WEST POINT DIVE PARK - LOHRVILLE
West Point Dive Park is Mountain Bay Scuba's private training quarry. It is located near Red Granite about 1 hour from the Fox Valley. Below are directions to the park. Or, download a PDF that includes a street view of the entrance. See you there!
Directions:
From the Fox Valley, take HWY 10 West towards Stevens Point. Exit at HWY 49, at the bottom of exit ramp turn left toward Berlin/Red Granite. You will pass through West Bloomfield, Poy Sippi and Auroraville. You will come to a 4-way stop sign at Hwy 21, turn right on to HWY 21 toward Red Granite. Drive through Red Granite, you will pass a Kwik Trip gas station on your left. Shortly after the Kwik Trip, make a left hand turn onto County Rd EE. Follow EE through a few curves. When you come to a bar called Good Times you will turn right on Oak Street. The dive park is on the right about a half mile up the road. (There is a sign in the trees that says West Point, closed). Follow the gravel road up hill and to the left.
WEST POINT - LIABILITY RELEASE FORMS
To dive at West Point or to participate in any type of water activity, you must have the signed liability waivers below on file. Please download these forms and complete them prior to your first trip to West Point. They will be collected when you arrive and kept on file.
west_point_aquatic_release.pdf
west_point_scuba__release.pdf
WEST POINT DIVE PARK HISTORY
West Point Dive Park is located in the town of Lohrville, Wisconsin, Waushara County. The American Granite Company started quarrying operations in 1906 and the village is named for the company's first president, Charles Lohr. When operations ceased, the pumps were turned off, and the quarry filled with spring fed water.
For many years after that, the quarry was a swimming hole used by the locals and known as the Aardvark Quarry (supposedly due to some graffiti painted on the rocks). A rite of passage for many, was jumping from the quarry rim (60-70 feet) into the cool water below - an activity that is no longer allowed.
Mountain Bay Scuba now leases the quarry from the county and conducts many classes, trainings, and events at the site. The DNR lists the quarry as being 2 acres and a maximum depth of 64 feet. Besides bass and panfish, freshwater jellyfish make their appearance in the fall. West Point Dive Park is beautiful both above and below the water.