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Bowen's Back Yard
French Harbor, Roatán, Honduras
EntryBoat
Max depth18 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp27–30°C
Estimated from climate dataNov–Sep
About this site
Bowen's Back Yard is a reef dive site near French Harbor, Bay Islands, Honduras, in the Caribbean Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 18 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes lionfish, sea fans, barracuda, lobsters. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 27 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Reef UrchinEchinometra viridis
Spiny UrchinDiadema antillarum- BlueheadThalassoma bifasciatum
- Fairy BassletGramma loreto
- LionfishPterois volitans
- Bar JackCaranx ruber
- Caribbean Neon GobyElacatinus lobeli
Caribbean Spiny LobsterPanulirus argus
Nearby sites
- 1Puma Posse Pass0.1 km
- 2Julie's Dive-in0.2 km
- 3Beatty's Beauty0.2 km
- 4Camp Bay Lodge Canyon0.3 km
- 5Jimmy Jim's Happy Place0.5 km
- 6Linda's Garden0.5 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org