Diving Lake Hydra, the Former Dutch Springs Quarry

Lake Hydra, formerly known as Dutch Springs, reopened in 2024 for training and certification dives.

Courtesy Ken Kraft

When most divers dream of getting their open-water certification, I’m willing to bet that Pennsylvania doesn’t make it onto the vision board. After all, who prefers a chance of snow over tropical reefs, soft sand, and fresh-cut pineapple waiting on the dive boat?…

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