Old Scuba Point Open To Divers Again?

[Avonthediver]

Hello all I was wandering the interweb and came across this off the dive buddy site.

October 4, 2015
facebook.com/lushresort
possumkingdomlushresort.com/
Lush Resort on Possum Kingdom Lake was formerly called Scuba Point (an old scuba park) before being redeveloped into a kind of restaurant on the lake with extras. It has NICE and CLEAN bathrooms, beach, dock, boat/jet ski/lake equipment rentals, pool, limited bar, many nice areas to hang out in, and a lake side shower to wash the lake water off. There are hotel rooms under construction that are almost completed. There’s a food truck sometimes but the owners may make you a burger if it’s not available. There’s no scuba specific support available but the owners are fine with using their property as a launching point. It’s $5 for a day pass. Beers were $5, burgers were $5, and sodas were $2. The dives were good by lake standards. Fresh water species such a bass, carp, perch, and catfish are common. Bring a torch and thicker wet suit for deeper dives. There’s lots of things to explore in that part of the lake. There’s an underwater forest that attracts fish and a long wall with lots of overhangs and mini-caves to explore. Lush Resort is a very pleasant place to hang out for a few hours and do some dives.

And it seems that a dive shop called "Scuba Point" is open in Graford.

 

[Bill Parker]

I always wondered if anyone actually read any of my reports.

 

[Avonthediver]

So what's the old sites like? I talked to the new owner not long after it was back open but at that point he had not decided if he would allow diving.

 

[Bill Parker]

It's a large lake with similar conditions and ecology to other
large lakes I have been to like Lake Murray, Canyon Lake,
Lake Travis, Lake Whitney, etc. Since the water level is
up on PK I see no point (if you are starting in DFW) to
go to Travis anymore since you can get the same thing
again at PK without traveling so far.

 

[Avonthediver]

Well what I was asking about was if you saw any of the old Scuba Point "wrecks"
When I was stationed in Abilene I used to dive there a lot it was not what I would call blue water but it was a fun place to hangout 20 odd years ago.

I enjoyed your writeup it brought back good memories

 

[Bill Parker]

I saw one wreck. It was a typical lake boat. It had what looked
like a fake torpedo stuck in the side. It was the only wreck I
saw but I have only done four dives there and couldn't say I
have explored the area completely at all. There's probably
more stuff down there to check out when I get around to
going back there.

 

[ZzzKing]

Bill, where did you find that great visibility in your avatar photo?

 

[Avonthediver]

Thunder Bay,Lake Huron on the Montana wreck if I remember correctly.
Cold water even during August but fantastic diving! If you ever get the chance it's a great trip and lots to dive on.

Thanks for asking

 

[Bill Parker]

Bill, where did you find that great visibility in your avatar photo?

Gulf of Mexico. That photo was taken at a rig off the coast of Freeport, TX.

 

[pepperbelly]

Dad and I used to dive scuba point back in the late '60s and through the '70s. I'm glad it's back open- sort of.
Is the boat ramp as steep as it used to be? As a kid I loved watching them launch boats with the tractor. It was really fun to watch someone who didn't want to pay and try to launch his boat himself, and I think I remember someone turning his truck into a submarine once.