Florida · about 10 km from Fort White
Ginnie Spring – Ballroom
- Max depth15 m (49 ft)
- CertificationOpen water / no overhead
- Water temperature≈ ~22 °C (~72 °F)estimated, no reports yet
Diving and fills
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- Fill stationGinnie Springs dive shopAir (high-volume) and nitrox 32 %; no trimix listed. Prices 2026, excluding tax: air $9, doubles air $14, nitrox single cylinder $15, nitrox $0.15 per cubic foot (for top-offs and doubles)Route ↗
- Fill stationExtreme Exposure (High Springs)Air, nitrox (32 %, 50 %), O₂ (AL40) and trimix ('mix' in doubles); walk-in fills of your own tanks: askRoute ↗
- Fill stationCave Country Dive Shop (High Springs)Air, nitrox 32 % and 50 %, O₂, helium; trimix 21/35, 18/45, 10/70 and custom; CCR O₂ fillsRoute ↗
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The dive
A large cavern with daylight at the entrance, sponge-work in the ceiling, a phreatic tube in the NW corner and a thick permanent line from the back to the entrance.
Profile and sections
A large cavern with daylight at the entrance, sponge-work in the ceiling, a phreatic tube in the NW corner and a thick permanent line from the back to the entrance. The water is ~22 °C and visibility often >30 m; it stays relatively good when the rivers are high (Wet Rocks). A good warm-up or rest-day dive.
~35 million gallons a day flow through the opening. A welded grate closes off the silty maze beyond; the owner installed it after fatalities.
Practical: open-water divers may carry lights here.
- Depth and profile
- Basin >30 m across and ~4–6 m deep · wide cavern entrance in the floor · max -15 m at the back of the Ballroom · a welded grate beyond
- Configuration
- All configurations.
- DPV: Not DPV-suitable (estimate)
- Short cavern ending at a grate; a scooter makes no sense.
Who can dive where
- At least Open water / no overhead
- Configurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
- Goes down to 15 m (trimix or deco may be needed)
This is how the planner decides who in your team may dive this cave. Rules your own trip adds (organizer, a mail, the AI) show with your trip.
How to get there
Ginnie Springs (private park); register, sign the waiver and pay the day fee at the office. The basin is ~45 m from the Santa Fe River.
Around Ginnie Spring – Ballroom
Fills3 fill stations · nearest 0 km
Ginnie Springs dive shop
Ginnie Springs Outdoors (in the park), near High Springs, FL
Air (high-volume) and nitrox 32 %; no trimix listed. Prices 2026, excluding tax: air $9, doubles air $14, nitrox single cylinder $15, nitrox $0.15 per cubic foot (for top-offs and doubles)
Park hours: Mon–Thu 8:00–17:00, Fri–Sat 8:00–19:00, Sun 8:00–18:00. Last fill between 15:00 and 17:00, depending on the fill technician's availability
Rents cylinders (incl. nitrox steel 85), BCs, regulators, suits and lights. Personal compressors are banned in the park.
Extreme Exposure (High Springs)
18481 High Springs Main Street, High Springs, FL 32643
Air, nitrox (32 %, 50 %), O₂ (AL40) and trimix ('mix' in doubles); walk-in fills of your own tanks: ask
Daily 8:00–18:00
Tech and cave shop since 1995. Rents singles, stages and doubles (steel/alu, air, nitrox or mix), regulators, backplate/wing, lights and scooters; training.
Cave Country Dive Shop (High Springs)
19808 N US Hwy 441, High Springs, FL 32643
Air, nitrox 32 % and 50 %, O₂, helium; trimix 21/35, 18/45, 10/70 and custom; CCR O₂ fills
Daily 7:00–19:00
Prices per cu ft online (e.g. 18/45 $2.04, 10/70 $3.15, O₂ $0.50; CCR O₂ min. $6). Rentals: backmount/sidemount doubles $14/day, trimix bailout cylinder $16, SUEX scooter $85/day, Shearwater computers. Cave courses from cavern to full cave and CCR cave (TDI, IANTD, NSS-CDS) by the owner's BJL Diving, and guided cave and spring dives, also with scooter, CCR, trimix and stages.
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