Location: Cedar Hill Park at Wiarton, ON N0H 2T0 – on Grey Rd
Type of dive: Shore diving, beach entry, underwater navigation, very cool things to investigate underwater, picnic lunch in the park (bring your own lunch).
What’s below the surface? You will be amazed!
- Entry: The entry is gradual with a rocky-sandy slope. There’s a grassy area along the beach, great for suiting up and picnicking.
- Depth: Maximum depth for this Blue North dive will be 60 ft. The majority of the attractions underwater are at the 35 to 60 ft range. The descent is quite gradual, so Cedar Hill can accommodate many levels of dive experience. (Note: Skip the Eiffel Tower, Rocket Ship and Santa if you want to stay above 50 ft.)
- Water temperature: The water is fairly warm during the summer months – reaching approx. 15°C above the thermocline near shore. 7mm wetsuit diving should be comfortable.
- Visibility: Cedar Hill is part of Georgian Bay which tends to have decent visibility even during summer months.
- Fish: Some say you may see typical Canadian freshwater fish species like trout, perch, bass and lake whitefish if they don’t get scared away by all the underwater sightseers.
- Underwater attractions: At Cedar Hill Park, you can visit quite a lot of different underwater features within a relatively small area – the dome, windmill, rocket, Eifel tower, little shipwreck, cemetery, skeleton, snowmobile, newspaper stand, computer, bicycle, and other goofy things added by divers for your entertainment. Who knows what new items you’ll find this year! This site is fun and ideal for divers of all levels. A great place to spend a day and practice your underwater navigation.
- Picnic: Hang around for more diving, socializing, swimming, sunbathing, bring your own picnic lunch (no food shopping on site).
- Parking: Cedar Hill has free parking on a lane next to a canopy of trees, steps from the shore.
- Washrooms: There are washrooms next to the lane.
- A favourite shore dive site in terms of water visibility, access to the water, parking, picnic shore area and underwater features to explore.
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Plan your trip
- Bring all your own scuba gear, including two tanks.
- Bring your own picnic lunch. There is no food available on site.
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