Florida · about 32 km from Live Oak
Madison Blue Spring
- Max depth44 m (144 ft)
- CertificationIntro to cave
Diving and fills
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Fills nearby
- Fill stationAmigos Dive Center (Fort White)Air to 4,500 psi (~310 bar), nitrox 21–40 %, medical O₂ (also for rebreathers), custom trimix (continuous blender), argonRoute ↗
- 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 ↗
What it looks like
Cave Diving Madison Blue Spring! ROCKY HORROR Cave Dive at Madison Blue Springs! A Cave Dive Through the Godzilla Circuit at Madison Blue Springs, Florida Free Diving Madison Blue Springs, Florida. Cave Entrance.
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Cave Diving Madison Blue Spring! ROCKY HORROR Cave Dive at Madison Blue Springs! A Cave Dive Through the Godzilla Circuit at Madison Blue Springs, Florida Free Diving Madison Blue Springs, Florida. Cave Entrance.
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The dive
A first-magnitude spring with one of Florida's longest cave systems: a maze of passages with pallid cave crayfish among others. There is more flow than in the Peacock caves (Dive Outpost).
Profile and sections
A first-magnitude spring with one of Florida's longest cave systems: a maze of passages with pallid cave crayfish among others. There is more flow than in the Peacock caves (Dive Outpost). According to the park page, Martz Sink can also be dived.
Practical: certified cave divers only, in pairs, finish 1 hour before sunset; no scooters or solo diving (Dive Outpost).
- Depth and profile
- Spring pool ~-7.5 m · large entrance at ~-9 m · >7.9 km of passages, partly under the Withlacoochee · deepest point ~-44 m, far from the entrance; most of the cave is below -30 m
- Configuration
- All configurations.
- DPV: Not DPV-suitable
- No scooters allowed (Dive Outpost).
Who can dive where
- At least Intro to cave
- Configurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
- Goes down to 44 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
State park ($4–5 per vehicle, 8:00–sunset); spring pool ~24 m across with a ~30 m run to the river. Since April 2026 large RVs and rigs with trailers are not recommended (little turning space). The park sometimes closes when full.
Around Madison Blue Spring
Fills3 fill stations · nearest 80 km
Amigos Dive Center (Fort White)
5472 SW Elim Church Rd, Fort White, FL 32038
Air to 4,500 psi (~310 bar), nitrox 21–40 %, medical O₂ (also for rebreathers), custom trimix (continuous blender), argon
During shop hours (times not listed) — ask
Walk-ins welcome. O₂-clean equipment required for O₂. Dive centre in 'cave country' since 2006.
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.
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