North Carolina

Carteret 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

Great diving location if you're boat dives are over or blown out. Viz is normally in the 5-15 foot range and occasionally flares up to 20-30 feet. All sorts of life are present. Hard corals, Some soft corals, sea grasses and anemones are regulars. Octopus and stone crab are regulars as well. All manner of smaller bait fish live here as well as some juvenile tropicals. Contact Discovery Diving or Olympus Dive Center for further details. 



Radio Island Rock Jetty is also known as Radio Island.