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Snorkeling and Scuba Diving at Blue Heron Bridge
You must bring a flag and they don't allow scuba in the swim area in front of the lifeguard stand. If you go off the beach and to the east you can dive the little bridge, or you can dive to the west of the beach around the pylons under the larger portion. You can also go east an west around the anchored boats and find a couple little ones that have sunk. You are going to want to get in about an hour before high tide to get the most out of the slack tide. You can dive either East or West of the Park. Do not enter the boat lanes!
As you go east on Blue Heron Blvd., you will go over the bridge and Phil Foster Park will be on your left. As you turn in stay to the left and you will park near the bridge. You will set up in the parking lot and go off the beach. Night diving is only permitted by boat, you cannot cross the beach after dark.
Blue Heron Bridge is also known as Phil Foster Park.
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J. Hasley
May 26, 2007, 12:00 AM
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Dive the site beginning one hour before slack tide up to one hour after slack tide and visibility is crystal clear. Once the tides are moving, visibility quickly goes to near zero. For a shallow dive there is an impressive collection of life including stone crabs, lobster (occasionally one or two of legal size), snook, snapper, sheephead, octopus, sharp tooth eels, and a number of tropicals. All of these can be seen regularly and on just one dive. Night diving couldn't be easier and is better than day diving. You can park on the street right next to the stairs to access the beach. It's a short walk down a clean, firm sand beach to the water.
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