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Location: South Padre Island (United States (south))
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Here you can see what other divers thought, the top dive sites, what fish to see, and what wrecks are here.
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Top Dive Sites (make sure you dive these!)
1 Sponge Gardens With 5 votes(s).
2 Dona Nelly With 3 votes(s).
3 Albatross With 1 votes(s).
4 Deep 6 With 1 votes(s).

Marine Sightings:

Based on data from your reviews for South Padre Island. we know the following about the marine life you can expect to see.
If you have been to South Padre Island please add a review (see left). Your experience of what you saw will help to extend these results!

Reef Fish Sightings: Pelagic Fish Sightings: Quality of Coral:

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Reviews:

Here are the last 10 reviews for South Padre Island. Show all of them.

Visited Comments
June 2005 Good place to vacation, swim, dive, etc.
Date posted: 02-May-2006 03:05 by: Jordan
June 2005 Sponge Gardens are deep but in my opinion worthwhile. I think S. Padre is also good for families to just enjoy the beach activities. Lots of diving is deep so water is usually clear, but not perfectly crystal crystal clear.
Date posted: 21-Jan-2006 04:24 by: Harold
July 2001 There is a big variety of marine life here. There is also snorkeling for non scuba divers.
Date posted: 17-Jan-2006 04:01 by: Wanda
May 2001 It was a little bit stormy when I went, so, visibility was down. But in generall, good vacationing spot.
Date posted: 17-Jan-2006 03:50 by: Allen
July 2004 Dona Nelly and the Sponge Gardens are great. Kind of deep, but still enjoyable.
Date posted: 17-Jan-2006 03:43 by: Florence
June 2004 For a relatively new reef, I am surprised by how much fish and marine growth has occured on the Dona Nelly. It a wreck from 85- about 130/5 ft.
Date posted: 17-Jan-2006 03:37 by: Judy
June 2005 South Padre is a blast. I've just recently been going and I don't mind going back there. It's a very fun place to swim, shop, and scuba.
Date posted: 17-Jan-2006 03:30 by: Frances
May 2002 Sponge Gardens are a good reef to visit. I would do it again for sure.
Date posted: 17-Jan-2006 03:23 by: Jessie
June 2003 Good place to vacation and dive. Most dives are offshore and usually need a boat to access. Great place for kids and adults of all ages. Good weather common. Very warm water (85 degrees or more in summer). Short drive from Mexican border.
Date posted: 16-Jan-2006 23:29 by: Alex
July 2005 Decent wreck. Deep compared to most diving spots around the world. Be carefull of jellyfish when onshore. Usually not a problem, but can come in large amounts.
Date posted: 16-Jan-2006 23:19 by: Melvin


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