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Curacao Mushroom Forest
Dorp Soto, Curaçao, Curacao
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Max depth6 m–27 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Curacao Mushroom Forest is a dive site near Dorp Soto, Curaçao, Curacao, in the Caribbean Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 27 m. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes sea turtles, sea fans, groupers, moray eels, jacks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 26 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Green TurtleChelonia mydas
Stoplight ParrotfishSparisoma viride
Queen ParrotfishScarus vetula
Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleus
Smooth TrunkfishLactophrys triqueter
Princess ParrotfishScarus taeniopterus
French AngelfishPomacanthus paru
KeteChaetodon capistratus
Nearby sites
- 1Playa Forti0.5 km
- 2Playa Grandi / Playa Piscado0.6 km
- 3Playa Kalki / Alice in Wonderland1.2 km
- 4Grote Knip1.7 km
- 5West Point1.9 km
- 6Elvin's Plane Wreck2.0 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org