BACK BEACH
Verenigde Staten, Massachusetts
Back Beach is a popular dive site in Massachusetts, USA, best known as a practice site. The site is easily accessible, there are several facilities nearby and the bottom descends gradually. You'll have a relaxing dive among numerous sea creatures, especially lobsters and flatfish. Back Beach is also recommended as a night dive site because of its good accessibility and great biodiversity.
Particulars
Scuba diving at Back Beach takes place on both the north and south side of the bay. There is a jetty on the north side, the middle of the bay consists of sand and the south side is rocky.
Warnings
Watch out for pleasure boats at Back Beach. Use a surface buoy. Come early to find a parking spot. Paid parking. Place the parking card visibly in your car. You are diving near a residential area with a recreational beach, be discreet.
BACK BEACH Features
- Nicknames
- Back Beach
- Address
- Rockport Massachusetts, United States
- Parking
- Sufficient parking, paid parking
- Distance
- 50 m.
- Suitable for
- All levels, night diving, scuba diving practice
- Permit
- N.v.t / NA
- Access
- Free access
- Facilities
- Toilet
- Water
- Salt
- Kind of dive
- Shore dive
- Current
- Limited
- Visibility
- 4 - 10 m.
- Average visibility
- 7 m.
- Depth
- 12 m.
- Bottom
- zand
- Life
- Flatfish, lobster
- Other recreation
- Canoeing, beach recreation, swimming