Devil's Den

Useful Information

Location:
Open:	All year daily 8-18, last diver in at 16:30. Night dives available. [2006]
Fee:	General Admission: Adults USD 9, Children (0-2) free. Dive Fees: Day Ticket USD 35, Night Dive USD 15. [2006]
Classification:	Karst Spring
Light:	electric
Dimension:	T=22°C.
Guided tours:
Bibliography:
Address:	Devil's Den, 5390 NE 180th Ave., Williston, Florida 32696, Tel: +1-352-528-3344, Fax: +1-352-528-2400. E-mail:
Last update:	$Date: 2008/10/09 18:40:24 $

History

Description

Devil's Den is a karst spring, or better a short cave with a sump at the end, which is commercially used for cave diving. A pair of entrepreneurial divers bought the land around the cave in the early 1990s. The widened the cave entrance and built a path to the sump, constructed a diving platform with a wooden stair into the water.

The spring is now open to all divers with open-water diver certification. Obviosly cave diving is not "open water" diving, but the owners admit that the divers have direct access to the surface, not confined like a true cave. This is rather strange, but as far as we know there is no cave diving certificate anyway. Devil's Den is a popular training spot for scuba instructors from throughout the country. It is a perfect place to taste the forbidden fruit of cave diving, without the danger of a cave.

The entrance hall of the cave is reched through a widened, but still narrow passageway. A huge limestone chamber with a wide hole in the ceiling, dripping with green vines.

Devil's Den

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History

Description

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