(Some)%20Dive%20Sites%20of%20Utah

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(Some) Dive Sites of Utah

• USU Scuba Club
• Note Information in this presentation may be
  wrong. You assume all risk when diving these
  sites yourself

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Popular Utah Dive Sites

• Camperworld
• Bear Lake
• Homestead Crater
• Bonneville Seabase
• Blue Lake

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Camperworld

• Closest dive site to USU (half an hour drive
  west)
• Geothermally heated great in the winter (water
  about 92 degrees), closed during summer
• Two ponds Indian Springs is smaller but
  clearer water (to about 15 feet visiblity). Max
  depth about 22 feet in each.
• Admission 8 for certified divers (need dive
  insurance?), 15 for dive class members.
• Life few aquatic plants, snails, and small fish.
• Overall murky water, but very convenient (and
  warm) place for winter diving. Common dive site
  for checkout dives

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Camperworld
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Bear Lake

• Relatively close a little over an hour to Cisco
  Beach (the dive site) on the eastern shore.
• Warm enough to dive June to October (with thick
  wetsuit). Visibility 30 feet
• Day use fee (?) or camp overnight (10)
• Short walk to a rocky shore entry. Quick
  drop-off to beyond recreational limits. Use a
  dive flag.
• Small caves, some fish (trout, carp, sculpin)
• Overall convenient dive site if you have
  appropriate thermal gear.

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Homestead Crater

• Busiest dive site in Utah. Located in Midway,
  near Heber (2½ hour drive)
• Geothermally heated 95 degrees all year (no
  wetsuit needed).
• Neat dive site through a cave, inside a small
  mountain. 60 deep, visibility 40 feet.
  Swim-thrus and other things suspended. Gear
  rental available on site.
• Admission 22/27 (weekdays/weekends, register
  well in advance of trip).
• Life none
• Overall Definitely dive it once. Popular for
  check out dives.

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Bonneville Seabase

• Most interesting Utah dive site?
• Water temp varies with season dive during summer
  best (may still want wetsuit). Poor visibility
  (3 feet). Gear rental available.
• Several interconnected ponds stocked with
  tropical fish (bring romaine lettuce), including
  2 nurse sharks.
• Admission 15 (call in advance).
• Overall Definitely dive it once, and make sure
  you find the sharks.

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Blue Lake

• Long drive (4 hours) out Hwy 80, near Wendover.
  Dirt road.
• Geothermally heated (70 degrees, likely want
  wetsuit). Gets warmer toward hot pots on bottom.
  Vis 15 ft. Depth 50 feet. Small dock, some
  metal sculptures underwater. Nearest facilities
  (lodging/food) in Wendover.
• Life fish relatively common
• Overall, nice dive site, but no shops nearby for
  rental or fills and its very far away.

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Utah Dive Site Resources

• Utahdiving.com (thorough site descriptions,
  pictures, etc.)
• Mermaidscuba.com (additional site descriptions)