Popular Reef and Wreck Dive Sites

You can learn on both natural and artificial reefs at Palm Beach County Department of Environmental Resources Management.

BATH & TENNIS
40-60 feet; just east of Mar-A-Lago, Trump's seaside mansion, is a prolific reef less visited by divers, who enjoy the ledge relief and numerous fish.

BREAKERS REEF
45-60 feet; two miles of reef with a five to fifteen foot ledge absolutely packed with fish. Large sea turtles are often seen here with many unusual species of fish including batfish, morays, pancake fish, stargazers, puffer, scorpionfish, and stingrays.

CABLE CROSSING
25 feet; a shallow dive marked by telecommunications cables which cross the area and a five foot reef offering tropicals, lobsters and colorful corals to beginners.

FISH BOWL AND SEA AQUARIUM
40-50 feet; massive schools of fish can make it hard to see the reef but divers swim with them, identifying different species swimming together.

FLOWER GARDENS
42-70 feet; a beautiful reef abounding in coral gorgonians and sponges, habited by schools of tropicals.

HORSESHOE REEF
40-60 feet; this horseshoe-shaped ledge is covered by sponges and sea fans, which attracts huge schools of snapper and other fish, especially during strong currents.

JUNO LEDGE
65-95 feet; drop-off plummets up to 20 feet as you drift with turtles, sharks, tropicals and schooling fish including Atlantic spadefish, grouper and snapper.

KING NEPTUNE
55-60 feet; this nine foot statue of King Neptune and his turtles stands just south of a dramatic ledge with a big overhang large enough for several divers to through.

LOGGERHEAD REEF
55-70 feet; boulders broken off the main reef identify this dive site, with the bulk of the rubble on the west side. Compared to Bahamas diving because of the topography, this area begs to be explored.

NORTHWEST DOUBLES/SHARK DIVE: 80-90 feet; marked by a dramatic ledge slashed with undercuts where reef sharks congregate. Tropicals and large game fish abound.

REFORMATION REEF
55-80 feet; cathedral-like blowouts in the reef are exciting to investigate, with nurse sharks, turtles, eels, crustaceans and bottom fish in abundance.

RIO JOBE REEF
65-90 feet; a spectacular reef with 15 to 20 feet of ledge relief with crevices and boulders offerings, multitudes of hiding places to marine life. Lobsters, morays, bottom fish and tropicals take refuge in the reef cuts, and the schooling fish have to be pushed out of the way to see the reef!

ROCKPILES
60-110 feet; an artificial reef created from dredging and bridge rubble which is now covered in corals and attracts fish and sea life.

THE CAVE
120-160 feet; experienced divers marvel at this large tunnel about 60 to 80 feet long with an exit visible from both sides. Full of big fish and lobster, watchful observers see sharks and rays.

THE RANCH
70-82 feet; this limestone ledge is full of undercuts and crevices with the main attraction being the moray eels which make it their home. Juvenile fish and turtles are usually seen here.

THE TRENCH
50-60 feet, 100 foot long man-made east/west trench about 20 feet wide which cuts through the reef. Great place to slow down and investigate the undercuts in the 15 foot high walls which harbor tropicals, eels, sponges and coral.