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Hunting Island State Park Fishing Pier Reef

Hunting Island, South Carolina, United States

A South Carolina DNR-managed artificial reef area containing documented vessels, concrete, military equipment, reef balls, or other habitat structures.

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WaterMarine
AccessBoat access is the conservative default. Use an experienced South Carolina operator or properly equipped private vessel and current SCDNR reef coordinates. Pier-adjacent reef listings do not imply that shore entry is currently permitted.
ExperienceExperienced open-water divers with local low-visibility, current and boat-diving orientation
Maximum depth18-28 ft / 5-9 m
Best seasonSCDNR identifies May through October as the usual diving season, but every trip is conditions-dependent.
VisibilityHighly variable with tide, wind, runoff, plankton, sea state and bottom disturbance.

Aquatic life at this dive site

What divers may encounter

Three reviewed connections are featured here. Sightings vary by season, conditions, and chance, so they are never guaranteed.

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Aquatic life research in progress

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Aquatic life research in progress

NBM is reviewing a likely local species for this position.

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Aquatic life research in progress

NBM is reviewing a likely local species for this position.

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Photographs

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Dive videos

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Published reference location

Location map

The marker shows the public coordinates associated with this profile. Confirm current access, moorings, and departure details before the dive.
Published reference coordinates32.35800, -80.45200
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Recent field observations

Diver-reported temperatures

Automatically checked observations from dives during the past 14 days. Three reports are visible at a time; scroll for more.
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A report that passes the automatic checks will appear here with the dive date, diver’s display name, and temperatures at each depth.

Reports are automatically checked for plausible dates, depths, and temperatures. They are observations, not forecasts; confirm conditions before diving.

Diver field observation

Report temperatures

Reports publish automatically when the date, depths, and temperatures pass the checks. You must be signed in to submit.

Depth readings

Connected artificial-reef collection

Deployment history

This dive site is included in the deployed Artificial Reefs search, where deployment records and connected news updates are gathered together.

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Why divers know this place

Highlights

Multiple state-documented habitat structures; consult the official PA reef sheet for individual material names and coordinates.

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Area coverage

This profile represents a preserve, sanctuary, park, or regional dive area rather than one underwater site. The sourced inventory below links to the named sites documented within its boundaries.

Before you arrive

Access notes

The map point is an area centroid or pier-locality reference, not a navigation waypoint. Select a specific documented structure from the current SCDNR PA reef PDF, verify notices and weather, use required dive flags, and avoid active fishing operations.

Plan within your training

Conditions and hazards

Strong or changing current, low visibility, waves, boat traffic, long offshore evacuation, entanglement, fishing gear, sharp metal, unstable or collapsing material, depth and possible overheads. Penetration requires specific wreck/overhead training and equipment.

At the site

Facilities and support

No guaranteed onsite facilities; support is vessel-based. Confirm ramps, charter services and pier or park rules before travel.

Independent resource notice

This record is a starting point for independent verification. Access, closures, moorings, weather, currents, depth, visibility, operator availability, and site conditions can change without notice. Confirm current information with the responsible operator, property owner, managing authority, or another qualified local source before planning or attempting a dive.