40 Fathom Grotto
40 Fathom Grotto now has an equipment elevator, a 900-gallon-per-minute all-natural filtration system and a new stairway leading down to a dock.
Alabama Blue Water Adventure
Consider this underwater inventory: two firetrucks from the 1940s, cars, trucks and boats ranging from 20 to 70 feet, a 19-foot sailboat with sails up, a school bus, concrete pipes seven feet in diameter, eight underwater training platforms, and a surface platform that simulates a boat.
Alcova Lake
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Alexander Spring
There is a large boil on the pool surface over the vent. Native aquatic grasses are plentiful.
Alexandria Bay
As a key trade route since the 1700s, St. Lawrence River holds many well-preserved freshwater shipwrecks in sites suitable for beginner and experienced divers.
Alger Underwater Preserve
The 113-square-mile (294-sq-km) preserve offers several unusual diving attractions including sea caves, shipwrecks, and underwater interpretive trails.
Alki Beach
This Seattle, Washington, spot is one of America's best urban dive sites. Amidst the mountainous environs of the Pacific Northwest lies a two-mile stretch of urban beach that has become the premier outdoor classroom for scuba instructors.
Amistad National Recreation Area
Considered the most popular dive site is Diablo East Dive Cove, with a dive platform at 40 feet (12 m), two boat wrecks, and a maximum depth of 100 feet at the outer point of the cove. Castle Canyon has a few protected coves to beach a boat and dive; and the Highway 90 Bridge offers good visibility on its leeward side.
Athens Scuba Park
Athens Scuba Park is known in northeast Texas and neighboring states as a top-notch facility for open-water scuba training.
Atlantis Marine World
An experience that puts divers nose to nose with some of the ocean's top predators inside the 120,000-gallon "Lost City of Atlantis Shark Exhibit."
Aurora Reservoir
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Bahia Honda State Park
Beginning divers and snorkelers will like this Florida park for its shallow depths and abundant marine life.
Bainbridge Quarry
It offers many underwater features, such as a bulldozer, airplane fuselage, numerous boats, a school bus, several training platforms, a tanker, a van, a motorcycle and much more.
Barron Lake
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Bear Lake
Called by some people the "Caribbean of the Rockies," Bear Lake resembles the warmer climes with its turquoise-colored water surrounded by white sandy beaches.
Beaver Lake
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Belmont Hot Springs
Scuba instructors like the comfort of the warm-water pond for open-water training dives and utilize the large, heated swimming pool for confined-water teaching sessions.
Bennett Spring
Under average conditions, Bennett Spring provides divers with gin-clear clear water and is suitable for experienced divers.
Big Blue
Underwater is a training platform in 13 feet of depth, old cars and trucks on the lake's east side, and a 25-foot sailboat.
Big Rock Place, Sturgeon Bay
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Biscayne National Park
Turquoise waters, emerald islands and fish-bejeweled reefs make Biscayne National Park a paradise for diving, snorkeling, wildlife-watching, fishing and other activities.
Black Panther Historic Shipwreck Preserve
Advanced divers with an interest in military history will appreciate this dive off the coast of Maryland.
Blue Heron Bridge
The South Florida dive site offers a variety of marine life in shallow water, and parking and diving are free.
Blue Hole - Santa Rosa
This deep well of clear, artesian water now hosts thousands of wet-suit-clad divers each year. Also known as "Nature's Jewel," it's a favorite site for dive training because of its consistent year-round water temperature and good visibility.
Blue Hole - Williamsburg
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Blue Lagoon
Blue Lagoon is actually two lagoons. Nondivers are permitted to enter the site with divers, but the lagoons are not open to swimmers.
Blue Lake
The warm spring water, surrounded by a 216-acre marsh, keeps the lake open to diving year-round. Spearfishing is prohibited. Check out the collection of metal sculptures: hammerhead shark, turtle, rhinoceros and praying mantis, placed on the bottom of the lake by University of Utah divers.
Blue Lake, Wendover
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Blue Mesa Reservoir
At 20 miles (32 km) long and with 96 miles (154 km) of shoreline, Blue Mesa Reservoir is the largest body of water in Colorado, and the largest Kokanee salmon fishery in the United States.
Blue Spring State Park
The water of Blue Spring is known as an important refuge for the West Indian manatee but visitors can partake in numerous activities available in the area, which is just north of Orlando, Florida.
Bonne Terre Mine
Its Billion Gallon Lake is illuminated with more than 500,000 watts of lighting, and contains 24 dive trails that take divers through archways, past calcium falls, around pillars and to the many abandoned mining artifacts.
Bonneville Seabase
Forty miles/64 km west of Salt Lake City off Interstate 80, in the midst of a sagebrush desert which eons ago formed the bed of giant Lake Bonneville, lies a small saltwater sea. More accurately, Bonneville Seabase consists of a series of interconnected ponds fed by underground hot springs and stocked with tropical fish from all over the world.
Bountside Lake
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Bredina Springs Dive Quarry
Underwater attractions include rock ledges descending more than 100 feet (30 m), a school bus, the cab of a concrete truck, two planes, a couple of boats, two open cylinders and two training platforms.
Brickyard Quarry
Underwater, visitors will find a lawn tractor, 14-foot boat, small plane, cars, and an underwater training platform at 20 feet (6 m).
