West Michigan Piers

[Scoobers]

I was wondering if it is legal to dive along the lake side of the piers in Lake Michigan. If it is has anyone ever done it? I was just curious because I have always wanted to dive in Lake Michigan but I am not ready for wreck diving yet nor do I own a boat. There are usually a lot of rocks along the piers so there would at least be something to look at. Thanks.

 

[superstar]

I dive on the Muskegon breakwall. It's a good snorkel dive to the bend as its only 10 ft deep. A few years ago some polititions wanted to pass laws making it illegal to jump off a pier that would have criminalizes divers, snorkelers, and surfers. The legislation didn't pass.

 

[ktgould]

I was wondering if it is legal to dive along the lake side of the piers in Lake Michigan. If it is has anyone ever done it? I was just curious because I have always wanted to dive in Lake Michigan but I am not ready for wreck diving yet nor do I own a boat. There are usually a lot of rocks along the piers so there would at least be something to look at. Thanks.

Actually there is a great wreck just off Calumet Harbor that is a perfect BEGINNER wreck. Its the Material Service Barge and is in about 45 feet of water (20ish to the deck, 45 to the keel). I think it would be a much safer dive than the breakwalls and piers due to undertow and currents associated with them. N'Pursuit charters out of East Chicago is a regular on that wreck.

YouTube - Lake Michigan Shipwreck Material Service Barge

 

[Scoobers]

That barge looks fun, except we were hoping to find some place to shore dive closer to home. If anyone else has any good ideas of where we might be able to shore dive Lake Michigan on the west side of Michigan that would be cool. Thanks guys.

 

[Busdiver]

Were are you located on the West side?

 

[MonkeyBiz]

There is a nice wreck right off of of Silver Lake Sanddunes in like 20 foot

 

[Scoobers]

We are from the Grand Rapids area. Any one know where that wreck is by Silver Lake, or know the name of it?

 

[superstar]

The Novadoc off Silver Lake is a nice easy dive. I dove it from a boat. I don't think it would be a shore dive unless you had a dune buggy to get you to the beach. The Muskegon north break wall can be done as a shore dive but its a long walk from the parking lot.
YouTube - Brads scuba cam NOVADOC

 

[MonkeyBiz]

The Novadoc off Silver Lake is a nice easy dive. I dove it from a boat. I don't think it would be a shore dive unless you had a dune buggy to get you to the beach.

Or any 4wd truck/SUV ect. go to the north end of the beach. It would be a little of a swim, but do-able. As of a few weeks ago, we put some bright green laundy soap jugs and tied it to both the north end and the south end of the wreck, so people could see it.

 

[ktgould]

MSRA - Diving with interactive Lake Michigan Shipwreck Map