That is usually what the fee is for. And it usually isn't very much. They do have septic and water costs and to provide it free would bankrupt them!
Quarry or Lake??
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That is usually what the fee is for. And it usually isn't very much. They do have septic and water costs and to provide it free would bankrupt them!
claymore
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I dive several old iron mine pits in Minnesota & Wisconsin mainly because the vis is better than most lakes in this area and there are several that do not allow motorized traffic on them. Many of the mine pits are in or partially surrounded by parks or are on privately owned land and managed by the DNR as recreation areas (Crosby Ironton Minnesota area.)
These Mines tend to be very deep 200+ ft and cold 40 - 50 degrees at depth year round.
They do not tend to be as weed choked in the shallow water (less than 20 ft.) as most of the lakes and as mentioned they have been stocked with interesting sights and fish.
I would rather dive the caribbean but the mines are HERE!
These Mines tend to be very deep 200+ ft and cold 40 - 50 degrees at depth year round.
They do not tend to be as weed choked in the shallow water (less than 20 ft.) as most of the lakes and as mentioned they have been stocked with interesting sights and fish.
I would rather dive the caribbean but the mines are HERE!
Yup. I don't know of any lakes around here but there are 4 quarries within a 30 minute drive. Quarries tend to have much more "dive attractions" placed in them (such as cars, planes, boats, etc.)
OK, so there is a bit more to it than I was guessing
One comment stood out to me - PAYING to use a quarry. That would just suck. I realize that if it is private property and they can do whatever they want, etc. etc. I get it. But even so.........it would suck. On the other hand, at the usual diving spot around here, you gotta pay $10 for the car and driver to park, plus $5 for each passenger for a parking spot - but if you could manage to get to the dive site without parking, then it wouldn't cost anything. So, I guess it's not any different. I'll work on my attitude a bit here
There are three quarries I have been to where you ave to pay to enter (Guppy Gulch, Bainbridge Sportsmans Club, and of course Dutch Springs). With Dutch, and probably Bainbridge, the entrence fee is there to cover costs of running the quarry as a dive site, keeping the changing rooms clean and that sort of stuff
John_B
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You could always buy your own flooded limestone quarry and dive it for free after that. Except for insurance, taxes, upkeep (docks, platforms, road/path maintenance), portapotties...One comment stood out to me - PAYING to use a quarry. That would just suck. I realize that if it is private property and they can do whatever they want, etc. etc. I get it. But even so.........it would suck. On the other hand, at the usual diving spot around here, you gotta pay $10 for the car and driver to park, plus $5 for each passenger for a parking spot - but if you could manage to get to the dive site without parking, then it wouldn't cost anything. So, I guess it's not any different. I'll work on my attitude a bit here
mpgunner
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I was down on Lake diving (not many quarries I know of in the Seattle area) and just did Puget Sound diving. Then for my deep diver specialty we went to Lake Cresent. A very deep and clear lake. Way cool. We went to 130 (the bottom is around 270 I think) and had a blast.
I'm going to try to get some more lakes in up here.
I'm going to try to get some more lakes in up here.
Wobbegong wannabe
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I'd like to thank you all for the info, like Nudediver I come from a place without flooded quarries. I knew people dived them for practice, but I had no idea they were so deep and had so much interesting stuff.
Now I wanna see the 727 jet...
Now I wanna see the 727 jet...
psychocabbage
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Me too! but with my luck, its in some cold place..
We have a couple of quarries here in the Houston area.. but I never really hear anything remarkable about them.
The vis is usually bad. The fees to get in are kinda high for what it is. Just not the best diving but does at least get you underwater.
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