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      SNORKELING and SCUBA DIVING in Utah

in-land location for Utah diving and snorkeling. This geothermally heated, salt water, high altitude mini ocean with colorful marine tropical fish is the only one of its kind for SCUBA, snorkeling, and dive training. Whether you are feeding the beautiful French angel fish or observing the docile nurse sharks, you'll never believe you are in the middle of Utah. 

It is only $20 per day to come to Seabase for snorkeling or SCUBA, and rentals are available, if you don't have your own gear- click on the "rentals" button on top of this page for all rental prices....or $5 for just hanging around, watching the fish get fed, and seeing the "water people" having fun.!

Normal Seabase Hours:

and ...we will be open on July 4th, and the 24th!

  We will be open all year, except July 11, 12, 13, and 14th. Please schedule around that weekend! To make up for any inconvenience, we will be open on Monday, the 8th and Tuesday the 9th of July, and after the weekend, on Monday the 15th, the 16th, and  Wednesday the 17th, as well as the normal Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays for the rest of the year.

 by appointment:   435-884-3874

Thursdays & Fridays, 9 AM to 3 PM 

Saturdays & Sundays, 8 AM to 3:30 PM   :and after hours, by arrangement, if you stay, it is a minimum of $20/hour (or part of an hour) extra, and it is pretty dark in the water by 3:30, because the mountains are just west of us!!   See "events" below for extra info on July's hours-

  We feed the fish at opening time, so try to come early and see the feeding-it is fun! Let us know you are coming out.  The "Fish feeding fee" is included in the $20 day pass, if you are here at opening time, ( and it is only $5.00 per person-if you don't want to get in the water). Please only use "reef safe" sunblock in the water , for the safety of the sealife. It is available here and at Neptune Divers in Salt Lake City.

All minors (under 18 years of age) MUST either bring their parents or a waiver signed (by parents). The waiver is printable, from the bottom left of this page

The Element11 event is over, but they left a nice present for a while-you will see a wonderful huge sculpture of a viking ship- Thanks, E11 people! We hear that it might stay here until next July.

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We have been annexed into Grantsville City-and were given a new street address. (it was 9390 West,)

now , to find us, it is :

 Bonneville Seabase                                                                    1600 NORTH SR 138                                                                           Grantsville Utah 84029-1179

     which is much more logical.  You might add "milemark 5" so even if you don't know the area, you can find us!  to get here from I-80, take exit 84.  For snail mail, use P O Box 1179.

Google maps is wrong, as are most GPS units-they will send you to our post office in Grantsville, so to use your GPS, please use :

N: 40 degrees 38.784'

W: 112 degrees 31.475 '

  better yet, just:

drive to exit 84 on I-80, and go SOUTH (away from the Great Salt Lake) for 5 miles on hiway 138  and we are on the east side (toward Salt Lake City)of the highway.   Watch for cattle on the road, as they get out of their designated spaces frequently, and they are not very smart..   

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See some of our underwater life at Seabase on YouTube videos  !

the youtube video from China: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfn04URoBso

Non profit groups: you can get a discount on area use fees on Thursdays, Fridays, & Sundays

                                                           photo of sunrise by Lynn Findlay

                                                                             angelfish, by Linda

to contact us:  info@seabase.net    or call  

                                    435-884-3874

Seabase Conditions as of 6.17.2013

White Rocks Bay
Habitat Bay
The Abyss

80ºF
78ºF
83F

 

Snorkel and Dive in Utah

all year, with tropical marine fish!

       The water is usually clearer in the morning-and much better under sunlight.  The cold weather  and rain is keeping the water a little cool, but the temperature swings are bigger this year than ever before!. Next few months are expected to be hot! The "vis" is not fantastic, but the fish make it fun. In some places we only have 6' or 7' or so, and up to 12' when the sun shines!-the weekend should get better-.--be aware it can get kicked up with a lot of divers, so come early.  In the Abyss, the vis is usually a lot better, but not as much to see.  Seabase is a good snorkeling place, and the fish are not slow getting to the surface to eat lettuce from your fingers.-   Keep in touch so we can let you know when the water conditions change! 435-884-3874.

  It still gets dark early, even at this time of year, and by 4 in the afternoon, the sun gets close to the mountain tops to the west- so come early for the most fun.  Opening time, when we feed the fish is a good time to start! - 8AM on weekends, and 9 on Thursday and Friday and Holidays.

The bigger fish are staying in White Rocks Bay, but not all- and there are alot of new baby porkfish and little butterfly fish outside by the teaching platforms.  There are friendly angel fish, banner fish and a shark or two in Habitat Bay and White Rocks Bay..

We still recommend a 7 ml wetsuit during this cool weather.

     

Steve Ray, the Stingray, is very tame,    This Southern sting ray is friendly, and...I knew you were going to ask..you may not pet him, please. He IS a Southern STING ray.    

     In the Abyss, if you are quiet and persistant, you might    find a few silver jennies, definitely some mollies, and lots of tunicates.

   While you can see some of fish from the surface, you can see a lot more if you are in the water and swimming slowly.  

     Habitat Bay has the "ship" wreck and the platforms.  The big jacks and pompano swim around the platforms and put on quite a show on the warmer days in the morning when we feed them-not in midwinter, however.. The other Habitat Bay fish hang close to the warmer water by the inflows on the bottom, especially the little juvenile porkfish and butterfly fish.   The two nurse sharks can usually be found in the middle or North side of White Rocks Bay, or in Habitat Bay on the teaching platform, near the ship wreck, with a lot of brightly colored young pork fish and some monos swimming around them. 

    Abyss is usually a lot clearer-(but without many fish, not so much fun!)  And because the Abyss is deep and not very wide, it will feel much warmer than the bays.

    May '08

 

Photos by :

Lynn Findlay & Linda Nelson

 

        
 

Quick Links

Driving Directions

Child Waiver Updated 8-15-11


 

What's New


  "Divers Log" Section added to the Seabase web site. Read all about people's experiences at Seabase or submit you own comments.

 

Hours of Operations

Thursday and Friday - 9A-3P.
Saturday and Sunday - 8 A-3:30 P
Special Reservations Available for other days.  Call or e-mail for possibility of appointment.

Contact Seabase

E-mail - info@seabase.net
Local - 435.884.3874

FAX-435-884-0132

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Photography by

Linda Nelson, Lynn Findlay and

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