Good trips in the area?

[Super Noob 1258]

My university (GMU) is getting it's scuba club reactivated, and we are trying to find local dives we can do for a weekend trip. Are there any spots around besides Lake Rawlings and Dutch Springs? Ideally any sites would be in a 3-4 hour driving range and be inexpensive enough for undergraduates to dive at.

Also, if any SB'ers are students at GMU, come join! PM me for info.

 

[Randy g]

Shore diving the OBX ship wrecks is the only other option I think. Cheap and easy if you watch the seastate. Other than that it's all boat rides offshore.

 

[Super Noob 1258]

You can shore dive OBX? Where can I research more.


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[Scubapro67]

Couple of spots around Kill Devil Hills and Nags Head in NC. Really need the conditions to be good.
Hopefully you can make out the attached image for Nags Head (USS Huron). Lots of other resources on line. Also, these guys can guide your group if you prefer: OBXDIVE :: Nags Head, NC

 

[Gren]

You may want to look at the trips that Southern MD Divers do. Southern Maryland Divers | Learn to Dive | SCUBA Training | Technical Diving

 

[Katch]

...Ideally any sites would be in a 3-4 hour driving range and be inexpensive enough for undergraduates to dive at.

Morehead City is a little further (6 hours), but has a couple dive shops that are perfect for the poor college student.
Both Olympus and Discovery Diving offer bunkhouses that are around $25 or less per night. I think Discovery is cheaper, but Olympus has nicer facilities and is in the middle of town (bars/restaurants).

Best of all...Morehead City gets the warm Gulfstream water, unlike Nagshead and north

 

[Randy g]

Don't forget Hatteras!!

We just did Saturday there and had a couple epic dives....Video to follow.

 

[markallen53]

Summersville Lake in Summersville, WV. Surface temp = 85+ deg. July-Sept.; depth = 0-300+; visibility = 20-40+ ft. depending upon rainfall; cleanest clearest lake east of the Mississippi River acording to "Skin Diver Magazine". Sarge's Dive Shop is located "on" the lake. Full-Service ERDI/SDI/NAUI dive shop. Air, classes, rental, sales & service, charter service for divers, swimmiers, snorkelers, and lake tours. Excellent lake for open water dives and traiining. Season: Memorial Day through Labor Day (Open 7 days/week from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.). Five minutes from campground, motels, restaurants, shopping, and hospital.
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More images of lake: SCENICFOTOS.COM
Dive Shop: 304-872-1782
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