Dive shop page describes Caribbean-like visibility, average dive depth, camping, fee requirements, and a beginner-to-advanced range of dives.
Deep quarry lake with clear water, platforms, and mine remains.
Deep quarry lake with clear water, platforms, and mine remains.
Wazee Lake is a deep quarry lake with shore access, clear freshwater, and roads, boulders, and platforms left from the mine. Divers come for the submerged forest, artifacts, and the unusually clear water that makes the basin easy to read. The nonmotorized lake and park system keep the surface calm and the logistics straightforward.
Conservative baseline from public research. No community dives logged yet.
Depth range, seasonality, and planning context.
Reported Depth
Up to 108m
Depth Note
Public pages describe a 355ft quarry with an average dive zone around 80-100ft, plus shallower training areas and platforms.
Best Season
Summer for easy dives; winter for ice diving and the clearest water.
Typical Conditions
Cold freshwater quarry diving with excellent visibility, submerged roads and forest, and deep sections that reward controlled buoyancy.
Site conditions, restrictions, and access requirements.
Site Conditions
Safety Notes
Watch your depth, keep buoyancy tight around the road and platform features, and plan your ascent before you leave the line of sight.
Access Restrictions
Self-register when the station is unattended and obey the no-gasoline-motor rule at the lake.
Legal Notes
Vehicle admission and scuba fees are required all year, and motor vehicles need a park sticker to enter the county park areas.
Community notes to help plan your visit.
Scuba Diving
Follow the quarry roads, sheer faces, platforms, and submerged forest around the basin, with simple shore access and room for both training and deeper exploration.
Freediving
Not a freedive-first site. The depth and quarry layout suit scuba planning better than casual breath-hold sessions.
Snorkeling
Surface-only time is limited; Wazee is built for scuba and structured lake diving rather than casual snorkelling.
Community dive logs and visit reports for this site.
Average conditions based on logged dives & visits.
Planning answers for access, conditions, timing, and site logistics.
Last Updated
Research Sources
Dive shop page describes Caribbean-like visibility, average dive depth, camping, fee requirements, and a beginner-to-advanced range of dives.
Chamber page gives summer visibility around 30-40ft, winter visibility around 60ft, and describes quarry roads, forest, fish, plants, and ice diving.
County park rules confirm vehicle admission and scuba fees, self-registration, park hours, camping, and the no-gasoline-motor rule.
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