Hows the diving at Willow Springs?

[Toolbox-13]

Hello Wreck Valley Divers,
Just wondering how the diving is at Willow Springs. Anyone who can let me know if its worth the trip (about 3 hours for me). Let me know of the positive and the negatives. Thanks for any help...

 

[scubadobadoo]

Hello Wreck Valley Divers,
Just wondering how the diving is at Willow Springs. Anyone who can let me know if its worth the trip (about 3 hours for me). Let me know of the positive and the negatives. Thanks for any help...

I would say it's pretty much like Dutch Springs but not as deep and much less visibilty. ANd no toys to play on like the new topside attractions at Dutch. Maybe 5-8 feet of viz when I was last there two years ago. One trip was good for my wife and I. Wouldn't do it again unless I lived close by. Great low viz practice in a safe environment. Nice facilties and a dive shop. If ya have nothing better to do and want to stay over and camp a night then maybe it's worth it. Go to shorediving.com and look it up. Detailed info and reviews...Have fun!

 

[Martini]

I went on Sunday. The ride was about 2 1/2 hours for me. Vis was about 10 feet. The diving was okay the ship called the quest was neat and the caboose was okay. Nothing great though. I went once and wouldn't go back because Dutch is closer and has better vis.

 

[FrankF]

let me know if its worth the trip

Nope.

 

[Toolbox-13]

Thanks for the replies...

 

[Spratman]

Hambleto and Ben (Dad) are going up on Sat. morning. I'm hoping to join them, since I've not dove there. They have a lot of stuff in the water. Yes, I heard the viz is crap, but what the heck....I'll dive anywhere and they are both about the same distance for me. @ 45 minutes.

 

[Toolbox-13]

Thanks for the reply

 

[hambleto]

The vis is not that great but Willow is nice because I have never seen it crowded. They have some neat attractions and is a great place to work on skills or just have a good time. Last time I was there the vis was pretty bad but there had been ALOT of rain that week. When I have been there in the winter the viz is 20' or so (except after the polar bear swim where it drops to 5').

As far as this Saturday I hope to get there around 9 or so depending on traffic and when I roll out of bed. I will be over by the Diver Shack on the left when you go through the gate.
Take care!
Ben

 

[Toolbox-13]

Thanks for the invite, unfortunatly Saturdays are never good for me, I have a shop I need to be at Saturdays, maybe one Sunday we can hook up, or Mon, Tues, sometimes Wed are better for me. I have been doing some diving in the West Branch of the Susquehanna River, and some of the tributaries that feed into it. So far I have found 11 dive sites and am looking to check out a few more in the comming weeks. I may even do a Local Dive site map for NorthCentral Pennsylvania, but I have alot of area to cover. Maybe thats a pipe Dream...I allways like finding new places to dive.

 

[Jonny_Rocket]

Don't listen to what that strokey guy FrankF says. He wouldn't know a cool place to dive if he drove his car into it.