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Millbrook Quarry

Earl Teaching at Millbrook

Millbrook Quarry, located in Haymarket, VA, is the closest dive site to Splash. There are a number of training platforms attached to floats, so they are always at a constant depth of 20 feet. For those who want to go deep and don't mind the cold, there is an airplane at 65 feet and a small Winnebago at 80 feet. There is also a variety of other wrecks in the shallow areas. Maximum depth is 90 feet.

Most of our training dives during the season take place here, from open water to rebreather courses.

Typical Conditions

During the summer months the first 20 or 30 feet warm up to about 65 °F, but the bottom is always in the mid-forties year-round.

The state of Virginia recently killed off the zebra mussels that were living in the quarry, and since then visibility has been deteriorating in the first 30 feet or so. Greater depths usually have pretty clear water for a mid-atlantic quarry.

Other Considerations

The quarry is open to divers on weekends, starting at 8:00. Admission at the gate is $25, but you can come to Splash and buy an entrance ticket for $15! Remember to bring your C-card, they check for them at the entrance gate.

There are no amenities on-site except for a couple of porta-johns. There is no dive shop close by, either. The advantage of the site's remoteness is the gas prices—many of us at Splash get our tanks filled at the Sheetz on Rts. 15 and 55.