North America Dive Destinations
North America is a hugely diverse continent offering everything from icy arctic waters in the very north to huge stretches of Pacific and Atlantic coastline, as well as beautiful Caribbean Sea and thousands of freshwater lakes & waterways.
There are a vast number of shipwrecks spread all around the North American coastline as well as in the many huge Lakes, some dating as far back at the 1700's. Scuba dive the warm and clear waters of the Caribbean where you can see abundant marine life and tropical fish from whales and dolphins to tiny crustaceans.
You will be spoilt for choice when it comes to natural beauty; check out the spectacular scenery and wildlife above the water, then dive in and enjoy the amazing underwater life. Look out for migrating whales or head inland to explore the Great Lakes. You can experience everything from altitude diving to ice diving, caves, reefs, shipwrecks, lakes and oceans - this continent really has it all!
Alabama
Alabama 'Heart of the Dixie' has several quarries and dive sites to explore in the Gulf of Mexico.
Alabama 'Heart of the Dixie' has several quarries and dive sites to explore in the Gulf of Mexico.
Alberta
Explore Alberta's wonderful fresh water diving including the beautiful Lake Minnewanka.
Explore Alberta's wonderful fresh water diving including the beautiful Lake Minnewanka.
Arizona
What better way to cool off in hot and sunny Arizona than with a dive in Lake Pleasant
What better way to cool off in hot and sunny Arizona than with a dive in Lake Pleasant
Arkansas
Explore the sunken forests of the Arkansas Lakes surrounded by the beautiful USA Interior Highlands.
Explore the sunken forests of the Arkansas Lakes surrounded by the beautiful USA Interior Highlands.
British Columbia
British Columbia offers some of the best diving in North America with huge marine diversity from Queen Charlotte Island to Vancouver Island and the sunshine coast.
British Columbia offers some of the best diving in North America with huge marine diversity from Queen Charlotte Island to Vancouver Island and the sunshine coast.
California
The popular sate of California offers rich kelp forests, reefs, excellent whale watching opportunities and The Channel Islands.
The popular sate of California offers rich kelp forests, reefs, excellent whale watching opportunities and The Channel Islands.
Colorado
Colorado is the number one destination for beautiful lake diving surrounded by the stunning Rocky Mountains and vast areas of natural beauty.
Colorado is the number one destination for beautiful lake diving surrounded by the stunning Rocky Mountains and vast areas of natural beauty.
Connecticut
Witness the maritime history of Connecticut with its great shipwrecks dating back to the 1800s, beautiful shore dives and quarries.
Witness the maritime history of Connecticut with its great shipwrecks dating back to the 1800s, beautiful shore dives and quarries.
Florida
Experience the warm waters and clear visibility of Florida, offering everything from beautiful reefs, wrecks, caves and even sinkholes to explore.
Experience the warm waters and clear visibility of Florida, offering everything from beautiful reefs, wrecks, caves and even sinkholes to explore.
Hawaii
The pacific paradise of Hawaii offers amazing and diverse diving from underwater lava tunnels, whale sharks, colourful reefs, wrecks, dolphins and fish.
The pacific paradise of Hawaii offers amazing and diverse diving from underwater lava tunnels, whale sharks, colourful reefs, wrecks, dolphins and fish.
Illinois
Illinois has some great freshwater diving in its many quarries, lakes and rivers as well as a small section of Chicago coastline.
Illinois has some great freshwater diving in its many quarries, lakes and rivers as well as a small section of Chicago coastline.
Indiana
Indiana is part of the Great Lakes region amd offers a nice variety of freshwater diving - an ideal location for diver certification and training.
Indiana is part of the Great Lakes region amd offers a nice variety of freshwater diving - an ideal location for diver certification and training.
Iowa
Explore the fresh spring waters of Iowa's Lake Okoboji in the midwestern Unites States.
Explore the fresh spring waters of Iowa's Lake Okoboji in the midwestern Unites States.
Kentucky
Kentucky is a landlocked state so all scuba diving activities are focussed around the many great freshwater lakes and quarries.
Kentucky is a landlocked state so all scuba diving activities are focussed around the many great freshwater lakes and quarries.
Massachusetts
Massachusetts offers great coastal diving in the Atlantic Ocean offering many wrecks and diverse marine life, it's also one of the best sites for whale watching in the USA.
Massachusetts offers great coastal diving in the Atlantic Ocean offering many wrecks and diverse marine life, it's also one of the best sites for whale watching in the USA.
Michigan
Michigan's nine underwater preserves include nearly 1,900 square miles of Great Lakes bottomland and are a haven for excellently preserved shipwrecks.
Michigan's nine underwater preserves include nearly 1,900 square miles of Great Lakes bottomland and are a haven for excellently preserved shipwrecks.
Minnesota
The majority of scuba diving in Minnesota is focussed around one of the many lakes on offer with mine shafts, shipwrecks and freshwater fish to explore.
The majority of scuba diving in Minnesota is focussed around one of the many lakes on offer with mine shafts, shipwrecks and freshwater fish to explore.
Missouri
Missouri State is a hidden gem for cave & cavern divers providing the perfect location for more experienced divers & several sheltered lakes for beginners.
Missouri State is a hidden gem for cave & cavern divers providing the perfect location for more experienced divers & several sheltered lakes for beginners.
Nevada
Nevada is a landlocked state so all scuba diving happens in the freshwater rivers and lakes, usually during the summer months.
