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Scuba Diving Florida

DIVE DESTINATION GUIDE

As one of the most popular and most varied dive destinations in the United States, Florida has a wide range of excellent scuba diving for the beginner diver all the way up to the more adventurous dive traveler. There is plenty of tech diving too, and all types of terrain from reefs, wrecks, springs and caverns, plus all the great spearfishing, and endless photo ops.

FLORIDA KEYS WRECK TREK
At the southern tip of Florida are the world-famous Florida Keys, full of incredible coral reefs, marine park sanctuaries, and for dive metal heads, you can't miss the "Wreck Trek" stretching from Key Largo to Key West. Nine incredible wrecks are highlighted on this underwater trek of amazing wreck dives.

Spiegel Grove - Key Largo
Duane - Key Largo
Benwood - Key Largo
Eagle - Islamorada
Thunderbolt - Marathon
Adolphus Busch Sr - Lower Keys
Cayman Salvager - Key West
Joe's Tug - Key West
Vandenberg - Key West

South Florida cities, like Fort Lauderdale and Miami have dozens of dive operations. There are dive shops all along the Atlantic Ocean coast to Jacksonville. On the Gulf of Mexico side, or the Bay as locals call it, there are nearly as many dive options, and a lot more shoreline all the way up to Pensacola.

Florida also is well known for diving in a variety of well developed, clear visibility, natural springs, mostly located in the north of the state. Divers from around the world visit these springs. Snorkeling and swimming tours with the manatee are popular.