William's Playground
16.3286°N 86.5765°W · wall
William’s Playground is a wall dive site in Roatán, Caribbean.
Overview
William’s Playground lies west of the Anthony’s Key Resort channel and has been described as a hidden gem that barely appears on the typical Roatan dive map. Black groupers lurk in the reef structure, blue tangs school above the coral, and seahorses have been reported clinging to gorgonians in the shallows. The wall drops off into deep blue water beyond the reef crest, following the same continuous barrier reef that defines Sandy Bay’s western shore. Visibility is generally 20 to 40 meters, with water temperatures between 26 and 29 degrees Celsius.
Site Information
- Location: Roatán, Caribbean
- Entry Type: Boat dive
- Site Type: Wall dive
- Difficulty Level: Intermediate
- Maximum Depth: 24 meters
Sources: Coconut Tree Divers – Roatan Dive Sites, CoCo View Resort – Dive Sites, Splash Inn Dive Resort – Roatan Diving Sites, Roatan-Diving.com – Dive Sites, Octopus Dive School – Roatan Dive Sites. Last updated 2026-06-27.
Sea-surface temperature and wave height from Open-Meteo Marine (ERA5 reanalysis, monthly averages).
525 verified species observations (255 species) logged within ~11 km of this site between 1911 and 2023, from the Ocean Biodiversity Information System.
- Pterois · lionfish
- Gambusia nicaraguensis
- Palatogobius grandoculus
- Poecilia orri
- Lipogramma evides · banded basslet
- Gnatholepis thompsoni · goldspot goby
- Epigonidae
- Gobiomorus dormitor
- Phaeoptyx
- Gerres cinereus
- Lutjanus apodus
- Malacoctenus erdmani · imitator blenny
Scientific survey records skew toward sampled taxa (molluscs, corals) and do not reflect what you are guaranteed to see on a dive.
Source: OBIS (obis.org), aggregated Darwin Core occurrence records.
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