This article is intended to provide the already qualified scuba diver with information which will help to plan dives in the waters of North Carolina, whether as a local resident or a visitor. Information is provided without prejudice, and is not guaranteed accurate or complete. Use it at your own risk.

Dive sites

North Carolina has 5 general areas for scuba diving: Nags Head/Oregon Inlet, Cape Hatteras, Morehead City/Beaufort, Wilmington, and Inshore quarries.

NC Quarries

• Blue Stone Dive Resort

• Fantasy Lake Scuba Park, commonly referred to as FLSP.

• Lake Rawlings (in Virginia but very close).

• PDRA Quarries

Get help

Emergency services

• . Police. 
• . Ambulance service 
• . Sea rescue 
• . Recompression chamber 
• . DAN hotline 

Get service

Service details

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