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Blue Hole, Santa Rosa NM - Santa Rosa NM


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Blue Hole, Santa Rosa NM is a shore accessible fresh water dive site, located in Santa Rosa, NM. This dive site has an average rating of 3.70 out of 5 from 47 scuba divers. The maximum depth is 71-80ft/22-24m. The average visibility is 31-35ft/9-11m. This dive site provides bathrooms and airfills. Training platforms are available.

Blue Hole is a spring 60’ in diameter at the surface (120’ at the bottom) and 80’ deep in Santa Rosa, NM. 62 degrees year round. The Blue Hole is managed by the city. A life guard is on site. Small man-made cliff for jumping in. Stairs for easy access. Plenty of parking. Outside showers. Dive permit required for small fee.

Blue Hole in Santa Rosa, New Mexico, has been visited by mammoths, native Indians, Spanish conquistadors and even famous outlaws. This deep well of clear, artesian water is also known as "Nature’s Jewel," it’s a favorite site for dive training because of its consistent year-round water temperature and good visibility.

Blue Hole appears in the midst of the desert like a great blue gem. ( Agua Negra Chiquita) Once known as Blue Lake, it is one of seven sister lakes connected underground by a vast system of water.

Suba divers who drive ten hours to get here, we know it’s the crystalline water that draws them in. Visibility is an astonishing 100’, due to the fact that the water completely renews itself every six hours—it’s truly never the same lake twice. What doesn’t change is the temperature—a constant 62 degrees, ideal for storing a fine Cabernet or tossing in the kids on a hot summer’s day. Within a few minutes of exiting the interchange, they’ll literally be climbing the walls—the lovely rock surrounds of Blue Hole, that is—and jumping in.

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ClimbrJohn - 11/21/2022 10:54 PM
Rating Added: 3
Brr!
SideMountDiver - 12/03/2019 2:58 PM
Rating Added: 3
GREAT Training Site! Great for Skill practice. COOL water, but very clear due to the outflow.

Buoyancy Skills, Deep skills, and Altitude Skills!
WaterBoy700 - 7/29/2019 11:59 PM
I like this place for Diving. I HAVE TIME TO GO IF ANYONE FROM THE BAY AREA IS INTERESTED IN GOING. I AM FROM SAN JOSE.
669-262-2696
MICHAEL I HAVE OVER 400 DIVES BUT HAVE NOT BEEN DIVING FOR 9 MONTHS ..
joe_bird - 7/29/2019 9:18 PM
I went scuba diving here on 7/20/2019. Average viz: 51-60ft/16-18m. Water temp: 61-65°F/16-18°C.
CoastieDiver - 9/27/2018 8:15 PM
Dove here 20 and 21 Sep 2018. Wore a 7mm suit, 5mm boots, gloves and hood. Did not get cold at all. Vis was great as it was during the week. Water was around 62 degrees. Saw one catfish and a goldfish. Could see the bottom as soon as we went over the edge. Good platforms for the safety stop (it is an altitude dive @4600 ft). People leave stuff on the bottom but no trash other than glow sticks. I think people throw them in to see if they can see them when they hit bottom. Hung around on Sat to get a t-shirt from the dive shop. Super friendly owner and she has gear for rent just in case. Definitely recommend this dive if for no other reason than you dive a hole in the ground in the desert.
Jayfarmlaw - 9/14/2018 12:07 AM
Dove here 9-8-18, fun dive, wore a 7 mil full suit, semi-dry hood, 5 mil gloves, and 3 mil boots with socks. Got a little cold the second dive, but mainly because I sat on a ledge at 40 feet watching the swimmers diving in off the ledge. Great visability, especially in the morning before the swimmers show up. The arrived in mass about lunch time. Visability drops, but is still great. Water temp was 62 degrees. Air fills are available on site for $8. $20 permit to dive for a week. We did two dives, ate at the Comet II, and headed back to OK. Wife did not care for the lack of aquatic life, but I’d go back in a second. It’s not boring if you are looking for stuff...
WaterBoy700 - 12/08/2017 4:42 PM
Oooo. Cool place to dive.

Looking for dive buddies on or about the 23rd or so of Dec.

Michael

415-846-2450
aquaphile - 7/09/2017 8:00 PM
Went diving here 7/8/2017, did 2 morning Nitrox dives, then a night dive (also on Nitrox). Viz was ok, about 30-40ft. Someone had put a large wooden treasure chest (temporarily?) on the bottom I think the night before. Tons of swimmers in the morning. 2nd morning dive had to wade through a line swimmers going in/out & there were at least 6-8 other divers in a class group. Saw a few fish on the morning dives, found someone’s log book on the bottom & luckily met the diver at the end of our dive as he was going in!
Night dive was lots of fun, no other divers around, saw a large catfish at least 2ft long, saw several crawfish on the stairs as we were getting out. Thunderstorm had rolled through the area late afternoon but finally cleared up enough by about 7:00-7:30pm so we could dive that night.
divercharles - 6/30/2017 4:27 PM
Rating Added: 3
A nice relaxing dive site. Love it especially during off-season, as one only needs a diving permit to dive it. From Memorial Day to Labor Day one has to have also a parking permit, which I find aggrevating and annoying. I always get the seasonal passes to avoid the aggrevation.
WaterBoy700 - 11/30/2016 9:15 AM
Hello everyone!
I’m not sure yet if I like the parking lot changes yet or not. . ? Is more difficult to get A big truck in the parking lot than before? The picnic tables are A great improvement! But all the parking changes, I m not sure of yet.
Michael Brown
WaterBoy700 - 11/30/2016 9:10 AM
Hello.

