Florida Cave Diving Overview

Florida cave diving rivals as some of the best cave diving in the world. Only the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico can compete with the caliber of cave diving in Florida. Springs and sinkholes provide the windows of access into the extensive cave and cavern dives around Florida. Cave divers flock from around the world to areas in Florida for cave training, recreational cave diving, and cave exploration. There is really no other place for cave diving like Florida.

Divingindepth.com has compiled an extensive list of cave dives around Florida. This guide provides information about the best cave dives in Florida. Information about the cave, it’s depths, access requirements, location, how to get there, maps, etc. are all provided giving you valuable information about the cave dives in Florida. The guide is broken down into areas around Florida making it easy for you to find the cave you’re interested in diving. Use this guide to help in planning your next big cave dive.

Below Santa Fe to Chiefland

The sections below, as well as all the springs descriptions and photographs, are reproduced with permission from “Springs Fever: A Field and Recreation Guide to 500+ Florida Springs,” by Joe Follman and Richard Buchanan. Copyright 2001-2005. All rights reserved.
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Rock Bluff Spring
Guaranto Spring
Sun Spring
Hart Springs
Otter Springs
Fannin’ Springs
Manatee Springs

Near Branford

The sections below, as well as all the springs descriptions and photographs, are reproduced with permission from “Springs Fever: A Field and Recreation Guide to 500+ Florida Springs,” by Joe Follman and Richard Buchanan. Copyright 2001-2005. All rights reserved.
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Mearson Spring
Troy Spring
Ruth Spring
Little River Spring
Sulfur Spring
Branford Springs

Near Luraville

The sections below, as well as all the springs descriptions and photographs, are reproduced with permission from “Springs Fever: A Field and Recreation Guide to 500+ Florida Springs,” by Joe Follman and Richard Buchanan. Copyright 2001-2005. All rights reserved.
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Cork Spring
Charles Spring
Allen Mill Pond
Thomas Spring
Blue Spring
Lafayette County
Telford Spring
Luraville Spring
Bonnet Spring
Cow Spring
Running Springs
Convict Spring
Bathtub Spring
Royal Spring
Suwannee Blue Spring

Other Springs of Santa Fe River

The sections below, as well as all the springs descriptions and photographs, are reproduced with permission from “Springs Fever: A Field and Recreation Guide to 500+ Florida Springs,” by Joe Follman and Richard Buchanan. Copyright 2001-2005. All rights reserved.
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Worthington Spring
Treehouse Spring
Hornsby Spring
COL 428981
Darby Spring
Columbia Spring

SR 47 to Suwannee River

The sections below, as well as all the springs descriptions and photographs, are reproduced with permission from “Springs Fever: A Field and Recreation Guide to 500+ Florida Springs,” by Joe Follman and Richard Buchanan. Copyright 2001-2005. All rights reserved.
No part of this site may be reproduced without permission.

GIL 928 971
Cedar Spring
GIL 928 972
COL 928971
Wilson Spring
Unnamed Spring
Possible Unnamed Spring
COL 917971
Sunbeam Spring
Oasis Spring
SUW 917971
GIL 99972
GIL 729972 (or GIL 7299973)
Campground Spring
SUW 107971
GIL 107971