British Splendour
The ship now has several large holes, including a tear on the amidships starboard side and a hole in the portside engine room where the torpedo struck.
BROWNSTONE QUARRY
The dive site is shore accessible with training platforms, a pickup truck, abandoned quarry machinery and vehicles left behind when the quarry flooded. Attractions include several boats, a bus and an airplane.
Buccanear Pipe
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Bull Shoals Lake
Nestled along the historic White River Valley in one of the oldest mountain ranges in the world is one of the most pristine lakes in the country where divers descend to explore its sheer bluffs, submerged hardwood forests and rocky peninsulas.
Burrows Channel
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Camp Tonkawa
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Canyon Ferry Lake
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Canyon Lake
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Cape Elizabeth Light
Access is an easy walk over a sandy entry point. The water is normally very calm.
Cape Neddick "Nubble" Light
One of the most popular training sites in Maine, thanks to fairly calm conditions and shallow depths
Carnelian Bay
The high-altitude site on northwest Lake Tahoe is named after the semi-precious stones found along the shoreline.
Carter Lake
Carter Lake is a 3-mile-long, 1-mile-wide, 1,140-acre reservoir in the foothills of the Colorado Rockies north of the Denver metro area. It is owned and operated by Larimer County, which allows diving in one corner of a cove.
Casino Point
You wouldn't expect to find one of the West Coast's busiest scuba training venues right on the doorstep of the world's largest circular ballroom. Yet that's exactly the situation at Casino Point underwater park on Catalina Island.
Cathedral Rocks
If you need a more challenging dive, consider this site, which is recommended for intermediate to advanced divers.
Cedar Point County Park
Cedar Point County Park in East Hampton, New York, offers three novice-friendly options: The Northwest Harbor site provides good photo opportunities, with plenty of light, little current, lots of small sea life, and depths of about 8 feet (2.4 m).
Cedar State Lake
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Central Oregon Coast
What makes this particular bit of coastal Oregon special is that, in addition to its beauty, it offers two convenient and distinct options for diving: North Jetty and Woahink Lake - a two-for-one package that practically guarantees an enjoyable weekend of diving.
Channel Islands
The Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, so designated since 1980 and one of 13 in the United States, is about 20 miles off the coast of Santa Barbara, California, and composed of five islands: Anacapa, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa, San Miguel and Santa Barbara.
Chatfeild State Park
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Chillicothe RV & Recreational Area
Besides seeing the usual lineup of freshwater aquatic life, divers will come across a school bus, several boats and dive platforms.
Circleville Twin Quarries
The quarry is open when the dive center is closed. Underwater playgrounds include school buses, a Cessna airplane, boats and cars.
Clear Lake
An Aptly Named Northwest Dive Site
Clear Springs Scuba Park
Clear Springs Scuba Park includes a 22-acre (9 hectare) spring-fed lake that has some of the most picturesque and natural habitat seen in a freshwater Texas lake.
Coal Chute Cove
Coal Chute is composed of a few small caverns below Coal Chute Point in the Point Lobos State Natural Reserve off the central coast of California.
Colorado River
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Colorado River
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Comal River
Billed as the shortest navigable river in the world, the spring-fed Comal River in New Braunfels, Texas, attracts divers year-round to its constant 72-degree Fahrenheit (22-degree Celsius) temperature and the plentiful supply of treasures.
Connected Lakes
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Cooper River
Divers scour Cooper River in southeast South Carolina for remains of the creature which roamed the ocean millions of years ago.
Copenhagen
Copenhagen's remains support a variety of marine life. The site is easily accessed by boat.
CORSAIR PLANE WRECK, OAHU, HAWAII
The Vought F4U Corsair was used in the military by both the Navy and Marines. It is a radial engine fighter
known for both its bent wings and its unique sound.
Crater Lake, Oregon
Oregon’s Crater Lake isn’t exactly for the new diver but it can be an intriguing dive if you know what you’re doing and don’t mind lugging your gear down a long trail.
Crooked Creek Lake
Nestled among the rolling hills of western Pennsylvania , Crooked Creek Lake is a popular spot for year-round outdoor activities including diving.
Crusty's Quarry
Underwater attractions include several boats, a 60-passenger bus, two automobiles, a treasure chest, a replicated pirate cannon, and two training platforms 20 feet (6 m) below the surface.
Crystal Lake
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Cuyuna Iron Mines
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Dale Hollow Lake
On the Tennessee-Kentucky border, Dale Hollow Lake's clear waters make scuba diving a popular pastime.
DeTour Passage Underwater Preserve
The DeTour Passage preserve features a variety of dive sites in less than 30 feet (9 m) of water.
Devil's Den
Even though the diving is underground, the site is not considered an overhead environment because divers have direct vertical access to the water's surface.
Devil's Lake
Divers can see numerous fish species, fresh water "kelp," and sandy bottoms.
Dive Georgia
The quarry filled with water sometime in the early 1980s and still holds a crane, which is about 40 feet (12 m) below the surface.
Dive Land Park
Dive Land Park beckons divers with its underwater moonlike landscape.
DIVEQUEST, EPCOT SEAS ADVENTURES
The Caribbean Coral Reef is 5.7-million-gallon saltwater aquarium with over 6,000 creatures located in Epcot. There are 56 windows, allowing family and friends to watch you make this dive.
