Southern Ontario Shore dives

[Tamas]

Looking for a good little shore dive, got any suggestions? I am in TO but do not mind driving 1-2 hours for a good dive. Somewhere accessible, fun, worth getting wet and worth looking at. (No Big Bay point type please!)

Please advise!!!

 

[soggydog]

There's always the Chippawa river for a drift dive. Lots of entry points and lots to see.
It's one of my favorites in the area.

 

[evelbug]

If you don't mind the drive, I enjoy doing drift dives in the Upper Niagara River. I live in the Buffalo area and do my shore dives from Tonawanda. If you wanted to stat on the Canadian side, I've heard people say they done shore dives around Fort Erie.

 

[Tamas]

Did the Niagara River, looking for something more challenging.

 

[Shawn95]

I dive the wrecks in Kingston when I can get home for a visit. Only twice so far but it was pretty good.

 

[Divezilla]

There's always the Chippawa river for a drift dive. Lots of entry points and lots to see.
It's one of my favorites in the area.

Sounds interesting,
Any maps or links with more info on the niagara or chippiwa ?

tia

 

[soggydog]

Sounds interesting,
Any maps or links with more info on the niagara or chippiwa ?

tia

None that I know of, but here's what I know: The river mouth is about 2 km up stream from Niagara Falls. It flows from the Niagara right through the middle of the town of Chippawa. Depth is between 25 and 30 feet.
There are many entry and exit points. I like to scrounge near the park at the mouth, but if you make an entry anywhere along the park (at the mouth of the river) or across the river along the parkway you can drift for about 45 minutes to the public boat launch. You can also enter at the boat launch and drift for about and hour to the Stanly St. bridge. Of course, you need to arrange transportation.
If you enter near the mouth of the river, you can park near the bridge in the middle of town and walk back to the entry point in a few minutes. This will be a short drift if you don't stop along the way, but you can repeat it several times if you wish.
You're bound to find one of the many cars that are down there. There's also lots of bottles (new and old) as well as other treasures if you take the time to find them.
2 years ago I found a 1/2 penny from the 1700's. This year I found a clay pipe with a fully entact bowl from the early 1900's.
It's a good dive with easy entry and exit. Enyjoy.