Dive Shops

Diver's Den
3120 Thomas Dr.
Panama City Beach
(850) 234-8717

Dive Locker of PC Beach
106 Thomas Dr.
Panama City Beach
(850) 230-8006

Dixie Divers
109 W. 23rd St.
Panama City
(850) 914-9988

Jetty Dive
4415 Thomas Dr.
Panama City Beach
(850) 233-0197

Panama City Dive Center
1225 Airport Rd
Panama City
(850) 215-7946

Panama City Dive & Ski Center
4823 Thomas Dr.
Panama City Beach
( 850) 235-3390

Excursions & Charters

Diver's Den
3120 Thomas Dr.
Panama City Beach
(850) 234-8717

Dive Locker of PC Beach
106 Thomas Dr.
Panama City Beach
(850) 230-8006

Diving Instruction

Dive Locker of PC Beach
106 Thomas Dr.
Panama City Beach
(850) 230-8006

 
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Campgrounds and RV Parks

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Panama City Beach Scuba Diving

Great diving and snorkeling

Panama City Beach, Florida, the second most explored Florida dive destination is a scuba diver’s dream. Natural reefs, artificial reefs, and sunken wrecks – make it’s a great place to dive. The clarity of the water and an aggressive commitment to building artificial reefs combine to offer divers diverse and memorable dives. Surfing local Web sites or perusing a tourist guide one finds the Skin Diver magazine often-referenced description of Panama City Beach as “The Wreck capital of the South.” Suffice it to say – PCB, Fl with more than 50 artificial reefs delivers a variety of dives.

Artificial Reefs

Beginning in the 1970’s the Panama City Marine Institute took an active leadership in the artificial reef-building project. Divers will find sunken US naval war ships, roadbeds and 160-ft. long and 35-ft. high bridge spans. Panama City Beach waters are breeding grounds for an abundance of marine life. The wrecks are home to tropical fish, sea turtles, manta rays, and dolphins.

Wrecks and more wrecks

Explore the 465-ft. Empire Mica; the 110-ft. tug Chickasaw; a 441-ft. World War II liberty ship; the 110-ft. tug, Grey Ghost, the Chippewa, a 160-ft. coastal freighter, 110-ft. tug: the; and the 220-ft. World War II tug, the S.S. Tarpon. The Tarpon site is 7.8 nautical miles from shore at 30°05.702 AND, 85° 56.555'W and a depth of 95 feet. The wreck sits on live-rock bottom that has prevented the wreck from sinking into the sand. And there’s more… Twin Barges, the LOSS Project, Stage I, Stage II, and The City of Atlantis, and more. Local dive shops have brochures on the many diving site locations.

Florida laws protects all archaeological and historical sites on submerged bottomland or public uplands No removal of artifacts or excavation is permitted. nor harvesting of marine life. Remember to use a diver down flag and tie to the one mooring buoy only.