Dobbins Landing
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Downtown Aquarium
Participants in the Dive With the Fish, and Swim With the Fish programs use the "Under the Sea" tank, while the "Depths of the Pacific" accommodates divers in the Dive With the Sharks program.
Dream Lake
The most intriguing qualities of the quarry are the 100 paddlefish and freshwater jellyfish that occupy it. You'll also find a school bus, motorcycle, coal rail car, and some lawn furniture.
Duane
The hull structure, completely intact with the original rudders, screws, railings, ladders and ports, makes an impressive display. Currents can be very strong, making the dive more suitable for experienced divers.
Dutch Springs Recreation Area
Dutch Springs is a located in the Lehigh Valley, with attractions that include underwater platforms, submerged vehicles and aircraft to depths up to 100 feet (30 m).
Edmonds Underwater Park
Divers' Playground on Puget Sound: No, it doesn't have swings and sandboxes, but it is well-stocked with underwater features designed to entertain scuba enthusiasts.
El Refugio Beach
Visitors to this inviting cove a few miles from Santa Barbara, California, understand immediately why it's named El Refugio, "the refuge" in Spanish.
Eternal Bliss (Louise)
This dive site is known for its "unnatural" attractions. Divers will find two submerged boats, a snowmobile, plastic skeletons, mermaid and more. The site also has some pumping equipment (pipes), drift shafts and power poles left over from its mining past.
F.H. Prince
Waves and ice have scattered some of the wreck. The wreck itself is about 240 feet (73 m) in length and contains the keel and keelsons, many of the ribs, planking, and engine works.
F.T. Barney
This Lake Huron wreck is four miles north of Rogers City and is suited for advanced divers. It’s about 150 feet (45 m) deep.
Falling Rock Park
Underwater platforms are placed at 11 and 24 feet (3 and 7 m), and attractions include a police car, yacht, ski boat, basketball goal, volleyball net and a gargoyle statue.
Fantasy Lake Scuba Park
Fantasy Lake's focus is as a training facility, and this is evident as soon as you arrive. Areas have been staged around the lake, allowing for a variety of entrance styles.
Florida Aquarium
The purpose of the program is to dispel the myth that sharks are man-eaters and to provide a better understanding of sharks through an interactive experience.
Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary
The sanctuary is in the northwest part of the Gulf of Mexico, is 56 square miles (146 sq km), and consists of three separate areas: East Flower Garden, West Flower Garden and Stetson Bank.
Folsom Lake
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Fort Casey Underwater State Park
Ft. Casey Underwater State Park offers two distinctly unique dive sites, Keystone Jetty and the abandoned dock pilings.
Fort Randal Dam
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Fort Wetherill
Although the ocean bottom in the middle of the coves is barren sand and mud, the steep walls of the shoreline offer a diversity of marine life.
Fortune Pond
The dive site includes a training platform, knick-knacks left by divers, lots of rocks and remnants of its mining past.
Forward Underwater Classroom
Stations include vegetation and geology signage, a zebra mussel monitoring station, a fish observation zone, a simulated underwater archaeology site, a Secchi disk to measure water transparency, a navigation course and thermometers, and slates and pencils to record water temperature patterns.
France Park
Besides diving with the unusual spoonbill sturgeon (polyodon spathula), which is also known as the paddlefish, visitors can camp, swim, bike and play miniature golf.
George Vancouver Liberty Ship Reef
The George Vancouver Liberty Ship Reef is composed of one Liberty Ship, the George Vancouver, which rests at a depth of 40-60 feet (12-18 m) about 9 nautical miles from the Freeport, Texas, jetties.
Georgia Aquarium
Participants in the Journey With Gentle Giants program get to dive with whale sharks in the aquarium's Ocean Voyager exhibit.
Gilboa Quarry
The key to Gilboa's popularity is its status as the deepest quarry in the Midwest, plus innovative improvements to facilitate everything from basic Open Water through specialty courses for recreational divers, as well as highly technical commercial and rescue training.
Ginnie Springs
Ginnie Springs Outdoors, a park of more than 200 acres along the banks of Florida's Santa Fe River, is well-known to the diving community in the eastern United States as a year-round destination for scuba training and cave diving.
Glennies Pond
Underwater, divers will come across various sunken boats. There are also several underwater platforms for scuba divers to test their skills, as well as a variety of freshwater fish.
Goleta Beach
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Grand Teton National Park
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Grand Traverse Bay
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Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary
Sandstone outcroppings and ledges up to 9 feet (3 m) in height separate the sandy, flat-bottomed troughs in a reef that combines temperate and tropical qualities.
Great Pond
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Green Lake
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Greenwater Pond
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Greers Ferry Lake
Greers Ferry Lake is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lake in north central Arkansas with 32,000 surface acres and 276 miles of shoreline.
Gull Island
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Guppy Gulch
With several large submerged platforms stationed at various depths, Guppy Gulch has become a preferred open-water training site for instructors teaching students of all experience levels.
Haigh Quarry
Underwater features include a large stone crusher, several drills and a conveyor belt, all left from the site’s mining days. Other features are a 33-foot cabin cruiser, which is easily penetrable, and a Marine dump truck.
