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

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

I know of a wild dive site right here in Seattle that's not dove at all. The south side of the western I-90 overpass, just south of Leschi and north of Mount Baker Park on Lake Washington boulevard. There's a park on Lake Washington just to the north/under the overpass. I geared up there and went across (east) to the bridge stanchions and headed south. South of the overpass are 3 deck plates/highway sections from where the old bridge sank in like 60 feet of water. On a nice day the visibility is great 20-40 feet or more. When I was there in the summer I could see the entire length of the highway sections stacked one on top of the other. It'd be an experienced dive because of the boat traffic. I don't know if the park is posted banning diving or not. It was an incredible dive because of the immense scale of the bridge sections and the weird feeling looking and standing on the highway 40 feet down. It'd make a great photo riding a bike underwater on a highway! RECENT UPDATE 2009: I noticed that ShoreDiving has a section devoted to the sunken I-90 Bridge in Lake Washington. This is a really good freshwater site, but ALAS, WADOT declared it off limits to divers in mid 2006 after vascillating on the issue for several years following the events of 9/11/01. The park under the present bridge has been posted and the Seattle Harbor Patrol is supposed to enforce the ban. I wanted to alert you to this situation so you can decide whether or not to keep the listing on your web site. -- Gene C.

I-90 Bridge, Seattle