Complete your open water referral dives in the geothermally heated Homestead Crater in Midway, Utah. The toasty 96ºF water combines scuba diving and a spa treatment into one fantastic experience! Homestead Crater is a truly unique experience and a wonderful way for novice divers to test the waters. Drive time from Boulder is approximately eight to nine hours but varies depending on the weather. Trips run from the fall through the spring.

Open Water Diver Certification Fee: $350*

• Includes: Tanks, weights, BCD, regulator, computer, and Ocean First instructor for four checkout dives.
• Prices do not include tax, lodging, meals, crater entrance fee (payable directly to Homestead Resort), or transportation.
• All divers are required to transport their own tanks, weights, and dive gear to and from the dive site. 

*If you have already paid for your Open Water checkout dives when you signed up for your Open Water course, please call Ocean First (303-444-7234), so we can sign you up manually for this trip.