Florida Springs

[UNDR H2O]

Orange Grove is open for OW divers and was spectacular last weekend.

I like Paradise too

Orange is at Peacock?

 

[mi000ke]

Had some nice dives at Manatee Springs

Activities | Florida State Parks

 

[UNDR H2O]

I liked Devils Den.... seems a lot of recent threads included divers that didn't care for it but I thought it was superior to Blue Grotto.

I was hoping to dive DD!

 

[UNDR H2O]

Had some nice dives at Manatee Springs

Activities | Florida State Parks

I was hoping that was a good one!

 

[The Chairman]

Alexander is awesome and no buddy needed. Lots of fish, including invasives. Troy is awesome, has a wreck from the Civil War, lights are not allowed and you need a buddy. I haven't been to Royal since the 70s, but I'll be going soon. Devil's Den is fun and there's a bit to see at Blue Grotto. Hudson Grotto is dark and challenging for most and all the rest need Cavern or Cave certs to dive. Maybe you should take a class?

 

[Caveeagle]

Orange is at Peacock?

Yes

 

[UNDR H2O]

Alexander is awesome and no buddy needed. Lots of fish, including invasives. Troy is awesome, has a wreck from the Civil War, lights are not allowed and you need a buddy. I haven't been to Royal since the 70s, but I'll be going soon. Devil's Den is fun and there's a bit to see at Blue Grotto. Hudson Grotto is dark and challenging for most and all the rest need Cavern or Cave certs to dive. Maybe you should take a class?

I’ve thought about the cavern class, but the gear requirements and the class fees are cost prohibitive.

 

[Caveeagle]

I’ve thought about the cavern class, but the gear requirements and the class fees are cost prohibitive.

You should be able to take a cavern class in most (if not any) set of open water gear. Sure, many folks upgrade to a more cave/ tech friendly rig, but it's not completely necessary. Diving with an air2 and short hose might be the only thing that would NEED to be upgraded.

A cavern/safety reel can be sourced at reasonable cost and you can get really good deals on the two lights you would need, easily found for under 100 clams.

Getting your cavern cert will really open up a lot of spring diving for you, even if cave is not your end goal.

 

[The Chairman]

but the gear requirements

As was just said, you can do cavern in OW gear. See if you like it.

 

[scubafool]

This time of year, Alexander should be relatively quiet, with excellent visibility and good fish watching opportunities.

Blue Springs in Orange City is worth a dive or two, but you need a buddy, and as the ocean water cools, the manatees tend to congregate there. When they do, the park is often closed to diving. Or at least that was the case last I heard.