North, San Juan
Escambrón Marine Park
Also called Balneario El Escambrón, Parque del Tercer Milenio
Puerta de Tierra, San Juan.
- Depth
- To 40 ft (To 12 m)
- A 20 ft deep "Fish Protection Wall" (Scuba Dogs)
- Maximum 40 ft (SSI blog)
- Figure 8 Reef, maximum 26 to 30 ft (DiveBuddy listing)
- Entry
- Shore
- Level
- Discover Scuba (no card needed) and up
- Open Water divers; snorkel tours, Discover Scuba and night dives are offered (Scuba Dogs)
What's down there
- Two sandy beaches; natural reefs called Sea Grapes Corner and Snorkel Reef; 200+ artificial "Taino Reefs"; reef caverns and swim-throughs called The Labyrinth; an underwater park of Roman columns, statues and ship shapes ("City of Atlantis") (Scuba Dogs)
- Zones on the operator's map: Beach Life, Turtle Bay, Pressure Point, Taino Reef, Labyrinth Reef, Fishing Zone (Scuba Dogs)
Marine life
- 15+ resident turtles, mostly green, some hawksbill; yellowtail snapper, blue tang, octopus, lobster (Scuba Dogs)
- Occasional manatees and stingrays (Scuba Dogs)
Who dives it
- Scuba Dogs, Guaynabo, San Juan and Guánica Site checked
In the 787daily Guide: Escambrón Marine Park, with today's conditions.
Sources
Sources (3)
- Scuba Dogs, Escambrón (opens in a new tab), operator, no date; checked Oct 18, 2026
- SSI blog (opens in a new tab), press, no date; checked Oct 18, 2026
- DiveBuddy listing (opens in a new tab), dive log or listing, no date; checked Oct 18, 2026
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