Florida · about 27 km from Live Oak
Telford Spring
- Max depth19 m (62 ft)
- CertificationCavern
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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 ↗
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The dive
A river cave on the Suwannee. Visibility is usually poorer than at the neighbouring caves because of suspended particles; when it is clear there are beautiful formations.
Profile and sections
A river cave on the Suwannee. Visibility is usually poorer than at the neighbouring caves because of suspended particles; when it is clear there are beautiful formations. Extra entrances are Telford II (a large sink NE of the spring) and Telford III/Terrapin (erosion, better not used).
Practical: recognised by the NSS-CDS and open to any certified cavern or cave diver. Car break-ins and vandalism are frequent.
- Depth and profile
- Average -15 m · Mud Flats ~90 m low and silty, ceiling -12 m · The Rifts ~120 m, ceiling -15 m with a crack >9 m high · Beulahland ~90 m, ceiling -19 m · Ripple Canyon ~760 m into the system, rising to -15 m
- Configuration
- All configurations; the Mud Flats are low and silty.
- DPV: DPV possible (estimate)
- Dive Outpost recommends a boat or scooter for the trip upstream from the boat ramp; little gain inside the cave (low, silty sections).
Who can dive where
- At least Cavern
- Configurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
- Goes down to 19 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
Unstaffed spot without facilities off SR 51 between Mayo and Luraville; parking for ~12 cars, bare dirt bank ~6 m down to the basin. According to Dive Outpost also reachable from a boat ramp with a short trip upstream (boat or scooter helps). No fee or waiver (Extreme Exposure).
Around Telford Spring
Fills3 fill stations · nearest 48 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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