Harveys Lake
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Hathaway's Pond
Part of the Cape Cod watershed, the 20-acre (8-hectare) Hathaway's Pond in Barnstable, Massachusetts, is considered one of the best training sites in New England.
Heathco Lake
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Hidden Paradise
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Hobart Beach
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Hood Canal
In the Pacific Northwest is Hood Canal, a 45-mile north-to-south body of water that's not actually a canal but a natural fjord. There is no current there but wind and weather are important factors to consider when diving.
Hopkins Deep Reef
A boat dive for more advanced divers, Hopkins Deep Reef is in California’s Monterey Bay off Pacific Grove.
Horsetooth Reservoir
It is popular for diving, including open-water training, as well as fishing, boating, camping, swimming, rock climbing and water skiing.
Hyde’s Quarry
It features a sunken sailboat, school bus, Jeep, and aircraft rescue boat. Anyone can dive at the site but to make sure it's open, call in advance.
Inks Lake
The same geological allure above water extends to below the surface where rock formations provide the main attraction for divers.
Isle Royale National Park
The park consists of one large island surrounded by about 400 smaller islands, and covers 850 square miles (2,210 sq km) including submerged land, which extends 4 1/2 miles out into the largest freshwater lake in the world.
J. Strom Thurmond Lake
On the South Carolina side, divers can park for free at the visitors center and make a shore entry. On the Georgia side of the dam is West Dam Park, which is a day-use park.
Jay Street Bridge
The spot accessed from the north side of the river is a popular training site for area dive shops, and regulars stage cleanups of the site.
JMR Quarry
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Keweenaw Peninsula
In northwest Michigan, the Keweenaw Peninsula on Lake Superior is known as sort of a "catcher’s mitt” for ships. Over the years wayward vessels have met their fate and settled in the lake’s depths.
Keystone Jetty
Keystone Jetty in Puget Sound is part of Washington's Fort Casey State Park, a 467-acre (187-hectare) camping park with a lighthouse and views of Admiralty Inlet and the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
King's Spring
Access is by boat and several dive operators serve the area.
Kinkaid Lake
Topography varies from sandstone bluff formations to rolling hills surrounding the lake where oaks and hickories predominate. There are no dive facilities on site but amenities serving multiple common interests are available.
La Jolla Shores
San Diego's scuba training ground is a great post-certification dive site too.
Laguna Beach
What Laguna Beach has, however, is a number of sites that are close to each other, accessible to divers, provide diverse and plentiful marine life and are suitable for open-water training at basic and higher levels as well as for recreational diving.
Lake Champlain
Divers of all experience levels can take a peek at historical ships at the bottom of Lake Champlain, which straddles the borders of northern New York and Vermont.
Lake Chelan
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Lake Cumberland
The dam was built for flood control, hydroelectric power generation and recreation. The remnants of several small towns still exist.
Lake Denton
Underwater finds at Lake Denton include three small boats connected by a line that divers can follow at a depth of 20-25 feet (6-7.5 m).
Lake Elmer Thomas
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Lake Francis Case
Dive shops use the lake for open-water training, and an annual spearfishing tournament is held there as well. Many divers prefer the east side of the lake where boat ramps are plentiful and the bottom is more rocky and less muddy than on the west side.
Lake Havasu
In Western Arizona, along the Colorado River, and nestled along the foot of California's Chemehuevi Mountains near Interstate 40, is Lake Havasu, a 45-mile-long (72-km-long) body of water formed by Parker Dam to the south.
Lake Jocassee
The quarry is accessible only by boat, and underwater attractions include a basketball goal, motorcycle, and a training platform in 25 feet (7.5 m) of water.
Lake Lanier
Diving is most prevalent at the lake’s West Bank Park.
Lake Longhorn
Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Arid, brutally hot, rugged, remote, unforgiving, hardly a description you'd expect to be associated with a popular North American dive spot. Yet when you're a scuba diver and you live in the desert Southwest, any body of water, especially one as vast as Lake Mead, is a potential dive destination.
Lake Meredith
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Lake Millerton
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Lake Mohave
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Lake Murray
When can distractions be an asset rather than a problem at a dive site? In the case of Oklahoma's oldest and largest recreational state park, the dilemma faced by divers is trying to decide how to fit in all of the park's topside adventures between dives.
Lake Murray
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Lake Norman Quarry
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Lake Norrell
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Lake Okoboji
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Lake Orion
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Lake Ouachita
Besides the approximately 200 islands in the 40,100-acre man-made lake, divers can also explore numerous submerged mountaintops and abandoned settlements. One dive site in the lake includes one of the largest veins of quartz crystals in the world.
Lake Phoenix
This dive site is open to all certified divers.
Lake Pleasant
Lake Pleasant is considered one of the most scenic water recreation areas in the "Valley of the Sun." The park offers many activities, such as camping, boating, fishing, swimming, hiking, picnicking, and wildlife viewing.
Lake Ponchatrain
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Lake Powell
Receding water levels might disappoint some divers but that's not the case at the 100-mile-long Lake Powell, which straddles the Arizona-Utah border.
Lake Sakakawea
The 178-mile-long (285- km), 6-mile-wide (10-km) lake provides flood control, hydroelectric power, fish and wildlife habitat, irrigation and recreation, including scuba diving.
Lake Sam Rayburn
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Lake Tahoe: Sand Harbor State Park
On the east side of Lake Tahoe in the Sierra Nevada Mountains is Sand Harbor, a popular recreational site that includes an area set aside for divers.
