Guided Dives
Our instructor corps also offers guided dives in the North Florida area. Guide fees vary depending on the dives and cave system, please call for rates. Don't see one here? Let us know. This list is not all-inclusive.
ALACHUA SINK (MILL CREEK)
Alachua Sink is managed by the NSS-CDS and is considered an advanced cave dive with depths to 200+ feet. Located in the city of Alachua, Alachua Sink is a completely water-filled cave, the sink being the only window in the underground Alachua Stream System. The surface stream system is dissected by more than 10 swallow holes which divert water underground, draining a basin of over 70 square miles. To dive you must meet the minimum qualifications: Full cave certification, trimix certification, and have completed 100 full cave dives after full cave certification.
COW SPRINGS
Cow Springs is owned by the NSS-CDS and is open to NSS-CDS divers for all levels of cave and cavern diving. The NSS-CDS has set minimum standards to enter this cave; however, each individual must evaluate their own skills and qualifications to dive the site. The approximate six acres containing Cow Springs belongs to all NSS-CDS members and it is up to us to protect it. The upstream in particular is a very fragile and pristine site. Divers entering this system must be prepared to use the very best technique at all times, realizing that once damage is done, it is there forever. If we all do our part, it will be as beautiful and awe inspiring to future generations of cave divers as it is today.
HART SPRINGS
Hart Springs is located in Gilchrist County and is part of a 55-acre park for swimming, camping and hiking. Reopened to cave divers in 2004, it is required to have a guide to dive this system. Open to all certified cave divers, it is a beautiful dive filled with fossils such as turtles and shark teeth.
INDIAN SPRINGS
Indian Springs is located on YMCA property and is used as a camp during the summer months. To dive you must meet the minimum qualifications: Full cave certification, trimix certification, and have completed 100 full cave dives after full cave certification. If this is your first time diving at Camp Indian Springs you will need to fill out a Camp Indian Springs Dive Application and you will need to have copies of the above mentioned diving credentials.