I for sure will be going back to the Blue Hole again as soon as possible. Maybe I can see more mermaids, excuse me, I mean fish. 24th of November. I did notice that the parking lot has some changes. Ñ
WaterBoy700 - 11/30/2016 9:07 AM
Hello everyone!
I went diving again in the Blue Hole in Santa Rosa New Mexico. On the 24th of November. After my dive I ran into A sexy mermaid from Pennsylvania who was swimming in her bathing suit! Cold, I don’t know what was more exciting seeing the very colorful FISH, or her. ! LOL.
aquaphile - 11/27/2016 9:49 PM
Went diving here for the first time on 10/24/2016. Weather was great, sunny, though air temp was a little chilly at about 8:00am (mid 50’s). Wore a cheapie 7mil (Akona) & stayed nicely warm with that, 7/4 mil AquaLung hood, 5mil Mares gloves, 5mil Tusa boots, & just a rashguard & swimtrunks under the suit.
Being a Monday we had the entire place virtually to ourselves, crystal clear vis - so good in fact that down at 50-55 ft (with nobody swimming at the surface) we could look up at midday & clearly see the top of the tallest tree at the water’s edge! Saw several fish, some fairly colorful. Will definitely go back.
joshuabell9780 - 7/02/2016 5:07 PM
I went scuba diving here on 7/2/2016.
Great vis, overall outstanding dive. I was in a Mares 8.6.5 and was comfortable. Water temp was 61 degrees. Swimmers like to leave a lot of trash that ends up in the water so we cleaned it up a bit while we were down there. Saw a few fish and crawfish are out in full force in the evening.
WaterBoy700 - 7/02/2016 11:05 PM
I go there a lot.
NMGoose - 7/02/2016 11:18 PM
I havent been there in a year but heard the city rep is a real jackass. Don’t know what Stella can do for you but, can still talk with her about it. it effects HER business.
WaterBoy700 - 3/16/2016 12:14 PM
I went scuba diving here on 3/12/2016. Average viz: 16-20ft/5-6m. Water temp: 61-65°F/16-18°C.
Love This Place. ☺
WaterBoy700 - 3/09/2016 9:15 AM
I went scuba diving here on 3/5/2016. Average viz: 11-15ft/3-5m. Water temp: 61-65°F/16-18°C.
Group of 13 in the Water when I went to the Blue Hole on the 5th of March. Like I said I love this place :)
61 degrees all the time. What else do you want?!
WaterBoy700 - 2/07/2016 11:49 AM
I went scuba diving here on 1/20/2016. Water temp: 61-65°F/16-18°C.
Very clear water, might be a little more water in the hole than last time.

Warm water in the opening to the caves??
eod13x - 6/09/2015 10:46 AM
Rating Added: 3
Great training Site! Good dive site to do checkout dives as well. Not much to see although the viz is pretty decent, unless a bunch of divers are in the water. Also, it can get pretty crowded since it is one of the few decent dives in the area.
scubawertz - 9/28/2015 4:04 AM
Haven’t been back in a couple of years. Is the visitor center open or is it still closed and vacant?
WaterBoy700 - 12/03/2015 7:20 PM
If they know ur come they will have someone waiting to take ur MoneY.. OR THE risk is yours. 😆
WaterBoy700 - 12/03/2015 7:22 PM
Remember I m afaid 0 sharks . 😕
WaterBoy700 - 12/03/2015 7:22 PM
If they know ur come they will have someone waiting to take ur MoneY.. OR THE risk is yours. 😆
WaterBoy700 - 12/07/2015 8:42 AM
Very cool place, 61 Degrees. LoL. I might get to go there in a week or 2 if my trip goes close.
NMGoose - 2/03/2016 7:25 PM
When I first started going there, there were a lot of trinkets, etc and even an electric guitar attached to the floor but then some group went in and cleaned most of it out saying that these items we tacky. Well, considering what there is and nothing to see the trinkets and other items were an attraction for many.
austinjvaughn - 10/26/2014 6:15 PM
I went scuba diving here on 10/19/2014. Average viz: 31-35ft/9-11m. Water temp: 61-65°F/16-18°C.
austinjvaughn - 10/26/2014 6:14 PM
I went scuba diving here on 10/25/2014. Average viz: 31-35ft/9-11m. Water temp: 61-65°F/16-18°C.