This is a great place to get scuba diving certified! The water is always 61 degrees and a beautiful, clear aqua color. There are steps to enter the water and a platform to practice a giant stride entry. There is a spacious indoor warming area with changing rooms, including showers. There is limited seating and tables, so plan ahead. I recommend tarps for your gear since the grass is very dried about and gets all over your dive gear. read more

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If it were open, that would b a great improvement. It being closed is a bit inconvenient if u are interested in diving

Had a great time diving at the Blue Hole, but be warned, Divers! Before 11am is "diver only time" and after that swimmers are allowed in. I'm not sure how it is in the winter but in the summer there was a TON of swimmers. It can cloud up visibility a tad bit in the shallows but as you near the bottom it doesn't seem to effect it. I did notice that before 11am the locals are pretty respectful of this rule which is nice. Just do your dives early! Stella is the lady who runs the little shop. It's like a Caribbean style dive shack, she's super friendly and helpful. She has all the tanks you might need at a very cheap price. Her tanks seem to be pretty well maintained and taken care of as well and she is always happy to give advice or tips on diving The Blue Hole! Just note, this is a cash only place and the parking fee, permits and tanks all must be paid for with cash. Attached also is the Santa Rosa convention center, which is a really neat building and visitor information center where you can get info on the Blue Hole and the town of Santa Rosa. They also have indoor restrooms, showers and plenty of amenities. The diving itself is really interesting. It's definitely worth stopping off here and giving it a go. I can see how it might get a little boring after years of doing it but for locals from New Mexico and even AZ, TX and CO it's a GREAT place to practice skills and get your fins wet. read more

Stella, the owner, is wonderful. She had nearly everything we needed to dive. She has 7mm wetsuits, gloves, and socks - you'll need them because the water is COLD! This is a high altitude dive so when you combine that with the suit you'll need extra weights. Stella checked on us when we got in the water and had extra weights standing by. In this case it was good because my husband needed them. Make sure to have Stella stamp your dive book before you leave. read more

You will find Stella at the dive shop behind the community center on Blue Hole road. She not only has everything you need (we rented wetsuits, tanks and weights) she will check on you as you need it. We weren't sure how much weight we would need with the 7mil farmer john and 7 mil jacket, she bought us a few more pounds, although we should have just descended the line on the platform, she had our weights right on at the start. You do need to pay $8 for a week- long dive permit unless you have an instructor who has already paid. The dive center and Blue Hole are busiest on the weekends, we went on a Wednesday and all the city employees were in a meeting until about 10:30 am - call a day or two ahead if you're going Monday-Friday. Interesting diving and GORGEOUS blue water. There is an interesting collection of "art" and other stuff on the ledges and at the bottom. We saw a couple of goldfish, but they're quick and wary of humans. So glad we traveled this way and went for our "Desert Dive"! read more

Santa Rosa Dive Center - Swimming Pools Near Me - Santa Rosa, New Mexico

This shack/shop is literally a hop skip away from Blue Hole. It's basically right on site for divers to fill up their tanks, rent gear, and pay for the $8 week permit. Support the local shop. read more

Stella is great, I'm not sure what I love about the blue hole so much but I dive it every time I drive through. I always rent everything I need from here. read more