Lake Hickory Scuba Inc.
28681 Taylorsville
NC - USA
Hello from all of us at Lake Hickory Scuba. In 1984 the world of scuba entered our lives. In 2012 we decided to make our favorite sport a way of life. The only thing we enjoy more than diving is being able to share our passion with others.
The Lake Hickory Scuba team is dedicated to your success and to make diving a lifetime of adventure through high quality training. The Instructor will guide you at your own pace to a level of proficiency that ensures you continued enjoyment of the sport. We guarantee you enjoy diving through small classes, flexible program schedules, individual tuition and unlimited water time.
Lake Hickory Scuba is here to help you make informed purchasing decisions that enable you to attain your personal diving goals. With the added implementation of frequent diving activities locally and internationally we offer the concept of safe diving combined with the best of services and hospitality.
We guarantee our service and our equipment. You can dive with confidence at Lake Hickory Scuba! Visit our website or join us on Facebook/Youtube to stay connected.
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★★★★☆ JMR Rock Quarry - Yanceyville
JMR Quarry (AKA Blanch Quarry) is a great place to dive. You will need to join the “PDRA“ or come as a guest of a PDRA member. The Quarry is open 24/7/365 if you have a key. Make sure to bring a dive buddy, as there is no solo diving allowed.
★★★★☆ Lake Norman Rock Quarry
This is a PDRA Quarry. It is membership owned and its deepest point the depth is around 96 ft. Surface temps range from 82 F in the summer to 40 F in the winter.
★★★★☆ Gray Quarry
Gray Quarry is a 501-c3 non-profit organization that seeks to promote the sport of scuba diving by providing a safe family-friendly fun environment for recreational scuba diving and training. All money from dive entry fees goes to maintaining the quarry and making dive site improvements.
★★★★☆ Lake Phoenix
This is one of the clearest quarries on the East Coast. Diving here is fun for all levels of divers, with many intentionally sunk objects to explore.
★★★★☆ American Quarry
American Quarry is the flagship quarry for the PDRA. (Piedmont Diving Rescue Association). The Quarry is 65’ deep at the pit with many objects to dive on.
★★★★☆ Hot Hole - Lake Keowee
This is a great place to extend your diving because of the warmer water in the wintertime, also making this a great place to do Open Water training in the winter.
★★★★★ Georgia Aquarium
The Georgia Aquarium is one of the most renowned aquariums in the United States located in Atlanta, Georgia. This aquarium displays hundreds of different animal species amongst seven themed galleries.
★★★★☆ Sandbar
The Sandbar Site is a local favorite for boaters. It’s a large area in the lake that is very shallow, coming within 3 ft. of the surface. Many boats will raft together for a day of partying on the lake.
★★★★☆ Lake Hickory Scuba Sail Boat
This dive site contains several items to dive on including two training platforms, a basketball hoop, a jet ski, a sailboat, several satellite dishes, and other objects all linked together via ropes leading to and from the docks at the dive center.
★★★★☆ Snow Creek Truck
Here you will find a Submerged 2006 Nissan 4 door pickup in 23’ of water. The truck is stuck in silt up to the wheel wells. A great dive but can be murky due to all the silt in the cove.
★★★☆☆ Sailboat On Point
22’ Sailboat on a long protruding point close to Oxford Dam on the Alexander County side of Lake Hickory. Vessel is sitting upright with the bow facing south.
★★★★☆ Devil’s Fork State Park
Lake Jocassee is a beautiful mountain lake nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge mountains. Divers here will typically experience 5’-30 foot visibility and a wide variety of depths, terrain, and temperatures.
Opening Hours
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| Wednesday | 10:00 - 17:00 |
| Thursday | 10:00 - 17:00 |
| Friday | 10:00 - 17:00 |
| Saturday | 10:00 - 17:00 |
| Sunday | 12:00 - 16:00 |
Opening Hours
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| Tuesday | --- |
| Wednesday | 10:00 - 17:00 |
| Thursday | 10:00 - 17:00 |
| Friday | 10:00 - 17:00 |
| Saturday | 10:00 - 17:00 |
| Sunday | 12:00 - 16:00 |