Winston Perry Memorial Reef
South Carolina · Up to 10.1 m
Artificial reef built from Concrete Culvert pipe (92 pieces, various sizes)
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Crystal Cove State Park - Reef Point (Scotchman's Cove)
California · 6.1–15.2 m
The most popular dive access within Crystal Cove State Park, reached by a long trail and ramp down from the Reef Point parking lots. Distinctive tilted rock fingers run offshore, with the best reef structure in roughly 30-50 ft straight out from the rocks, and a 150-year-old historic anchor sits in about 20 ft near the Muddy Creek ramp. The area lies within the Crystal Cove State Marine Conservation Area, which restricts take of most invertebrates.
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Great Egg - Jersey Fresh Seafood Festival Reef
New Jersey · 13.7–20.1 m
Artificial reef built from M-551 Sheridan Light Tank NJDEP deployment record: Military vehicle, material: M-551 Sheridan Light Tank, deployed 1996.
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Sea Girt - Railroad Barge
New Jersey · 17.4–18.9 m
Artificial reef built from 200' Railroad Barge NJDEP deployment record: Ship, material: 200' Railroad Barge, deployed 1905.
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Falling Rock Park (La Grange Quarry)
Kentucky · Up to 16.8 m
A flooded former limestone quarry near La Grange operated as an adults-only (18+) commercial swim and dive park, about 30 minutes from Louisville. The rain-fed water is unusually clean for a quarry, with visibility commonly 20 ft or better, and the basin drops to 55+ ft with limited shallow areas. Originally developed as a diver training facility, it remains a staple checkout-dive site for Louisville-area shops.
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Great Egg - Ocean City Marlin & Tuna Club Reef III
New Jersey · 13.7–20.1 m
Artificial reef built from M-60 Patton Main Battle Tank (MBT) NJDEP deployment record: Military vehicle, material: M-60 Patton Main Battle Tank (MBT), deployed 1996.
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Edisto 60' Reef
South Carolina · Up to 18 m
Artificial reef built from Cooper River Bridge rubble
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White Horse Beach (Flag Rock)
Massachusetts · 1.5–9.1 m
White Horse Beach in the Manomet section of Plymouth is a shallow Cape Cod Bay shore dive centered on Flag Rock, the landmark boulder at the north end of the beach that has carried a painted American flag since 1941. The rocky bottom around the rock holds lobsters and typical New England bay life in roughly 10-30 ft of water - about 35 ft is possible only on the highest tides - making it a good beginner or cobweb-shakeout dive. Average visibility runs around 16-20 ft. Summer parking is the main challenge, with resident restrictions near the beach.
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Shark River - Muir's Submarine Express
New Jersey · 36.3–36.9 m
Artificial reef built from Subway Car (x15) - "Muir's Submarine Express" NJDEP deployment record: Subway car, material: Subway Car (x15) - "Muir's Submarine Express", deployed 2003.
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Carlos Rosario Wall Verified
Puerto Rico - Culebra · 3–18 m
Named reef/wall site in the Luis Peña Channel Natural Reserve near Culebra. The wall runs close enough to shore for snorkel/freedive use in calm water, while local operators also use Culebra reefs for shallow scuba. Treat reserve rules and buoyancy control as core site requirements.
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Paradise Reef
South Carolina · Up to 10.1 m
Artificial reef built from 48" Concrete manholes
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Redbird Reef - Chesapeake Cruiser
Delaware · 24–30 m
Redbird Reef is Delaware's best-known artificial reef, 16.5 nautical miles off the coast, built from more than 700 retired New York City 'Redbird' subway cars plus 86 military vehicles, eight tugboats and barges and thousands of tons of ballasted material. The structures sit in roughly 80-110 ft of water and are completely encrusted with cold-water corals, frilled anemones and mussels, with sea bass, tautog and flounder swimming through the car windows. The Chesapeake Cruiser record marks one of the reefed workboats on the site.
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