Lake Tenkiller
In addition to viewing the cliffs, divers can explore a town left behind when the lake was formed. Home sites are still accessible, where you can find artifacts such as horseshoes, buggies and farm equipment.
Lake Travis
Remnants of the Shaker Plant, used to process materials to build the dam, remain at depths accessible to recreational divers but extending to technical dive depths. Many wall sites offer a variety of attractions such as large grottos, sheer walls and large pecan trees.
Lake Wilson
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Lake Winnipesaukee
The 72 square miles/187 sq. km of water covers cascading walls and a virtual history book of wrecks to depths of 187 feet/57 m.
Lakeview RV Park
Lannon Quarry
It offers a series of flat ledges and walls to explore. No boats are allowed on the lake, but divers should be careful of fishing line.
Laurel River Lake
For divers the lake offers good visibility, freshwater fish, underwater rock formations, and a few other surprises.
Lea Carillo State Beach
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Lea Lake
In southeast New Mexico is Lea Lake, one of eight small spring-fed bodies of water off the Pecos River and bordered by high red bluffs in Bottomless Lakes State Park.
Les Davis Marine Park
An artificial concrete reef at this site starts at about 25 feet (7.5 m) down and continues past the 80-foot (24-m) depth. Several types of animal and plant life regularly visit the site, and it's a popular training site as well.
Loch Low-Minn Dive Resort
A buoyancy course consisting of eight geometric shapes floats about 3 feet (1 m) above the 30-foot (9-m) bottom. Underwater attractions include several small boats, and statues of David, a deer, sea horses, a donkey and a 5-foot alligator.
Long Lake Park
The remains of the railroad trestle are still visible at the lake’s southeast end. Sunken logs, boats and other treasures can be explored.
Lucky Peak, Boise, Idaho
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Lynn's Reef
In fact, divers report more marine life and more topographical variety here than on any other part of the Boynton Reef. The only challenge is the current, which can be a factor.
Mac Robertson Quarry
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Madison Quarry
Lines are installed for controlled swimming ascents, and there is a shallow confined-water area, throw ropes, a navigation course, and other items to assist with classes.
Maitland
Today, the top deck of the Maitland is well-preserved. The hull is upright and intact but below the top deck the vessel is heavily silted. Penetration is all but impossible.
Mammoth Lake Dive Park
A former archeological 65acre dig site, now a Texas Historical landmark, Mammoth lake was made to be 'the' inland diving attraction on the Texas.
Manitou Passage Underwater Preserve
In addition to the shipwrecks, dock ruins throughout the region attract schools of fish, and many artifacts, including anchors and pieces of shipwrecks, can be found among the pilings.
Martha's Quarry
Martha’s Quarry is a 33 acre spring fed quarry located in the heart of Middle Tennessee.
McGregor Lake
This 1,504-acre freshwater lake in Kootenai National Forest, just 35 miles west of Kalispell, Montana, in the state's northwest corner, is a favorite of many Montana divers.
Mckenzie River, Oregon
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Medina Lake
Joe’s Place has a cove for diving that includes dive markers, a large training platform in 25 feet (7.5 m) of water, and underwater sites that have been mapped and tagged.
Mermet Springs
Sunken treasures abound: Cessna airplanes, a school bus, semitrailer truck and the Boeing 727 airplane used in the movie "U.S. Marshals."
Millbrook Quarry
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Miss Louise
This is an excellent training site, with Spanish mackerel, kings, barracuda, and baitfish making appearances.
Moosehead Lake
The spring- and tributary-fed lake is 50 miles long and holds steamship wrecks and artifacts from the area's logging era. Ledges and underwater rockslides are numerous as well.
Morrison Spring
Of three cavities in the bottom of the pool, one is 50 feet (15 m) deep; another is 100 feet (30 m) deep; and the third is 300 feet (91 m) deep.
Morrison's Quarry
The dive site is one of the region's most popular training areas.
Mt. Storm Lake
Easy diving is an everyday occurrence at Mt. Storm Lake in the Allegheny Mountains of northeastern West Virginia, where divers enjoy water temperatures approaching those you’d expect in your bathtub.
MV Proteus
In 1992, the force of Hurricane Andrew broke the Proteus into several large pieces. The ship is now spread over a wider area but more marine life has taken up residence in the remains of the wreck.
Mystery Lake Scuba Park
Rockton Quarry of the Wake Stone Company was the site of an active granite quarry operation from the turn of the century until the early 1950s when the quarrying operations ceased and the quarry began to fill with water.
National Aquarium
Dive in one of the aquarium's most popular exhibits, the Atlantic Coral Reef.
Natural Springs Resort
Underwater finds include sunken boats, an automobile, bikes, and a computer desk with a computer.
Navajo Lake
In northwest New Mexico and southwest Colorado is Navajo Lake, billed in Colorado as its answer to the mighty Lake Powell and known in New Mexico as the state's largest lake.
Nelson Ledges Quarry Park
Besides being a destination for nature activities below and above the water, the park is host to several outdoor music concerts.
Newman Lake
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Norfork Lake
In north central Arkansas is Norfork Lake, a popular reservoir formed by a dam across the North Fork River 4 miles upstream from where the North Fork runs into the White River at the little city of Norfork, Arkansas.
