Scuba Diving

Scuba Diving Fins



You can also go snorkeling at St. Andrews State Park. High tide allows you to see the amazing rocky jetties of the park, which allow you to get up close and personal with ocean creatures such as redfish or octopus. Dive Locker provides another excellent charter option. They are known for personalizing their trips and can send you with a US Coast Guard-certified captain on the spearfishing or diving trip to your heart's content. You can choose to drop at natural limestone reefs or an artificial, made from fighter jets.


Would you like the opportunity to discover an underwater bridge. You can choose. Dive Locker has a variety of dives. The passionate divers at Dive Locker can make your trip a memorable one, no matter if you're looking for couples retreats, family vacations, or solo adventures. The thrill of diving into exciting depths at well-selected locations is a thrilling experience. All of these options make Panama City Beach the most popular Florida dive location.





Below is a list of all inshore dive spots in Panama City Beach along with the associated bottom depths. Our threshold to dive offshore is greater than 8 miles from St Andrew's Pass. These sites require advanced certification. Nitrox certification is a good idea. These trips aren't available every day because of the distances involved.
You can also dive into the Gulf of Mexico, where you will find marine life and beautiful underwater scenery. If you are a snorkeler and want to learn more, our scuba dive classes are the right choice. Our Discover Scuba class can be used by anyone who is just starting out in scuba diving. You are the best time to learn how to scuba dive, and begin a new adventure.

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Diving Spots


You can also dive into the Gulf of Mexico, where you will find marine life and beautiful underwater scenery. If you are a snorkeler and want to learn more, our scuba dive classes are the right choice. Our Discover Scuba class can be used by anyone who is just starting out in scuba diving. You are the best time to learn how to scuba dive, and begin a new adventure.

Vulcano del Golfo was established in 1977 to honor Charles' Black Bart Bartholomew who was Navy Supervisor of Salvage Capt. Bartholomew died while diving off Panama City Beach on September 30, 1990. His feats included leading the Navy's recovery of the Space Shuttle Challenger as well as the cleanup of Exxon Valdez, an oil rig supply vessel. Its unique structure is remarkable. Divers can inspect the wheelhouse at 40 feet. The deck can be found at 66ft below the surface. There are also accesses to the cargo holdings. The ship's head, or toilet, is found outside the wreck on the sand. There is also a smiling skull. A lot of sealife visits the Warsaw Reef nearby.

Diving Spots
Scuba Diving Helmet

Scuba Diving Helmet




Would you like the opportunity to discover an underwater bridge. You can choose. Dive Locker has a variety of dives. The passionate divers at Dive Locker can make your trip a memorable one, no matter if you're looking for couples retreats, family vacations, or solo adventures. The thrill of diving into exciting depths at well-selected locations is a thrilling experience. All of these options make Panama City Beach the most popular Florida dive location.

You can also go snorkeling at St. Andrews State Park. High tide allows you to see the amazing rocky jetties of the park, which allow you to get up close and personal with ocean creatures such as redfish or octopus. Dive Locker provides another excellent charter option. They are known for personalizing their trips and can send you with a US Coast Guard-certified captain on the spearfishing or diving trip to your heart's content. You can choose to drop at natural limestone reefs or an artificial, made from fighter jets.

Scuba Diving Oxygen Tank


Divers are the ideal choice if you're looking for a unique, memorable vacation experience in Panama City Beach. A second world awaits below the surface of the turquoise waters. It is a completely different kind of paradise. Numerous historic shipwrecks litter the region. Bottlenose dolphins, goliath grouper and sea turtles all frolic on the beaches. The region is home to many historic wrecks.


Divers are the ideal choice if you're looking for a unique, memorable vacation experience in Panama City Beach. A second world awaits below the surface of the turquoise waters. It is a completely different kind of paradise. Numerous historic shipwrecks litter the region. Bottlenose dolphins, goliath grouper and sea turtles all frolic on the beaches. The region is home to many historic wrecks.

Panama City Beach

Panama City Beach


We also offer lifetime certifications if you have a passion for scuba diving. The initial level of dive training includes 3 days of underwater training and some eLearning. Dive Locker restricts dive trips to only 14 divers to ensure that everyone has enough space and comfort. If we have space, any of our charters will be open to the public. We generally run 2 trips per day throughout the season. We teach technical scuba classes at TDI.



Below is a list of all inshore dive spots in Panama City Beach along with the associated bottom depths. Our threshold to dive offshore is greater than 8 miles from St Andrew's Pass. These sites require advanced certification. Nitrox certification is a good idea. These trips aren't available every day because of the distances involved.

Dive Boat



Vulcano del Golfo was established in 1977 to honor Charles' Black Bart Bartholomew who was Navy Supervisor of Salvage Capt. Bartholomew died while diving off Panama City Beach on September 30, 1990. His feats included leading the Navy's recovery of the Space Shuttle Challenger as well as the cleanup of Exxon Valdez, an oil rig supply vessel. Its unique structure is remarkable. Divers can inspect the wheelhouse at 40 feet. The deck can be found at 66ft below the surface. There are also accesses to the cargo holdings. The ship's head, or toilet, is found outside the wreck on the sand. There is also a smiling skull. A lot of sealife visits the Warsaw Reef nearby.
We also offer lifetime certifications if you have a passion for scuba diving. The initial level of dive training includes 3 days of underwater training and some eLearning. Dive Locker restricts dive trips to only 14 divers to ensure that everyone has enough space and comfort. If we have space, any of our charters will be open to the public. We generally run 2 trips per day throughout the season. We teach technical scuba classes at TDI.

Frequently Asked Questions

An Average Diver, at an Average Depth, With an Average Tank

Based on personal experience, an average open-water certified diver using a standard aluminum 80-cubic-foot tank on a 40-foot dive will be able to stay down for about 45 to 60 minutes before surfacing with a safe reserve of air still in the tank.

So just to reiterate: don't grab animals, don't hold them for photo ops, don't go for rides on dolphins or turtles, and don't force puffer fish to inflate (it can be fatal to them).