Blue Springs State Park is a shore accessible fresh water dive site, located at 2100 W French Ave, Orange City, FL 32763. This dive site has an average rating of 3.75 out of 5 from 44 scuba divers. The maximum depth is 111-120ft/34-37m. The average visibility is 91-100ft/28-30m.
Large pool at spring head, 3-10 ft deep. Large opening to spring fissure at 15 ft with large fallen tree over opening. Strong outflow can make descent difficult. Open cavern to about 65 ft. Warning sign at 55 ft. Light fades out at 90 ft. Keeps going from there as a cave dive. Good facilities, $5.00 to dive, $5.00 per car.
Florida’s Blue Spring State Park. Nice parking lot to set up your gear, then a 5 minute walk along a hammock plank trail down into the spring, where you’ll need to walk just a little bit further in the knee-deep spring to the spring entrance. Easy dive to 60 feet where the dive becomes a cavern dive. Cavern certification is required to go beyond this point, or to carry lights at all during the dive. A large warning sign indicates where you should stop your dive. When you’re done with your dive, inflate your BC and float down the river back to a swimming dock, watching carefully for turtles, fish and other typical florida critters. It’s an easy walk back to the car. I see dozens of fellow scuba divers at this site almost every time I go on the weekends.
It’ll cost you the typical florida state park entrance fee, or use a state park pass if you have one. You’ll need to sign in at the front gate, and you must have a dive buddy to dive at this site. They will check your certification cards and possibly your dive log.
Google maps will get you to this site using the address provided without any issues.
Special Equipment Note: The flow from the spring can be strong and may catch you by surprise. You may want to dive a couple of pounds heavy here, so you aren’t fighting the upwell current as much and it’s easier to get to depth. (Also, it’s fun to "surf" on the upwell current between ledges while you’re down there...)
June 2021 update:
Hours: 8 a.m. until sundown, 365 days a year
Prices: $6 per vehicle (limit 2-8 people per vehicle), $4 single occupant vehicle, $2 pedestrians, bicyclists, extra passengers, passengers in vehicle with holder of annual individual entrance pass.
Dive Requirements:
- All divers must show proof of certification before diving and leave certifications visible on the dashboard of the vehicle (DIGITAL COPY NOT ACCEPTED)
- All divers must have a dive buddy and remain together for the duration of each and every dive.
- Cavern and cave diving is available only to certified cave divers.
- Open water divers are permitted to 50 feet.
- Open water divers are not permitted to carry lights.
- Instructors conducting a class must have a commercial dive permit.
- Divers dive at their own risk.
- No solo diving is permitted.
- Dives cannot extend past 5 p.m.
- Swimming after hours is prohibited.
- No scooters (DPVs) or all-terrain vehicles (ATVs).
- Divers must keep a distance of 50 feet between themselves and manatees.
Effective May 10, 2021: Blue Spring State Park is open. The spring run is closed to canoes, kayaks and paddleboards due to a restoration project that is estimated to be complete mid-August. We appreciate your patience while we restore our spring to a better habitat for the manatees and a safer place for visitors. Please plan to arrive early, as the park frequently reaches full capacity.