jduncan
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Has anyone done a shore dive here? A google search turned up a page with some diving info on it. Wondering if anyone has done it.
Hunter's Beach Acadia NP Maine ?
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Mark Michaud SELAUSAR
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Also try sommes sound off of Hall's Quarry Rd near Bar Harbor. Great dive there in 1998.
ScubaSarus
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Hunters beach is a great dive. Be prepared to make a few trips down with the gear. In the hot summer expect lots of flies while suiting up. The grotto on the right has a giant lobster in it so be careful.
While underwater, you will hear the crashing of the rocks against each other as its a rocky beach.
The dive is worth every bit of effort it requires to dive there. Wall to wall lobster and an occasional brittle star and very colorful and clear.
Bracey Cove is a good alternative if the ocean is rough and Thunderhole is thundering.
Here is a little map form my shore diving of New England Book that I need to finish. The depths are not on the image though but they are on the book when viewed in Adobe Illustrator. The depths on this map go out to 50 feet and hopefully you can gauge the scale. So I provided you a screen capture of the books page in a lesser resolution.
While underwater, you will hear the crashing of the rocks against each other as its a rocky beach.
The dive is worth every bit of effort it requires to dive there. Wall to wall lobster and an occasional brittle star and very colorful and clear.
Bracey Cove is a good alternative if the ocean is rough and Thunderhole is thundering.
Here is a little map form my shore diving of New England Book that I need to finish. The depths are not on the image though but they are on the book when viewed in Adobe Illustrator. The depths on this map go out to 50 feet and hopefully you can gauge the scale. So I provided you a screen capture of the books page in a lesser resolution.
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Grajan
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I want the book! When you gonna finish it?
The stairway at little hunter has exactly 1/2 as many steps as 1000 steps in Bonaire. I counted each.
At sites like this we will set-up our rigs and wear them down while still in street shoes. Then we go back up and dress for the dive, don gear near the water and go have fun. Do the tank change on the beach.
At sites like this we will set-up our rigs and wear them down while still in street shoes. Then we go back up and dress for the dive, don gear near the water and go have fun. Do the tank change on the beach.
ScubaSarus
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Well here is the write up on Hunter Beach from the book. The meat of the book is done and really just need finalizing. I only covered in the book the dive sites I have dove otherwise I may be infringing on copywrites from other books. But with over 300 shore dives in NE, the book has a lot of info. I'll see what I can do in the next year.
Thanks for that motivation Grajan.
Little Hunters Beach, Acadia National Park, Maine
Little Hunters beach is a small rocky cove tucked away of the Southern Coast of Acadia National Park. Is a lonely spot that requires climbing down lots of stairs and most likely the will be no cell phone service either in this location. It is a fickle area and should only be dove when the conditions are calm and are expected to remain calm. It took me 3 trips to get my gear down to the beach.
The beach is all cobblestones and you can hear them crashing away while under the water. Taking the rocks is forbidden. There is an undertow noted at times and the beach is not considered a swimming beach. The depth in the cove is about 20 feet and goes to 45 feet just outside the cove. Visibility was an astonishing 40+ feet and water temps 55 F° in August.
We entered the cove being careful not to slip on the slippery cobblestone. Once in we headed straight out to lots of boulders and various nooks, crannies, and crevices. There was wall to wall lobster, bristles-tars, larger colorful shrimp, and a variety of other marine life. On the way back we entered smooth ocean carved crevasse on the western (right looking out) side of the cove entrance. There was a large surge in this cove and also and the largest lobster I have ever seen in my life. I estimate it to be 3 feet long and had massive claws.
DIRECTIONS: To get to Little Hunters Beach, one has to gain a paid admittance to Acadia National Park. Take Route 3 through Bar Harbor to the Sieur de Monts entrance. Once through the entrance, head south on Park Loop Road towards Sand Beach. Pass by Sand Beach and Otters Cove. At about 1.2 miles from the Otters Cove beach, keep an eye out for a pull over that can fit a couple of cars. Park Loop Road is one-way on this trip so be careful not to overshoot the parking area. There should be steps going down to the beach on the left.
You can take any one of the park entrances to access Park Loop Road to get to Little Hunters Beach.
Thanks for that motivation Grajan.
Little Hunters Beach, Acadia National Park, Maine
Little Hunters beach is a small rocky cove tucked away of the Southern Coast of Acadia National Park. Is a lonely spot that requires climbing down lots of stairs and most likely the will be no cell phone service either in this location. It is a fickle area and should only be dove when the conditions are calm and are expected to remain calm. It took me 3 trips to get my gear down to the beach.
The beach is all cobblestones and you can hear them crashing away while under the water. Taking the rocks is forbidden. There is an undertow noted at times and the beach is not considered a swimming beach. The depth in the cove is about 20 feet and goes to 45 feet just outside the cove. Visibility was an astonishing 40+ feet and water temps 55 F° in August.
We entered the cove being careful not to slip on the slippery cobblestone. Once in we headed straight out to lots of boulders and various nooks, crannies, and crevices. There was wall to wall lobster, bristles-tars, larger colorful shrimp, and a variety of other marine life. On the way back we entered smooth ocean carved crevasse on the western (right looking out) side of the cove entrance. There was a large surge in this cove and also and the largest lobster I have ever seen in my life. I estimate it to be 3 feet long and had massive claws.
DIRECTIONS: To get to Little Hunters Beach, one has to gain a paid admittance to Acadia National Park. Take Route 3 through Bar Harbor to the Sieur de Monts entrance. Once through the entrance, head south on Park Loop Road towards Sand Beach. Pass by Sand Beach and Otters Cove. At about 1.2 miles from the Otters Cove beach, keep an eye out for a pull over that can fit a couple of cars. Park Loop Road is one-way on this trip so be careful not to overshoot the parking area. There should be steps going down to the beach on the left.
You can take any one of the park entrances to access Park Loop Road to get to Little Hunters Beach.
ScubaSarus
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Well it looked to be 3 times as big as the one I saw at Cat Rocks and that's to me is giant.
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