 m

A one-of-a-kind warm-water drift dive on 18,000-acre Lake Keowee, where the Oconee Nuclear Station's cooling discharge blows warmed water (up to ~80 F) back into the lake near Duke Energy's World of Energy site off Rochester Highway. Upstate divers and the Clemson Scuba Club ride the outflow current like a roller coaster, descending a rope to about 30 ft before letting go; the warm plume meets 50s F lake water at the edges. Visibility is poor and the current strength varies with the plant's cycle.

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Caribsea

North Carolina · 21–27 m

The Caribsea was a 251-ft American freighter torpedoed by U-158 on 11 March 1942, now resting in about 90 ft of water on the east side of Cape Lookout Shoals. The site is mostly a low-lying debris field with a prominent stern section and propeller. It is one of North Carolina's most famous sand tiger shark dives, with aggregations that on good days can number in the dozens, and the sharks here tend to be larger than at deeper sites. Visibility ranges 20-100 ft, most commonly 30-60 ft.

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Nassawadox Reef

Virginia · Up to 10.1 m

Artificial reef built from concrete

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Gull Lake - Ross Township Park Scuba Park

Michigan · 0–33.5 m

Ross Township Park on the east shore of Gull Lake near Hickory Corners is southwest Michigan's most developed inland shore-diving site, with an extensive sunken attraction park placed for divers. Submerged features include training platforms, a car frame, ~40 ft of railroad track, several boats including a large wooden sailboat and an ice boat, a motorcycle, a phone booth, an ice shanty and an underwater climbing wall, mostly in 10-60 ft. The spring-fed lake reaches over 100 ft deep with visibility commonly 20-30 ft, and the park is heavily used for open-water training.

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Little Egg - BHCFA Junior Mates Reef

New Jersey · 15.8–17.1 m

Artificial reef built from 40 foot push boat NJDEP deployment record: Ship, material: 40 foot push boat, deployed 2021.

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R.G. Stewart (shipwreck)

Wisconsin · —

The R.G. Stewart was a 100-foot packet steamer that ran aground on Michigan Island in fog in June 1899 and burned the next morning when her overworked boilers set the woodwork alight; one crewman drowned. Her hull remains and a scatter of superstructure artifacts lie partially buried in sand over a cobble and boulder bottom in shallow water off the island's southeast shore. The site, listed on the National Register in 1991, makes a relaxed shallow dive or snorkel for boaters exploring the outer Apostle Islands.

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Sparkman

Alabama · Up to 29 m

Sparkman is one of five World War II Liberty ships sunk off the Alabama coast in 1974, identified by divers as the Daniel Huger (hull #129). Each of these cargo ships is over 400 feet long and rests in roughly 80-100 feet of water 8-20 nautical miles offshore from Perdido Pass. The massive, decades-old structure draws schooling spadefish, amberjack and snapper and offers atmospheric backdrops for wreck photography.

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Hanauma Bay Verified

Hawaii · 0.5–21.3 m

Marine Life Conservation District in a volcanic bay with shallow inner reef for snorkeling and deeper outer-bay diving for experienced divers. Official rules prohibit taking or injuring marine life, altering coral/geology, feeding fish, and operating watercraft. Access is managed by park hours, parking limits, fees, and required orientation/reservation rules.

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Huntington Beach A Center

California · Up to 18.3 m

Artificial reef built from Quarry Rock

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