Hidden gem
Bonne Terre Mine
Bonne Terre Mine, United States
Guided trail dives in a flooded mine lit by over 500,000 watts, in constant 58°F water with about 100-foot visibility.
- Advanced
- Flooded mine
Diving in the United States
8 destinations and 70 documented dive sites. The strip under each destination shows its season, month by month.
Where to dive in the United States
Oahu
United States
Best May–Oct
2 Open Water, 13 Advanced, 1 Experienced+
Florida Keys
United States
Best May–Aug
8 Open Water, 2 Advanced, 2 Experienced+
Kona (Big Island)
United States
Good all year
8 Open Water, 3 Advanced
Southeast Florida (Palm Beach to Miami)
United States
Best May–Sep
5 Open Water, 5 Advanced, 1 Experienced+
Maui
United States
Best Mar–Oct
6 Open Water, 4 Advanced
Florida Springs
United States
Good all year
4 Advanced
Utah inland dives (Bonneville Seabase & Homestead Crater)
United States
Diveable all year
2 Open Water, 1 Advanced
Bonne Terre Mine
United States
Diveable all year
1 Advanced
Dive sites to know
Haleiwa Trench
Oahu, United States
Shore dive off Haleiwa Beach Park into a reef-cut trench with ledged walls and small caves, bottoming near 30 m.
- Advanced
- Wall
- Turtles
Devil's Den
Florida Springs, United States
An underground spring inside a dry cave, with stalactite rock formations and Pleistocene fossil beds, at 72 °F year round.
- Advanced
- Spring
Troy Spring
Florida Springs, United States
A 70-ft first-magnitude spring with the remains of the Civil War steamboat Madison, scuttled in 1863, in its shallow run.
- Advanced
- Wreck
Wreck
down to 40 m
Sea Tiger Wreck
Oahu, United States
A 190-foot cargo ship sitting upright in 100 feet of water a short boat ride from Waikiki, visited by turtles, eagle rays and reef sharks.
- Advanced
- Whitetip reef sharks
Wreck
down to 37 m
YO-257
Oahu, United States
A former Navy Yard Oiler that served in WWII and the Korean War, sunk off Waikiki in 1989 and visited by turtles, eagle rays and reef sharks.
- Advanced
- Whitetip reef sharks
All dive sites in the United States
Oahu, United States
- Haleiwa TrenchAdvanced30 m
- Sea Tiger WreckAdvanced40 m
- YO-257Advanced37 m
- CorsairExperienced35 m
- Ewa PinnaclesAdvanced24 m
- LCU (Landing Craft Utility)Advanced27 m
- Mahi WreckAdvanced30 m
- Nashua (Navy Tug)Advanced20 m
- San Pedro WreckAdvanced29 m
- Electric Beach (Kahe Point)Advanced
- Makaha CavernsAdvanced14 m
- Nautilus ReefAdvanced30 m
- Turtle CanyonOpen Water15 m
- Kewalo PipeOpen Water18 m
- Kahuna CanyonAdvanced30 m
- Shark's CoveAdvanced20 m
Florida Keys, United States
- Christ of the Abyss (Key Largo Dry Rocks)Open Water8 m
- DuaneAdvanced37 m
- San Pedro Underwater Archaeological PreserveOpen Water5 m
- USNS VandenbergExperienced46 m
- BenwoodOpen Water15 m
- Sand KeyOpen Water15 m
- Sombrero ReefOpen Water18 m
- Looe Key ReefOpen Water30 m
- Spiegel GroveAdvanced41 m
- Molasses ReefOpen Water24 m
- Pickles ReefOpen Water8 m
- EagleExperienced37 m
Kona (Big Island), United States
- Golden ArchesOpen Water18 m
- Kailua PierOpen Water15 m
- MahukonaOpen Water12 m
- Garden Eel Cove (Manta Heaven)Open Water24 m
- Kahalu'u Beach ParkOpen Water15 m
- Turtle Pinnacle (Turtle Heaven)Open Water18 m
- Two Step (Pu'uhonua o Honaunau)Open Water30 m
- Au Au CraterAdvanced61 m
- Old Kona AirportOpen Water18 m
- Suck 'Em UpAdvanced15 m
- Touch of GreyAdvanced24 m
Southeast Florida (Palm Beach to Miami), United States
- Breakers ReefAdvanced18 m
- Hammerhead ReefAdvanced27 m
- Juno LedgeAdvanced28 m
- Neptune Memorial ReefOpen Water15 m
- Pompano LedgeOpen Water8 m
- Cable CrossingOpen Water7 m
- Emerald ReefOpen Water9 m
- MG-111Advanced20 m
- Mizpah CorridorAdvanced26 m
- SS CopenhagenOpen Water9 m
- Tenneco TowersExperienced37 m
Maui, United States
- Airport Beach (Kahekili Beach Park)Open Water24 m
- Carthaginian IIAdvanced30 m
- First Cathedral (Lanai)Advanced23 m
- Black Rock (Ka'anapali)Open Water12 m
- Ulua BeachOpen Water12 m
- Honolua BayOpen Water15 m
- Makena Landing (Five Caves / Five Graves)Advanced12 m
- Mala WharfOpen Water11 m
- Middle Reef (Molokini)Advanced30 m
- St. Anthony WreckOpen Water18 m
Florida Springs, United States
- Devil's DenAdvanced16 m
- Troy SpringAdvanced21 m
- Blue GrottoAdvanced18 m
- Ginnie Springs (Ginnie Ballroom)Advanced15 m
Utah inland dives (Bonneville Seabase & Homestead Crater), United States
- Blue Lake (Wendover)Open Water18 m
- The Crater at HomesteadAdvanced20 m
- Bonneville SeabaseOpen Water5 m
Great Lakes Shipwrecks (Thunder Bay), United States
- F.T. BarneyTechnical48.8 m
- MonohansettOpen Water5.5 m
Bonne Terre Mine, United States
- Bonne Terre MineAdvanced
Photo credits
- Hanauma Bay, Oahu, ErgoSum88, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
- Clear spring water at Ginnie Springs, Florida, (WT-de) Mistoffeles, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bonne Terre Mine dive site, Missouri, Serge Melki from Indianapolis, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Haleiwa Trench dive site, Oahu, Hawaii, Devilfish808, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Devil's Den Spring dive site, Florida, Eric Beach, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Clear water of Troy Spring, Florida, Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
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