North Jetty of Humbolt Bay
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North Point Quarry
North Point Quarry and the other quarry lakes in the park have been stocked through the years with a variety of fish, and also include many other creatures that have made the park their home.
Old City Docks
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Orchard Lake
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Otter Cove
Considered one of the best beach diving sites in Monterey Bay, Otter Cove is part of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary and named after the large number of otters that sometimes hang out there.
Pactola Reservoir
Rumors that the bottom of the reservoir holds a town still intact are just that, rumors. The remains of foundations and some leftover objects are all that you'll see of the old town.
Pearl Lake
New divers find the site especially friendly, with a dozen training platforms within 20-25 feet (6-7.5 m) of water. Underwater attractions include a school bus, Beechcraft twin-engine airplane, cabin cruiser, and a 33-foot (10 m) yellow submarine, which is a scaled-down version of a World War II U-boat, and an underwater buoyancy course.
Penfield Reef
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Pennyroyal Scuba Center Blue Springs Resort
More than 40 underwater attractions including a 41 Dodge Fire Truck, UH-1 Huey helicopter, 38-foot motor home, school bus and a motorcycle.
Perch Lake
The lake depths include dive platforms as well as boats.
Philadelphia Quarry
The 3-acre spring-fed quarry in east Tennessee has a graveled shallow entry with training platforms at 17 feet (5 m), 25 feet (8 m), and 75 feet (23 m), and a buoyancy course.
Phillips Quarry
Divers will find six boats, two cars and other attractions underwater.
Pleasant Creek State Recreation Area
Labeled one of those "get wet" lakes, visibility is poor but a dive platform does exist about 20 feet (6 m) below the surface near the dam.
Plum Run Quarry
This dive site is closed until further notice.
Point Lobos State Reserve
Often called the crown jewel of California's state parks system, the Point Lobos State Reserve is a magnet for sightseeing, photography, painting, nature study, picnicking, jogging and, of course, diving.
Portage Quarry Recreation Club
The multipurpose facility has been a favorite for scuba training and recreational diving, as well as swimming, camping and summer activities.
Portland Head Light
Portland Head Light is by far one of the most picturesque, historically significant and painted lighthouses in the United States. It is the oldest lighthouse in Maine.
Possum Kingdom
One of the oldest inland scuba diving destinations in Texas , Possum Kingdom Reservoir attracts multitudes of divers each year as a training ground for new divers in the clear waters of the lake. It's also a popular treasure-hunting site.
Quail Creek Reservoir
Considered best for diving in late summer or early fall, at least if you want optimal visibility, the 600-acre (240-hectare) Quail Creek Reservoir in Southwest Utah is in a state park of the same name.
Quail Run Divers Quarry
Divers can explore a sunken speed boat, check out a decorated Christmas tree and brave the cold down to the spring that feeds the quarry.
Quarry Lake Park
Once divers pass around the swimming area, depths descend quite rapidly. A C-card is required. Visitors to Quarry Lake Park will find an air-conditioned beach house with multiple amenities.
Quarry Park & Nature Preserve
The preserve consists of 20 quarries. Divers should note the various underwater hazards such as tree snags, abandoned quarrying equipment, and loose rock piles.
Quinn's Pond, Idaho
Once the site of a gravel operation in Boise, Idaho, the 22-acre (9-hectare) pond is now part of the city's Bernardine Quinn Riverside Park, an undeveloped park north of the Boise River between Fairview Avenue and Veterans Parkway.
Ramona Park
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Red Fleet Reservoir
The reservoir is part of the 1,963-acre Red Fleet State Park , home to 200-million-year-old dinosaur tracks, and camping and picnicking facilities that overlook a sandstone and desert landscape.
Redfish Lake, Idaho: Sawtooth Valley Diving
Nowhere is the meaning of wilderness more evident than in the area around Redfish Lake, Idaho.
Redgranite Quarry
Today the 7-acre (2.8 hectare) water-filled quarry is used by scuba instructors for deep-water diving certification and by many tourists as well as local residents for fun and relaxation.
Redondo Beach
Divers will find all sorts of stuff below the surface, including PVC pipe artwork, a rocking horse on a sunken boat, a stove and a Volkswagen.
Round Valley Reservoir
Water clarity and rich aquatic life make Round Valley Reservoir one of the best freshwater lakes in New Jersey for scuba diving.
Salt Point State Park
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San Pedro Underwater Archaeological Preserve
The underwater site has been enhanced with seven replica cannons, an anchor, and an information plaque.
San Solomon Springs
The most unusual aspect of San Solomon is that during the Great Depression the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) turned the springs into what was then the world's largest spring-fed swimming pool. In recent decades this pool has become a favorite open-water site for scuba training and recreational diving.
Sandy Channel
Underwater attractions include four sunken boats, a concrete turtle, concrete alligators, tractor tires piled in a pyramid, a windmill, a satellite dish, and four platforms.
Sanilac Shores Underwater Preserve
The 163-square-mile (407-sq-km) preserve off Michigans thumb in Lake Huron holds some of the most interesting shipwrecks in the Great Lakes.
Santa Cruz Island
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Santa Cruz Wharf
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Santa Monica Bay
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Seacrest Park
A popular access point for new divers, Seacrest Park is a long strip along West Seattle's Harbor Avenue. It has three coves for diving, with a range of underwater habitat and features.
