White Star Quarry

Where Just Add Water Trains

 

With its proximity to a wide assortment of food and lodging, ample parking, easy entries and exits, good visibility and a wide variety of things to see and do under water, it’s no wonder White Star Quarry is our dive site of choice for open-water training.

This 15-acre, man-made lake is part of the White Star County Park complex, with camping, boating, swimming and other activities readily available. In nearby Fremont, divers will find a wide selection of motels and eateries, eliminating the need to drive all the way back to Cleveland to overnight (and making for an enjoyable weekend getaway).

The lake also offers some unusual underwater sights, including:

• A sheriff’s car with lights.
• A traffic light,
• An old-style telephone booth with doors.
• A hay wagon.
• A bicycle.
• A motorcycle.

There is also the usual assortment of trucks and small boats. Visibility averages an unusually good 20 to 30 feet. Depths can reach 80 feet (but average 40 feet or less).

With so much to see and do, it’s easy to understand why White Star is among our favorite local dives.

Visit quarry website for latest information on admission fees.

White Star County Park
901 S Main St
Gibsonburg, OH 43431
(419) 637-3483
www.WhiteStarQuarry.com

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Directions

• Take I-80 west to Exit 91. Go south.
• Continue 2.3 miles on OH-53 to US-6. Turn right.
• Follow the signs for US-20 west.

• After merging on to US-20 west, continue 6.8 miles to OH-600. Turn left.
• Continue 4.6 miles to downtown Gibsonburg. Turn left on to OH-300/South Main Street.
• Continue 0.8 miles south. The park entrance will be on your left. Proceed to the scuba area in the back of the quarry.

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