Ft Pierce Inlet State Recreation State Park

Fort Pierce

PepperPark --- US 1 to North bridge Causeway. North on A1A to UDTSealMuseum. Park by the Bathrooms/Showers. Swim Out aprox 200 yards to the 5' ledges. To be seen: Stingrays, Barracuda, Spadefish, Jacks, Eels, Turtles, 1.2 Billion Blenny's and Urchins. 250 million sea cucumbers. Spanish Gold Coins. If you see a Mortar Round DO NOT TOUCH! These are left over from the Navy Seal training Era and will cause Horrific Burns! Take a good compass reading on it and call for the Sheriff's Office EOD. Those crazy fools LIKE to play with that stuff!
Urca del Lima --- Just north (1000') of the Pepper Park dive site. Marked by four floating bouys. To see: Wooden planking from the ship. Several cannons, a huge anchor and ballast stones. Some misc iron rigging mostly corroded way. This is a PROTECTED ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE taking anything from there is a Misdeameanor of the First Degree or a Felony of the Third degree (circumstances) that ballast stone is not worth it!
Boiler Wreck -- Vero Beach. Take CR 60 (Beachland Blvd) to the eastern end. Park by the Ocean Grill. Swim straight out from the north end of the ocean grill to the wreck. Many Tropicals and a big old rusty Boiler
marks the spot.

Paddle Wheeler Wreck

1 mile south of Bryn Marh Campground on A1A

300’ offshore

15 to 30 feet

Ft Pierce Inlet State Recreation State Park

North Side of Fort Pierce Inlet off A1A

Surfside Park

SR A1A 1 mile south if Fort Pierce Inlet

300’ to 900’ offshore 15 to 60 ft

1. Inlet Park / - / The north point of Ft. Pierce Inlet
The north point of Ft. Pierce Inlet.
Lots of parking and facilities, small entry fee . The reef is 200 feet off the beach in 15 to 30 feet of water. Lots of high profile ledges and rocks. Great lobstering and tropicals. Lots of tropicals make their home in the rocks of the north jetty, too. The remains of a small fishing boat are found 1/4 mile north of the inlet in 15 feet of water.
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2. Kimberly Bergallis Park / - / 1 1/2 mi south of Ft. Pierce Inlet
1 1/2 mi south of Ft. Pierce Inlet.
Look for the large water tank. 1st reef is in 15 to 20 feet of water about 300 feet off the beach. 2nd reef is in 25 to 30 feet of water about 500 feet off the beach and the 3rd reef is in 55 to 60 feet of water about 800 feet off the beach. Good spearfishing, good lobstering early in the season.
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3. Douglas Beach Wreck / N27-25.299 - W80-16.500 / 2.8 mi south of the Ft. Pierce Inlet.
2.8 mi south of the Ft. Pierce Inlet.
1715 Plate Fleet , possibly the Nuestra Senora de la Nieves . Also known as the Gold Wreck . It is the southernmost known site of the 1715 fleet. The main ballast pile is located directly east of Frederick Douglas Memorial Beach. The wreck is scattered between State Beach Marker "A" and "L". The ballast pile is 300 feet off the beach in 15 feet of water. Just north, about .3 mile is Green Turtle Beach, which is at the center of the wreck site. Use either access.
John Brooks Park / Green Turtle Beach - this is the center of where material was found! 0.3 mi S of Green Turtle is Frederich Douglass Memorial Beach. This is the S end of the wreck. Ballast pile offshore.
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4. North Power Plant / - / ? mi south of the Ft. Pierce Inlet.
From Middle Cover Park, coins from the mid 1600's were found!
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5. Power Plant Wreck / N27-21.199 W80-13.650 / -
About 4 mi south of the Ft. Pierce Inlet
Unknown ship, unknown date, the remains of a Spanish ship are found here in 15 to 30 feet of water about 300 feet off the beach. Use the South Beach Rocks access. Beware of the water intakes of the power plant. Treacherous currents, advanced divers.
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6. South Beach Rocks / - / First turnoff S of St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant.
The first turnoff south of the St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant. Great spearfishing and tropicals. Many barracuda are sighted here. Reef is about 300 feet off the beach in 10 to 18 feet of water. Due to treacherous currents, this should be considered an advanced dive.
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7. Walton Rocks / - / 5 mi N of North Jensen Beach Causeway
11 mi south of Sea Way Dr. or 5 mi north of North Jensen Beach Causeway.
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8. House of Refuge / - / At the south end of Hutchinson Island
Located at the south end of Hutchinson Island, this is an old lifesaving station, now a museum. They now raise and release sea turtles and have a nice display of local history. 300 feet off the beach at the south end of the concrete wall are the remains of an old schooner. Sand dollars are found in the sand inland of the schooner.
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9. Bathtub Reef / - / From A1A on the south end of Hutchinson Island
Pre Hurricane Pictures of Bath Tub Reef
From A1A on the south end of Hutchinson Island, go south on MacArthur Blvd. To the public beach at the end of the road. Great for snorkeling, best diving is at high tide on the shallow reefs 100 to 300 feet off the beach.
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10. North Jetty Reef / - / -
From the end of the north jetty of St. Lucie Inlet, drift north with the current over the 2nd and 3rd reefs in 4 to 20 feet of water. You'll see large snook hiding under the ledges and early in the season, nice lobster and a few stone crabs hide here too. Be sure to float a dive flag and have all your permits in order, though. Florida Marine Patrol work this area very well.
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