Almost all of the 61 National Park Service areas with significant water holdings are of some interest to divers, although scuba diving receives little publicity. This guide is intended to introduce the more than four million divers in the US and others interested in watersports, to a dimension of their parks they may have overlooked.
Find a Park to Dive
Amistad National Recreation Area
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Buck Island Reef National Monument
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Lookout National Seashore
Curecanti National Recreation Area
Deleware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Gateway National Recreation Area
Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve
Gulf Islands National Seashore
Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park
Ozark and Buffalo Rivers National Scenic Riverways
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park
Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve
San Juan Islands National Historical Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Virgin Islands National Park and Coral Reef Monument
War in the Pacific National Historical Park
The activities described here are inherently hazardous and should only be engaged in by physically fit and experienced divers. All risks of injury are assumed by individual participants, who are responsible for taking appropriate safety precautions, and using appropriate equipment when diving.
Last Updated: February 17, 2016
