Diving and Snorkeling in Key Largo
Diving and Snorkeling in Key Largo is something you need to do for a complete Florida Keys Experience. Since the Keys are not known to have the best white sandy beaches, the fun is out there, in the clear turquoise water of the Atlantic Ocean and The Florida National Marine Sanctuary.
You’ll find the most variety of marine life imaginable, from reef sharks, Stingrays, Parrotfish, menacing barracudas to the millions of tiny schools of tropical fish living in the Coral Reef parallel to the coastline. The most photographed one, the Christ of the Abyss, where a statue of Jesus Christ was placed on the bottom of the ocean, the nine foot bronze sculpture symbolizes peace of mankind located at Key Largo Dry Rocks off John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park.
The Elbow Reef is known for housing several shipwrecks; the City of Washington is one of them. It has excellent visibility and should be on every divers list, you will find eels, nurse sharks, angelfish, smooth brain coral, rays and sea turtles.
North Dry Rocks is the first reef north of North Dry Rocks. A small reef with lots of marine life like barracudas, groupers, parrotfish and angelfish.
Spiegel Grove is popular and huge diving site where the ship was sunk in June 10 2002, with a ship length 510 feet it takes divers more than 2 times to explore the whole site, you will find the mighty jewfish while diving the site.
Molasses Reef is located near the southern end of the Key Largo National Marine Sanctuary marked by a 45-foot steel light tower. It is a vey popular site with divers from around the world visiting the reef every day. Famous for housing abundant marine life like large schools of horse-eyed jacks, permit jacks, bar jacks, yellow goatfish, small-mouth grunts, great barracuda, green turtle and midnight parrotfish are found in this popular diving site.
USCG Duane Reef is one of the most spectacular dives in the Florida Keys. The ship was built in 1935 and sits in 120 feet of water, here you can find Nurse Sharks, large schools of barracuda, amberjack and turtles on this diving spot.