Sevona
The Sevona is popular with divers because of its convenient depth and the amount of its visible remains, which lie on a flat sandstone bottom.
Shark Reef Aquarium
The designated dive area, called the Shipwreck Exhibit, is a 1.3 million-gallon aquarium with more than 30 sharks, plus rays, sawfish, green sea turtles and schools of fish.
Shaw's Cove
The topography at Laguna Beach provides an advantageous mix of easy access and interesting diving.
Smith Lake
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Snail Shell Harbor
Period artifacts can be found in the harbor depths but removing them is prohibited.
South Padre Island
The Padre Island Underwater Park, also called "The Artificial Reef," is part of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's Rigs to Reef Program. It's located just off South Padre Island, a thin barrier island at the Texas/Mexican border.
Southwest Michigan Underwater Preserve
Nearly 20 dive sites have been identified inside the preserve, ranging from shipwrecks to geological formations, including the John Buttler Clay banks, underwater rock piles and piers.
Sparks Marina
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Split Rock Lighthouse State Park
Underwater rock formations and shallow rock reefs attract divers, and offer one of the most popular shipwrecks off the Minnesota coast.
Spring Mill Pond
Underwater objects include picnic tables, a snowmobile, and a bathroom (toilet, tub and sink).
Square Lake
Underwater attractions include sunken boats and canoes, and the tail section of a plane. Shallow depths and easy lake access from two neighboring parks help make Square Lake an active year-round dive site.
SS John Worthington
Along the Texas Gulf Coast near Port Aransas is the wreck of the John Worthington, a shallow dive opportunity for novice divers. Built in 1920, the Worthington was an Esso tanker.
St. Andrews State Park
Natural, historical, and artificial reefs in the waters off Panama City Beach provide a variety of dive sites.
St. Clair River
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Steamer Joseph S. Fay
Much of the remains of the steamer, which measured about 215 feet, are accessible by shore or boat but divers should be aware of strong currents.
Stellwagen Bank
Sites within the sanctuary include the fishing vessel Josephine Marie, which lies on the southern end of Stellwagen Bank in 100 feet (30 m) of water.
Stillhouse Hollow Reservoir
The reservoir is known for some of the best visibility in Texas freshwater lakes to view aquatic life, and can be accessed by shore or boat.
Stone Lake
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Strawberry Quarry
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Strode Lake
Locals consider the best diving in Strode Lake to be from 20 to 30 feet (6 to 9 m) along a weed line or on the various man-made objects that have been sunk in the lake. They include a bus, coffin, two boats, a van, and a semi-tractor flatbed.
Stubler Mine
In the northeast corner of the lake divers will find a few downed trees, which host sunfish, bass, and large northern pike.
SULOIDE, BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA
The ship rests on a sandy bottom. Because it is a shallower dive it is often used as a second dive following a deeper one.
Summersville Lake
Divers can discover towering rock cliffs, boulders and swim-throughs up to 100 feet (30 m) below the surface. Area activities include swimming, whitewater rafting, fishing, hiking and rock climbing.
Sunset Lake
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Table Rock Lake
Advanced divers can float down Main Street to the town's small wooden church, which, although deteriorating after nearly 40 years underwater, offers wreck diving of a different order.
Texas Clipper
The highest point on the ship is 62 feet (19 m) below the ocean surface. The Texas Clipper, while not as well-known as the USS Oriskany and USS Spiegel Grove, is the country’s third-largest ship sunk as an artificial reef and the largest outside Florida.
Texas Missile Silo
For years, divers have been getting advanced training in this flooded former missile silo with the majority of the certifications covering deep, night, altitude, rescue, mixed-gas and rebreather specialties.
The Alexander Ramsey
Divers can visit everything from WWII U-boats and sunken tankers and freighters, to Civil War Blockade Runners and cargo ships.
The Breakwater
This site off the coast of Monterey, California, is popular for training and checkout dives because of its calm, shallow water and easy access.
The Crater at Homestead Resort
The novelty of diving a natural hot spring nestled inside a rock dome draws divers from around the world, not just during ski season, but year-round.
THE DRY TORTUGAS NATIONAL PARK
Accessible only by boat or seaplane, the park is known the world over as the home of Fort Jefferson, picturesque blue waters, the vast assortment of bird life that frequents the area, incredible coral reefs and marine life.
The Eagle Wings
It is known for its geological, historical and ecological diversity, and serves divers ranging from beginner to immediate skill levels.
The Lakes of Banff
Few would guess that this region of perpetually snow-capped peaks and old-growth forests is also a major scuba destination for Albertans and divers from neighboring provinces and states.
The Meadows Center at Spring Lake
The consistent 71-degree-Fahrenheit (22-degree-Celsius) water temperature, combined with great visibility and many varieties of fish, make the center an advantageous dive training site during the cold months of the year.
The Offsets
The site is popular not only as a swimming hole and a recreational dive, but cave divers can explore several overhead environments.
The Wreck of the David Dows
At 265 feet, 4 inches (80 m) from stem to stern, the Dows was at the time among the largest vessels on the lakes. In fact the Dows turned out to be too big and too fast.
