How deep is Homestead Crater?

Homestead Crater ranges from 0 to 19.8 metres deep (0–65 feet). It is a freshwater site. Depths vary across the site, so plan your profile to your training and verify conditions locally.

Is Homestead Crater a shore dive or a boat dive?

Homestead Crater is a shore dive — you can enter from land. The entry is recorded as a ladder entry. The entry area is recorded as sheltered from surge. Basic facilities are recorded at or near the site, and cell service is recorded as good. Entry details and parking notes, where known, are listed in the access section of this page.

When is the best time to dive Homestead Crater?

Year-round; midweek slots are easier to reserve, winter weekends book out far in advance. Open year-round but only during posted business hours; reservation slots are time-limited (typically ~40-minute dive sessions). Conditions vary, so check the latest reports and forecasts on the dive site page before your trip.

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Homestead Crater

Utah, United StatesDirections

Open Water suggested0–20 m (0–65 ft) depthShore entry

Homestead Crater at a glance

Homestead Crater is a shore dive site in Utah, United States with depths of 0–19.8 m (0–65 ft). Typically most favorable Nov–Apr · from 3 years of archive data. Check the latest conditions and entry details before you go.

Favorable window now· until 18:00, then moderate until 19:00 · sunset 18:32

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Site hazards: Silt-out below 45 ft if bottom is disturbed; altitude dive (~5,500 ft); overhead environment is limited to the entry tunnel but the dome restricts direct ascent near the walls; warm water accelerates dehydration.

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First light 7:19 · Sunrise 7:47 · Sunset 18:32 · some windows run past sunset

Source: Open-Meteo wind · updated 24 Oct, 11:17 GMT-6

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Recent diver reports

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What Divers Say

Best time: Year-round; midweek slots are easier to reserve, winter weekends book out far in advance.

Based on community reviews and site data. Conditions vary — always verify before diving.

Best months, historically

What conditions have historically been typical at this site, month by month — not a forecast.

January, 100% of days have historically been favorable, wind has typically been 4 knots, historically most favorable
February, 100% of days have historically been favorable, wind has typically been 5 knots, historically most favorable
March, 100% of days have historically been favorable, wind has typically been 5 knots, historically most favorable
April, 100% of days have historically been favorable, wind has typically been 5 knots, historically most favorable
May, 99% of days have historically been favorable, wind has typically been 6 knots
June, 100% of days have historically been favorable, wind has typically been 6 knots, historically most favorable
July, 100% of days have historically been favorable, wind has typically been 6 knots, historically most favorable
August, 100% of days have historically been favorable, wind has typically been 7 knots, historically most favorable
September, 100% of days have historically been favorable, wind has typically been 6 knots, historically most favorable
October, 99% of days have historically been favorable, wind has typically been 6 knots
November, 100% of days have historically been favorable, wind has typically been 5 knots, historically most favorable
December, 100% of days have historically been favorable, wind has typically been 4 knots, historically most favorable

January, February, March, April, June, July, August, September, November, and December have typically had the largest share of favorable days here. Conditions vary year to year — this is historical context, not a forecast.

Based on 3 years of archive data. Bar height shows the share of days each month whose conditions have historically scored favorably.

Marine life recorded at this site

No recorded sightings data for this site yet. Species lists appear as GBIF records and diver reports accumulate.

Fills & rentals nearby

No dive shops mapped within 25 km (16 mi). Know one? Add it to the map.

Data updated July 2026

Site details

A 55-foot-tall beehive-shaped limestone dome in Midway enclosing a geothermal spring naturally heated to 90-96 F year-round, making it the only warm scuba destination in the continental US interior. Divers enter through a tunnel cut into the rock and descend from a deck to platforms in the hourglass-shaped shaft, with mounted lights at roughly 20 and 40 feet. The hole is about 65 feet deep but divers are asked to stay above 45 feet to avoid stirring the silt bottom. It is a privately operated, reservation-only facility at the Homestead resort.

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Silt-out below 45 ft if bottom is disturbed; altitude dive (~5,500 ft); overhead environment is limited to the entry tunnel but the dome restricts direct ascent near the walls; warm water accelerates dehydration.

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