Florida · about 24 km from Live Oak
Peacock Springs (Peacock I)
- Max depth61 m (200 ft)
- CertificationCavern
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
Peacock Springs Cave Dive (Can we make it to Olsen Sink?) Scuba Diving - Wes Skiles Peacock Springs Peacock Springs Cave Diving | BLUE WORLD VLOG Cave Diving Orange Grove; Peacock Springs State Park
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Peacock Springs Cave Dive (Can we make it to Olsen Sink?) Scuba Diving - Wes Skiles Peacock Springs Peacock Springs Cave Diving | BLUE WORLD VLOG Cave Diving Orange Grove; Peacock Springs State Park
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The dive
Peacock has low flow and is a key training cave. In the wet winter the water is often dark and tannic.
Profile and sections
Peacock has low flow and is a key training cave. In the wet winter the water is often dark and tannic. The entrances are Peacock I, Peacock III (a siphon with its own system, avg -15 m, visibility 6–15 m) and Orange Grove Sink; Water Hole is ~60 m west of Peacock I. From Orange Grove Sink, Upper Orange Grove runs from -21 to -12 m towards Challenge Sink; Lower Orange Grove drops to -55 m and is an advanced dive.
It is one of the longest underwater caves in the US (~10–12 km). Vasco Murray made the first exploration dives in 1956; in 2010 Agnes Milowka and James Toland connected the system with Baptizing Spring (~3 km more). Since 2010 the park has been called Wes Skiles Peacock Springs State Park, after the diver and explorer.
Practical: Olsen Sink has been closed to entry and exit since 2002 (erosion), Pothole is unstable and impassable, and Challenge Sink is an emergency exit only. Min. 2 divers, finish 1 hour before sunset, no scooters.
- Depth and profile
- Passages mostly -5 to -21 m · Peanut Tunnel: first ~90 m at -5/-9 m, then a breakdown room and -9 to -21 m; ~365 m to the Water Hole jump, >670 m to the Peanut restriction · side line to Henley's Castle (~460 m up the main line): large room to -55 m (deeper than -61 m according to Wikipedia) · Olsen is ~460 m from Peacock I · system >10 km
- Intro level
- Main line from Peacock I towards Olsen Sink: low flow, mostly -5 to -21 m — within your intro limits.
- Configuration
- All configurations; many side tunnels are sidemount territory.
- DPV: Not DPV-suitable
- Scooters are banned in the park (since 25 April 2002).
Who can dive where
- At least Cavern
- Cavern zone / easier part: at least Intro to cave
- Configurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
- Goes down to 61 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 per vehicle, 8:00–sunset; 18532 180th Street, Live Oak). Park on the north side of 180th Street; wooden stairs to the Peacock I basin. Every diver signs the sign-in form and shows proof of certification or leaves it visible on the dashboard.
Around Peacock Springs (Peacock I)
Fills3 fill stations · nearest 46 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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