Nevada is a landlocked state so all scuba diving happens in the freshwater rivers and lakes, usually during the summer months.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire offers great fresh water diving in Lake Winnipesaukee as well as coastal diving around the beautiful Isles of Shoals in the Atlantic.
New Hampshire offers great fresh water diving in Lake Winnipesaukee as well as coastal diving around the beautiful Isles of Shoals in the Atlantic.
New Jersey
Scuba diving in New Jersey is a wreck diver's treasure, with thousands of exciting wrecks available to recreational and tec divers.
Scuba diving in New Jersey is a wreck diver's treasure, with thousands of exciting wrecks available to recreational and tec divers.
New Mexico
New Mexico, although landlocked, has some of North America's best dive sites ranging from stunning lakes to reservoirs and rivers.
New Mexico, although landlocked, has some of North America's best dive sites ranging from stunning lakes to reservoirs and rivers.
New York
New York's best diving is on the many artificial reefs that are well maintained by the local community to develop fisheries habitat for anglers and divers.
New York's best diving is on the many artificial reefs that are well maintained by the local community to develop fisheries habitat for anglers and divers.
North Carolina
North Carolina is often regarded as the wreck capital of North America with crystal clear waters offering an array of well conditioned ship wrecks.
North Carolina is often regarded as the wreck capital of North America with crystal clear waters offering an array of well conditioned ship wrecks.
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia waters are home to a great variety of marine life and an incredible collection of shipwrecks for divers to explore in the summer months.
Nova Scotia waters are home to a great variety of marine life and an incredible collection of shipwrecks for divers to explore in the summer months.
Ohio
The state of Ohio sits in the Midwest and has some great scuba diving locations including Lake Erie, home to a large number of historic shipwrecks.
The state of Ohio sits in the Midwest and has some great scuba diving locations including Lake Erie, home to a large number of historic shipwrecks.
Oklahoma
Scuba diving in Oklahoma is very different to diving elsewhere in North America as all the diving is in an array of fresh water lakes.
Scuba diving in Oklahoma is very different to diving elsewhere in North America as all the diving is in an array of fresh water lakes.
Ontario
Explore the Great Lakes and some of the world's greatest and best preserved wrecks!
Explore the Great Lakes and some of the world's greatest and best preserved wrecks!
Oregon
Oregon sits in the Pacific Northwest and is home to some hidden diving gems including Crater Lake and Waldo Lake.
Oregon sits in the Pacific Northwest and is home to some hidden diving gems including Crater Lake and Waldo Lake.
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania offers a number of scuba diving opportunities in state park lakes as well as Lake Erie & Susquehanna River.
Pennsylvania offers a number of scuba diving opportunities in state park lakes as well as Lake Erie & Susquehanna River.
Quebec
From the salt water of the Lower St. Lawrence with its seals, whales and anemones, to the historical wrecks of the Thousand Islands.
From the salt water of the Lower St. Lawrence with its seals, whales and anemones, to the historical wrecks of the Thousand Islands.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island, situated between Massachusetts and Connecticut, is known as The Ocean State because it has almost 400 miles of beautiful coastline.
Rhode Island, situated between Massachusetts and Connecticut, is known as The Ocean State because it has almost 400 miles of beautiful coastline.
South Carolina
South Carolina is a scuba diver's paradise all year round and is home to a number of dive sites providing real adventure both in the lakes and on the coast.
South Carolina is a scuba diver's paradise all year round and is home to a number of dive sites providing real adventure both in the lakes and on the coast.
Tennessee
Tennessee offers a surprisingly good range of dive opportunities for a land-locked state including the ability to cross the border underwater into Kentucky.
Tennessee offers a surprisingly good range of dive opportunities for a land-locked state including the ability to cross the border underwater into Kentucky.
Texas
Scuba diving in Texas provides many opportunities, both inland and in the Gulf of Mexico. The lakes in Texas are crystal clear, offer amazing diving options.
Scuba diving in Texas provides many opportunities, both inland and in the Gulf of Mexico. The lakes in Texas are crystal clear, offer amazing diving options.
Utah
Utah provides a large variety of scuba diving opportunities for divers of all skill levels including Homestead Crater, Flaming Gorge and Fish Lake.
Utah provides a large variety of scuba diving opportunities for divers of all skill levels including Homestead Crater, Flaming Gorge and Fish Lake.
Vermont
Diving in Vermont focusses around Lake Champlain and there a number of great wreck dives in the state, however they do require diver registration.
Diving in Vermont focusses around Lake Champlain and there a number of great wreck dives in the state, however they do require diver registration.
Virginia
Virginia provides a range of exciting diving experiences including Lake Rawlings, Lynnhaven, Chesapeake Bay and Lake Millbrook.
Virginia provides a range of exciting diving experiences including Lake Rawlings, Lynnhaven, Chesapeake Bay and Lake Millbrook.
Washington
Some of the best scuba diving sites in Washington are found throughout the Puget Sound at areas including Seattle, Tacoma, Fox Island, and the Gig Harbor.
Some of the best scuba diving sites in Washington are found throughout the Puget Sound at areas including Seattle, Tacoma, Fox Island, and the Gig Harbor.
Wisconsin
The main diving locations in Wisconsin are The Great Lakes, Lake Superior and Lake Michigan, which contain a number of amazing archeological shipwrecks.
The main diving locations in Wisconsin are The Great Lakes, Lake Superior and Lake Michigan, which contain a number of amazing archeological shipwrecks.
