Author: /u/LetsDiveHouston

I know there are not any really beautiful diving spots in or around Houston, but plenty of Houstonians that have experience and knowledge about the topic.

My buddies and I are considering a trip to Florida early in June.

We’ll probably fly over there, but we’re not sure which places in Florida would give us the best experiences for a two or three day diving trip. We have open water diver certification and only a couple of previous diving adventures.

Thanks for any discussion and input!

I’m new to scuba diving and my training dives were at Lake Longhorn in League City, with visibility about 18 inches. Sure, breathing underwater is incredible, but… it would be nice to be able to SEE underwater, too!

Recently I went on my first “real” (non-training) scuba trip. We drove down to Mammoth Lake, near Freeport.

It was great fun, and visibility was a lot better than Lake Longhorn. The underwater objects were fun to explore and we shot some GoPro video… but again, you never could see more than about 8 or 10 feet through the green murkiness.

I know there are places around The Woodlands and Austin, but the reason for my post is to get the input of experienced divers…

Do we really have to go to Florida to experience a lot of clear water and natural beauty? I mean, things like coral, big fish, etc.?