About Who's Been Here Photos Revisions Codorus State Park 2600 Smith Station Road, Hanover, PA 17331-8000 717-637-2816 | More Info Max Depth: 36-40ft/11-12m Average Viz: 5-10ft/2-3m Entry Type: Shore Bottom Composition: Clay/Muck Aquatic Life: Might See Something Rating: 3.00 by 3 divers Summer: 76-80°F/24-27°C 8/08/2010 9:26 PM

Codorus State Park is a shore accessible fresh water dive site, located at 2600 Smith Station Road, Hanover, PA 17331-8000. This dive site has an average rating of 3.00 out of 5 from 3 scuba divers. The maximum depth is 36-40ft/11-12m. The average visibility is 5-10ft/2-3m.

The 3,452-acre Codorus State Park is in the rolling hills of southern York County. The 1,275-acre Lake Marburg has 26 miles of shoreline and is a reststop for migrating waterfowl and shorebirds. The lake is also popular with sailboaters and motorboaters. Anglers love the lake for warm water fishing and can also fish Codorus Creek for trout. Picnicking, swimming in the pool and camping are popular activities.

Due to the volume of boat traffic on Lake Marburg, scuba diving is only permitted in Sinsheim Cove, in the east side of the park. Divers must register and show their certification at the park office before diving, then sign out at the park office after diving. Divers must use the buddy system and a diving flag for safety. There is no charge for diving at Codorus State Park

Directions:
 

From I-83, take Exit 8. Go 18 miles west on PA 216 to the park. From PA 116 west and east of Hanover go through Hanover. Turn right onto PA 216 east and go three miles to the park.

Comments

DiveMeToTheMoon - 6/17/2014 7:32 AM Rating Added: 3 I personally like this spot. Two buddies and I have been hitting this once a week for a few weeks now after work. We’ve found part of an old foundation, the road of course, and something else that I am not giving away just yet until we can check it out better, that is a bit more technical. Fish life is excellent. It does get a bit dark down around 20 feet, but if you want crystal clear water, then go to the quarries or wait for a trip to the tropics. But, if you don’t mind, and even LIKE dark water, as I do, then check it out. I’ve been in MUCH worse than this, so this isn’t too bad. But then, I like an adventure and a challenge. If it’s dark or cold, or better....both, then it keeps others away and I get to see what’s there, potentially first. :-)

DiveMeToTheMoon - 6/06/2014 4:01 AM Been here a few times in the last 2 weeks. We have found the old road (not hard to find), and on 6/3/2014 my dive buddies found a foundation. Going back again to dig around it and see what else is there. Aside from that, I shot a lot of video of fish. The fish life is pretty good here, which is what I like personally. If you are looking for wrecks, you should probably just head to the ’pay to play’ quarries or the ocean. But for a local FREE dive spot that you will have all to yourselves (unless I am there), this is a decent mid week dive. I don’t mind dark water though, so... meh. Fish - Lake Marburg - 6/3/2014 youtu.be/Z3oskFHoYs0 There are more video’s on my YouTube account from this location, all marked as "Lake Marburg"

Dooga - 8/09/2010 9:50 PM I dove here on August 5th, and it will likely be a site I won’t return to. Diving at Codorus State Park is a relatively new thing, and due to the high volume of boat traffic on the lake, the diving is restricted to one cove, which is quite shallow. On this particular ocassion, the seaweed was extremely thick and the visibility quite low due to a very silty bottom and recent rain storms. Aside from that, there is simply nothing to see in this cove, aside from an old hardball road left behind when the town of Marburg was flood in the 60s to create this lake. I did speak with the park’s assistant manager before leaving about the idea of scuttling some boats and other structures to provide something for divers to explore, and he seemed open to the idea. Perhaps in the future this could be a decent dive site. It is free, at least.