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Molokini Crater (★4.5)

Sitting just off the Hawaiian island of Maui, Molokini Crater is probably one of the most famous places to dive in all of Hawaii. This former crater is accessible by boat dive departing from Maui. This is a very busy dive site but there are several different areas to dive.

Aqualung

Mala Wharf (★4.7)

Mala Wharf is one of Maui’s best dives and easy to get to! It’s a shore dive just off of Lahaina. Watch out for boat traffic and rough sea conditions.

Mares

Three Coal Barges (★3.3)

At Three Coal Barges, the barges lie end-to-end at a depth of about 50 feet, surrounded by a field of rubble. The dive site is about 3 miles southeast of Pensacola Pass.

Mares, Predrag Vuckovic

Army Tank 1 & 2 (Wreck) (★4.4)

The Army Tanks are a popular artificial reef and dive site located offshore of Miami. They consist of several decommissioned military armored vehicles that were intentionally sunk to create marine habitat and a unique underwater attraction.

Mares

Permit Ledges (★4.2)

This is the most southern ball on Molasses Reef. This is a great start for a drift dive from the south end of the reef all the way to the north end. The average depth is about 25 feet and you can easily navigate to fire coral cave to reach a swim through.

Scubapro, Stephen Frink

Jumpin Mack (★4.2)

A deeper reef site with several uncommon species. 40-65’ (13-20m) with a nice range of coral. Located just off the southern tip of Islamorada. Suitable for all level of divers.

Aqualung

USS Spiegel Grove (Wreck) (★4.6)

One of the most popular wreck dives in the Florida Keys, this 500-foot wreck sites about 6 miles off of Key Largo beginning in 60 feet of water and dropping to over 100 feet. There are many see-through passageways to swim through so this wreck can be enjoyed by newer divers as well as experienced.

Joe M. (#2992121)

Sea Tiger (Wreck) (★4.6)

The Sea Tiger is one of the most popular wreck dives on Oahu and is the closest wreck to scuba dive from Waikiki Beach, taking only 10 minutes by boat to get there.

Mares

Puako (★4.4)

This is a favorite dive site of locals due to its easy beach entry and the fact that it’s not a popular place among tourists. Get here early as the winds start to pick up around 11 am, making the water rougher and visibility not as good.

Mares

City of Washington (Wreck) (★4.3)

The most popular wreck on Elbow Reef is the City of Washington. As this ship was being towed in 1917, the City of Washington struck Elbow Reef and sank within minutes. This wreck is greatly deteriorated, although the hull and keel shapes are still visible. Debris spans an area 325 feet in length.

Mares, Janez Kranjc

Black Rock - Hawaii (★4.4)

Right off the beach of the Black Rock Sheraton Resort sits one of the best turtle dives on the island of Maui. You are guaranteed to see at least 5-10 green sea turtles on this dive. Max depth is only around 35 feet.

OCEAN SPORTS, 00979 CAROLINA

Los Tubos (★4.3)

This is a shallow shore dive with a sandy/rocky bottom and naturally forming arches. A number of old anchors can be found in the area, and the bottom is perfect for classes and practicing buoyancy control. Marine life will be mostly small tropical fish, with the occasional turtle or ray swimming by.

Mares

Golden Arches (★4.4)

Golden Arches is your typical Hawaiian reef dive off the Kona coast. Visibility gets better the deeper and further away from the surf zone you get. Check conditions as the current can get strong here at times.

Jims Dive Shop, 33708 St Petersburg

Tug Orange (Wreck) (★4.1)

The Tug Orange is an 80ft tug boat that sits upright in 45ft of water. It is part of the Pinellas County Artificial Reef Program. The tug was built in 1903 as an 80-foot long, steel-hulled harbor tug. Orange was a workhorse used to push railroad barges in the New York Harbor.

Mares

Ewa Pinnacles Reef (★4.1)

Ewa Pinnacles is a beautiful dive spot on the Hawaiian island of Oahu set amongst beautiful lava formations and huge overhangs with lots of coral. This is a great cleaning station so there are lots of reef activities to see.

Mares

Nashua Navy Tug (Wreck) (★4.5)

Purposefully sunk in 2012, this old Navy tugboat sits alone in the sand around 65 feet and is a great artificial reef for many reef species. This tug has also become an active training site for the US Navy.

Jordan L. (#277891)

Garden Eel Cove (★4.5)

This is THE place to night dive with manta rays. One of the most famous dives in Kona allows you to kneel on the bottom in about 35 feet of water in the dark of night while a huge light is set in the middle of all the divers that attract phytoplankton and krill so the mantas swoop in right over you to feed.

