The premier shore diving sites in Washington are found throughout the Puget Sound area. We have included our favorites in and around Seattle, stretching as far South as Tacoma, Fox Island, and the Gig Harbor areas. All have unique inlets and coves, and are easily accessible shore diving opportunities for your enjoyment. Bear in mind the conditions vary considerably with the changing tides, currents and seasons of the year. Check with your local resource providers for the information to make your dive experience the safest and best possible. Enjoy!

Washington

Clallam 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

Salt Creek Recreation Area is located on the wild, Northern shore of the Olympic Peninsula.  This wonderful park of 196 acres and 90 campsites houses many fortified bunkers from a World War II defense site.  Underwater is just as fascinating: wolf eels, telia anemones, sculpin, sea cucumbers, sponges, and urchins, to name a few of the wildlife.  The sites located along this shore are considered by many to be the best diving in Washington.

Salt Creek County Park is located 11 miles West of Port Angeles.  Traveling West from Port Angeles on 101, bear right in about 5 miles onto 112.  Six miles further, turn right as shown below.

Salt Creek is also known as Salt Creek Recreation Area.