Bonnet Spring
Cave diving in North Florida · about 24 km from Live Oak
- Max depth
- 13 m
- Type
- Backmount
- Certification (estimate)
- Full cave
- DPV
- Not DPV-suitable
Only with full cave, 100+ logged cave dives and a guide on the ranger's approved list. Shallow, quiet cave with hardly any flow, so long bottom times (~2 hours).
Only with full cave, 100+ logged cave dives and a guide on the ranger's approved list. Shallow, quiet cave with hardly any flow, so long bottom times (~2 hours). Thick silt floors, several T-junctions and low, tight passages; the last diver often sees little. When the Suwannee is high, visibility can drop to near zero. Slippery rocks at the entry.
- Depth and profile
- Mostly -6 to -9 m, max ~-13 m at a duck-under; hundreds of metres of passage
- Configuration
- Backmount works through most passages; further in it is low and tight. Teams of three at most.
- Access
- Gated site at Wes Skiles Peacock Springs State Park: check in with the Peacock ranger (gate code), then via 180th Street between Luraville and the main Peacock entrance. One team at a time; no amenities.
- DPV: Not DPV-suitable (estimate)
- Low, tight and silty passages.
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Current conditions
Visibility, flow and water levels change quickly. Right before your dive, check what other divers report:
- USGS: Santa Fe River near Fort White ↗
Stage and discharge of the Santa Fe, just downstream of Ginnie Springs: at high water there is river water in Devil's Ear.
- USGS: Suwannee River at Branford ↗
Water level of the Suwannee near Little River and Troy. For Telford and Peacock there is the Suwannee River at Luraville gauge (02320000).
- Walton County: Morrison Springs ↗
The county posts a current water-clarity level (1–5) for Morrison Springs.
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Certification requirements, configurations and trimix depths are estimates for planning. Always check them locally and dive within your training. Compiled from web research (Florida State Parks, FWC, Suwannee and Walton County, Ginnie Springs, dive centres in High Springs, Fort White, Luraville and Marianna, NSS-CDS, USGS, wannadive.net, Divernet, Wet Rocks Diving, news; Sept 2026). Pins mostly from the USGS spring records (NWIS), compared with Wikipedia and wannadive; Orange Grove Sink from Grottocenter; ~ = estimate. Paradise Springs, Hart Springs, Bonnet Spring and Weeki Wachee were added in Oct 2026 (DivingFL, Hart Springs Park, Visit Gilchrist County, Extreme Exposure, Bay News 9, Wikipedia). Rules, prices and access change — check locally.