Mares, Predrag Vuckovic

French Reef (★4.2)

French Reef is a Sanctuary Protected Area located about seven miles southeast of Key Largo. It ranges in depth from about fifteen feet to forty feet. It’s known for having winding channels and a plethora of fun swim throughs.

Scubapro

SS Copenhagen (Wreck) (★4.3)

This is a true wreck off the coast of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea that’s over 100 years old, sinking in 1900. It was a 325-foot steamer sitting in only 15-30 feet of waters so this is a great snorkel as well as a dive.

Milena G. (#3103062)

Neptune Memorial Reef (★4.4)

Neptune Memorial Reef is situated just offshore from Miami in about 45 feet of water and is one of the most unique dive sites on the planet. It’s an underwater cemetery with gates, pathways, plaques, and even benches.

Mares, Janez Kranjc

Horseshoe Reef - Florida (★4.2)

This patchy reef site sits just north of the famous Christ of the Abyss dive site, offshore from Key Largo and is one of the most diverse dive areas in the Keys.

Travis W. (#104545)

Snapper Ledge Reef (★4.3)

This sight has two high profile ledges, one sitting at about 25 feet and the other at about 35 feet. This used as a coral out planting site for staghorn and elkhorn. You can also find a small swim through!

Mares, Janez Kranjc

Sombrero Reef (★4.1)

Sombrero Reef is a designated SPA area and is one of the more popular scuba diving and Florida Keys snorkeling destinations in Marathon. The area’s name is derived from the 142’ lighthouse which is located in the northern section of the SPA region.

Ranata W. (#4302472)

Makena Landing (★4.2)

Makena Landing offers divers access to one of the best and most unique dive sites on the island of Maui. This area is home to numerous ledges and grottos, and actually encompasses a few different individual dive sites known as 5 caves/5 graves, turtle town, and turtle arch.

Stacy M. (#3997477)

Koloa Landing (★4.3)

Koloa Landing is located in Hanaka’ape Bay, Kauai and is a very popular dive site, especially for scuba instruction. The entry is easy, and there is plenty to see to the left and right of the landing.

Aqualung

Datura (★4.4)

This site is located at El Prado Park in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea. This dive site is excellent for divers and snorkelers alike. The beach access has fresh water showers, a garden hose, and a bench with cutouts for tanks. This site starts when you reach the swim buoy and continues East for about 100 yards.

Mares

North North Dry Rocks (★4.2)

This reef has two mooring balls and is laid out like fingers where you can go up and down different channels. There is a natural swim through as well. This reef is close to horseshoe and has an abundance of wildlife.

Mares, Janez Kranjc

Cathedral II (★4.5)

Cathedral #2, located off the coast of Lanai. It is a charter available on Monday and Saturday. This site is one of the most desired dive sites. It is about an hour boat ride across the channel. You will want to have a flashlight for this dive.

A-1 Scuba and Travel Aquatics Center, 80120 Littleton

Denver Aquarium (★4.7)

With four different diving exhibits there is lots to see in this indoor underwater playground. Come get some certification dives done, dive with the family or have a chance to get up-close and personal with some endangered and protected species you may never get to see in the wild.

Mares

Joe Patti Memorial Reef (Wreck) (★4.0)

This 175′ x 40′ x 10′ barge with numerous steel structures welded to its deck was sunk in July 2013 and is now known as the Joe Patti Memorial Reef. It instantly became one of the areas most popular inshore dive sites.

Mares

9 Foot Stake (★4.2)

15 minutes south of Key West, FL lies 9 Foot Stake Reef. This reef is located next to Marker 32 Reef and is located in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary System; however, fishing and spearfishing are allowed. The depth of this reef ranges from 15’-30’.

Adventures in Diving STX, 00840 Frederiksted

North Star (★4.4)

West of Cane Bay, there are two profiles - east and west. To the east, it is nearly vertical in places. To the west, there are several spur and groove coral formations. This site is accessible by shore or boat. A short narrow path cut through the brush along shoreline provides access.

Josh H. (#3966513)

The Corridor (Wreck) (★4.4)

The Corridor Wreck Trek is a drift divers paradise This area is full of amazing animal encounters including Goliath Groupers, sea turtles, stingrays, and in the distance a lurking reef shark. Some of the wrecks in this line up were sunk some time ago so they are covered in corals and sponges.

