Pennsylvania

Lancaster County

Divers will travel far and wide to find the best diving. But those who live in the United States have plenty of great diving on their doorstep as well, with plentiful access to the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. From warm-water reefs to temperate seas, here are some of the top places to scuba dive in the United States.

United States

Lots to see. Many sunken objects such as airplanes, cement trucks, bulldozers, and such. Very relaxing dive

Set up gear at picnic tables underneath pavilians and walk about 10-30 feet straight into the water. Slight sloping ground.

Bainbridge Sportsmanship Club is also known as Access A.

Locust Grove

Bainbridge Sportsmanship Club

There are two entry points to this old quarry, but the best follows sunken road and remains shallow -- no more than 20 feet. During the summer and early fall the dive can be done is a shorty wet suit, and the diver is guaranteed to see bluegill, bass and other freshwater fish native to the area. Of course, there are deeper dives -- 100-feet plus -- in much colder water.

Along the east shore of the Susquhana River about 10 miles north of Route 30 or 15 miles south of Harrisburg off of Route 441.

Bainbridge Sportsman's Club

Willow Springs Park is a lovely little scuba park on Millards Quarry Pond with tons of sunken attractions like cars, trains, boats, and other goodies.  Water is COLD!  Viz is usually about 10-20 feet at best.  If you are familiar with Dutch Springs Scuba Park then you get the idea.  Nice facilities, heated bathrooms, full service dive shop, swimming area, ramp for handicapped divers. From the Willow Springs web site:  "Over 600,000 divers have safely certified with us at Willow Springs Park. You are invited to join them at one of the finest diving facilities in the Northeast.  You'll find that we have designed the park specifically for your convenience and safety, with dozens of attractive features"  All Divers: $20.00 a day, Non Divers: $6.00. Night Diving $10.00 by special arrangement.  No Boats, No Pets.  Season Passes Available ($140.00) Passes good March 1, 2005 to Feb. 28, 2006. Weekends 1st Weekend in March - Memorial Day, Daily - Memorial Day - Labor Day.  Weekends Labor Day - To Weekend before Thanksgiving.  WWW.WILLOWSPRINGSPARK.COM

www.willowspringspark.com/WGdirect.htm gives you all the info you need to get to Richland, PA.

Willow Springs Park

Abandon limestone quarry, turned into Scuba park.

Millardsville

Willow Springs is also known as Millards Quarry Pond.

Willow Springs

This quarry is riddled with lots of sunken objects. Boats, trains, trucks, and lots of old motorcycles. There are convenient lines linking all of the sunken sights so navigation is impossible to lose. At the access, there is a lagoon around 30 feet deep. Then, it drops to the maximum depth of 80 feet. Visibility is much better than most other quarries in the region.

Access is quite easy. There are stairs into the water and also a floating dock for a giant stride entry. Very easy access.

Guppy Gulch

Hydes Quarry



Woodsboro Dive Team only has access to the quarry

Woodsboro Quarry (550)



On the Patapsco River just outside Baltimore.

Fort Carroll

Privately owned and closed to the general public. Don't access without permission. Some local scuba shops do their training certification dives here.

There is all sorts of aquatic life consisting of fish, grasses, and underwater forests 

Bakerton Quarry

It's used a lot for training and open water checkouts because there are numerous platforms submerged at 25 - 30 ft. There are also quite a few attractions including a sunken fire truck, Cessna air plane, school bus, Sikorsky helicopter, trolley car, several boats and other assorted vehicles. There are also remnants of some of the quarry equipment.



Dutch Springs

Here's a fin-tastic opportunity for those who are scuba certified to dive in the Shark Realm exhibit. You'll get face-to-teeth with sandtiger sharks, sandbar sharks, nurse sharks, green sawfish and barracuda.  Guests will receive instructions regarding procedures and guidelines before entering the encounter. 

Camden/Philadelphia

Bainbridge Sportsmanship Club

Snorkeling and Scuba Diving at Bainbridge Sportsmanship Club