North Carolina

Dare 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

Nags Head

AR-140 - 130' barge #2

AR-140 - 130' barge #1

Railroad boxcars: 10
35° 56.741' / 075° 31.880' 
35° 56.751' / 075° 31.887'

Concrete pipe: 1000 tons
35° 56.750' / 075° 31.750' 
35° 56.767' / 075° 31.750' 
35° 56.783' / 075° 31.733' 
35° 56.767' / 075° 31.717'

Concrete pipe: 1000 tons
35° 56.933' / 075° 31.600' 
35° 56.883' / 075° 31.800' 
35° 56.917' / 075° 31.767' 
35° 56.917' / 075° 31.750'

8.9 nm from the Oregon Inlet sea buoy

AR-140 - Buoy

Railroad boxcars: 10
36° 00.243' / 075° 31.872' 
36° 00.184' / 075° 31.883'

Reef Balls®: 300
36° 00.179' / 075° 31.840'
36° 00.180' / 075° 31.805'
36° 00.182' / 075° 31.880'
36° 00.139' / 075° 31.813'
36° 00.210' / 075° 31.881'
36° 00.210' / 075° 31.861'
36° 00.120' / 075° 31.827'

Concrete pipe: 265 tons, 227 Pieces of 18" & 30" by 8'
36° 00.176' / 075° 31.876' to 
36° 00.145' / 075° 31.876'

Bridge piling cutoffs
36° 00.217' / 075° 31.867'

12.5 nm from the Oregon Inlet sea buoy

AR-130 - Buoy

AR-145 - 115' Landing Craft (LCU 1468)

Rubble from Washington Baum Bridge
35° 53.967' / 075° 23.933' 
35° 53.883' / 075° 23.950' 
35° 53.950' / 075° 23.983'

Concrete pipe: small load
35° 54.100' / 075° 23.867' to 
35° 54.067' / 075° 23.817'

Concrete pipe: large load
35° 53.983' / 075° 23.967'

8.1 nm from the Oregon Inlet sea buoy

AR-145 - Buoy



8.1 nm from the Oregon Inlet sea buoy

AR-145 - "ADVANCE II" is also known as AR-145 - 185' vessel "ADVANCE II".

AR-145 - "ADVANCE II"



8.1 nm from the Oregon Inlet sea buoy

AR-145 - Falcon 2101 is also known as AR-145 - Aircraft: USCG HU-25 Falcon 2101.

AR-145 - Falcon 2101



8.1 nm from the Oregon Inlet sea buoy

AR-145 - Falcon 2111 is also known as AR-145 - Aircraft: USCG HU-25 Falcon 2111.

AR-145 - Falcon 2111

"DIONYSUS" Northern section
35° 44.040' / 075° 26.756'

"DIONISUS" Southern section
35° 44.020' / 075° 26.750'

4.0 nm from the Oregon Inlet sea buoy

AR-160 - "DIONYSUS" is also known as Oregon Inlet Reef AR-160 - 441' US Navy Repair Ship "DIONYSUS".

AR-160 - "DIONYSUS"

Concrete "Waffle-Crete"® units: 8
35° 43.910' / 075° 26.851' 
35° 43.873' / 075° 26.860'

Concrete piling cutoffs: 107 tons; 60 pieces, piling tops
35° 43.933' / 075° 26.900'

Reef Balls®: 43
35° 43.883' / 075° 26.833'

Reef Balls®: 26
35° 43.867' / 075° 26.817'

Concrete piling cutoffs: 115

35° 43.917' / 075° 26.883'

Concrete pipe: 271 tons; 122 pieces 36" by 8'
35° 43.865' / 075° 26.764'

Concrete "Waffle-Crete®" units: 8
35° 43.910' / 075° 26.851' to 
35° 43.873' / 075° 26.860'

4.0 nm from the Oregon Inlet sea buoy

AR-160 - Buoy is also known as Oregon Inlet Reef AR-160 - Buoy.

AR-140 - 130' barge #2

Snorkeling and Scuba Diving at AR-140 - 130' barge #2