Fantasy Lake Scuba Park

The name is almost exactly what you’ll find. It’s a lake and a scuba park all in one.
If you’re a diver and want to get some extra practice or training without driving over to the coast, this is the spot for it. Solo diving isn’t allowed, and there’s no lifeguard on duty (kind of makes sense) and this park is a training facility for local dive shops and law enforcement.
You must be a diver to get into the lake. There’s no swimming, snorkeling, diving, boating, or anything that isn’t diving. It’s straightforward. This is an adults only (18+) venue unless you’re being a certified as a diver. It’s a nice place to hang out and watch the divers, listen to the instructors, and enjoy the surrounding scenery. There’s a hiking trail available, also, if diving or watching the divers, isn’t enough.
For divers, there’s plenty available: changing rooms, outside showers, underwater platforms and other things, identified by buoys, which can take you down to 80 feet, the maximum lake depth. Night diving is allowed on the weekends, with prior arrangements.
It wasn’t until after I was leaving that I noticed the rules require that a diver accompany non-​divers, I was fortunate enough to get in because it was quiet and not busy. I learned a lot from the man working at the gate, an experienced diver of 30+ years, who offered some tips and recommendations on local diving schools and was just as interesting a person as he could be. It was all good.