The Wreck of the David W. Mills
On May 3, 2000, the Mills was designated as New York State's first Submerged Cultural Preserve and Dive Site in Lake Ontario.
Theodore Parker
The wreck has been described as simply a very large hull with holes cut into the sides.
Thumb Area Bottomland Preserve
Divers will find 19 major shipwrecks in the 276 square miles (718 sq km) of the Thumb Area Bottomland Preserve in lower Lake Huron, Michigan.
Thunder Bay
The geological formations are diverse and shipwrecks plentiful. The dive sites include structures and machinery left over from a once-thriving silver mine, steamers, and other passenger and cargo ships.
Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary
What draws divers to the area is the abundance of historic shipwrecks — nearly 200 in and around the bay. Lake Huron’s cold, fresh water preserves many of these wrecks intact and in water depths ranging from a few inches to 200 feet.
Timothy Lake, Mt. Hood, Oregon
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Titlow Beach
A hundred-pound octopus makes this dive a heavyweight contender.
Troy Spring State Park
The spring has a spring run about 200 feet (61 m) long. Troy Spring offers visitors a natural environment to enjoy swimming, scuba diving, snorkeling and picnicking.
Turkey Ridge Wildlife Area
In northeast Iowa, the Turkey Ridge Wildlife Area is open to the public for hiking, bird watching, hunting, fishing, and now diving.
Twin Lakes
The larger of the two lakes is the preferred dive site. There are training platforms and four floating docks. Divers can explore five boats and a Bluebird bus.
U.S.S. Mohawk
Besides appearances by the world's biggest fish, the Mohawk also attracts divers who like to check out evidence of the cutter's storied military history.
Union Lake
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USS Accokeek
After being repeatedly sunk and refloated, the veteran tug was packed with explosive charges and sunk in 100 feet (30 m) of water for the last time in 2000. It’s located about 14 miles (22 km) from Panama City.
USS Arthur W. Radford
It sits in 140 feet (42 m) of water with the top deck of the ship around 70 feet (21 m) deep accommodating divers with a range of experience, from recreational to technical diver.
USS Huron
The wreck of the USS Huron is a shore dive off the coast of Nags Head, North Carolina.
USS NEW HAMPSHIRE, GRAVES ISLAND
What was left of the New Hampshire drifted onto Graves Island. Occasionally divers can still find copper spikes that were forged in Paul Revere’s foundry.
Vamar Underwater Archaeological Preserve
Parts of the freighter still are recognizable, including deck beams, rivets and hull plates. The anchor capstan and chain are visible among the wreckage, as is the anchor hawse pipe through which the chain was led.
Vampa River
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Van Damme State Park
Considered a good spot for novice divers on California’s North Coast, this dive site provides a sandy beach for easy entry, and an offshore reef protects the area from incoming swells and surf.
Versluis Lake
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Veterans Park
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Vortex Springs
Vortex Spring is one of Florida's most complete inland diving venues, on 480 wooded acres with a full-service dive center, campground, three lodges, nature trails, canoeing and swimming.
Wantagh Bridge
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Wazee Lake
Novice divers will enjoy the gradually descending roadways found throughout the quarry. Also found: several groups of fish cribs, and four platforms used by instructors for training new divers.
Welland Scuba Park
Underwater, divers will find a houseboat, plus five cars, a platform and an assortment of bicycles, carts and scooters.
Wellington Reservoir
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West Michigan Underwater Preserve
In addition to the shipwrecks in the area, divers can explore a 1920s steam crane that fell off a barge just south of Muskegon, ribbon cutting an artificial reef of cement rubble south of the Muskegon channel, and a clay wall, a naturally occurring structure northwest of the Whitehall channel.
White Horse Beach
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White Star Quarry
Underwater, divers will find sunken boats, training platforms, cars, and a potato chip truck. Ice diving is prohibited.
Whytecliff Park
Home of the first saltwater marine protected area in Canada, this dive site is a popular location for dive classes and novice divers, which means it can be crowded on weekends.
Willow Springs Park
This spring-fed quarry in Richland, Pennsylvania, is loaded with underwater attractions.
Windmill Point Park
Windmill Point Park offers underwater dive platforms for dive novices and anyone wanting to hone their skills, as well as underwater treasures such as a small motor boat and a "hidden duck."
Windy Point Park
Divers will find boat wrecks and metal sculptures of a scuba diver, a sea turtle, a shark, a manatee and other objects. There also is a Jet Ski, some small boats, a sailboat, and a Pinto. Six platforms are routinely used for training.
Wood's Cove
It's fairly small in size, compared with some of the other coves lining the coast, and divers need to be careful entering the beach during high tide, but Wood's Cove offers two choices: a steeper drop-off with rocks and shells on the west side of the cove, and on the east side is an area more suitable for less experienced divers.
Wreck of the Islander
The wreck now rests 100 feet (30 m) offshore, at the foot of Market Street in downtown Alexandria Bay. It can be reached with a shore dive or a boat dive.
Wreck of the St. Peter
The St. Peter is considered an advanced dive and strong currents may be present.
YDT-14
Gulf storms have buried YDT-15 to its decks, but divers about 300 feet (91 m) away can explore YDT-14’s upper structure around 65 feet (20 m) and see its resident barracudas.
Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone Lake is the largest freshwater lake above 7,000 feet (2,100 m) in North America.