Mares

Coral Restoration Foundation Nursery (★4.6)

The Coral Restoration Foundation Nursery can only be visited with special permissions. Divers can take classes with the Coral Restoration Foundation and volunteer to help at the coral nursery.

Mares, Janez Kranjc

Captain Arnos Reef (★4.2)

Huge schools of rainbow, midnight, and blue parrotfish off the west side. You will typically find green eels and nurse sharks under the ledges of this patch reef.

Mares

First Cathedral (★4.6)

Just off of Maui sits the small island of Lanai. You can stay on this island but most people opt for staying on Maui and then taking a dive charter over to Lanai just for the day. First Cathedral is Lanai’s most popular dive site featuring a two-story underwater cavern that will take your breath away.

Aqualung

Dunedin Reef (★3.8)

The north part of the reef has a lot of concrete culverts and pilings. The South part of the reef is concrete pyramids with holes in them. The dive is around 30 feet deep.

Scubapro

Cannonball Cut (★3.9)

6 miles to the south of Key West is Cannonball Cut. This dive site does not have a mooring ball which makes it a good place for drift diving. This site consists of continuing fields of coral. Maximum depth is 18m/60 feet. This site is good for drift diving as well as lionfish hunting.

Mares

Bridge Span 12 (★4.1)

The Hathaway Bridge was originally built in 1929. The spans were from the old bridge that connected Panama City to Panama City Beach. There are 14 Hathaway bridge spans. The spans were sunk in 1988.

Mares, Predrag Vuckovic

Eagle Ray Alley (★4.3)

Eagle Ray Alley is located between North Star and The Winch Hole dive sites. This shallow site consists of a large of sand channel that runs seaward from Molasses Shallow to Logan’s Run. The high relief coral ledges on either side of the channel have deep undercuts offering protection for a variety of marine life.

Mares, Predrag Vuckovic

Crater (★4.5)

50-90’ – Starting in a sand pit at 50’, follow the spur and groove coral structures to the drop off at 90’. Large coral structures with beautiful schools of grunts. Explore the west side of the pit where we frequently see a large school of Southern sennets, typically over 100 in the school.

Mares, Predrag Vuckovic

Aquarium (★4.4)

Aquarium is a gorgeous dive site located on Molasses Reef. It always has a plethora of fish life around the high-profile coral formations. While current can sometimes be a factor to consider here, the coral is high enough to hide behind for the majority of the dive.

Scubapro, Stephen Frink

Hole in the Wall (★4.3)

Located near the winch hole on Molasses Reef on mooring ball 8 on the North end of the reef. Small, natural swim through in the reef structure that has an average depth of about 20 feet.

Scubapro

Turtle Town Maui (★4.3)

This is one of the best spots on Maui to see sea turtles. Just off Makena Beach off the southwest coast of Maui, this site offers a shallow dive perfect for beginners and also snorkelers. This is a turtle cleaning station so activity is high.

Mares, Predrag Vuckovic

Fingers Reef (★4.2)

Classic Florida Keys spur and groove reef formation with large sand channels alternating with high profile coral fingers. An ideal site for seeing spotted eagle rays.

Aqualung

Anglin Pier Ledge (★4.0)

The reef here runs parallel to the shoreline (north and south) and is a great shallow second dive when heading back from the deeper wreck dives of South Florida. The north end of the reef has some great habitat off to the west of the main ledge as well.

Mares, Janez Kranjc

Mike’s Wreck (Hannah M. Bell) (★4.4)

One of the many wrecks of Elbow Reef, the Hannah M. Bell was for many years known as Mike’s Wreck. The shallow side is about 18 ft deep with the deeper side being about 30 ft. Perfect for reef divers, new divers, and a relaxing dive on an iconic wreck.

Mares, Janez Kranjc

Carysfort Lighthouse Reef (★4.4)

Carysfort Reef is one of the more remote reefs in the Upper Keys and is the largest Sanctuary Protected Area in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. It’s 2.2 square miles and, at the shallowest area, has a large lighthouse.

Mares, Janez Kranjc

Hamm (★4.3)

This small patch reef is surprisingly packed full of life. In addition to huge schools of tropical fish, you will find sharks, eels, lobsters, crabs and more under the ledges on the outskirts of the reef.

Rodney S. (#136650)

Winch Hole (★4.4)

The Winch Hole is a spectacular dive site that has high profile coral around a large pit. A massive winch it lies in the pit and makes for great photo opportunities.

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