How I Shore Dive the Yellow Brick Road

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Divemaster Austin

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April 2, 2026

In December of 2025, I went to check out the Yellow Brick Road off of Hollywood Beach for the first time.

It's name references the road from the movie The Wizard of Oz, as at first glance, the site looks like a boring road of concrete bricks.

But if you actually dive this site, you'll see that it's so much more, and covered in marine life.

On first glance it doesn't look like much, but stay with me!

How to Find the Yellow Brick Road

The dive site is located directly in front of the Margaritaville Resort in Hollywood Beach located at the address 1111 N Ocean Dr, Hollywood, FL 33019.

You'll want to enter the water directly in front the resort, Tiki Hut and Lighthouse. You can also look for the M7 Lifeguard tower once on the beach (pictured above).

Entering the Water at the Yellow Brick Road

The site runs east to west a couple hundred feet off the shore. I scuba dove from the shore solo, so I had a dive flag attached to me the entire time.

This is required by Florida in order for divers to mark their location for boats and authorities when diving.

What Marine Life I Saw

4 Legal Size Lobster Which I Caught & Grilled at My Diver Meetup!

Parking & Logistics for Yellow Brick Road

You have a few options when it comes to parking to dive the Yellow Brick Road.

Your best options are the Margaritaville Resort or street parking near Buchanan Street.

Either way, expect to pay the garage entry fee or metered street parking.

From your car to the water is about a five-minute walk, but the Hollywood Beach Boardwalk runs the entire length of the beach, which means hauling all your scuba gear through pedestrian traffic.

Expect a lot of looks and conversations walking through here.

You'll definitely be Aura Farming.

A wheeled gear cart or dive bag with shoulder straps makes this significantly easier.

There are showers, restrooms, and a rinse station nearby, so you're not driving home soaking wet and salty.

Best Conditions for Diving Yellow Brick Road

When I dove this site in December, visibility was around 20-30 feet, which is pretty typical for South Florida winter conditions.

That said, visibility here can flip quickly depending on recent weather, so check conditions before you go.

The best time to dive the Yellow Brick Road is when there's calm seas and waves under 2-3 feet.

Anything more makes the surface swim significantly harder and visibility worse.

I check the Windfinder Website or App to check the wave direction, tides, and wave heights.

For example, I would not dive in these conditions as it's over 4ft+ seas.

Living in Miami, my trick to know whether Hollywood Beach is going to make a good dive, is to first check the underwater cameras located nearby.

These are the ones I check:

While these cams aren't Hollywood beach, they're very close and experience near identical conditions.

You can also call local dive shops and ask them the latest visibility report.

I recommend calling and renting any gear from Aquaman Diving, tell them DivemasterAustin sent you for a discount.

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Austin Tuwiner

I'm a PADI Divemaster based in South Florida.

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