Cavern Dives - Recommendations

[Dive-aholic]

King's isn't really worth it. It was a nice dive after the manatee snorkel, but I wouldn't pay to just dive King's.

 

[stairman]

There wasent a fee to dive Kings spring when I was there,but its in the middle of the river.The dive shop at the Port hotel[where Elvis once stayed]rents pontoon boats.You can see King spring from the shop.Paradise is about 30 bucks to dive,same for Blue Grotto and devils den,which are only a few miles apart.Ginnie is 25 bucks,Manatee is cheaper but you might need a dolly from the parking lot.Blue springs[volusia county]is also cheaper[state park]but a long walk in the water to the headspring.

 

[Dive-aholic]

There wasn't a fee for me either. I don't see a point in paying a boat rental fee or a for a shop to take me out to the cavern unless I'm planning on doing something else out there.

 

[stairman]

It wouldnt be a hard swim from the bank with a flag but Im not sure theyll let you do it.We did rent a pontoon boat and dove it,then rpde all over Kings Bay only to realize that king was really the only one worth diving,but we had fun.

 

[ucfdiver]

Buford is a drive, but the best cavern in the state. Just remember accident analysis rule #4 (depth) when diving there.

 

[SuPrBuGmAn]

Buford is a drive, but the best cavern in the state...

I wonder if that can be argued by someone who's dived more of them Buford definately isn't the largest, but its big, that much is for sure!

I'm not saying its not the best either, I've yet to dive it myself(its high on my list). I've been running across a few big ones lately though, and cavern zones which connect multiple sinks(as in a cavern zone traverse - LOL) and know of several other large caverns that I haven't visited yet.

 

[LiteHedded]

I wonder if that can be argued by someone who's dived more of them Buford definately isn't the largest, but its big, that much is for sure!

I'm not saying its not the best either, I've yet to dive it myself(its high on my list). I've been running across a few big ones lately though, and cavern zones which connect multiple sinks(as in a cavern zone traverse - LOL) and know of several other large caverns that I haven't visited yet.

which ones are these?

 

[SuPrBuGmAn]

The ones you don't mention, with much detail, on the internet - LOL.

 

[LiteHedded]

The ones you don't mention, with much detail, on the internet - LOL.

ok...

 

[ucfdiver]

I wonder if that can be argued by someone who's dived more of them Buford definately isn't the largest, but its big, that much is for sure!

I'm not saying its not the best either, I've yet to dive it myself(its high on my list). I've been running across a few big ones lately though, and cavern zones which connect multiple sinks(as in a cavern zone traverse - LOL) and know of several other large caverns that I haven't visited yet.

I know of one that is bigger and closed to the public in tally, but it would be hard as heck to keep something much larger a secret. Dropping down to 80ft, and being at the TOP of a cavern that's 140ft deep is simply amazing. Lots of the dive you'll have more cavern than light :11: