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Henderson Park West Reef
Destin, Florida Panhandle, United States
EntryShore
Max depth7 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyGulf of Mexico
Water temp18–29°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Aug
About this site
Henderson Park West Reef is a reef dive site near Destin, Florida, United States, in the Gulf of Mexico. It is reached from the shore with a maximum depth of about 7 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes dolphins, jacks, stingrays, sea turtles, reef sharks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 18 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
- Mole CrabEmerita talpoida
Common Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus
Speckled CrabArenaeus cribrarius
Larson's JellyfishDrymonema larsoni
CabbageheadStomolophus meleagris- PinfishLagodon rhomboides
- Florida PompanoTrachinotus carolinus
Bay NettleChrysaora chesapeakei
Nearby sites
- 1Henderson Park East Reef1.7 km
- 2Miss Louise3.1 km
- 3Pompano Street Reef3.3 km
- 4Crab Trap Destin Reef4.3 km
- 5Eglin Barge (aka Air Force Barge or 100' Barge)4.8 km
- 6Destin Jetties5.2 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org