Name: Hollywood Beach
Rating: 3.0

Florida

Broward 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

Hollywood Beach is a 3.0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Florida, USA East which is accessible from shore based on 1 ratings.

Hollywood

Hollywood Beach

Tenneco Towers, were placed at their current location in October, 1985. This is one of the most popular dives on the southeast coast.

The oil rigs were originally used in the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas exploration. Tenneco Oil Co. transported the one time oil platform by barge around the Florida Keys and placed them at their present site.

The area consists of 3 sites:
- West Tenneco at 105' depth (Adavnced level),
- East Tenneco at 115' depth (Adavnced level)
- The Deep Tenneco's at a depth of 185' and 205' (Rescue/Trimix level).

Depending on tides, this site can have stong currents.


N of Miami, S of Ft Lauderdale (Northernmost dive site for dive operators located in Miami).

Tenneco Towers is also known as Tenneco Oil Platforms.

Tenneco Towers

On January 10, 2005, the Golden Beach Artificial Reef Site was inaugurated with the deployment of approximately 850 tons of limestone boulders. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Division of Marine Fisheries provided an artificial reef construction grant to cost-share the creation of Miami-Dade County's newest artificial reef.

The boulders were deployed in 45' of water about one nautical mile east of the Town of Golden Beach. The boulders are arranged in three distinct "patch" reefs, lying 30-50' apart and ranging in size from 45'Lx35'Wx9'H to 70'Lx35'Wx12'H.



Golden Beach Boulder Reef

Dania Beach is a 4.1-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Florida, USA East which is accessible from shore based on 10 ratings.

Dania Beach

The Cruz del Sur 287 foot long freighter. It was built in 1956 and operated out of Georgetown, Cayman Islands. It was turned over to an artificial reef program.

The Cruz del Sur is a nice wreck in the fact that coral is great and fish are plentiful.  Despite the depth, the wreck is still one worthwhile for the technical diver.

NE of Miami, off Haulover & off Aventura. The Cruz del Sur is one of the largest artificial reefs off Miami.

Cruz del Sur is also known as Southern Cross.

Cruz del Sur

Dania Erojacks Reef is a 4.0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in USA, Florida, Fort Lauderdale which is accessible from shore based on 1 ratings.

Dania Erojacks Reef

Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park is formerly known as John U. Lloyd Beach Park. If conditions are not great, don't even bother visibility is bad here compared to some nearby areas. When I went I could not even see my feet in waist deep water. I swam out anyway, and at about 500 yards out I at least could see bottom, and visibility was around 20 feet. I was looking for a famed ledge that follows the edge of the reef, and I have heard is about 6 feet. I never found it because of poor visibility. What I did find was an endless stretch of reef much like vista park. There were many soft corals, and fish of all kinds, including a few large grouper, butterfly fish, doctor fish, porgy, and a bunch of other fish

from I-95 get off on Griffin Road in the Ft. Lauderdale area. Go east until US1 then go South until Dania Beach Blvd (here you should start seeing signs directing you to the park) go east on Dania Beach until you see a sign telling you to turn right to get into the park. After passing a gate to get into the park, where they make you pay five dollars, park in the first lot on the right. Follow the boardwalk to the ocean. The reef starts a long ways out, something like 500 yards.

Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park

Graceland



Short boat ride out just out of Pt. Everglades and to the South. 

There are 29 mooring buoys to pick up. recommend picking up one of the first few

Barracuda Reef

Northern end of the canyon, crawling with life!



North Canyon





Marriott Reef is also known as DC-3 Wreck.

Marriott Reef

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We dove this spot twice on 8/23/2010. It is a long swim to the reef, about 175 yards. The water conditions were great. Visibility was about 50 feet with little current that day. The marine life was sparse and not sure it was worth the long swim.  My wife loved the beach area and the fact they have bathrooms, showers and a snack bar. So even though I'm not  sure it was worth it we will be back again on Sunday morning.

Hollywood Beach

Snorkeling and Scuba Diving at Hollywood Beach