Park access, sunrise-to-sunset diving window, permit rules, and on-site facilities.
United States of America · Palm Beach, Florida
Blue Heron Bridge is a shallow shore dive for all levels in Riviera Beach.
Blue Heron Bridge is a shallow shore dive for all levels in Riviera Beach.
Blue Heron Bridge at Phil Foster Park is a shallow shore dive under the bridge in Riviera Beach that rewards slow searching more than distance. The route works around pilings, the snorkel trail, and small wreck and reef features, so you spend time looking for macro life instead of covering ground. Timing matters more than effort: plan for slack high tide, stay clear of the boat channel, and expect the site to change quickly once the tide turns. It is a strong choice for photographers, snorkelers, and newer divers who want an easy entry with a lot to find.
Site Conditions
Safety Notes
Use a dive flag, stay clear of the boat channel, and avoid the site outside the slack-tide window.
Access Restrictions
Diving is allowed from sunrise to sunset outside the guarded swimming area; night dives need a county permit or a guided operator.
Legal Notes
Carry a dive flag, stay out of the boat channel, and follow park rules.
Community notes to help plan your visit.
Scuba Diving
The dive is shallow and compact, so the main job is timing the tide and searching the pilings, trail, and small wreck features.
Freediving
Well suited to freedivers in calm slack-tide windows, with a shallow shore entry and plenty to see in the trail area.
Snorkeling
Snorkelers can use the trail from the swimming area; keep the dive flag and boat-channel limits in mind.
Species commonly reported at this site, with direct links into their wildlife guides.
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Park access, sunrise-to-sunset diving window, permit rules, and on-site facilities.
Macro-life focus, easy parking, and diver-traffic signal.
Shore entry, depth, visibility, and current notes.
Shore-dive framing, marine-life list, and popularity signal.
Slack-tide planning, dive-flag and boat-channel cautions, snorkel trail, and surge/current context.
Slack-tide timing and visibility ceiling.
Shallow dive/snorkel framing and family-friendly access.

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