Top Snorkeling and Scuba Diving in Belknap
Ready to check out the best sites in Belknap for scuba diving, snorkeling, shore diving, free diving or other ocean activities? Zentacle has 2 dive sites, snorkel spots, beaches, and more. Discover hand-curated maps, along with reviews and photos from nature lovers like you.
No matter what you're looking for, you can find a diverse range of the best ocean activities in Belknap to suit your needs.
#1 - Mermet Springs, Vienna
Illinois, USA Mid
Mermet Springs is a scuba diving location in Vienna, Illinois. The spring is a former limestone quarry that has been filled with water. The quarry is 120 feet deep and has a variety of fish and other aquatic life.
#2 - Mermet Springs
USA, Illinois
Mermet Springs offers submerged training platforms, easy entry docks, dives from 15 to 120 feet in depth and numerous sunken treasures to explore. Treasures include trucks, school bus, boats, Boeing 727 from the movie U.S. Marshalls, train car, ambulance, fire truck, one man sub, and a helicopter cockpit. From the main diving dock, you'll see schools of large bluegill, giant albino channel catfish and further down Spoonbills!
The water visibility at Mermet Springs is can range from 15 feet to over 60 feet. Water temperature varies with the Midwest seasons and ranges to the low 40s at depth during winter, and to the mid 80s above the thermocline in the summer.
Mermet, Southeast of Saint Louis